Oconee Heart and Vascular Moving to Lavonia

By MJ Kneiser, WLHR Radio, Lavonia

The Oconee Heart and Vascular Center will have new offices in Lavonia.

St. Mary’s Healthcare announced last month that the Center is moving its Northeast Georgia office from Toccoa to St. Mary’s Sacred Heart Hospital in Lavonia.

St. Mary’s Healthcare Spokesman Mark Ralston said the move is a practical one.

“Because it serves Franklin, Hart and Stephens County, they want to move it to Sacred Heart Hospital to have a more central location,” Ralston said. “The doctors will remain the same, the only difference is patients will be going to Sacred Heart Hospital. It also means their offices will be next to some of the diagnostic services we have at Sacred Heart so it will actually be more convenient for patients.”

The new office address will be 355 Clear Creek Parkway, Suite 1008, Lavonia.

Office visits will be available on Tuesdays.

Physicians practicing at the clinic will be L. Steven Lowman, M.D., Charles Neckman, M.D., and Amit Shah, M.D.

Oconee Heart and Vascular Center is a full-service cardiac practice offering a complete continuum of care for the heart and blood vessels.

Capabilities include heart attack prevention and care; balloon angioplasty and stent implantation; electrophysiology for treatment of rhythm disorders; as well as evaluation and treatment of peripheral artery disease; heart failure treatment and management to name a few.

Many services are available in the Lavonia office or at St. Mary’s Sacred Heart Hospital.

As part of St. Mary’s Medical Group, OHVC accepts most major insurance plans, Medicare and Medicaid, and offers financial assistance for patients who qualify.

For information about OHVC, please visit www.oconeeheart.com.