The Mobile Coronary Care Unit

Under the support of a feasibility study grant from the Regional Medical Program, St. Vincent's Hospital and Medical Center of New York undertook a mobile coronary care unit project. The experience to date indicates that such a project is feasible and it is the feeling of the authors that considerable good can be done. The problems to be considered and worked out are mainly those of communication and more efficient use of the team by more clearly identifying the calls and isolating from the sick population the "middle-aged man with a pain in his chest."