General Overview:
Physician care shall cover the range of general cardiology and diagnostic services to include EKG, holter, stress and echo interpretations. Stat studies will be interpreted and signed off the same day. Routine studies need to be completed and signed off within 5 (five) working days. All outpatient clinic notes and encounters will be completed and signed off within 24 hours of seeing the patient, inpatient notes and encounters must be completed the same day. Care should be equivalent or exceed that which would be provided in a state-of-the-art civilian medical treatment facility and the standard of care shall be of a quality, meeting or exceeding currently recognized TJC, VA and national standards as established by The American College of Cardiology (ACC)

Hours:
Physicians shall be available and present in the clinic during normal clinic hours. Currently, normal clinic hours are 8:00 a.m. 4:30 p.m.
1.1.Federal Holidays: The following holidays are observed by the Department of Veterans Affairs:
New Years Day
Presidents Day
Martin Luther Kings Birthday
Memorial Day
Independence Day
Labor Day
Columbus Day
Veterans Day
Thanksgiving
Christmas
Any day specifically declared by the President of the United States to be a national holiday.