A new, state-of-the-art lounge area in the Cardiac Catheterization Lab at St. Luke’s Health-Memorial provides patients who have undergone a radial access heart procedure a comfortable place to recover — allowing them to sit up comfortably, chat with others who have had the same procedure and prepare to go home the same day.

The Radial Lounge, developed by physicians at The Heart Institute of East Texas along with the staff at St. Luke’s, is equipped with reclining chairs, entertainment options and refreshments. The chairs are side-by-side with no curtains between them.