PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) - Desert Regional Medical Center announced today it will host an open house to celebrate the opening of its new outpatient cardiology center next month in Palm Springs. "Our goal is to make high-quality cardiac care more accessible and coordinated for our patients,'' Medical Director of the cardiology center Dr. Kaustubh Patankar said in a statement. Services provided at the center include general cardiology, nuclear medicine, atherectomy and stent placement, percutaneous coronary intervention, echocardiography, stress testing and advanced diagnostic services. The center will be part of two other heart programs inside the Stergios Building -- the Congestive Heart Failure Clinic and the Cardiac Rehabilitation program. "With the opening of the Desert Regional Cardiology Center, patients can now be seen for cardiology-related services and have immediate access to specialized physicians and coordinated follow-up care right here on the campus of Desert Regional Medical Center,'' Patankar said.