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Experience. Innovation. Excellence.

Why more people choose Saint Vincent for heart surgery.

More Experience
Innovation
Heart Excellence

More Experience


Q: Experts say the more experience a doctor has in heart surgery, the better the outcome for the patient. Why is this?

A: Having performed over 3,500 surgeries, I’ve learned that every heart is different. Every surgery is different. The more experience you bring to any given surgery, the more likely you are to have a successful outcome. The more time you’ve spent dealing with unique surgical challenges and figuring out solutions to unusual problems, the better equipped you are to recognize the best solution.

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Innovation

Saint Vincent…

The first to perform open heart surgery.
The first perform valve replacement.
The first to implant an artificial heart as a lifesaving bridge to transplant.

Q: Why is innovation important?

A: The heart surgeons at Saint Vincent continually seek out new technologies, techniques and procedures that will make a difference in the lives of our patients. This history of innovation and investment has proven again and again that Saint Vincent is the leader in bringing the most advanced heart care to our community. Our latest heart surgery innovation is mini-maze, a minimally invasive treatment that may actually cure atrial fibrillation in some patients. It’s just one more example of innovation at Saint Vincent.

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Excellence

Saint Vincent is a Thomson 100 Top Hospitals® Cardiovascular
Benchmarks for Success award winner. This prestigious national ranking was awarded based on Saint Vincent’s superior performance in cardiovascular care including quality patient outcomes, quicker recovery times and shorter hospital stays

Q: What does this award mean to patients?

A: Patients can feel comfortable that a 100 Top Hospitals Cardiovascular award-winning hospital has adopted a team approach to the care of heart surgery patients. Research has proven that this kind of teamwork produces better outcomes and adherence to national standards. Its management, doctors, nurses, and hospital employees work together to constantly measure, review, and improve performance to make it a better place to have heart surgery.

Click here for more information about Thomson 100 Top Hospitals® Cardiovascular Benchmarks for Success.

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The Saint Vincent Heart Center – We know how to treat people.

For more information about the Saint Vincent Heart Center, please call
814-452-7243.