The Heart & Vascular Center of Mercy Hospital provides a full range of diagnostic,
intervention and surgical options as well as a variety of health improvement,
education and patient and family support activities. In collaboration with our physicians
and community partners, we strive to coordinate every patient experience along
a continuum of care, providing excellent health care with uncompromising personal
service.
Experience and history — full service cardiac care in your community since 1985
1989: The first open-heart surgery was performed at Mercy, ushering in the beginning of angioplasty and cardiac surgery.
1990: The Wellness Van, operated jointly by Mercy & Unity Hospitals and area Lions and Lioness Clubs, begins sending health care professionals into the community to identify and educate people at risk for diabetes, heart disease and hypertention.
1993: Electrophysiology services are added at Mercy to diagnose and treat faulty heart rhythms.
1995: Mercy adds a Chest Pain Evaluation Unit to the emergency department.
1996: The Heart Center building opens at Mercy Hospital.
2004: The expansion of the Heart Center is completed.
Reputation
Highly ranked nationally for excellence in patient care outcomes.
Nationally recognized for innovations in care management.
State-of-the-art technology offered in a comfortable community hospital
setting.
In the community
A partner in maintaining the health of the community we serve. We offer
a wide variety of services to identify and minimize risk factors and maintain
a healthier, more active lifestyle.
Thomson (formerly Solucient) Top 100 Cardiovascular Hospitals in the Nation — 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 and 2007.
US News & World Report, Best Hospitals (Respiratory Services) three years in a row — 2002, 2003 and 2004.
HealthGrades, Distinguished Hospital Award for Clinical Excellence (5-star ratings for heart attack with angioplasty, abdominal aortic aneurysm and carotid endarterectomy).
VHA Leadership Award, 2005, ranked Mercy Hospital in the top 10 percent of all VHA hospitals nationwide for care of acute myocardial infarction (AMI) patients.
The Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services (CMS) ranked Mercy Hospital in the top 25 percent of all CMS hospitals nationwide for its exceptional care of patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI) - or "heart attack" - heart failure and pneumonia.
Joint Commission on Accreditation of Hospitals (JACHO) — "better than most accredited hospitals nationally and statewide" for heart attack and heart failure care (JACHO Quality Report, Jan. 2006).
For more information
To speak to someone in the cardiac, vascular or respiratory programs at Mercy Hospital, please call 1-866-4HEART2.
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The Heart & Vascular Center of Mercy Hospital provides a full range of diagnostic,
intervention and surgical options as well as a variety of health improvement,
education and patient and family support activities. In collaboration with our physicians
and community partners, we strive to coordinate every patient experience along
a continuum of care, providing excellent health care with uncompromising personal
service. 