Heart & Vascular Center

Top quality diagnosis and treatment. Leading-edge research. Patient-centered care.

These are the features that have made The Heart & Vascular Center at Good Samaritan Hospital among the busiest in the country.

Physicians practicing at Good Samaritan Hospital have pioneered cardiac care practices now adopted worldwide, and continue to push the bounds of heart and vascular care. Heart Program researchers have advised the NIH (National Institutes of Health) and are currently involved in more than 30 clinical trials assessing the latest therapies.

The skilled surgeons at the Heart & Vascular Center perform many heart and vascular procedures with minimally invasive techniques that reduce pain and results in faster recovery.

Sophisticated Diagnostic Services including cardiac computed tomography, angiography, echocardiography, EKG and treadmill testing;

Interventional Procedures, including angioplasty atherectomy, and stenting, all performed in four fully equipped digital cardiac catheterization labs;

Dedicated Electrophysiology Labs providing defibrillators, radio frequency ablation and tilt studies;

Cardiac Surgery, performed in dedicated cardiac operating rooms and using minimally invasive and transfusion-free surgery techniques;

The Critical Care Transport Program at Good Samaritan Hospital brings the expertise of physicians, nurse practitioners, critical care nurses, and critical care paramedics to patients in need. The Critical Care Transport Program team consists of experts available 24/7 to transport critically ill and injured patients via ground mobile intensive care unit. Call (213) 977-2996 to request for a Critical Care Transport

For a physician referral, call 1-800-GS-CARES.

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