The hospitals on this list lead the nation in cardiovascular healthcare. Many have pioneered groundbreaking procedures and are still pioneering breakthroughs today. All have received recognition for top-of-the-line patient care.
To develop this list, the Becker’s Hospital Review editorial team examined several reputable ranking and award agencies, including U.S. News & World Report rankings for cardiology and heart surgery, U.S. News‘ Common Care ratings for heart bypass surgery and heart failure, Truven Health Analytics’ cardiovascular hospital rankings, CareChex rankings for cardiac care, Blue Distinction Centers for Cardiac Care, star ratings from the Society of Thoracic Surgeons, Healthgrades cardiology awards and Magnet designation. Hospitals included on this list have received several marks of distinction from these organizations.
Note: Hospitals cannot pay for inclusion on the list. This list is not a ranking. Organizations are presented in alphabetical order.
Advocate Christ Medical Center (Oak Lawn, Ill.). Surgeons and care teams at Advocate Heart Institute at Christ Medical Center perform more than 1,300 open heart surgeries each year — more than any other hospital in Illinois. [READ MORE]
Alexian Brothers Medical Center (Elk Grove Village, Ill.). Alexian Brothers Heart & Vascular Institute offers a range of heart care services, including programs devoted to women’s heart health and heart valves. [READ MORE]
Anmed Health (Anderson, S.C.). AnMed Health Heart and Vascular is home to a range of cardiac services, from treatments for heart rhythm problems to open heart surgery. [READ MORE]
Arkansas Heart Hospital (Little Rock). Arkansas Heart Hospital includes six catheterization labs, a 24-hour emergency for heart emergencies and three operating rooms designed for cardiac, thoracic and peripheral vascular surgical procedures. [READ MORE]
Aurora St. Luke’s Medical Center (Milwaukee). The first heart transplant in Wisconsin took place at Aurora St. Luke’s in 1968. Since 1982, more than 800 total transplants have taken place at the hospital. [READ MORE]
Banner Heart Hospital (Mesa, Ariz.). Located adjacent to Banner Baywood Medical Center, Banner Heart Hospital is a 111-bed specialty hospital with a medical staff of approximately 450, including cardiologists, cardiovascular and vascular surgeons, primary care physicians and other specialists. [READ MORE]
Barnes-Jewish Hospital (St. Louis). Each year, the care teams at Barnes-Jewish and Washington University Heart & Vascular Center perform approximately 1,200 major cardiac procedures. [READ MORE]
Beaumont Hospital-Royal Oak (Mich.). Cardiologists, cardiac surgeons and vascular surgeons at Beaumont perform nearly 500,000 heart procedures and tests each year. [READ MORE]
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (Boston). Specialists in cardiac surgery, cardiovascular medicine, vascular and endovascular surgery all call the CardioVascular Institute home at this teaching hospital. [READ MORE]
Bethesda North (Cincinnati). Part of Cincinnati-based TriHealth, Bethesda North’s TriHealth Heart Institute is ranked among the top 20 hospitals for cardiac care for 2015 by CareChex and is designated as a Blue Distinction Center+ for Cardiac Care by Blue Cross Blue Shield. [READ MORE]
Billings (Mont.) Clinic. Designated as a Blue Distinction Center for Cardiac Care, Billings Clinic is a 285-bed hospital serving most of Montana, northern Wyoming and the western Dakotas. [READ MORE]
Boston Children’s Hospital. U.S. News & World Report hasranked the Heart Center at Boston Children’s Hospital as the No. 1 children’s hospital in the country for cardiology and heart surgery ever since it started ranking pediatric hospitals by specialty. [READ MORE]
Brigham and Women’s Hospital (Boston). The Carl J. and Ruth Shapiro Cardiovascular Center at Brigham and Women’s Hospital serves as the hospital’s integrated collaboration of heart and vascular care and research. [READ MORE]
Catholic Medical Center (Manchester, N.H.). For the past two years, Truven Health Analytics has recognized the New England Heart & Vascular Institute at Catholic Medical Center as a Top 50 Cardiovascular Hospital. [READ MORE]
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center (Los Angeles). Cedars-Sinai Medical Center’s Heart Institute comprises 16 centers and programs to diagnose and treat conditions of the heart, including a heart transplant program, which for four years in a row has completed more adult heart transplants than any other facility in the country. [READ MORE]
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. The cardiac team at CHOP includes more than 125 pediatric cardiologists, cardiothoracic surgeons, critical care intensivists, pediatric cardiac anesthesiologists, advanced practice nurses and physician assistants. [READ MORE]
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles. Each year, nearly 8,000 children receive care at the Heart Institute at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles. [READ MORE]
Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin (Milwaukee). In 2015, U.S. News & World Report ranked the Herma Heart Center at Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin No. 5 in the country for cardiology and heart surgery among children’s hospitals. [READ MORE]
Cleveland Clinic. Cleveland Clinic’s Sydell and Arnold Miller Family Heart & Vascular Institute was ranked No. 1 in the country for cardiology and heart surgery by U.S. News & World Report in 2015. [READ MORE]
Duke University Hospital (Durham, N.C.). Duke University Hospital’s heart care program comprises some of the best cardiology specialists in the U.S. [READ MORE]
Emory University Hospital Midtown (Atlanta). Emory Heart and Vascular Center’s Carlyle Fraser Heart Center has four decades of history providing care to patients. [READ MORE]
Florida Hospital Orlando. Florida Hospital Orlando’s cardiovascular institute is the only facility in Central Florida that performs heart transplants, and it is among the largest and heart facilities in the U.S. [READ MORE]
Genesis Medical Center (Davenport, Iowa). Providers at the Genesis Heart Institute treat various conditions such as coronary artery disease, congestive heart failure and cardiomyopathy, aneurysms and dissections, angina and arrhythmia.[READ MORE]
Hackensack (N.J.) University Medical Center. More than 140 cardiologists and other heart specialists work at HackensackUMC’s Heart & Vascular Hospital. [READ MORE]
Henrico Doctors’ Hospital (Richmond, Va.). Henrico offers many heart and vascular services, including transcatheter aortic valve replacement, interventional cardiac catheterization and electrophysiology labs and cardiac nuclear medicine imaging. [READ MORE]
Hospitals of the University of Pennsylvania-Penn Presbyterian (Philadelphia). Cardiology, located on the Penn Presbyterian campus, is one of Penn Medicine’s premier medical programs. [READ MORE]
Houston Methodist Hospital. Houston Methodist is well-known for its advanced testing, medical treatments and complete range of cardiac and vascular surgeries. [READ MORE]
Integris Baptist Medical Center (Oklahoma City). The Integris Heart Hospital was named a top 50 hospital for vascular surgery by Healthgrades in 2015. [READ MORE]
Indiana University Health Academic Health Center (Indianapolis). IU Health serves a state and regional referral resource for the most complex, advanced heart, lung, and vascular disease problems. [READ MORE]
JFK Medical Center (Atlantis, Fla.). JFK Medical Center is the No. 1 hospital in the nation for cardiac care, according to CareChex’s 2015 rankings. [READ MORE]
Johns Hopkins Hospital (Baltimore). Johns Hopkins Hospital was ranked No. 16 for cardiology and heart surgery by U.S. News & World Report for 2015-16. [READ MORE]
Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles Medical Center. Los Angeles Medical Center has one of the largest cardiac surgery programs in the western part of the country. [READ MORE]
Kaiser Permanente San Francisco Medical Center. Kaiser Permanente San Francisco boasts the largest cardiac surgery program in the San Francisco Bay Area and one of the largest in California. [READ MORE]
Lankenau Medical Center (Wynnewood, Pa.). The Lankenau Heart Institute, with four hospitals and a number of community cardiology sites, touts itself as one of the top-performing cardiovascular medicine and surgery programs in the U.S. [READ MORE]
Lawnwood Regional Medical Center & Heart Institute (Fort Pierce, Fla.). The Lawnwood Heart Institute includes cardiovascular step-down and cardiac catheterization recovery units, as well as a cardiovascular intensive care unit. [READ MORE]
Lehigh Valley Hospital (Allentown, Pa.). Lehigh’s Heart and Vascular Center, located at Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest in Allentown and Lehigh Valley Hospital-Muhlenberg in Bethlehem, Pa., offers treatment for an array of heart- or vascular-related issues, including heart attack, heart failure, valve problems, heart rhythm disorder, aneurysm or other diseases of the arteries and veins. [READ MORE]
Lenox Hill Hospital (New York). Lenox Hill’s Heart and Vascular Institute and Lenox Hill Hospital are known for innovation in heart and vascular care. [READ MORE]
Loyola University Medical Center (Maywood, Ill.). Loyola’s Center for Heart & Vascular Medicine Cardiology offers expertise in diagnosing and treating a myriad of heart and vascular conditions. [READ MORE]
Massachusetts General Hospital (Boston) Massachusetts General Hospital has a long history of providing excellent cardiac care: The hospital opened one of the nation’s first dedicated cardiac units in 1916 and has made significant contributions to cardiology ever since. [READ MORE]
Mayo Clinic (Rochester, Minn.). Mayo Clinic’s cardiac surgery practice and Division of Cardiovascular Disease have earned the health system numerous accolades, including being a designated Blue Distinction Center for Cardiac Care and being ranked No. 2 in the nation for adult cardiology and heart surgery by U.S. News & World Report in 2015-16. [READ MORE]
MedStar Washington (D.C.) Hospital Center. MedStar Washington Hospital Center is part of MedStar Heart & Vascular Institute, which is nationally recognized as a leader in research, diagnosis and treatment of cardiovascular disease.[READ MORE]
Memorial Regional Hospital (Hollywood, Fla.). Memorial Regional Hospital prides itself on providing care for “every heart at every age and every stage.” [READ MORE]
Mercy Hospital (Coon Rapids, Minn.). The Heart & Vascular Center at Mercy Hospital boasts top-notch cardiac care, with the expertise and technology for early detection, rapid treatment and rehabilitation of heart disease. [READ MORE]
Mercy Hospital Anderson (Cincinnati). Since 1984, Anderson Hospital has offered advanced medical care through a variety of services, including comprehensive heart care and open heart surgery. [READ MORE]
Minneapolis Heart Institute at Abbott Northwestern Hospital (Minneapolis). Abbott Northwestern Hospital’s cardiovascular services and the Minneapolis Heart Institute collaborated 10 years ago to create the 256-bed Abbott Northwestern’s Heart Hospital. [READ MORE]
Mission Hospital (Asheville, N.C.). Mission Hospital offers a multidisciplinary cardiac rehabilitation and intervention program, a comprehensive and innovative heart failure program, a support group to educate patients and their families about cardiovascular disease and the transcatheter aortic valve replacement procedure. [READ MORE]
Morristown (N.J.) Medical Center. In 2015, Morristown Medical Center was recognized with the American College of Cardiology’s prestigious ACTION Registry-Get with the Guidelines Platinum Performance Award for the fourth consecutive year. [READ MORE]
Moses H. Cone Memorial Hospital (Greensboro, N.C.). Staffed by more than 50 cardiologists, cardiothoracic surgeons and vascular surgeons, the Moses H. Cone Memorial Hospital Heart and Vascular Center is one of the state’s premier cardiovascular care facilities. [READ MORE]
Mount Auburn Hospital (Cambridge, Mass.). Mount Auburn Hospital was the first hospital in Cambridge, Mass., founded in 1886. [READ MORE]
Mount Sinai Hospital (New York City). Mount Sinai Hospital was ranked No. 7 in the nation for cardiology and heart surgery in U.S. News & World Report‘s 2015-16 rankings. [READ MORE]
Northeast Georgia Medical Center (Gainesville). Northeast Georgia Medical Center was ranked as Georgia’s No. 1 heart hospital by CareChex in 2014 and 2015, as well as No. 8 in the nation for cardiac care. [READ MORE]
Northwest Medical Center (Margate, Fla.). Northwest Medical Center’s Heart and Vascular Institute opened in August 2010, offering enhancements to existing services, including a cardiac catheterization lab. [READ MORE]
Northwestern Memorial Hospital (Chicago). U.S. News & World Report ranked Northwestern Memorial Hospital a high-performing hospital for bypass surgery in its common care ratings as well as No. 9 nationally for cardiology and heart surgery in its 2015-16 rankings. [READ MORE]
NewYork-Presbyterian University Hospital (New York City). NewYork-Presbyterian University Hospital was ranked third for cardiology and heart surgery in U.S. News & World Report‘s 2015-16 rankings. [READ MORE]
NYU Langone Medical Center (New York City). NYU Langone Medical Center was ranked No. 11 for cardiology and heart surgery in the nation by U.S. News & World Report. [READ MORE]
Oklahoma Heart Hospital (Oklahoma City). Oklahoma Heart Hospital, a physician-owned hospital designed by cardiologists, has two locations: the North and South hospital campuses. [READ MORE]
Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center (Columbus). The OSU Wexner Medical Center’s 150-bed Richard M. Ross Heart Hospital was ranked No. 31 for cardiology and heart surgery in the nation byU.S. News & World Report for 2015-16, the only hospital in central Ohio to make the list. [READ MORE]
Our Lady of Lourdes Medical Center (Camden, N.J.). Our Lady of Lourdes Medical Center has received a variety of awards from Healthgrades, including the Healthgrades 2015 Cardiac Care Excellence Award and the Healthgrades Cardiac Surgery Excellence Award for 2014 and 2015. [READ MORE]
Providence Hospital and Medical Center (Southfield, Mich.). Providence Hospital and Medical Center is part of St. John Providence Health System. [READ MORE]
Providence Little Company of Mary Medical Center (Torrance, Calif.) The cardiac team at Providence Little Company of Mary Medical Center — a Blue Distinction Center+ for Cardiac Care — has expertise in treatments including balloon angioplasty, surgical coronary bypass, aneurysm repair and more. [READ MORE]
Riverside Methodist Hospital (Columbus). Riverside Methodist Hospital, part of Columbus-based Ohio Health, is home to the largest open-heart surgery program in central Ohio and one of the largest cardiology and electrophysiology programs in the U.S. [READ MORE]
Rochester (NY) General Hospital. Rochester General Hospital, the flagship of the Rochester General Health System, is home to the Sands-Constellation Heart Institute at Rochester General Hospital, a nationally recognized heart and vascular institute. [READ MORE]
Rush University Medical Center (Chicago). Rush University Medical Center, a 664-bed nonprofit academic medical center, is the No. 2 hospital in Chicago and Illinois overall, according to U.S. News & World Report 2015-16 rankings. [READ MORE]
Saint Thomas West Hospital (Nashville, Tenn.) Saint Thomas West Hospital, a member of Saint Thomas Health, has been a ministry of St. Louis-based Ascension Health since 2002. [READ MORE]
Sanford USD Medical Center (Sioux Falls, SD). Sanford USD Medical Center is the largest hospital in South Dakota and a teaching hospital for the Sanford School of Medicine at the University of South Dakota. [READ MORE]
Scripps Health (San Diego). In March 2015, Scripps opened the Prebys Cardiovascular Institute, the most comprehensive center for heart care in San Diego. [READ MORE]
Sentara Norfolk (Va.) General Hospital-Sentara Heart Hospital. The region’s first designated Magnet hospital, Sentara Norfolk General Hospital is home to the nationally ranked heart program at Sentara Heart Hospital. [READ MORE]
Shasta Regional Medical Center (Redding, Calif.) Shasta Regional Medical Center is the only hospital in northern California to rank among Truven Health Analytics’ 50 Top Cardiovascular Hospitals in 2013 and 2015. [READ MORE]
St. Cloud (Minn.) Hospital. St. Cloud Hospital, part of CentraCare Health, was ranked the No. 3 hospital in Minnesota overall by U.S. News & World Report for 2015-16. [READ MORE]
St. David’s Medical Center (Austin, Texas). With roots dating back to 1924, St. David’s Medical Center has evolved into a leader in cardiac care. [READ MORE]
St. Francis Hospital (Roslyn, N.Y.). Founded in 1922 by the Franciscan Missionaries of Mary, St. Francis Hospital is the only specialty designated cardiac center in New York State. [READ MORE]
ST. FRANCIS downtown (Greenville S.C.). Formerly St. Francis Hospital, 245-bed ST. FRANCIS downtown offers a complete range of cardiac services, including open-heart surgeries and inpatient cardiac care. [READ MORE]
St. Joseph‘s Hospital Health Center (Syracuse, N.Y.). With roots dating back to 1869, St. Joseph’s has grown from a 15-bed facility to a 431-bed hospital that encompasses a 17-county service area. [READ MORE]
St. Luke’s Boise (Idaho) Medical Center. Founded in 1902, St. Luke’s Boise Medical Center is the flagship hospital of St. Luke’s Health System and home to St. Luke’s Heart — a heart and vascular care program. [READ MORE]
St. Luke’s Hospital (Cedar Rapids, Iowa). Founded more than 125 years ago, St. Luke’s Hospital has evolved into a 532-bed facility that is recognized for providing superior cardiac care. Healthgrades recognized the hospital as one of America’s 100 Best Hospitals for Cardiac Care in 2015 and 2016. [READ MORE]
St. Luke’s Hospital (Kansas City, Mo.). St. Luke’s Hospital has earned a reputation for providing high-quality care and was recognized by U.S. News & World Report as one of the top 20 hospitals in the nation for cardiology and heart surgery in its 2015-16 rankings. [READ MORE]
St. Vincent Heart Center of Indiana (Indianapolis). With more than 180 cardiovascular physicians based in Indianapolis and central Indiana, St. Vincent Heart Center is collectively the largest heart care system in the state. [READ MORE]
Stanford (Calif.) Health Care-Stanford Hospital. Recognized as one of the top 20 hospitals in the nation for cardiology and heart surgery by U.S. News & World Report in its 2015-16 rankings, Stanford Hospital has earned a reputation for cardiac care excellence. [READ MORE]
Stormont-Vail HealthCare (Topeka, Kan.). An integrated healthcare system, Stormont-Vail HealthCare is comprised of 586-bed Stormont-Vail Regional Health Center and the Cotton-O’Neil Clinic. [READ MORE]
Tampa (Fla.) General Hospital. This year marks Tampa General Hospital’s eighth consecutive year on U.S. News & World Report‘s list of the top 50 hospitals in the nation for cardiology and heart surgery. [READ MORE]
Texas Children’s Hospital (Houston). Texas Children’s was first hospital in Texas to be named an Accredited Heart Failure Institute by the Healthcare Accreditation Colloquium and is one of only five pediatric members to receive the distinction. [READ MORE]
Texas Heart Institute at Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center (Houston). Founded in 1962, the Texas Heart Institute, with its clinical partner CHI St. Luke’s Health-Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center, has been named one of U.S. News & World Report’s top cardiovascular centers for 25 years. [READ MORE]
The Christ Hospital Health Network (Cincinnati). “Cincinnati’s Heart Hospital”is a leader in its region for heart and vascular care. [READ MORE]
Thomas Jefferson University Hospitals (Philadelphia). Thomas Jefferson University Hospitals’ heart institute was one of the nation’s first to implant stents to open arteries and use drug-eluting stents to prevent re-obstruction. [READ MORE]
UC Davis Medical Center (Sacramento). University of California Davis Medical Center opened new diagnostic and surgical facilities in 2010 to bring its heart and vascular care program to a new level. [READ MORE]
UC San Diego Medical Center. The only academic health system in San Diego, UC San Diego Medical Center opened a comprehensive heart hospital in 2011, the Sulpizio Cardiovascular Center. [READ MORE]
UCLA Medical Center (Los Angeles). With more than 25 years of experience providing cardiovascular care, UCLA ranks No. 12 in the nation for cardiology and heart surgery by U.S. News & World Report for 2015-16. [READ MORE]
UCSF Medical Center (San Francisco). UCSF Medical Center, which has three cardiology divisions located at UCSF Medical Center at Parnassus/Mount Zion/Mission Bay, San Francisco General Hospital and the San Francisco VA Medical Center, was named among the top 50 hospitals in the nation for cardiology and heart surgery by U.S. News & World Report in 2015-16. [READ MORE]
UF Health Shands Hospital (Gainesville, Fla.). UF Health’s team of cardiologists, cardiovascular surgeons and vascular surgeons work to provide top medical care that is also compassionate. [READ MORE]
UnityPoint Allen Hospital (Waterloo, Iowa). UnityPoint Allen’s experience in open heart surgery dates back to 1982, when the hospital was first in Northwest Iowa authorized to perform that type of procedure. [READ MORE]
University Hospitals Case Medical Center (Cleveland). UH Case Medical Center’s UH Harrington Heart & Vascular Institute includes 11 centers of excellence in heart and vascular care. [READ MORE]
University of Colorado Hospital (Aurora). The UCH Cardiac and Vascular Center is ranked No. 40 on the U.S. World & News Report‘s 2015-16 list of hospitals for cardiology and heart surgery and regionally ranked as the No. 1 hospital in the state. [READ MORE]
University of Kansas Hospital (Kansas City). The hospital’s Center for Advanced Heart Care offers a large selection of care options for heart and vascular disease. [READ MORE]
University of Michigan Hospitals and Health Centers (Ann Arbor). The University of Michigan Hospitals and Health Centers opened the $215 million University of Michigan Cardiovascular Center in 2007. [READ MORE]
University of Washington Medical Center (Seattle). The UW Medicine Regional Heart Center offers a wide range of heart care from coronary artery disease treatment to transplantation and more. [READ MORE]
UPMC (Pittsburgh). UPMC is a nonprofit health system with more than 60,000 employees and more than 20 academic, community and specialty hospitals. [READ MORE]
Vanderbilt University Medical Center (Nashville, Tenn.). Vanderbilt University Medical Center’s Vanderbilt Heart and Vascular Institute’s physicians offer care for a multitude of cardiovascular conditions. [READ MORE]
Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center (Richmond). The Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center’s cardiology, cardiothoracic surgery and pediatric cardiology divisions provide care through the medical center’s Pauley Heart Center. [READ MORE]
Virginia Hospital Center (Arlington). Virginia Hospital Center was named to the Truven Health Analytics 50 Top Cardiovascular Hospitals list for 2015. [READ MORE]
Yale-New Haven (Conn.) Hospital. Yale-New Haven’s Heart & Vascular Center’s multidisciplinary team performs nearly all cardiac and vascular procedures available worldwide. [READ MORE]
