Saint Luke’s Mid America Heart Institute opened its doors in 1981, becoming the world’s first free-standing heart hospital focused specifically on caring for patients with cardiovascular disease. The Heart Institute offers a comprehensive range of treatment options for advanced heart failure, including transplantation and mechanical circulatory support, interventional cardiology, cardiac imaging, preventive cardiology and electrophysiology. The hospital is approaching its 1000th heart transplant, which would make it the 17th program in the nation to achieve this. The hospital is home to the nation’s first Women’s Heart Center. U.S. News & World Report ranks the Heart Institute among the top 25 programs in the nation for cardiology and heart surgery in 2022-23.
