Westchester Medical Center Health Network’s heart and vascular institute is a full-spectrum, multidisciplinary program delivering advanced cardiac care across Westchester Medical Center, Maria Fareri Children’s Hospital, ambulatory sites and community hospitals throughout the Hudson Valley. The institute offers a full spectrum of services, including high-volume cardiothoracic surgery, advanced interventional cardiology, minimally invasive and robotic procedures, and nationally recognized heart transplantation, with more than 400 transplants performed to date. Its cardiac surgery program ranks among the world’s top 50 by volume and has earned repeated national recognition for excellence in outcomes and patient safety. WMCHealth is also a leader in innovation, becoming the first hospital in New York State to perform a heart transplant using “Heart-in-a-Box” technology and among the first on the East Coast to transplant a heart while still beating. Pediatric and congenital heart care further distinguish the program, including groundbreaking “EXIT” procedures for hypoplastic left heart syndrome performed by the Maria Fareri Children’s Hospital team. Advanced diagnostic imaging, transcatheter valve therapies accredited by the American College of Cardiology, and expanded cardiac catheterization services across the region ensure broad access to high-level care.
