Cardiac Surgery | St. Joseph’s Health Cardiovascular Institute

Nationally recognized, groundbreaking cardiac surgery.

With the most experience in the region, we have what it takes to keep your heart healthy. And we’re always pioneering new ways to do it even better.

* Consumer Reports Ratings of Hospital for Heart Surgery, Aug 2014

Your heart is what keeps you moving forward. It keeps us moving forward, too. We’ve pioneered groundbreaking cardiac procedures such as transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) in order to forge ahead and remain at the pinnacle of heart treatment.

We perform more cardiac surgeries than anyone else in the area while delivering unparalleled outcomes and consistently exceeding national quality benchmarks.

The Society of Thoracic Surgeons recognizes us in the top 2% across the U.S. for mitral valve replacement/repair and coronary artery bypass graft surgery. And Consumer Reports ranked us among the top 15 hospitals in the U.S. for heart surgery.

MORE SURGERIES

More experience, more expertise.

We perform more than 400 heart valve replacements and more than 900 CABG and valve surgeries annually — more than any other hospital in the region.*

*SJH Internal HBI Cardiac Surgery Dashboard & 2019 HANYS Data

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ROBOTIC ASSISTED SURGERY

Shorter recovery, less scarring and better overall health

We offer robotic and minimally invasive valve and coronary-artery–bypass surgeries — and we’re the only hospital in Central New York to provide TAVR to higher-risk patients with aortic stenosis.

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VALVE REPLACEMENT

Pioneering Procedures

We were the first in the region to perform a TAVR, a less invasive alternative to open-heart valve-replacement surgery, and now we’re bringing this option to younger, intermediate-risk patients.

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MITRAL VALVE REPAIR EXCELLENCE

1 of only 7 in the nation

We have received the Mitral Valve Repair Reference Center Award from the American Heart Association for our record of superior clinical outcomes in mitral valve repair. Valve repair is associated with improved survival and fewer long-term complications than valve replacement.

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The first structural heart team in CNY.

Treating structural heart disease is a complex process requiring interventional, clinical and surgical skill sets working together to treat the entire range of patient conditions.

One set of cardiovascular specialists working together to address multiple issues is a more efficient and more effective treatment method. We instituted the first Structural Heart Program in Central New York, enabling us to achieve better patient outcomes, lower costs and fewer readmissions.

AWARDS AND DESIGNATIONS

Recognized for excellence in cardiovascular care.

At St. Joseph’s Health, “A Higher Level of Care” is the guiding philosophy driving our continuous improvement in all areas of performance, from technology to safety, and from efficiency to clinical outcomes. Here are just a few measures of our success.

Excellence in Cardiac Surgery

We’ve been recognized for our excellence in Cardiac Surgery.

Top-50 Cardiac Surgery Designation

For the third year in a row we’re one of America’s 50 Best Hospitals for Cardiac Surgery.

One of the Top 6 Hospitals in the Nation for Cardiac Surgery

The Society of Thoracic Surgeons recognizes us as having the top distinction in 5 out of 5 cardiac surgical categories.

Reference Center Award for Mitral Valve Repair

We’ve been recognized by the American Heart Association and the Mitral Foundation for our demonstrated record of superior clinical outcomes in degenerative-mitral-valve repair.

Excellence in Valve Surgery

We’ve been recognized as a Five-Star Recipient for Valve Surgery for 10 Years in a Row (2012-2021).

Expertise in all areas of
heart surgery.

CONDITIONS WE ADDRESS

Aortic valve surgery

Arrhythmia correction surgery

Coronary revascularization program (CABG)

Heart failure surgery

Mitral and tricuspid valves

Pulmonic valve surgery

Robotic valve program

Structural heart disease

Thoracic aortic disease

Transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR)

Valve repair

Go with
your heart.

Your cardiovascular health deserves a higher level of care. We offer the most experience in the region, to give you the best treatment and procedure options possible — cross our hearts.

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