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Heart Care Services

St. Anthony’s Medical Center is home to the third largest Heart Care Services program in the St. Louis area and offers the expertise of a dedicated team of heart care specialists and the very latest in technology and equipment.

Quality Recognition

A recognized leader in cardiac care, St. Anthony’s was named:

• St. Louis’ first Accredited Chest Pain Center, a distinction that recognizes our proven expertise in rapidly diagnosing and treating Emergency Room patients with heart attack symptoms. St. Anthony's consistently demonstrates the efficient cardiac team response needed to help our heart attack patients prevent death, limit damage to the heart muscle and improve their long-term recovery.
• one of only three hospitals in the St. Louis area designated as a Cardiac Center of Excellence by United Healthcare, the largest health plan in the area.

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Heart Team

More than 70 highly skilled cardiologists, electrophysiologists and cardiovascular surgeons make up our talented medical staff. These physicians represent leading medical groups such as:

• Metro Heart Group
• Midwest Cardiovascular Center
• Cardiology Consultants of St. Louis County
• County Cardiology
• Cardiology & Critical Care Consultants
• Gateway Cardiology

Services

St. Anthony’s is pleased to offer a full scope of advanced cardiovascular services, from prevention and diagnostics through treatment and rehab.

Heart Care Services are provided at both St. Anthony’s Medical Center and at the Heart & Ambulatory Services Center, which is located at the south end of the Medical Center campus. Since it opened in 2002, the Heart & Ambulatory Services Center has offered convenient and coordinated access to cardiac physician specialists, diagnostic testing and outpatient treatments.

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Heart and Surgical Pavilion

St. Anthony’s Heart and Surgical Pavilion provides the ideal patient environment. It radically redefines how patients are cared for and the setting in which they heal, through advanced technology, safety and infection control features and environmental amenities. The four-story surgery and patient-care tower brings to life the principles of biophilic design, which integrates elements of nature into the healing process.

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