The St. Francis Heart Center has received national recognition and international acclaim for innovation, outcomes and patient satisfaction. What does that mean for you?

It means that our heart specialists are acknowledged experts and that our heart programs provide a truly outstanding level of care, all for your benefit. Among our most distinguished awards and accomplishments:

• First in the world to use revolutionary tissue regeneration technology, allowing heart patients to re-grow their own cardiovascular tissue naturally.

• Pioneered a protocol for responding to an emergency heart attack that has become the model of care for hospitals across the country, with faster treatment, better survival rates and quicker recovery.

• First Indianapolis-area hospital to receive accreditation from the Society of Chest Pain Centers, and recognized for exceeding the society’s quality-of-care measures.

• Received Silver and Bronze awards from the American Heart Association’s Get with the Guidelines program.

• Indiana’s only center dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of heart valve disease, including mitral, aortic and tricuspid disorders.

For us, the most important ranking is provided by you – the patients and families we serve. Patient satisfaction surveys frequently rank the St. Francis Heart Center in the 99^th percentile nationally, a sign that we have earned your trust in our care…a trust we will always work hard to keep.