The Inland Empire Heart & Vascular Institute at St. Bernardine Medical Center is the largest program in the Inland Empire with more than 45 cardiac specialists and the experience, expertise and skill to provide complete heart care. We’re trusted by more physicians and heart patients, for very good reasons.
As one of the 10 largest heart programs in the state, and the second biggest in Southern California, the Inland Empire Heart & Vascular Institute has helped define the concept of special-care units by offering everything related to heart care in one convenient location. We’re the regional leader in cardiac care, nationally recognized by the medical community, and known for our achievements, our innovative thinking and our complete focus on each individual heart. By utilizing leading edge technology, advanced techniques and providing specialized care for the body, mind and spirit, we deliver locally unparalleled care.
Since 1960, the Inland Empire Heart & Vascular Institute has treated each patient with compassion in one of the most innovative cardiac care environments in Southern California. And we’re just getting started.
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From diagnosis to treatment through rehabilitation, take heart here.
- Emergency Services: 24-hour on-site emergency care and designation as a STEMI Center for heart attacks.
- Traditional Diagnostic Services: Including a 64-slice CT scanner equipped with complete cardiac applications, plus echocardiograms, stress and treadmills tests.
- Five Catheterization Labs: State-of-the-art technology to perform the latest cardiac and peripheral vascular diagnostic and interventional procedures, as well as electrophysiology studies for heart rhythm disorders, treatment of atrial fibrillations, and implantation of pacemakers and AICDs.
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Cardiothoracic Surgery: Fully-equipped surgical suites for open heart, thoracic and complex valve surgeries.
- Inpatient Care: Definitive observation and cardiac telemetry units, and a state-of-the-art coronary care unit.
- Outpatient Cardiac Rehabilitation: A full-service, monitored exercise facility that includes physical therapy.
- Heart Care Clinic: Disease management and lifestyle support for St. Bernardine patients.
The Inland Empire Heart & Vascular Institute:
Our Commitment, Our Team
Our expertise and quality outcomes have made us a cardiac center of excellence for many major health insurers.
- Designated for expertise and positive clinical outcomes by Kaiser Permanente in the Inland Empire and Blue Cross, Blue Shield, PrimeCare and United Healthcare/PacifiCare in California
We have a reputation for noteworthy achievements resulting from our dedication to providing the most advanced medical services delivered with compassionate care of body, mind and spirit.
We're a heart care leader, ranked as one of the top two Southern California hospitals for cardiac procedure volume each year.
- A Thompson Reuters Top 100 Hospital (2008-2009)
The Inland Empire Heart & Vascular Institute delivers care with an innovative team of over 300 highly-qualified clinical professionals, with over 45 interventional cardiologists and cardiothoracic surgeons who are board-certified physicians. We're dedicated to making each patient feel comfortable and important, to presenting our physicians with extraordinary opportunities and to providing all aspects of heart care.
- Continuing advancement
- $10 million in technological improvements
- 32,700 total procedures in one year
Take heart here.
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