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Cardiology
For the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of heart disease
Blue Distinction Centers for Cardiac Care® - St. Elizabeth’s Hospital is accredited as a Blue Distinction Center for Cardiac Care 
- Blue Distinction Centers for Cardiac Care demonstrate their commitment to quality care, resulting in better overall outcomes for cardiac patients.
UnitedHealth Premium Cardiac Specialty Center - St. Elizabeth’s Hospital is designated as a UnitedHealth Premium Cardiac Specialty Center. – because it’s the sign of a leader and a dedicated staff. It’s also an acknowledgement that we’re a hospital you can choose with confidence. Our staff, services and procedures are evaluated against a set of specific criteria and guidelines. As a result, St. Elizabeth’s experience and expertise has been recognized. In September 2009 - The Heart and Vascular Center at St. Elizabeth's Hospital has been upgraded to a "Three Star Quality" designation by United HealthCare for the highest efficiency in cardiac care, scoring 95 out of 100.
Chest Pain Center Accreditation - St. Elizabeth’s Hospital is accredited by the Society of Chest Pain Centers, a professional organization focused on improving care for patients with acute coronary syndromes and teaching the public to recognize and react to the early symptoms of a possible heart attack.
The Southern Illinois Heart Institute (SIHI) offers a full range of state-of-the-art services for diagnosing, treating and preventing heart disease. Our patients benefit from our highly credentialed physicians and state-of-the art technologies, as well as our commitment to superior patient outcomes.
Located on the campus of St. Elizabeth's Hospital, we perform more than 3,700 diagnostic and interventional procedures in our Cardiac Catheterization Lab each year, and have treated more than 30,000 heart patients from Southern Illinois since opening in 1996. The hospital’s Cardiac Cath lab has been serving patients even longer – since 1986.
Our highly trained medical team has the experience and skill needed to determine the most effective, least extreme course of treatment for each patient. They take the time to listen and answer your questions, providing the personal attention and care to help put your mind at ease along the way.
The Southern Illinois Heart Institute’s services include:- Cardiac catheterization (inpatient and outpatient)
- Stent placement/angioplasty
- Stress testing
- Pacemaker
- Implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD)
- Cardiac and transesophogeal echos
- Cardioversions
- Halter monitoring and Tilt Table Testing Holter
- Coronary artery bypass graft (open heart) surgery
- Electrocardiography (ECG or EKG)
- Thrombolytic therapy
- Cardiac rehabilitation
- Nutritional counseling and education
We also operate a full electrophysiology lab where we perform a wide range of studies, tests and ablations.
In 2004, St. Elizabeth’s Hospital became the first hospital in the St. Louis metropolitan area to be designated as an accredited Chest Pain Center. This accreditation attests that St. Elizabeth’s meets strict criteria for recognizing and treating patients who come to the emergency room with heart attack symptoms.
The Vascular Lab at St. Elizabeth’s Hospital, which treats patients for vascular diseases, is accredited by the Intersocietal Commission for the Accreditation of Vascular Laboratories (ICAVL).
For more information and educational presentations on early heart attack care,
visit ehac.org.
