Mercy Heart and Vascular Center - Northwest Arkansas

When health is a matter of the heart, trust the skill and compassion of Mercy’s experienced team of cardiologists and heart surgeons. They offer the very latest in diagnostics and treatment options, and they now offer more convenience thanks to the $5.5 million expansion of the Mercy Heart and Vascular Center in Northwest, Ark. It’s one central location within the hospital where you can go for all your outpatient heart care needs. Mercy Heart and Vascular Center in Northwest Arkansas features:

• An 11-bed  procedure unit dedicated to cardiac patients.
• Four cardiac catheterization labs.
• Arkansas’ first robotic C-arm to help cardiologists get better heart images even faster and perform  minimally invasive procedures.
• Hybrid catheterization lab and operating room.
• A cardiac imaging suite, a one-stop shop for patients needing cardiac tests that includes nuclear medicine cameras, five echocardiogram machines, two nuclear stress rooms and one echo stress room.
• Easy access from the Mercy Heart and Vascular clinic offices.
• Special parking for cardiac patients close to the Heart and Vascular Center.
  

Mercy's expansion of its cardiology services includes open heart surgery, angioplasty, the first TAVR program, leadless pacemaker for qualified patients, Watchman, the only FDA-approved device to treat atrial fibrillation not caused by a heart valve problem, and other state-of-the-art diagnostic testing in Northwest Arkansas.

Mercy also performs diagnostic catheterization procedures and non-invasive nuclear medicine and echocardiogram heart studies. In addition, our vascular care services include a cardiac rehabilitation program and a cardiac support group.

We are committed to providing you the finest and most comprehensive services. As a leader in heart and vascular health care, Mercy is:

• Accredited as a Chest Pain Center (that offers cardiac catheterization) by the Society of Chest Pain Centers. Only 10% of hospitals nationwide that are the size of Mercy have achieved this level of accreditation. This means patients with chest pain due to heart disease will receive rapid care. 
• The average time from arrival in our emergency department to when the patient’s blocked artery is opened with an angioplasty balloon in the cardiac catheterization lab is 59 minutes, compared to the 90-minute standard.
• Certified as a SHAPE (Society of Heart Attack Prevention and Eradication) Center of Excellence. This program is an effort to reduce heart attacks and sudden cardiac death in Northwest Arkansas centered on coronary calcium scoring.
• Accredited by the Intersocietal Commission of Vascular Laboratories. Physicians and staff are trained in diagnostic vascular ultrasound and adhere to strict guidelines to ensure the highest quality diagnostic testing for patients.