Heart Surgery

The best heart care blends excellence and innovation, day in and day out, and that's just what OSF St. Joseph Medical Center provides. At the medical center, breakthrough treatments save lives and improve outcomes. Minimally invasive procedures make hospital stays shorter and recoveries quicker.

OSF St. Joseph Medical Center was the first hospital in McLean County to offer open heart surgery and the first to pioneer the Maze procedure for complex arrhythmias and beating heart bypass surgery.  To learn more about OSF St. Joseph Medical Center's "firsts," click here.

OSF St. Joseph Medical Center's forward thinking approach strengthens hearts and safeguards futures. If you or your loved ones need heart care, we have the options and expertise you need - including the region's finest cardiac and vascular physicians, the latest technology, cardiac subspecialties and hundreds of other resources to heal your heart.

An Average Day at OSF St. Joseph Medical Center

  • Clogged arteries are opened swiftly - preventing damage to the heart muscle.
  • Drug-eluting stents are placed, heading off problems down the road.
  • Beating heart surgeries save lives, preventing strokes.
  • Defibrillators keep the beat going strong.
  • Advanced diagnostics reveal problems sooner.
  • Hearts grow stronger, fears weaker.

Services Offered

Diagnostic Services
OSF St. Joseph offers a number of diagnostic procedures that help determine your heart health and uncover any problems.

Cardiac Rehabilitation
What happens after a heart attack? If you or someone you love has survived a heart attack, you'll want to learn all you can to prevent another one.  Click here to learn more.

Education and Classes
To learn more about heart health, smoking cessation, stress management, the OSF Heart Card, nutrition, exercise and fitness, see our extensive list of Classes and Events.

Phone Numbers
Wondering who to contact about more information? Review for our phone directory.

Maps & Directions
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HeartCare Midwest
Advanced diagnosis, treatment and services for cardiovascular health are available through our friends at HeartCare Midwest.