The NSMC Heart Center is a collaborative effort between North Shore Medical Center and Massachusetts General Hospital. It is the only comprehensive heart center on the North Shore with fully integrated cardiac services including angioplasty (percutaneous coronary intervention) and advanced cardiac surgery. Our wide range of clinical services also includes electrophysiology, heart failure program, cardiac rehabilitation, cardiac risk reduction and support groups. Our surgeons hold joint appointments at Massachusetts General Hospital and NSMC.    

In 2001, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts selected NSMC as one of only three community hospitals, and the only one on the North Shore, to perform cardiac surgery and angioplasty. This distinction was based on two important factors: our history of exceptional cardiac care and our long-standing collaboration with Massachusetts General Hospital.

We were among the first in Massachusetts to provide cardiac surgery patients with a one-stay model of care, whereby all post-operative care and rehabilitation is provided by the same care team, in the same room -- no moving from one unit to another or adjusting to new faces during the course of a stay. Physician, surgeon, physician assistant, case manager, dietician, respiratory therapist, specialized nurses and exercise physiologist visit each patient as a team, and agree on the best course of treatment day by day. This model can enhance healing by making patients as comfortable as possible, with reduced stress.