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Sentara Heart Hospital
Sentara Heart Hospital® FAQs & Outcome Data
Does the hospital perform a high volume of heart surgeries?
Cardiothoracic surgeons at Sentara have performed more than 43,000 heart surgeries since 1967. In addition, these same surgeons have performed more than 276 heart transplants since 1989.
How low is their heart surgery patient mortality?
Sentara has a proven track record of success that consistently outperforms national standards for heart surgery mortality. Read the 2007 Cardiac Outcomes Report for more information. (PDF file)
What is their cardiac surgeon expertise?
Cardiothoracic surgeons at Sentara have performed heart surgeries and other advanced heart treatments since 1967. Highly skilled cardiothoracic surgeons have worked and trained at top heart institutions including Johns Hopkins, the Mayo Clinic, and Stanford.
How long has the hospital performed open heart surgery?
Sentara Norfolk General Hospital has performed open heart surgery since 1967 – with proven success rates. Open heart surgery patient mortality rates surpass national averages and are better than some of the top-ranked heart programs in the nation. Additionally, Sentara has built the strongest heart team in the region – including cardiothoracic surgeons, cardiac anesthesiologists, operating room nurses, operating room technologists, perfusionists, specially trained cardiac nurses, skilled physician subspecialists, cardiac rehabilitation specialists, cardiac nutritionists, and many more.
Is the hospital ranked among the U.S. News & World Report heart hospitals?
Heart and Heart Surgery services at Sentara Heart Hospital rank among the top 50 programs in the nation in the 2008 America’s Best Hospitals Edition of U.S. News & World Report magazine.
Marking its ninth year among the nation’s top heart programs, the cardiac program at Sentara Heart Hospital ranks 38th out of the top 50 hospitals listed. Drilling down further into the measurement criteria, Sentara Heart Hospital boasts a mortality ratio that is superior to seven of the top ten programs in the nation. When looking at mortality index alone, Sentara has the sixth best mortality ratio in the country.
Are there subspecialists skilled in working with heart surgery patients?
The heart team includes quality subspecialists who are trained and skilled in addressing the unique medical needs of cardiac surgery patients. These highly skilled subspecialists include pulmonary critical care specialists, nephrologists, neurosurgeons, and others. The unique knowledge and teamwork between the heart surgeons and skilled subspecialists is critical to the successful outcome of cardiac surgery patients.
What is the hospital’s outcome record on interventional procedures?
For cardiac interventional procedures such as angioplasties and stents, the published national average is 1.05% mortality rate. On more than 1,961 such procedures, Sentara Heart Hospital was far below that standard in 2006 – the lower the mortality, the better.
Do they have anesthesiologists who specialize exclusively in cardiac surgery cases?
Sentara Heart Hospital works with specially trained cardiac anesthesiologists who are dedicated to our heart surgery patients. Cardiac anesthesiologists have special skills in open heart surgery and are the experts of choice in anesthesia for cardiac surgery procedures.
Do they offer the latest procedures and technology?
Sentara has long been an innovator and pioneer in delivering the latest technology in heart care. We were the first in the region to perform many life-saving heart procedures including:
 Heart catheterization
Open heart surgery
Heart transplant
Drug-eluting stent
Adult congenital atrial septal defect interventional repair
Minimally invasive valve repair or replacement.
In addition, we offer cutting edge diagnostic imaging capabilities with the 64-slice CT, Cardiac MRI and a realtime imaging system for heart bypass surgery called SPY®. When it comes to your heart, you have the right to choose where you receive care. Visit our Web site to learn more about the outstanding cardiac program at Sentara Heart Hospital.
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