Heart Care

Virginia Mason Franciscan Health provides world-class care for a range of heart conditions. Your multidisciplinary care team may include cardiologists, cardiac surgeons, nurse practitioners, nutritionists, dietitians, pharmacists and exercise therapists. Together, we create a treatment plan that fits your needs.

Our commitment to the highest quality cardiac care has earned us a place among the best heart programs in the nation. Accolades include: 

• The Society of Thoracic Surgeons awarded us a 3-star rating—the highest possible—for our expertise in several cardiac procedures. This places us in the top 10% in the country for cardiac surgery quality outcomes. We are among only a few health systems in the nation to receive this rating for three main areas: coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG), mitral valve surgery and aortic valve surgery.

• U.S. News & World Report ranked our cardiac, heart and vascular surgery program No. 1 in Washington, Alaska, Montana, Idaho and Oregon for the 2023-2024 award period. This award placed us among the top 50 cardiac programs in the U.S. 

• Our excellent outcomes led to a regional Performance Recognition Award from the Foundation for Health Care Quality - Cardiac Care Outcomes Assessment Program.

• We earned a Get With The Guidelines® Heart Failure Gold Award from the American Heart Association.  

• Our heart doctors diagnose and treat complex cardiovascular conditions every day. Highlights of our program include:

• Subspecialty expertise: Our heart team includes physicians and surgeons with specialized training in coronary artery disease, heart failure, hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and structural heart problems. Whether you need routine heart management and monitoring or a highly specialized procedure or surgery, our team delivers the personalized care you deserve. Meet our team.

• Advanced treatments: We participate in groundbreaking research where we are discovering new ways to diagnose and treat heart conditions. As our patient, you have access to these innovative tests and treatments before they’re widely available.

• Convenient locations: You don’t have to travel far to receive expert heart care. Our specialists see patients in multiple locations in the Puget Sound area. 

Our specialists use the latest methods to prevent, manage and treat heart disease at any age and stage. Learn more about the heart conditions we treat.

Testing is often the first step toward a successful treatment plan, and we use advanced technology to provide accurate, detailed results. Read about our heart care diagnosis and testing methods.