Advanced Cardiac Surgery

When you have cardiac surgery at Southcoast Health, you have access to:

• World-class cardiothoracic surgeons in Fall River, Fairhaven and Rhode Island who have years of experience performing open heart surgery in some of the major teaching hospitals across the country
• A highly trained dedicated cardiac anesthesiology team
• Nurses, perfusionists, physician assistants and nurse practitioners and other support staff who also have extensive experience and training in cardiac surgery
• Highly trained critical care nurses who staff our Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit at Charlton Memorial Hospital
• A cardiac case manager who acts as a “navigator” for each patient and their family throughout surgery, recovery and afterward
• Cardiac rehab team to help you every step of the way after your procedure