Award-Winning Heart Care Services

The Genesis Heart Institute provides compassionate, quality patient services that meet the cardiovascular needs of the eastern Iowa and western Illinois regions. The Institute is a multidisciplinary association of cardiologists, cardiac surgeons and vascular surgeons who collaborate on the best approaches to managing and treating cardiovascular disease.

 

Time to Change the Oil to Benefit Health of QC

The Genesis Heart Institute is asking restaurants to take a pledge to make their menu of choice trans fat free. (more)

Induced hypothermia for adult patients surviving a cardiac arrest. Genesis is one of less than 500 facilities in the U.S. to offer this therapy and only the 2nd in the state of Iowa.

Induced Hypothermia

Beginning June 1st, Genesis began offering Induced Hypothermia for adult patients surviving a cardiac arrest. Read more!

Steve Foley of Catheter Robotics Inc. (left) shows Genesis electrophysiologist Michael Giudici, M.D. how to connect the catheter wire to a catheter robotic system that will help physicians maneuver catheters thoughout the heart -- all while standing or sitting outside of the x-ray field. The first-in-the-nation procedure was performed at Genesis earlier this month.

Catheter Robotics Helps Map Heart Rhythms

The day is Aug. 6, 2010, and another first-in-the-nation procedure is underway in a Genesis cardiac catheterization lab.  (more)