With expert cardiologists and cardiac and vascular surgeons right here in Central Massachusetts, you don't have to travel far for the best heart care. We brought the best to you. Our heart and vascular experts use sophisticated technology and the latest advances in medicine to treat all types of heart problems, from the most common to the most complex. And no matter which of our hospitals you choose, all are supported by our Medical Center's Heart and Vascular Center of Excellence, where our physicians performed more than 10,000 heart procedures last year. And where the success rate for coronary bypass surgery was 99.5 percent––one of the highest success rates in the nation. Great reasons why so many people trust their hearts to UMass Memorial. MORE

• My Heart-Felt Gratitude
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• UMass Memorial: Heart and Vascular Center of Excellence
  UMass Memorial Medical Center in Worcester, Mass., is a superior example of blending leadership and technology. In 2005, the hospital voluntarily stopped performing elective cardiac surgery after data indicated its CABG mortality was above the state average. The experience was humbling for UMass, bu MORE
• UMass Memorial Named to Thomson Reuters 100 Top Hospitals(R) for Cardiovascular Care
  Thomson Reuters today released its annual study identifying the 100 U.S. hospitals that set the nation's benchmarks for inpatient cardiovascular care. MORE
• Heart Center Partnership Brings UMass Memorial Doctors to Clinton
  Earlier this month, Clinton Hospital welcomed physicians from the nationally recognized UMass-Memorial Heart and Vascular Center of Excellence as they joined the hospital's cardiovascular medicine program. MORE
• Cardiac effort shows success
  For the second consecutive year, UMass Memorial Medical Center had the lowest heart attack death rate of any hospital in New England, and tied for the fifth lowest rate in the country. MORE