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Heart and Circulation: Rooney Heart Program

Heart disease is the number one killer in America, it is our number one priority. The Rooney Heart Program was established to address education, prevention, treatment and rehabilitation of heart disease in the western suburbs. The Program brings together two of the premier cardiac programs in the area from Adventist Hinsdale Hospital and Adventist La Grange Memorial Hospital which represent a broad and sophisticated scope of services and over 30 years of care to patients in the area. In 2002 and 2003 the hospitals were awarded 5 star ratings for cardiology services by Health Grades, given to only 15% of the cardiac programs across the country.

Rooney has a strong educational and preventive philosophy in keeping with the Adventist beliefs. We offer numerous educational and screening events which are taken advantage of by thousands of individuals each year. In addition, over 1,500 children take advantage of our Start with the Heart and Body Trek programs each year designed to educate grammar school children about diet, exercise, tobacco and other risks contributing to heart disease. We also offer high tech CT screening via our HeartScan program as well as individualized risk assessments through our HeartScore program.

The Program provides more than 60,000 cardiac diagnostic procedures each year. We also have active and successful cardiac treatment program with 300 open heart surgeries per year including valve surgery and beating heart surgery; 2200 cardiac catheterization cases and more than 700 cardiac interventions instead of surgery. Both hospitals also maintain 24 hour access to emergency services and have some of the best local times in getting heart attack patients to the cath lab in the western suburbs as measured by the American College of Cardiology. The Program meets or exceeds the high standards set by the Society of Thoracic Surgeons and the American College of Cardiology.

The program is staffed by over 75 board certified and highly experienced physicians in a number of cardiovascular specialties. The nursing staff is critical care trained and highly experienced in the care of cardiovascular patients.

Please use the following links to learn more about Heart Disease and how you can reduce your risks.

• The Heart Disease Center
• What is Heart Disease?
• Getting a Cardiac CT Scan
• Reducing Risks When You Have Heart Disease

Coronary Heart Disease Self-Assessment Tool - Determine your risk of developing significant coronary heart disease within the next ten years based on your age, blood pressure, cholesterol levels and other risk factors.