Cardiology at West

As the first hospital to provide comprehensive cardiovascular services to the West side of Houston, HCA Houston Healthcare West is dedicated to offering the best possible heart care to our community.

We are accredited by the American College of Cardiology as a Chest Pain Center with Primary PCI and we are also the first facility in the state of Texas to receive Full Atrial Fibrillation Accreditation from the organization. The Joint Commission has recognized us as a Primary Stoke Center and consistently selected us as one of the top performing hospitals in the country for surgical, heart attack, heart failure, and pneumonia care. U.S. News & World Report named HCA Houston West as a high performing hospital in the treatment of heart failure for 2021-22.

The Heart Hospital at HCA Houston West offers a technologically advanced catheterization lab and electrophysiology lab. We provide patients with a progressive care unit, intensive care unit (ICU) and outpatient support and treatments for those with congestive heart failure. In addition, we provide a hypothermia protocol for patients who have suffered cardiac arrest.

West Houston cardiology services

Utilizing evidence-based practices, we deliver life-saving cardiac care through a dedicated team consisting of the region's best heart surgeons, specialists and professionals. Our full range of services includes minimally-invasive procedures, diagnostics, intervention, and heart and vascular surgery.

• Cardiac emergency care: Our emergency room is staffed by experienced emergency care physicians and support staff who are specially trained to treat a wide range of conditions and to deliver life-saving cardiac care.
• Heart surgery: We provide extensive surgical services for cardiac, pulmonary and thoracic conditions from minimally invasive procedures to open heart surgery.
• Vascular surgery: Our experienced vascular and endovascular teams provide a wide range of treatment options, inclusive of the most up-to-date surgical techniques to treat vascular conditions.
• Heart screening and imaging: We offer state-of-the-art testing and imaging services. Our catheterization labs are equipped to perform several diagnostic and interventional procedures, including heart catheterization, stent placement, and pacemaker implantation. In addition, electrophysiologists provide treatment to patients with cardiac arrhythmias in our biplane electrophysiology lab.

At HCA Houston West, we are dedicated to providing the west Houston area with exceptional heart and vascular care. If you are seeking treatment, we invite you to find a cardiologist or vascular surgeon and to learn more about our services.