Cardiovascular Services

Your Heart is in the Right Place

For all matters of the heart, trust your care to Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady Health System and the leading cardiovascular experts in Louisiana and Mississippi.

We’ve created a unique model of focused cardiovascular care using best practice technology and expert physicians to raise the bar for cardiac care and change the way cardiovascular care is provided. 

Our vast range of cardiovascular services can be found at:

• Our Lady of Lourdes Regional Medical Center and Our Lady of Lourdes Heart Hospital in the Acadiana region
• Our Lady of the Lake Heart and Vascular Institute  and Our Lady of the Lake Ascension in Greater Baton Rouge
• The Mississippi Heart and Vascular Institute at St. Dominic’s in Greater Jackson
• Cardiovascular services at Our Lady of the Angels Health in Bogalusa
• Cardiovascular services at St. Francis Health in Northeast Louisiana

We are bringing patient-focused cardiac care across our health system through our cardiologists, cardiovascular/thoracic surgeons and vascular surgeons, making our hospitals and clinics the destination for heart care in the states we serve. Our medical advances have enabled us to help thousands of patients with existing conditions live a better quality of life.

Make time to listen to your heart. We can help you find ways to reduce your risk of cardiovascular disease and develop lasting lifestyle changes to improve your heart health.

Early Heart Attack Care (EHAC)

Early Heart Attack Care (EHAC) education teaches you to recognize the early signs and symptoms of a heart attack. We want you to become educated so you can save a life - even if it's yours. Click here for additional information from the Deputy Heart Attack program and click here to take the EHAC standard course.

Hands-Only CPR

Did you know that cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), when performed immediately, can double or triple a cardiac arrest victim's chance of survival? Hands-only CPR has been shown to be as effective as conventional CPR for cardiac arrest at home, at work or in public. There are two easy steps for hands-only CPR in this order:

• Call 911 if you see a teen or adult suddenly collapse.
• Perform hands-only CPR: Push hard and fast in the center of the chest to the beat of a familiar song that has 100 to 120 beats per minute. Song examples include "Stayin' Alive" by the Bee Gees, "Crazy in Love" by Beyoncé featuring Jay-Z, "Hips Don't Lie" by Shakira or "Walk the Line" by Johnny Cash. You will feel more confident performing Hands-Only CPR and are more likely to remember the correct rate when trained to the beat of a familiar song.
• For instruction on hands-only CPR, click here for a video and for additional resources, click here.