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Our Lady of the Lake Heart & Vascular Institute

Unmatched Heart Patient Care

Our Lady of the Lake’s nine-story, 330,000-square-foot Heart & Vascular Institute brings the highest level of patient care to our Greater Baton Rouge and south Louisiana communities in a single, healing environment.

Designed in partnership with physicians, nurses and other clinical team members, the facility features a universal patient floor where you can access the full continuum of care and stay in the same private room throughout the healing process. Our intensive care rooms also include sleeping accommodations for loved ones, and the unit design was named the best in the country by the Society of Critical Care Medicine for having the ideal patient- and family-focused elements to promote recovery.

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The Scope of Our Care, By the Numbers:

  • Nine patient floors
  • 330,000 square feet
  • Six state-of-the-art operating rooms
  • Four cardiac catheterization electrophysiology labs
  • Critical care units
  • 141 all-private rooms designed to enhance patient care
  • Universal patient rooms to facilitate all levels of treatment in one setting, promoting faster healing and higher levels of safety and comfort for patients and guests

Whether patients need life-saving heart attack care or new, minimally invasive procedures for complex conditions, our surgeons can provide the necessary treatment.

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5000 Hennessy Blvd., Baton Rouge LA

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The Premier Heart Patient Experience

Our surgical and inpatient teams continue to earn high scores for healthcare quality and patient satisfaction. The Heart & Vascular Institute also achieved a score of 100% in quality measures for the treatment of heart failure, exceeding the national average.

We’re committed to providing an exceptional experience for every patient through world-class physicians and specialists, specialized cardiovascular equipment and technology, and patient-centric design of spaces for comfort, faster healing and recovery.

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Our Lady of the Lake Health is a leader in advanced cardiac care, consistently recognized for excellence in heart health and innovative treatments. Our awards and accolades reflect our unwavering commitment to providing exceptional care for the Greater Baton Rouge community.

We’re not just setting the standard – we are elevating it. From lifesaving cardiovascular treatments to groundbreaking heart research, what we do today is what others will strive to imitate tomorrow. Our Lady of the Lake Heart & Vascular Institute brings the highest level of care to a single, healing environment. With input from physicians, nurses and clinical experts, we ensure patients receive the full continuum of care in one private, comfortable space.

Our dedication to excellence has earned national recognition, including the American College of Cardiology’s Chest Pain Center Accreditation and Get with the Guidelines – Gold Plus Awards for heart failure and diabetes care. As leaders in advanced cardiovascular care, we were also the first in the region to launch an ECMO program and offer cutting-edge innovations like the Pascal Precision System and PFA for AFib treatment. Our mission guides us, and a spirit of excellence propels us – because the communities we are privileged to serve deserve nothing less.

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Spaces Designed with the Best Patient Care in Mind

In patient rooms, you’ll find:

In our state-of-the-art surgical suites:

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Benefits of The Heart Care Center at Our Lady of the Lake Heart & Vascular Institute

In this episode of Heart2Heart, dive into essential aspects of cardiovascular disease prevention.

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Baton Rouge’s First Comprehensive Stroke Center

Recognized by The Joint Commission as a Comprehensive Stroke Center, the world-class team of experts at Our Lady of the Lake Heart & Vascular Institute leads our region in providing comprehensive stroke prevention, complex treatment and recovery care.

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