Chronic Heart Failure Program

For more information about Saint Elizabeth's Chronic Heart Failure Service please call 617-789-3047. 

Located in the Cardiovascular Center at St. Elizabeth's Medical Center, our Heart Failure Service offers one of New England's most advanced care programs for patients at any stage of chronic heart failure (CHF). In fact, St. Elizabeth’s has been awarded a High Reliability Cardiac Care award from Masspro, one of the country's leading healthcare quality organizations.

We take a multidisciplinary, long-term approach to diagnostic testing, inpatient care and outpatient services. Our goals are to extend and improve the quality of our patients’ lives and reduce the need for hospitalization.

What makes our Chronic Heart Failure Program so special?

• We are in the forefront of CHF care. A pioneer in the use of new techniques and technologies, St. Elizabeth’s was the first medical team in the US to implant a new cardiac resynchronization therapy defibrillator (a device that sends electrical impulses to the heart muscle to reduce heart failure symptoms). And our CHF experts continue to offer access to advanced technologies, treatments and clinical trials, some of which are unavailable elsewhere in the Boston area.
• We provide rapid access to CHF Services, especially for patients with advanced disease who may require inpatient care. Referring physicians can make appointments for their CHF patients quickly through the medical center's admitting office.
• Our expert physicians, all board-certified faculty members of the Tufts University School of Medicine, direct and participate in every aspect of diagnosis and treatment. Surgeons, cardiologists, electrophysiology experts and nursing and rehabilitation staff collaborate closely to assure well-coordinated and efficient treatment involving patients, families and referring physicians in discussions of test results, treatment plans and progress.
• We provide sophisticated, sustained, individualized, considerate care for our CHF patients

Inpatient Services
Outpatient Services
Electrophysiology
Cardiothoracic Surgery
Clinical Trials