Cardiovascular Services

Caring With A Difference
At OSF Saint Anthony Medical Center, we're used to being first . Physicians affiliated with OSF Saint Anthony Medical Center were the first in the Rockford area to perform open-heart, valve-replacement and beating heart bypass surgeries. Perhaps that is why more than 2,200 cardiac catheterization and 500 heart surgeries take place here each year. More>>

In the News

Women and Heart Disease

Cardiovascular disease should concern every woman. More women die from heart disease than any other cause. The statistics are very sobering. Almost half of all women will die of heart disease or stroke, compared with 1 in 25 women who will die of breast cancer. More>>

Excellence In Cardiac Care Leads To Elite Accreditation

OSF Saint Anthony Medical Center is the first medical center in Rockford, the fourth in Illinois and the 90th in the nation to achieve accreditation as a Chest Pain Center. More>>