In addition, the value of a hospital within a hospital is although the INTEGRIS Heart Hospital develops protocols and participates in the latest research trials related to heart services, more than 70% of heart patients experience non-heart related health issues. Unlike specialty hospitals that only focus on the heart, the hospital within a hospital concept provides immediate access to multiple specialists coordinated to provide the patient with what they need.

This quality has been repeatedly recognized through advancements in medical technology, quality awards and patient satisfaction:

• Named by HCIA, Inc. as one of the Top 100 Heart Hospitals in the U.S.
• Recognized multiple times by HealthGrades, Inc. as the Top Cardiac Provider in Oklahoma
• Recognized by the National Research Corporation with the Consumer Choice Award for Heart Care Services in Oklahoma City
• Designated a Center of Excellence in recognition of expertise in cardiac care
• First in Oklahoma and Only provider in Oklahoma City to perform Heart Transplants
• First in Oklahoma to place a drug-eluting stent, and one of only 12 sites world-wide to participate in all three research trials associated with this technology
• First in Oklahoma to implant an artificial heart pump to aid blood circulation in a person awaiting transplantation
• First in Oklahoma to provide open-heart surgery using Heartport technology, which allows access to the heart without cutting through the breastbone
• First in Oklahoma to perform coronary laser angioplasty
• First in the United States to provide a hospital-based cardiac fitness center (PACER)
• Nationally published for research trials and recognized as a major contributor to the advancement in cardiac disease

• First in Oklahoma to offer the TandemHeart system