Why trust your heart to anyone else?
Within the CHI St. Luke’s Health system, CHI St. Luke’s Health–Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center, Texas Heart® Institute (THI), Baylor College of Medicine® and our hospitals throughout the greater Houston area are doing more than ever to advance cardiovascular medicine and keep communities healthier. Our five community hospitals in The Woodlands, Pasadena, Sugar Land and The Vintage help ensure that you get top-quality cardiovascular care close to home and seamless admission to our Texas Medical Center hospitals should a more serious need arise.
In the Heart of the Texas Medical Center
Together, THI, an internationally recognized leader in cardiovascular care, and Baylor St. Luke's form one of the largest heart centers in the world for both research and treatment. And our alliance with Baylor College of Medicine, one of the top medical schools in the country, adds a level of research capabilities and collaboration that paves the way for even more revolutionary discoveries.
A History of Making History
Since 1962, THI’s founder Denton A. Cooley has been leading world-class physicians in performing research to better understand the diagnosis and treatment of cardiovascular disease. Now, CHI St. Luke’s Health is continuing to make life-changing breakthroughs to eliminate more heart disease, discover more methods of prevention and save more lives than in any other era in medical history.
- Ranked 1st in Texas for Heart. Texas Heart Institute at CHI St. Luke’s Health–Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center is currently ranked as the top heart hospital in Texas. And U.S. News & World Report has ranked THI among the nation's top 15 centers for cardiology and heart surgery every year since 1991 when the ranking began.
- At the Forefront of Discovery. Together, Baylor St. Luke's and THI have made some of the most important and groundbreaking medical discoveries in cardiovascular history, including the nation's first successful heart transplant, the world's first total artificial heart transplant, and unprecedented advancements in preventative care.
- Unparalleled Experience. To date, Baylor St. Luke’s has performed more than 250,000 cardiac catheterizations, 115,000 open-heart surgeries and 1,110 heart transplants.
- World-Class Collaboration. Baylor College of Medicine physicians conduct research at Baylor St. Luke’s, including clinical trials that may provide patients with early access to experimental treatments and other resources.