According to the Center for Medicaid and Medicare Services, Southside Hospital is among the top U.S. hospitals for treating heart attacks.

The cardiology program at Southside Hospital provides a significant range of inpatient and outpatient services and is an acknowledged leader in its region in electrophysiology, the treatment of heartbeat, or rhythm, disorders. Southside also takes part in a far-reaching clinical trial of interventional cardiology procedures to stop heart attacks as they are happening. For more information on Southside's cardiology services, please call (631) 968-3293.

Mission

Our mission is to give excellent care to heart disease patients in our region. To do that, we provide diagnostic and treatment services for both inpatients and outpatients as well as education services designed to prevent heart disease. We emphasize care that is compassionate and sensitive, and strive to care for our patients quickly and effectively.

"People who rely on us for their cardiovascular and critical care needs receive the very best expertise and latest technological care combined with compassionate personal treatment," says Dr. Marc Kirschner, chief of cardiology at Southside since 1999. "Our affiliation with the North Shore-LIJ Health System provides even greater flexibility to offer cardiac treatments that may not be available on our campus."

Renowned Cardiac Surgery Program Now at Southside North Shore-LIJ’s award-winning cardiac surgery program is now available at Southside Hospital. Our cardiothoracic surgical team offers valve and valve/coronary artery bypass surgery that is ranked as one of the state’s best – now close to home for Suffolk County residents.