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Catholic Health and NewYork-Presbyterian, two leading health care systems serving the New York metropolitan area, announced they have signed a clinical collaboration agreement to provide an unparalleled level of cardiac care in Long Island.

Together, the health care systems will advance best-in-class cardiovascular care on Long Island. The collaboration will initially focus on expanding St. Francis Hospital & Heart Center^®’s advanced heart failure, adult congenital heart disease and pediatric cardiology programs, while also extending NewYork-Presbyterian’s leading heart transplant program to Long Island, where patients can access the very best pre-and post-transplant continuum of care at St. Francis Hospital & Heart Center^®.

“Catholic Health and St. Francis have each earned a national reputation for excellence in cardiovascular care across a number of sub-specialties,” said Dr. Patrick O’Shaughnessy, president and chief executive officer of Catholic Health. “This unique collaboration between two of the nation’s top-ranked cardiology programs will ensure that more types of cardiac patients are provided the highest level of care closer to where they live and work.”

Through this collaboration, patients who receive treatment from St. Francis Hospital & Heart Center^® will also now have access to NewYork-Presbyterian’s world-class cardiac care, programs, and expertise, providing seamless continuity of care. Additionally, NewYork-Presbyterian patients will benefit by having access to exceptional heart care on Long Island. The agreement also creates opportunities for physicians to expand clinical research, enhance advanced analytic capabilities, and develop staff training programs.

“We are so pleased to be working together with Catholic Health to expand access to exceptional care,” said Dr. Steven J. Corwin, president and chief executive officer of NewYork-Presbyterian. “We are dedicated to advancing heart care to improve the lives of our patients and are proud to extend our comprehensive cardiovascular services to Long Island.”

Cardiovascular services provided by St. Francis Hospital & Heart Center^®, ranked one of the best hospitals in the nation for Cardiology & Heart Surgery, are available to patients throughout Long Island. Under the leadership of Richard A. Shlofmitz, MD, FACC, chairman of cardiology, St. Francis Heart Center now has programs at other Catholic Health hospitals, including Good Samaritan University Hospital, Mercy Hospital, St. Joseph, and St. Catherine of Siena Hospital. St. Francis is consistently honored for excellence, most recently achieving the HeartCARE Center National Distinction of Excellence from The American College of Cardiology (ACC). No other hospital in the region has achieved the ACC’s prestigious HeartCARE Center designation.

NewYork-Presbyterian provides world-class heart care for adults and children, treating more cardiac patients than any other program in the Northeast. Its renowned heart transplant program is one of the largest and most experienced heart transplant programs in the nation, and children all over the world come to NewYork-Presbyterian to receive its innovative, multidisciplinary pediatric heart care. NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital is recognized as one of the best hospitals in the nation and a top hospital in New York by U.S. News & World Report.

About Catholic Health

Catholic Health is an integrated system encompassing some of the region’s finest hospitals, including St. Francis Hospital & Heart Center^®, Long Island’s safest, most-awarded heart program. It is rated as one of the best hospitals in the nation for Cardiology & Heart Surgery and as high performing in abdominal aortic aneurysm repair, heart bypass surgery, and transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR). As of 2022, St. Francis Hospital & Heart Center^®’s award-winning cardiovascular services are available to patients throughout Long Island at other Catholic Health hospitals, including Good Samaritan Hospital, Mercy Hospital and St. Catherine of Siena Hospital. St. Francis Hospital & Heart Center^® has consistently been recognized as one of the safest hospitals in the country, receiving 21 “A” grades for safety from the Leapfrog Group—the most for any hospital in Nassau, Suffolk and Queens Counties. Recently, St. Francis received its 4th consecutive 5-star rating from the Centers for Medicare Services (CMS), the first hospital on Long Island to receive this 5 star ranking, and was ranked by U.S. News & World Report as one of the top hospitals in the nation and nationally ranked in eight adult specialties.

Catholic Health’s workforce of 20,000 employees and affiliated physicians is dedicated to providing unmatched patient care—always coupling the latest medical advances with our enduring human compassion. For more information, visit https://www.chsli.org/ and find us on Facebook, X, Instagram and YouTube.

About NewYork-Presbyterian

NewYork-Presbyterian is one of the nation’s most comprehensive, integrated academic healthcare systems, encompassing 10 hospitals across the Greater New York area, nearly 200 primary and specialty care clinics and medical groups, and an array of telemedicine services.

A leader in medical education, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital is affiliated with two renowned medical schools, Weill Cornell Medicine and Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons. This collaboration means patients have access to the country’s leading physicians, the full range of medical specialties, latest innovations in care, and research that is developing cures and saving lives.

Founded 250 years ago, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital has a long legacy of medical breakthroughs and innovation, from the invention of the Pap test to pioneering the groundbreaking heart valve replacement procedure called TAVR.

NewYork-Presbyterian’s 49,000 employees and affiliated physicians are dedicated to providing the highest quality, most compassionate care to New Yorkers and patients from across the country and around the world.

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