National leader in cardiovascular care

Mercy Heart & Vascular Institute

Mercy General Hospital is home to the renowned Mercy Heart and Vascular Institute, which each year cares for more than 11,000 patients. The hospital is the largest cardiac-care provider in California, performing more heart procedures than any other hospital in the state. It also ranks among the state’s best for cardiac surgery outcomes. According to California data, Mercy General consistenly demonstrates among the highest survival rate in the state for coronary bypass surgeries.

While the Mercy Heart and Vascular Institute has long been at the forefront of medical advances, the technologies and integrated care models in use today have far outpaced the institute’s current facilities. The program currently operates within extremely confined physical space, posing significant challenges to accommodating cardiovascular innovations, technologies and medical equipment. Moreover, increasingly high demand means that the current facility is running near capacity. Additional renovations to existing facilities are neither cost effective nor desirable.

Meeting the community’s growing needsBuilding on a legacy of proven excellence and compassionate care, the new Alex G. Spanos Heart & Vascular Center—now under construction at Mercy General Hospital—will address growing community needs and integrate even more innovations into Mercy’s heart and vascular program. Key components of the 123,000 square-foot, four-story facility are:

• Four state-of-the-art cardiac surgery operating rooms

• Innovative hybrid operating room

• Expansion capability for two additional cardiac catheterization labs

• Highly advanced 20-bed cardiac surgery intensive care unit

• Seventy-one private, family-friendly patient rooms

• Expanded 21-bed cardiac ambulatory procedure area

• Integrated Cardiac and Pulmonary Rehabilitation Pavilion

• State-of-the-art cardiopulmonary care area

• New chapel, lobby and main entrance to Mercy General Hospital, a healing garden and dedicated space for future emergency department expansion

The Mercy Heart and Vascular Institute is one of Mercy’s Centers of Excellence.

Hallmarks include:

• Advanced intervention procedures and treatments

• Prevention programs

• Disease management

• Research

• Rehabilitation

“I believe I received the best possible treatment and care while at Mercy. It is absolutely amazing what Dr. Arvin Arthur was able to do. I know that I am alive and well today because of his skills. I am most grateful to him.”

—Bill Vance, who was treated at Mercy General Hospital following two heart attacks just months apart

Make an investment of the heartFor more than 150 years, the Sisters of Mercy have worked tirelessly to meet the needs of the Sacramento community. Their tradition of compassionate, outstanding care continues at the Mercy Heart & Vascular Institute by keeping our region at the forefront of cardiovascular advances.

Express your care for the health of the community with a philanthropic gift to support transformation of the institute. Current giving opportunities include:

Alex G. Spanos Heart & Vascular Center

The institute seeks funding to complete the Alex G. Spanos Heart & Vascular Center build out, including support to fully equip the cardiovascular operating rooms with vital new technologies. The project has already received strong community and business support, including a $15 million lead gift from local businessman and philanthropist Alex G. Spanos. With nearly $25 million already committed, $15 million in philanthropic support is needed to complete the project. Prominent naming opportunities are available at the center.

Chapel

The world-class Alex G. Spanos Heart & Vascular Center soon will offer the community extraordinary care and cardiovascular advances. Patients and families will find a place of spiritual comfort, peace, reflection and healing meditation in the center’s chapel, to be located at the entrance of the building. The chapel also will serve as a place of worship for Mercy’s community of doctors, caregivers and patients, as well as for the Sisters of Mercy. Your gift to support the chapel will bring comfort to the center’s patients and families. Naming opportunities are available, including for the altar and the chapel’s stained-glass windows.

Cardiac and Pulmonary Rehabilitation Pavilion

Exercise-based rehabilitation programs can help restore the bodies, minds and spirits of people with heart and chronic lung diseases. Mercy General Hospital soon will integrate its cardiovascular and pulmonary rehabilitation units into one spacious location in the Spanos Center, improving patient access, comfort, and care while accommodating a wider spectrum of rehabilitative services. The new pavilion will feature a broad range of specialized equipment; a locker room; computers for patients to access educational and health information; and an entertainment system. Philanthropic funding is needed to replace outdated machines with sophisticated equipment that includes integrated monitoring and feedback tools. Support also is needed to upgrade flooring to a material best suited for patients with physical limitations.

To learn more about the Mercy Heart & Vascular Institute and Mercy Foundation, contact:

John McIntyreChief Philanthropy Officer(916) 453-4698 | John.McIntyre@chw.edu

One hundred percent of your gift to Mercy Foundation will directly support the Mercy Heart & Vascular Institute; no overhead or administrative fees are assessed.