Cardiac Care

Fannie E. Rippel Foundation Heart Institute

Welcome to Hudson County’s only full-service Heart Hospital

We offer the region’s finest cardiac care in New Jersey’s newest full-service hospital. From admission to discharge, you’ll find a full line of catheterization and surgical options, a wide range of outpatient and inpatient options, and the region’s finest cardiology and surgical staffs. For heart patients, the quality of care at Jersey City Medical Center means that the best possible results and the quickest recovery are now available near where they live or work. No longer do Hudson County residents need to travel long distances for angioplasty or open heart surgery. Jersey City Medical Center provides the services of a heart center with the convenience and caring of a community hospital. For the best options and great outcomes, choose Jersey City Medical Center.

From diagnostic catheterization to emergency aortic dissection and mitral valve repair, the cardiac team at Jersey City Medical Center is ready. We offer you advanced equipment to perform the most comprehensive cardiac services including:

• Angioplasty
• Diagnostic Cardiac Catheterization
• Echocardiograms
• Stress Testing
• Tilt Table
• Nuclear Medicine
• 64-slice CT Scan
• Intravascular Ultrasound
• Percutaneous Coronary Intervention
• Pacemaker & Implantable Cardioverter
  Defibrillator (ICD) Therapy
• Minimally Invasive Vein Harvesting
• Revascularization including on and off pump
• MAZE Procedure
• Aneurysm Surgery
• Mitral Valve Repair and Replacement

Skip the tunnel and forget the bridges. Refer your patients to the closest, most comprehensive cardiac center right here in Hudson County – Jersey City Medical Center. As the region’s newest hospital we have the latest equipment and facilities led by one of the best cardiac teams.

Plus, we're Hudson County's only...

• Cardiac Catheterization & Cardiac Surgery Center for the Diagnosis & Treatment of Cardiac Disorders
• Fully Licensed Angioplasty Program
• Full-Service Cardiac Surgery Program

Dr. Mary Abed who heads the section on cardiology is a renowned physician at our center serving the needs of people of Hudson County.