Who's Being Certified to Implant the Total Artificial Heart

Each hospital must apply for and complete a rigorous, four-phase certification program which culminates in the center's first patient implant, proctored by an experienced Total Artificial Heart surgeon… see Certification Overview

North America:

| United States

Spectrum Health
(Grand Rapids, MI)
University of Minnesota Medical Center, Fairview
(Minneaplis, MN)
Allegheny General Hospital
(Pittsburgh, PA)
Abbott Northwestern Hospital
(Minneapolis, MN)
University of PIttsburgh Medical Center
(Pittsburgh, PA)
Montefiore Medical Center
(Bronx, NY)
St. Joseph's Hospital of Atlanta
(Atlanta, GA)
Brigham and Women's Hospital
(Boston, MA)
Mayo Clinic Rochester
(Rochester, MN)
Mayo Clinic Jacksonville
(Jacksonville, FL)
University of Wisconsin Hospital
(Madison, WI)
Rush University Medical Center
(Chicago, IL)
Sharp Memorial Hospital
(San Diego, CA)

Europe:

| Belgium

Onze Lieve Vrouw (OLV) Hospital, Aalst

| Germany

UniversitätsKlinikum Heidelberg
Kerckhoff Klinik (Bad Nauheim)

| France

Rennes University Hospital
University Hospital of Bordeaux

| Greece

Onassis Cardiac Surgery Center (Athens)
AHEPA Hospital (Thessaloniki)

| Italy

Ospedale Niguarda Ca'Granda (Milan)
University of Naples

| Lithuania

Vilnius Heart Surgery Center

| Sweden

University Hospital Lund

| Switzerland

University Hospital Bern

| Turkey

Kartal Kosuyolu Yuksek Ihtisas Hastanesi (Istanbul)
Dr. Siyami Ersek Gogus Kalp Damar Egitim ve Arastirma Hastanesi (Istanbul)
Ankara University
Turkiye Yuksek Ihtisas Hospital (Ankara)

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*The SynCardia temporary Total Artificial Heart was formerly known as the
SynCardia temporary CardioWest™ Total Artificial Heart.