More Georgians die each year from cardiovascular disease than from all forms of cancer, AIDS, suicides and traffic accidents combined. That's why The Georgia Heart Center at The Medical Center of Central Georgia provides a full range of cardiovascular services right here in Central Georgia, around the clock, every day. The Georgia Heart Center is our region's leader in most comprehensive and advanced techniques for prevention, diagnosis and treatment of cardiovascular disease.

Why you should trust your heart to The Georgia Heart Center:

* Our team of some of the most highly trained, experienced surgeons, nurses and support staff in the state of Georgia

* The first open heart surgery in Central Georgia was performed at The Medical Center in 1977

* More than 10,000 open heart surgeries have been performed here, with more than 1,100 performed annually

* State-of-the art equipment and facilities

* An on-site Level I Trauma Center – the only one in Central Georgia and one of only four in the state

* Non-invasive services offering a wide array of diagnostic and cardiovascular imaging services, such as echocardiography

* Heart catheterizations

* Latest interventional procedures used for clearing blockages

* Coronary artery bypass surgery (including the "Beating Heart" technique)

* Valve repair and replacement

* Placement of permanent pacemakers and Automatic Implantable Cardiac Defibrillators

* Heartworks: Pathway to Recover Program for patients recovering from heart problems or cardiac surgery

* Support groups

With our location in downtown Macon, we are just a heart beat away. Our heart is in the right place, right here in Central Georgia.