Welcome to Penn State Hershey Heart and Vascular Institute

Healing, teaching, discovering…that’s what we do every day at Penn State Hershey Heart and Vascular Institute. A national model for comprehensive cardiovascular care, the Institute and its skilled clinicians are routinely ranked among America’s best. Our faculty is also teaching the latest techniques to the next generation of care givers, while our researchers are discovering new knowledge that will lead to the next generation of treatments and, one day, cures for heart disease.

Hanover Hospital affiliation announced.  Experts from Penn State Hershey Heart and Vascular Institute are seeing patients at Hanover Hospital and Hanover Cardiology Associates on a regular basis for advanced diagnostics, consultations, and follow-up care for rhythm disorders, heart failure, and other cardiovascular conditions. Click to learn more

Experts Available for Educational Talks.  Presentations on a wide range of cardiovascular topics are now available through our new outreach initiative.  Whether it's a formal program awarding continuing education credit, or a more casual presentation to primary care physicians or community groups, our goal is to provide current information that is appropriate in any setting. Click to learn more

Meet the Directors of the Heart and Vascular Institute

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Penn State Hershey Heart Failure Program Receives Joint Commission Certification


Penn State Hershey Heart and Vascular Institute’s (PSHVI) heart failure program has earned the Gold Seal of Approval™ for health care quality from The Joint Commission.Click to learn more


“It was kind of overwhelming to think that it was possible that my own heart would heal,” commented Tim Ritchie. “Now to be going home without the need for a transplant feels pretty good.” Ritchie is once again leading a full life with his wife and three young daughters.  Read More...

Tim Ritchie
Ventricular Assist Device

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