Allen Hospital is the only comprehensive heart/cardiac center in the Cedar Valley, with an exceptionally active cardiology program and open-heart surgery. The new Allen Heart & Vascular Center centralizes all heart care in one facility designed specifically for heart patients and their families. We are the Cedar Valley's only accredited Chest Pain Center.

Every hour an Iowan suffers a heart attack — and every second, Allen is ready. With exceptional cardiac physicians, nurses, and support staff, state-of-the-art catheterization facilities and a highly specialized cardiac rehabilitation program, Allen's record of success stands with the leading medical centers throughout the country. Allen recently passed its 20-year milestone. Our surgeons have performed more than 4,000 open-heart procedures.

• Siemens 128-slice CT scanner: the biggest, fastest, clearest scanner in the Cedar Valley. The new scanner can do a complete body scan of an adult patient from head to toe in just 10 seconds. It scans patients weighing up to 660 pounds. It offers unmatched speed and clarity for diagnosing chest pain, trauma and patients who are unconscious, claustrophobic or obese.
• Two cardiac catheterization labs and shelled space for a third cath lab
• Radial Heart Caths
  
• One electrophysiology lab
• Two nuclear medicine suites
• One interventional procedures lab for completion in the future
• 12 patient rooms
• Two stress-testing suites
• Full cardiac rehab facilities
• 24 inpatient rooms
• Centralized heart monitoring for patients throughout Allen Hospital
• Education and conference rooms
• Family sleep rooms

• Heart disease is the #1 killer of women? That's more than the next six causes combined.
• More than one million Americans will have a heart attack this year.
• At least 400,000 will die because of it, in spite of the best medical efforts to save them.
• You play the most important role in your heart health — only you can take steps to prevent heart disease and live a longer, healthier life.

• HeartAware: a free 7-minute cardiovascular risk assessment to evaluate your risk of developing heart disease.
• View interactive animations to visually walk you through nine conditions or procedures.
• Explore informative content related to over 100 cardiovascular conditions and procedures.
• Find preventive information to help you, your family and friends become more heart healthy.