Southcoast Health’s Heart & Vascular program opening new location next week

TAUNTON, Mass. – On Monday, October 28th, Southcoast Health’s award-winning Heart & Vascular program will begin seeing patients at the health system’s new Taunton location.

Southcoast Health Heart & Vascular shares its location at 772 County Street, between the intersection of Routes 140 and 24 and Hart’s Four Corners, with Southcoast Health Urgent Care, which opened on October 13th.

Interventional cardiologist Adnan Sultan, MD, will see patients at the new location two days per month from 1 to 4pm, beginning on October 28. Dr. Sultan is Board Certified in General Cardiology, Interventional Cardiology, Echocardiography and Nuclear Cardiology. He brings specialized training in minimally invasive, catheter-based interventions to treat people with complex coronary artery disease.

“Dr. Sultan brings essential expertise in advanced interventional cardiology to the Greater Taunton community,” said Peter Cohn, MD, Chief of Southcoast Health Heart & Vascular. “In the coming months we will be adding additional services, including labs and imaging, so that patients can access high-quality, comprehensive heart care within one building – and without needing to travel long distances.”

“Bringing our world-class Heart & Vascular services to our new Taunton location is just the latest example of how we invest in the communities we serve and evolve to meet patients’ needs,” said David O. McCready, President and Chief Executive Officer of Southcoast Health. “We are excited to deliver this specialized expertise to patients in the Greater Taunton region, who deserve nothing less than the highest quality care available today.”

Southcoast Health Heart & Vascular provides seamless, comprehensive care from preventive interventions and diagnostics to advanced treatments and life-saving procedures. The program has earned the highest 3-star rating from the Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) for Excellence in Heart Bypass Surgery and has been named by U.S. News & World Report as a High-Performing Hospital for Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair, Heart Arrhythmia, Heart Failure, Pacemaker Implantation and Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR) Surgery. The program has also earned the highest 3-star rating from the STS and the American College of Cardiology (ACC) for TAVR, placing it in the top 4% to 8% of all TAVR centers in the U.S. and Canada.

To learn more about Heart & Vascular care at Southcoast Health please visit heart.southcoast.org or call 508-973-9500 to make an appointment.