Advances in Health Care
Our cardiovascular surgical team is seeking ways to provide patients with treatment options and therapies by offering some of the most advanced surgical innovations available. Eventually these research efforts may lead to new therapies, techniques and devices that extend life, improve the quality of life and even reduce the complications or costs of care.
Heart Hope Center
California Pacific Medical Center has been designated one of only eighteen Heart Hope Centers nationwide by Thoratec Corporation and the only Heart Hope Center in Northern California. As a Heart Hope Center California Pacific is approved at as a Destination Therapy provider, meeting the strict criteria for Medicare and Medicaid/Medi-Cal coverage. Read more.
Research Clinical Trials
Our most exciting clinical trial is with the MicroMed DeBakey VAD®, a Ventricular Assist Device. DeBakey VAD clinical trial.
All clinical trials are controlled, monitored and reviewed by the
California Pacific Medical Center Research Institiute. For more information on our Research insitute please go to the
Research Insitute's web site.