Ohio State's Richard M. Ross Heart Hospital is part of The Ohio State University Medical Center, one of the largest and most diverse academic medical centers in the country and the only academic medical center in central Ohio.  We’re internationally known for our superior quality, range of services and depth of expertise. Some points of pride for the Ross Heart Hospital include:

• Home to central Ohio's only heart and lung transplant program. We are among fewer than 50 centers in the country designated as heart-lung transplant centers by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Only two other hospitals share this distinction.
  
• First in the national to implant a device that provides around-the-clock, real-time monitoring of the heart through a small hand-held device. And we have one of the largest and most successful cardiac mechanical support programs in the country, currently managing patients with 10 different types of mechanical support devices including a total artificial heart.
  
• Designated Magnet hospitals – Ohio State’s Ross Heart Hospital and University Hospital  – have earned the highest nursing award a hospital can receive for consistently providing the best patient care possible in a workplace where nursing is professionally practiced and highly respected.
  
• Training the next generation of cardiac experts who have the chance to learn in an academic hospital completely focused on heart care. Our physicians are also training their colleagues nationwide in new procedures, such as robotic surgery and minimally invasive techniques.
  

Milestones in Cardiovascular Medicine

Ohio State University Medical Center (OSUMC) has made significant contributions to the advancement of cardiovascular medicine. Here is a look back at some of important OSUMC milestones during the past 50 years.

1944 - First cardiac surgery at University Hospitals

1952 - University Hospital’s first cardiac catheterization

1958 - OSU’s first open heart surgery

1960s - Among the first in the nation to perform cardiac catheterization

1965 - Coronary Care Unit is created

1969 - First select coronary catheterization at OSU

1969 - First coronary artery bypass surgery at OSU

1977 - First heart biopsy at OSU performed

1970s - Dobutamine trials for heart failure patients

1984 - Coronary angioplasty introduced

1986 - First OSU heart transplant

1987 - Cardiology research grants exceed $1M

1988 - First artificial heart implant at OSU

1989 - Outpatient cardiac catheterization

1989 - Pacemaker program begins

1992 - Cardiac rehabilitation program begins

1992 - OSU cardiologists were among the first in central Ohio to perform radiofrequency
          catheter ablation of cardiac arrhythmias

1992  - Early work with coronary laser intervention (cool light laser)

1997 - First minimally invasive heart surgery at OSUMC

1998 - OSUMC’s first lung transplant

1998 - OSUMC’s first use of laser in heart surgery

1998 - First use of the AB 180 heart assist device in U.S.

1999 - OSUMC’s first double lung transplant

1999 - First robotic-assisted coronary artery bypass surgery in U.S.

2000 - OSU Davis Heart and Lung Research Institute Opens

2001 - Rhodes Hall Auditorium demolition makes way for Ross Heart  Hospital

2003 - OSU Medical Center’s Charles Love, MD, implants
          the nation’s first pacemaker based on a fully digital platform

2004 - Ross Opening, and 64 Slice CT scanner installed

2005 - First heart and lung transplant