Baptist is the only health care system in the Mid-South that offers the full spectrum of heart care, from noninvasive cardiology to adult heart transplantation. The Baptist Heart Institute is designed to deliver comprehensive services to its patients in the most convenient way possible. It combines all heart services in one facility to support high-quality care, research, education and data management.

The Baptist Heart Institute includes: a surgery addition, cardiac catheterization labs, a pre- and post-cardiac patient staging area, heart transplant unit, cardiovascular recovery/cardiovascular intensive care unit, two cardiac medicine units and a cardiac intervention unit. The facility also includes a waiting area for patients' families and  houses the Ford-Goltman Clinical Research Center, an inpatient facility that allows researchers to conduct several types of clinical research trials.

Through the Heart Institute, doctors, staff and patients have an increased awareness of and access to new treatments. In addition, doctors focus on research and new treatment options, which affect both the quality and length of life.

HealthGrades has rated the Baptist Heart Institute as Tennessee's top-rated heart surgery program and in the nation's top 10 percent. HealthGrades compiles patient outcomes data from more than 70 independent sources, including the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and state hospital and medical board records. HealthGrades risk-adjusts the data using advanced statistical techniques to make valid comparisons between providers; translates the data into easily understandable, objective ratings; and uses this information to assess and improve the quality of health care.