Every day, the associates and physicians at Wheaton Franciscan – Wisconsin Heart Hospital Campus live out the healing ministry of Jesus by providing exceptional and compassionate health care service that promotes the dignity and well being of the people we serve. We strive to follow the example of St. Francis of Assisi who taught us to reach out to others. To console. To understand. To love. To be compassionate. You can feel this spirit of compassion in the stories our patients tell.

We invite you to read their stories below.

A valuable jewel

Mary Evanich had just settled into her lawn chair at a July 4th concert when she felt a sudden sharp pain in her chest. “I knew right away it was a heart attack,” said Mary.

Thanks to the prompt attention of a nearby woman, Mary was soon on her way to Wheaton Franciscan – Wisconsin Heart Hospital Campus. In less than an hour of the 911 call, she was in the cardiac catheterization lab undergoing a life-saving procedure. (Read the story) 

“Where should we go?”

When John Shenk, a 66-year-old businessman from Atherton, California, was diagnosed with a Left Anterior Descending artery (LAD), a dangerous heart condition that if not discovered can be deadly, he believed his only option was to schedule coronary bypass surgery using traditional open chest techniques.

“The best doctor in the country [for this procedure] is Dr. Husam Balkhy” at Wheaton Franciscan – The Wisconsin Heart Hospital Campus. “If it were my dad, I’d send him to the Wisconsin Heart Hospital!” they were told. (Read the story)

Precise Magnetic Navigation

When Linda Carter’s physicians were forced to momentarily stop her heart to correct its rhythm, it was the last straw for Linda Carter, who suffered for 22 years from episodes of tachycardia – a racing heart.

Linda learned of a groundbreaking new technology called the NIOBE® Magnetic Navigation System, manufactured by Stereotaxis, offered at only one hospital in Wisconsin, Wheaton Franciscan - Wisconsin Heart Hospital Campus. (Read the story) 

Heart care with heart

“We had never heard of the Wisconsin Heart Hospital,” recalls Cassa. “We were a little worried about it. But our experience proved our doubts wrong ten times over.” (Read the story)