Ascension St. Vincent Completes Evansville’s First Barostim Procedure

Ascension St. Vincent Evansville is proud to announce the completion of the area’s first Barostim procedure, a significant advancement in cardiovascular care. This groundbreaking surgery marks a new era for patients in the tri-state suffering from chronic, symptomatic heart failure.

The Barostim procedure involves implanting a small device into the patient’s chest that sends electrical pulses to the natural pressure sensors in the neck. These signals cause the patient’s brain to relax the body's stress response, which helps their heart pump more efficiently and reduces the symptoms of heart failure.

The successful introduction of the Barostim procedure at Ascension St. Vincent Evansville reinforces the hospital’s commitment to bringing the most advanced, life-saving cardiovascular technologies to the communities it serves.

About Ascension St. Vincent  

Ascension St. Vincent operates 19 hospitals in addition to a comprehensive network of affiliated joint ventures, medical practices and clinics serving Indiana, and employs more than 13,000 associates. In Fiscal Year 2024, Ascension St. Vincent provided more than $357 million in community benefit and care of persons living in poverty throughout the state. Ascension St. Vincent is part of Ascension, one of the nation’s leading non-profit and Catholic health systems, with a Mission of delivering compassionate, personalized care to all with special attention to persons living in poverty and those most vulnerable. In FY2023, Ascension provided $2.2 billion in care of persons living in poverty and other community benefit programs. Ascension includes approximately 134,000 associates, 35,000 affiliated providers and 140 hospitals, serving communities in 18 states and the District of Columbia. Visit www.ascension.org.