Heart Hospital of Austin

Heart Hospital of Austin, located at 3801 North Lamar Boulevard, is part of St. David’s HealthCare. St. David’s HealthCare is one of the largest health systems in Texas and was recognized with a Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award in 2014, the nation’s highest presidential honor for performance excellence through innovation, improvement and visionary leadership.

Heart Hospital of Austin —home to one of the largest non-academic cardiovascular research programs in the world—is a 58- bed hospital with a comprehensive 24-hour emergency department, an advanced Executive Wellness Program, five operating rooms (ORs), including two hybrid ORs, three catheterization labs and two electrophysiology labs. It is one of the highest performing cardiovascular facilities in the nation, specializing in the diagnosis and treatment of cardiovascular disease.

• One of only three hospitals in the nation to receive Healthgrades’ “Triple Crown” - 2018 America’s 50 Best Hospitals Award, 2018 Patient Safety Excellence Award, and the 2018 Outstanding Patient Experience Award
• Healthgrades 2018 America’s 50 Best Hospitals Award
• Truven Health Analytics│IBM Watson Health 50 Top Cardiovascular Hospital- 10 time recipient
• Truven Health Analytics│IBM Watson Health 100 Top Hospital in the Nation – 4 consecutive years
• Healthgrades America’s 100 Best Hospitals’ Award – 4 consecutive years
• Healthgrades Distinguished Hospital Award for Clinical Excellence– 7 consecutive years 
• CMS Five-Star Rating for Overall Hospital Quality- 2 consecutive years

• President of the Medical Staff & Cardiovascular Disease Department Chair - Mark Picone, D.O.
• President>Surgery Department Chair - Mark Felger, M.D.
• President>Medicine Department Chair - Lia Thomas, M.D.

St. David’s Medical Center is comprised of three main campuses including St. David’s Medical Center and Rehabilitation Hospital, St. David’s Georgetown Hospital, and Heart Hospital of Austin.

Because we are licensed as one hospital – St. David’s Medical Center, once you are approved for privileges, your affiliation includes all three of our campus locations and ambulatory sites.

IMPORTANT: For management of your credentialing and privileging, we encourage you to choose the campus that you plan to primarily practice at as your primary facility. This will help us manage your credentialing application appropriate to the facility that you will most likely practice at most.

Please select the links below to lead you to the correct contact for the campus you have chosen to be your primary campus:

Heart Hospital of Austin
Yolanda Buckley, Manager, Medical Staff Services
(512) 407-7514

St. David’s Medical Center - Austin Campus and Rehabilitation Hospital
Pam Kobasic, Director, Medical Staff Services
(512) 544-8933

Georgetown Hospital
Lisa Martel, Manager, Medical Staff Services
(512) 942-4130

Request credentialing privileges

We strive for fast and friendly support for any issues you have related to Heart Hospital of Austin services. Below is the contact information for our Administration and Medical Staff Office.

Administration

David Laird
Chief Executive Officer
(512) 407-7518
Email David Laird

Seth Herrick
Chief Financial Officer
(512) 407-7510
Email Seth Herrick

Mike Lopez
Chief Nursing Officer
(512) 407-7512
Email Mike Lopez

Megan Drake Chief Operating Officer
(512) 407-7497
Email Megan Drake

Lizzette Runnels
Director of HR
(512) 407-7515
Email Lizzette Runnels

Medical staff services

Yolanda Buckley, Manager, Medical Staff Services
(512) 407-7514
Email Yolanda Buckley