Oconee Heart & Vascular Center

What Oconee Heart & Vascular Center does

Oconee Heart & Vascular Center is a not-for-profit cardiology practice operating as a wholly-owned subsidiary of St. Mary's Health Care System, a Catholic health care ministry affiliated with Trinity Health (one of the nation's largest Catholic healthcare organizations). The practice provides comprehensive cardiovascular care across Northeast Georgia through five office locations in Athens, Watkinsville, Monroe, Greensboro, and Lavonia, serving patients throughout Athens-Clarke, Oconee, Jackson, Madison, Oglethorpe, Franklin, and Greene counties.

The service portfolio spans emergent cardiac catheterization with primary PCI (percutaneous coronary intervention), angioplasty and stenting, electrophysiology studies, pacemaker and defibrillator implantation, a three-phase cardiac rehabilitation program, heart failure care, 3D echocardiography, and a cardio-oncology program. The practice holds Certified Chest Pain Center with Primary PCI designation from the American College of Cardiology, Heart Failure Care certification from The Joint Commission, and Cardiac Rehabilitation certification. Cardiologists from Oconee Heart & Vascular Center serve as Director of the Cardiac Catheterization Lab at St. Mary's and utilize advance EKG transmission from ambulances to enable rapid angioplasty and stenting. In 2024, St. Mary's hospitals in Athens, Lavonia, and Greensboro received five American Heart Association Get With The Guidelines achievement awards for stroke and heart attack treatment.

The business model is professional-services cardiology delivered through a referral network (primary care physicians and self-referrals) across multiple outpatient offices, with interventional procedures performed at St. Mary's hospital facilities. As a not-for-profit entity within Trinity Health, earnings are reinvested into the organization rather than distributed to shareholders, and the system also participates in programs like the Georgia HEART rural hospital tax credit program (launched 2021) to support rural facilities. Pricing is not publicly disclosed; patients are directed to contact the practice or their insurer for specific rates. The system recently secured a new multi-year in-network agreement with Humana, restoring commercial payer access.

Name

Oconee Heart & Vascular Center

Legal name

St. Mary's Health Care System

Website

https://stmaryshealthcaresystem.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1900

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

Oconee Heart & Vascular Center is a not-for-profit cardiology practice affiliated with St. Mary's Health Care System (Trinity Health), providing comprehensive cardiovascular care including cardiac catheterization, electrophysiology, device implantation, and heart failure management across five Northeast Georgia locations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Cardiology Services

NAICS

Offices of Physicians (except Mental Health Specialists) (621111), Offices of Physicians (62111)

SIC

Services-Offices & Clinics Of Doctors Of Medicine (8011)

akta.pro primary industry

General Cardiology (Consultative) (HLAKABAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Interventional Cardiology (PCI/Structural Heart) (HLAKABAB), Electrophysiology (Heart Rhythm) (HLAKABAC), Heart Failure & Transplant Cardiology (HLAKABAD), Cardiovascular / Cath Lab & Electrophysiology Centers (HLAFAIAI)

Keywords

• Cardiology services
• Cardiac catheterization
• Electrophysiology studies
• Heart failure care
• Cardiac rehabilitation

Headquarters

HQ city

Athens

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Cardiology Services: Provides comprehensive cardiology care including consultations, diagnostic testing, interventional procedures, and ongoing cardiac care management. Services include emergent cardiac catheterization, primary PCI (percutaneous coronary intervention), angioplasty and stenting, electrophysiology studies, pacemaker and defibrillator implantation, and cardiac rehabilitation.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Oconee Heart & Vascular Center is a cardiology practice providing comprehensive cardiovascular care including diagnostic testing, interventional procedures (cardiac catheterization, angioplasty, stenting), electrophysiology studies, pacemaker and defibrillator implantation, heart failure care, and three-phase cardiac rehabilitation. Services are delivered across five office locations in Northeast Georgia and through affiliated St. Mary's hospital facilities for emergent and procedural care.

Product overview

Oconee Heart & Vascular Center is a cardiology practice affiliated with St. Mary's Health Care System (part of Trinity Health System), providing cardiovascular care across Northeast Georgia. The practice offers cardiology services including cardiac catheterization, electrophysiology, device implantation, and heart failure management, with locations in Athens, Watkinsville, Monroe, Greensboro, and Lavonia.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Cardiology Services Comprehensive cardiology services including cardiac catheterization, angioplasty, stenting, electrophysiology studies, pacemaker and defibrillator implantation, and heart failure care. Provided through Oconee Heart & Vascular Center offices in Athens, near Watkinsville, Monroe, Greensboro, and Lavonia for patients in Northeast Georgia.
• Heart Failure Care A full continuum of heart failure care including cardiac rehabilitation, 3D echocardiography, device implantation, and smoking cessation programs for patients with heart failure.
• Cardiac Catheterization Lab St. Mary's Cardiac Cath Lab offering emergent cardiac catheterization and primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), with advance EKG transmission from ambulances enabling rapid angioplasty and stenting to restore blood flow for heart attack patients.

Quantifiable outcome

• Time is muscle - faster treatment reduces heart muscle damage

Named customers1 record

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

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Has API

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Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• St. Mary's Health Care SystemcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOconee Heart & Vascular Center is an affiliated cardiology practice within St. Mary's Health Care System. Cardiologists from Oconee Heart & Vascular Center serve as Director of the Cardiac Catheterization Lab at St. Mary's and provide the full continuum of cardiac care including emergent cardiac catheterization, electrophysiology studies, device implantation, and cardiac rehabilitation through St. Mary's facilities.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Northside Hospital Cardiovascular Care: Cardiovascular service line within Northside Hospital System in Atlanta providing comprehensive cardiac care including interventional, EP, and cardiac rehabilitation across multiple locations. Comparable in multi-site outpatient cardiology delivery within a regional health system.
• Atrium Health Sanger Heart & Vascular Institute: Regional cardiovascular institute within Atrium Health providing comprehensive cardiology, cardiac surgery, and advanced heart failure services across the Charlotte region and surrounding areas. Comparable in scope (interventional, EP, devices, rehab) and integrated-within-a-health-system delivery model.
• Emory Heart & Vascular: Academic cardiovascular medicine program within Emory Healthcare providing the full spectrum of cardiology, cardiac surgery, and advanced heart failure care across metro Atlanta. Comparable in service-line breadth and cath lab capabilities; a potential regional competitor drawing referrals from Northeast Georgia.
• AdventHealth Cardiovascular Institute: Multi-state cardiovascular service line within AdventHealth providing comprehensive cardiology and cardiac surgery across the Southeast. Comparable in faith-based, multi-hospital system model and full cardiac care continuum including chest pain, EP, and heart failure.
• Wellstar Cardiovascular Medicine: Cardiovascular service line within Wellstar Health System operating across metro Atlanta and Northwest Georgia. Comparable as a multi-location cardiology program offering comprehensive cardiac care including interventional, EP, and heart failure services within a regional health system.
• Vanderbilt Heart & Vascular Institute: Academic cardiovascular medicine program at Vanderbilt providing tertiary cardiology, interventional, EP, and heart failure/transplant services. Comparable in service-line breadth and integrated practice-within-a-health-system model, with adjacent referral relationships.

Direct peers

• Northeast Georgia Medical Center Heart Center: Cardiology and cardiovascular service line at Northeast Georgia Health System, headquartered in Gainesville and overlapping Oconee's regional catchment. Comparable as a multi-physician cardiology practice within a regional health system offering interventional, EP, and structural heart services.
• Piedmont Heart Institute: Multi-location cardiology and cardiovascular surgery practice serving the Atlanta metro and surrounding Georgia communities. Directly comparable as a regional, multi-site cardiology group with interventional, EP, and heart failure programs serving similar patient demographics in adjacent Georgia geography.
• Cardiology Associates of Savannah: Independent multi-physician cardiology group serving Savannah and coastal Georgia. Comparable as a regional multi-location cardiology practice offering general, interventional, and EP cardiology services — though structurally different (independent vs. health-system-affiliated).

Regional players

• St. Joseph's/Candler Heart & Vascular: Cardiovascular service line at St. Joseph's/Candler Health System in Savannah, Georgia — a Catholic-affiliated, multi-hospital system. Comparable as a regional cardiology program within a faith-based health system offering comprehensive cardiovascular services.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/stmarysathens
• Facebookfacebook.com/stmarysathensga
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/st--mary's-health-care-system
• Instagraminstagram.com/stmaryshealthcaresystem

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Subsidiaries8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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