Boone Health Launches New Heart Surgery Group

Move comes after contract breakdown with Missouri Heart Center

Mar. 30, 2026 at 11:05pm

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A detailed, ghostly X-ray image of a human heart, its intricate structures and vessels glowing against a dark background, conveying the medical expertise required for heart surgery.Boone Health's new in-house heart surgery group will ensure uninterrupted, high-quality cardiovascular care for the hospital's patients.Boone Today

Boone Health, a hospital in Iowa, is forming a new heart surgery group after the breakdown of its relationship with the Missouri Heart Center. The hospital is focused on maintaining high-quality cardiovascular care for its patients and ensuring a continuum of care for the long term.

Why it matters

The contract breakdown between Boone Health and the Missouri Heart Center could have disrupted critical heart surgery services for the hospital's patients. Boone Health's decision to form its own heart surgery group demonstrates its commitment to providing uninterrupted, quality care for its cardiovascular patients.

The details

Following the end of its relationship with the Missouri Heart Center, Boone Health is now establishing its own in-house heart surgery group to continue providing these essential services. The hospital's director of communications emphasized Boone Health's dedication to its patients and maintaining the high standard of care the hospital is known for, even in the face of this disruption.

  • The contract between Boone Health and Missouri Heart Center broke down in March 2026.

The players

Boone Health

A hospital located in Boone, Iowa that is forming a new heart surgery group after the end of its relationship with the Missouri Heart Center.

Missouri Heart Center

A cardiovascular care provider that previously had a contract with Boone Health to perform heart surgeries, but this relationship has now ended.

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What they’re saying

“We continue to be 100% committed to our patients. This is about making sure we are maintaining the quality care Boone has been known for and for the long-term future.”

— Boone Health Director of Communications

The takeaway

Boone Health's proactive move to establish its own heart surgery group demonstrates the hospital's dedication to providing uninterrupted, high-quality cardiovascular care for its community, even in the face of disruptions to its existing partnerships.