Providence St. Peter Hospital’s heart care program recently enhanced its outpatient cardiology services as well as hospital-based interventional, electrophysiology, structural heart, cardiothoracic and vascular surgery offerings, according to a news release.
The improvements include renovated facilities and a growing multidisciplinary, integrated care delivery team.
The South Puget Sound program, which serves Thurston and Lewis counties, as well as Aberdeen, Yelm and Shelton, is part of the regionwide Providence Swedish Heart & Vascular Institute.
Clinic-based cardiology services at Providence St. Peter Hospital now includes a team of 12 board-certified cardiologists and nine advanced practice providers (APPs) dedicated to delivering comprehensive cardiovascular care, the release stated. This expanded group enables greater access to timely appointments, collaborative treatment plans and multidisciplinary expertise for South Sound patients.
“The partnership between the cardiologist and the advanced practitioner is a true dyad — working together, we deliver comprehensive and collaborative care that helps our clinic patients achieve the best outcomes,” John Waggoner, M.D., cardiologist and medical director at Providence Cardiology Associates, said in the release. “This model combines clinical and nursing expertise to enhance quality care and support the best possible results.”
Expanded, enhanced cardiac catheterization and electrophysiology labs Providence St. Peter recently upgraded two cardiac catheterization (cath) labs for catheter-based procedures such as angiograms, angioplasties, stenting and structural heart operations, including congenital repairs and valve replacements. In addition, an electrophysiology hybrid room is on the horizon, further expanding the hospital’s capabilities.
The Olympia hospital’s four original cath labs have consistently been the highest-volume interventional rooms in Washington state, according to the release.
“At St. Peter Hospital, we are proud to serve as one of the region’s busiest and most trusted cardiac cath labs. By investing in new technology and expanding our capacity, we’re ensuring we can continue to meet the evolving needs of our community,” Darin Goss, chief executive of Providence Swedish South Puget Sound, said in the release. “Remodeling our oldest cath lab room and updating equipment helps us care for more patients with the quality and compassion they deserve.”
Providence St. Peter now employs four vascular surgeons who together provide South Sound residents with more than 45 years of combined experience. An integral part of their team also includes two physician assistants with more than 25 years of combined experience. In 2025, the three most seasoned vascular surgeons performed more than 700 cases for everything from life- and limb-saving surgeries, such as repairs of ruptured aortic aneurysms and limb revascularization, to preventative cases such as carotid endarterectomies, the release stated. An updated interventional radiology biplane room will begin being constructed in fall 2026, with completion expected by the second quarter of 2027.
This newly renovated suite will serve the vascular, neurology and radiology teams.
For more information about cardiac care services at Providence St. Peter Hospital, visit https://tinyurl.com/mteuvrcb.
