Today, the hospital has a completely renewed cardiac surgery team specialized in reconstructive and replacement surgery of the aortic and mitral valves and revascularization of the myocardium, ready to face more complex cases, such as repeat operations and the possibility of operating with minimally invasive methods, as in revascularization with bypass on the beating heart. The Cardiac Surgery of Santa Maria di Bari Hospital also ranks first in Puglia for the lowest mortality rate 30 days after surgery for aneurysm of the abdominal aorta.
Medically Assisted Reproduction (MAR) and Infertility Center
Ospedale Santa Maria in Bari, a multi-specialist hospital structure accredited with the National Health Service, is part of GVM Care & Research, and is a point of reference for Italy for diagnosis,
therapy and research in the field of male infertility and femininity, with 30 years of experience. Its Medically Assisted Procreation Center provides a complete path of support for couples who have difficulty conceiving: from gynecological and andrological examinations to diagnostic imaging, up to first level (intrauterine insemination) and second level (in vitro fertilization) help techniques IVF and intracytoplasmic sperm injection ICSI), cryopreservation of semen, oocytes, and embryos, heterologous fertilization with a donation of both female and male gametes, without forgetting psychological counseling, which is essential to accompany the couple throughout the process.
Ospedale Santa Maria in Bari was one of the first centers in Italy to use the ICSI technique, performing over 10,000 egg retrievals since 1991, resulting in approximately 2,500 pregnancies and as many children. With an average of 1,200 first- and second-stage procedures per year, the center performs more than one-third of the procedures in the region. Santa Maria Hospital is a national reference point for medically assisting reproduction (MAP) and is the health facility with the highest volume of procedures in southern Italy. The medically assisted procreation programs of the Ospedale Santa Maria have the most innovative international protocols.
The Infertility Treatment Center is also active in the research field and implements protocols to help patients understand the importance of correct prevention and, therefore of accurate information, then a timely diagnosis of infertility, targeted treatments, and, where necessary, the conservation of one's gametes as an investment for tomorrow.
According, to a public reporting portal of Italian healthcare facilities, comparing the performance of the facilities based on the data released by the Istituto Superiore di Sanità (MAP Register), Ospedale Santa Maria - GVM Care & Research of Bari is in first position, for number of cycles of IUI, intrauterine insemination — level I technique, while for the number of oocyte thawing procedures - level II and III technique — the hospital of Santa Maria occupies the 4th place in the national ranking.
Cardiology Department
Today, the cardiology department is one of the most important national benchmarks for the medical and surgical treatment of all forms of heart disease, from pediatric to geriatric. It is divided into the following Units: cardiac surgery, cardiology with CICU, haemodynamics, arrhythmology and electrophysiology, and vascular surgery.
The Neurosurgery Operating Unit treats pathologies of the central and peripheral nervous system, pathologies of the spinal column and its contents, and skull and brain pathologies. The team is able to treat pathologies resulting from both trauma (fractures, injuries) and degeneration or malformations. Minimally invasive treatments are also carried out with Gamma Knife, for the treatment of numerous brain pathologies, a "gamma ray scalpel" that allows small and medium-sized brain lesions to be treated without surgical incisions.
Bariatric Surgery and Obesity Center
The Obesity and Eating Disorders Center of the Santa Maria Hospital is a reference point, SICOB Center of Excellence, the Italian Society of Surgery for Obesity and Metabolic Diseases. The patient is welcomed and followed by a multidisciplinary team of professionals from various sectors who collaborate and work in synergy for a personalized therapeutic path. The patient is evaluated from the following points of view: Cardiological, Pneumological, Gastroscopic, Endocrinological, Nutritional, and Psychological.
A wide range of bariatric surgery techniques are performed: vertical gastrectomy, gastric banding, bypass, and mini gastric bypass. The interventions can be followed by body contouring plastic surgery.