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Welcome to the Cardiac Fitness Center of St. Francis Hospital, The Heart Center - the only hospital-based program of its kind on Long Island.


The center is located on the park-like grounds of The DeMatteis Center for Cardiac Research and Education in Greenvale.


Located just off Northern Boulevard, its serene setting offers plenty of convenient and accessible parking.


Our popular fitness center enjoys more than 60,000 visits a year and recently celebrated its 30th anniversary.


Visitors are greeted by our friendly staff to make sure every exercise session feels like a welcome visit.


All of our cardiac fitness programs are medically supervised by a doctor, registered nurses and other healthcare professionals, who are always on staff.


Our award-winning center is equipped with state-of-the-art exercise equipment.


The workout circuit includes bicycles, treadmills, weight lifting stations and an indoor walking track.


All patients are prescreened for an appropriate fitness plan to ensure all of their cardiac needs are met.


Everyone is continually monitored for their progress by our highly dedicated staff.


For more information on how you can step up to better health and how we can help, call (516) 629-2040.

Nursing Specialty Units

Clinical Practice Opportunities

Nurses at St. Francis Hospital can concentrate their practice in one or more of the following clinical areas:

Medical/Surgical/Telemetry/Nursing

Critical Care Nursing

  • CCU
  • CTICU
  • RICU

Emergency Department

Cardiac Catheterization Lab

Preoperative Nursing

  • Operating Rooms (Cardiac, Vascular, Orthopedic, Robotic, General Surgery)
  • PACU
  • Endoscopy

Diagnostic

  • Radiology
  • Non-Invasive
  • Electrophysiology

Women’s Center

  • Cardiac Rehabilitation
  • Congestive Heart Failure Program
  • Research

Care Management/Performance Improvement

  • Care Manager
  • Performance Improvement
  • Appeals Managers
  • Clinical Documentation

Legal Department

  • Risk Management

Nursing Education/Advance Practice Nursing

  • Nurse Educator
  • Patient Educator
  • Clinical Nurse Specialist
  • OR Educator
  • Nurse Practitioners

Nursing Administration/Supervision

Our nurses have the opportunity to change their clinical focus, commensurate with their interest, experience and attainment of an advanced nursing degree, all of which are facilitated by our nursing and management education programs and generous tuition assistance benefit. Besides the comprehensive and competitive compensation and benefits package offered to all St. Francis Hospital employees, additional benefits available to St. Francis Hospital nurses include:

  • Clinical Ladder - Each nurse participates in the Clinical Ladder. Our ladder rewards and recognizes nurses who have developed expertise in nursing practice, and who function as preceptors and mentors for their less experienced colleagues. The path for clinical nursing experience follows the continuum of: Clinical Nurse I; Clinical Nurse II; Clinical Nurse III; and Clinical Nurse IV.
  • Experience Differentials
  • Education Differentials
  • Loan Forgiveness
  • Nurse Residency Program for Critical Care, ED and OR
  • Retention Benefit
  • Free Uniforms

There is no place better than St. Francis to start or continue your nursing career. Please contact our nurse recruiter at (516) 562-6893 to learn more about professional nursing opportunities at St. Francis and how you can make a difference in a patient’s life.