Heart Care in Huntsville, Alabama: Services, Locations, and How to Get Started

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Huntsville, Alabama has a full-service heart program through Huntsville Hospital's Heart Center and Heart Institute, based at 930 Franklin Street. It covers prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of heart and vascular disease — from office visits and screenings to catheterization, open surgery, and cardiac rehab. If you need a cardiologist, a second opinion, or a specific procedure, the practical first step is to call (256) 533-3388 or use the Patient Portal. The sections below explain what is offered, where, and how to get in.

What the Heart Center offers

The service list below comes from the Heart Center's own site, so you can match your situation to a service before you call.

Service What it generally involves
Cardiovascular Services General heart care, evaluation, and ongoing management
Cardiac Catheterization & Intervention Catheter-based diagnosis and treatment inside the heart's vessels
Coronary Interventional Services Procedures to restore blood flow in blocked coronary arteries
Electrophysiology Services Diagnosis and treatment of heart rhythm problems
Heart Rhythm Rhythm evaluation and management
Heart Failure Specialized care for weakened or failing heart function
Structural Heart Services Conditions involving heart valves and structural defects
Cardiothoracic Surgery Surgery on the heart, lungs, and chest
Vascular Services Blood vessel conditions outside the heart
Iliac Vein Compression A specific vascular condition affecting the iliac vein
Pulmonary Hypertension Clinic Elevated blood pressure in the lung arteries
Cardiac Rehabilitation Supervised exercise and recovery after a cardiac event
Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing (CPET) Exercise testing that measures heart and lung function together
Screenings Preventive testing for heart and vascular risk
Pediatric Cardiology Heart care for children
Telehealth Remote visits where appropriate

The clinical team includes board-certified cardiologists, cardiothoracic surgeons, and cardiac anesthesiologists. If you are unsure which service fits your symptoms, say so when you call — the staff route patients to the right clinic.

Where the Heart Center is located

The Heart Center serves Huntsville and the surrounding region. Listed locations:

  • Huntsville (main site) — 930 Franklin Street, Huntsville, AL 35801
  • Athens
  • Boaz
  • Decatur
  • Fort Payne
  • Lincoln
  • Madison
  • Sheffield

One practical note from the site: the Athens office has had phone service issues. If you cannot reach Athens by phone, call the Huntsville office at (256) 533-3388 and a message will be sent to the Athens team. You can also reach Athens through the Patient Portal.

When to seek specialized heart care

The Heart Center's scope points to the kinds of problems that warrant a referral or a call rather than watchful waiting:

  • Chest pain, shortness of breath, or palpitations
  • A known heart rhythm problem or a fainting episode
  • Heart failure symptoms such as swelling, fatigue, or reduced exercise tolerance
  • A heart valve or structural heart issue found on imaging
  • Vascular symptoms — leg pain with walking, swelling, or circulation concerns
  • A need for cardiac surgery or a surgical second opinion
  • Recovery and supervised exercise after a heart attack, stent, or surgery
  • A child with a suspected or known heart condition

If your situation is an emergency, call 911 rather than booking an appointment.

How to get started

  1. Call (256) 533-3388 (Huntsville) or contact your nearest listed location. If Athens doesn't answer, use the Huntsville number.
  2. Check whether you need a referral. Some visits and testing require a physician order. The site has a dedicated "Refer a Patient" path and a "Testing Orders (Huntsville)" path, which suggests orders are handled separately from general appointments.
  3. Confirm coverage before the visit. Billing and Insurance, Financial Assistance, and Price Transparency pages are all published on the site — use them to check what your plan covers and what financial help may be available.
  4. Gather your records. Bring prior test results, imaging, medication lists, and any outside records so the first visit isn't spent reconstructing history.
  5. Set up the Patient Portal. It is the site's tool for managing care, and it is also the fallback contact route for the Athens office.
  6. Ask about telehealth if travel is difficult — it is listed as a service, though not every visit type will qualify.

Practical details worth knowing

  • Health system: The Heart Center is part of the Huntsville Hospital Health System.
  • Language assistance: The site lists interpretation support in Spanish, Traditional Chinese, Korean, Vietnamese, Arabic, German, French, Gujarati, Tagalog, Hindi, Lao, Russian, Portuguese, Turkish, and Japanese.
  • Patient resources published: Billing and Insurance, FAQs, Financial Assistance, Patient Portal, Patient Privacy, Patient Rights & Responsibilities, Price Transparency, and Telehealth Instructions.
  • Contact: 930 Franklin Street, Huntsville, AL 35801 | (256) 533-3388.

If your goal is simply to establish a cardiologist in Huntsville, start with the phone call and the Patient Portal; if your goal is a specific procedure, name the service from the table above when you call so you are scheduled with the right team.