Future of cardiac care at TMC

The TMC CardioVascular Center is recognized nationally for innovation and excellence. Gifts from our generous community, both large and small, help us to continue this legacy.

In 2022, TMC received a $4 million gift from the Humberto and Czarina Lopez Family to establish an endowment supporting the hospital’s cardiovascular program. Combined with a $1 million match from the TMC Health Foundation, the initiative totals $5 million to provide a consistent source of funding to support the center’s life-changing work.

As part of the gift agreement, the program will be renamed the Iliana Maria Lopez CardioVascular Center at Tucson Medical Center. This naming honors the Lopez family’s commitment to the people of Southern Arizona as well as the legacy of cardiac services at TMC, and recognizes the outcomes of the work being done by the dedicated physicians and staff every day.

2022 Cath Lab Milestones

• Rebuilt one Cath Lab suite with latest technology.

• Performed an all-time record of more than 6,800 procedures.

• Performed an all-time record of nearly 800 Structural Heart procedures.

• Completed a Watchman device research study with TMC performing the second most number of procedures out of 154 sites around the world.