In 1916, the Daughters of Charity of Saint Vincent de Paul launched a Catholic hospital called St. Vincent's Medical Center Riverside. They provide full-service tertiary care at a capacity of 528 beds. This Catholic hospital is located in Jacksonville, Florida. It is a member of Ascension and is owned by St. Vincent's HealthCare. Departments Cardiology St. Vincent's HealthCare runs a cardiovascular program that is expanding as a result of the recent opening of the Gary & Nancy Chartrand Heart and Vascular Center on the campus at St. Vincent's Medical Center. Approximately 20,000 cardiovascular procedures are performed for patients each year—including diagnostic and non-invasive testing services, outpatient treatments, interventional procedures, and surgeries. St. Vincent's was the first to perform open heart surgery in Jacksonville and now has the largest open-heart program in the region. Spine & Brain Institute St. Vincent's Spine & Brain Institute provides care for Northeast Florida patients afflicted with neurological disorders. Within St. Vincent's Spine and Brain Institute, there are two main parts—a neurosurgery division and a neurology division. The neurosurgery division is for patients with neurological disorders that are best treated with surgery. The neurology division is for patients whose disorders can be treated without surgery. Mary Virginia Terry Cancer Center The St. Vincent's Mary Virginia Terry Cancer Center is a $20 million, 15,000-square-foot (1,400 m2) facility opened in 2006 that combines cancer services into one building adjacent to the medical center. The Cancer Center features a new Radiation Oncology Department. The Walk of Hope is a walkway incorporating random features into the Cancer Center, including a boutique and a salon with services specially designed for cancer patients and their families. Cancer treatment equipment and services Two state-of-the-art high-energy linear accelerators configured to deliver conventional and IMRT treatments; additionally, one of the accelerators has the capability of being upgraded to perform Image-Guided Radiation Therapy An 85 cm bore (oversized), multislice CT/Simulator A Brachytherapy High Dose Rate Suite Library and Patient Information Center featuring two computers and the latest health-related information for patients Multidisciplinary Cancer Clinic where patients diagnosed with cancer can be seen by more than one specialist at one setting Cancer research St. Vincent's actively participates in a number of ongoing prevention and treatment trials including: the STAR study, the Prostate Cancer Prevention Trial, The National Surgical Adjuvant Breast and Bowel Project (a national cooperative study with the University of Kentucky), the Gynaecologic Oncology Group and