Catholic Health and NewYork-Presbyterian, two leading health care systems serving the New York metropolitan area, announced they have signed a clinical collaboration agreement to provide an unparalleled level of cardiac care in Long Island. Together, the health care systems will advance best-in-class cardiovascular care on Long Island.  The collaboration will initially focus on expanding St. Francis Hospital & Heart Center®’s advanced heart failure, adult congenital heart disease and pediatric cardiology programs, while also extending NewYork-Presbyterian’s leading heart transplant program to Long Island, where patients can access the very best pre-and post-transplant continuum of care at St. Francis Hospital & Heart Center®. “Catholic Health and St. Francis have each earned a national reputation for excellence in cardiovascular care across a number of sub-specialties,” said Dr. Patrick O’Shaughnessy, president and chief executive officer of Catholic Health. “This unique collaboration