Why to Refer to the Heart Institute
The Heart Institute at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center – a fully integrated pediatric heart institute – transforms outcomes by merging the diverse disciplines of research and clinical care.
| U.S. News Rankings |
U.S. News ranked Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center the ninth best children's hospital in the nation in heart care and surgery in the 2009 edition of its annual “America’s Best Children's Hospitals” rankings.
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This unique team approach results in the most effective treatment options for your patients. The Heart Institute brings physicians, nurses and other clinical staff together with basic, clinical and translational research teams to change the way pediatric heart disease is diagnosed, treated – and potentially prevented.
Heart Institute Statistics
Each year, the staff at the Heart Institute performs:
- More than 500 cardiac catheterizations
- Nearly 400 cardiac surgeries; 250 of which are open-heart procedures
- More than 10,000 outpatient visits
Highlights of the Heart Institute
Cincinnati Children’s cardiac surgery program is highly-regarded for its outstanding outcomes, especially complete repair of complex defects in infancy.
- Our hybrid cardiac catheterization lab is one of only a few highly specialized pediatric catheterization labs in the nation allowing combined catheter-based interventions and surgical procedures to be carried out in a single suite. Our interventional cardiologists have pioneered many catheter-based therapies to improve the outcomes of children with cardiac disease.
- Our heart transplant surgeons have experience performing transplants across a broad age-spectrum from newborns to young adults with complex heart defects.
- Our multidisciplinary diagnostic cardiomyopathy clinic – offered monthly – includes a cardiovascular geneticist to evaluate the etiology of cardiomyopathies associated with heart failure.
- The Heart Institute has a dedicated group of basic scientists with national and international reputations who are solely devoted to understanding the causes of pediatric heart disease and finding novel cures.
- We have the first dedicated Cardiac Intensive Care Unit (CICU) in the region with a high volume of specialized and complex cases treated by a faculty double-boarded in pediatric cardiology and pediatric intensive care.
How to Refer to the Heart Institute
Learn how to refer to the Heart Institute at Cincinnati Children's.
