Parents Trust Children's Heart Institute for Cardiac Care
When it comes to a child's heart, parents want nothing but the finest care for their kids. That's why so many parents look no further than Children's Hospital Colorado in Aurora, Colorado.
Our nationally known cardiac care teams, state-of-the-art technology and comprehensive research make the Children's Hospital Colorado Heart Institute one of the best places for pediatric heart care. Plus, it feels good knowing that U.S. News & World Report ranks Children's Hospital Colorado among the top 20 pediatric hospitals in the nation for heart care and surgery.
A multidisciplinary, long-term approach to supporting healthy hearts
Children's Heart Institute offers a multidisciplinary approach to treating kids with cardiac (heart) disease. This means that experts in many areas of healthcare work together to help solve problems related to your child's heart. Our multidisciplinary team includes pediatric cardiologists, cardiothoracic surgeons, cardiac intensivists, pediatric cardiac anesthesiologists, cardiac-trained nurses and nurse practitioners, registered dieticians and medical social workers, just to name a few. These specialized professionals, who are among the best-of-the-best in their individual fields, help to provide integrated care throughout your child's diagnosis, treatment and recovery.
A collaboration of more than 15 departments, The Heart Institute provides a comprehensive continuum of care. Our multidisciplinary team serves families and their unborn fetus, newborns, infants, children, adolescents and young adults. We see patients with all forms of congenital (present at or before birth) and acquired heart disease, while providing family-centered care in support of parents and families. And our dedication to children doesn't stop when they graduate from high school, become old enough to vote, or say goodbye to their teenage years. By providing care from birth all the way into adulthood, Children's Hospital Colorado Heart Institute is committed to supporting healthy hearts for a lifetime. Learn more about our Adult Congenital Heart Disease Program.
Because heart disease is a life-long issue, our Heart Institute supports all aspects of treatment — from intensive care when kids are very ill, to routine follow-up appointments. All of our cardiac patients receive developmental follow-up every six months from birth until three years of age, and then annually thereafter. As kids grow and their condition stabilizes over time, many patients only require basic outpatient treatment at our cardiology clinic. And with cardiology clinics held on our main campus and at multiple Network of Care locations, Children's provides convenient access to heart care not just within the Denver-metro area, but throughout Colorado and beyond.
Why do kids and teens need Children's Hospital Colorado for heart care?
Children's Hospital Colorado has been one of the top pediatric heart transplant centers in the nation for more than five years. And because so many parents trust us with their child's care, we have ranked among the top five hospitals in the number of pediatric heart transplants we perform each year. In addition to heart transplants, our pediatric cardiothoracic surgeons perform more than 580 heart surgeries on infants, children and adolescents annually.
So why is Children's Heart Institute a great place for kids and teens?
- Our outcomes are among the best in the nation for cardiac care.
- We specialize in caring for little hearts with treatment that is personalized and family centered.
- Children's Hospital Colorado offers one of only eight stand-alone pediatric research centers in the nation
- Our partnership with the University of Colorado Denver School of Medicine ensures that leading-edge research is directly incorporated into treatment.
- Our facilities are among the finest in design, comfort, innovation and safety. This includes our:
- Cardiac operating rooms
- Pre- and post-procedure care unit
- Catheterization labs
- Cardiac Intensive Care Unit (CICU)
- Step-down Cardiac Progressive Care Unit (CPCU)
- ECHO and MRI imaging areas
- Exercise testing lab
- Primary prevention and wellness center
- Cardiology clinic
Parents also find comfort in knowing that many defects that once required open-heart surgery can now be corrected in our catheterization lab. By using interventional catheterization techniques, we can make repairs to a child's heart using less invasive approaches for a quicker recovery. Read about all of our cardiology programs and areas of expertise.
Where are Children's cardiac services offered?
Children's Hospital Colorado Heart Institute is the only full-service, pediatric cardiac care center in a seven-state region. We provide inpatient care and outpatient clinics on Children's main campus, as well as in satellite clinics across metro Denver and throughout Colorado and Wyoming. In addition to the Heart Institute our main campus in Aurora, we provide cardiac services at the following Network of Care locations:
Check out a virtual tour of the Heart Institute.
