As a parent, you always want your kids to be in the best hands. The Children’s Heart Institute at Children’s Memorial Hermann Hospital offers the most advanced heart treatments available and has been named a top children’s hospital in Cardiology & Heart Surgery by U.S. News & World Report. It’s the high level of care you need, and it’s designed for your child—and for you.

Advancing health. Personalizing care.

A passion for innovative solutions, a desire to provide hope to children, outside-the-box thinking, and quality outcomes – these are the hallmarks of the Children’s Heart Institute at Children’s Memorial Hermann Hospital.

The Children’s Heart Institute offers variety of treatments and services for congenital heart defects and pediatric heart conditions. We provide the full spectrum of diagnostic testing and evaluations to patients as well as a broad range of both surgical and nonsurgical treatment options, including but not limited to:

• Biventricular Repair
• Cardiac Catheterization
• Complex Neonatal Heart Care
• Fetal Heart Care
• Heart Transplant

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Outcomes

The Children’s Heart Institute ranks among the elite for congenital heart surgery programs in the United States and Canada in reports from the Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS). Additionally, a recent study found that our heart program stands out among other ranked programs as performing the most complex cases and having high quality outcomes, despite taking on the most complex cases.

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Why Choose the Children’s Heart Institute

We’re honored to be recognized in the following areas and offer patients from across the country and the world access to personalized care that is customized for their exact needs.

• The Fetal Center affiliated with Children’s Memorial Hermann Hospital - Offers patients with congenital heart defects (CHD) a complete range of prenatal testing and fetal interventions with a coordinated program for mother and child before, during and after birth.
• ECMO Center of Excellence – Gold Level, designated by the Extracorporeal Life Support Organization in recognition of those centers that demonstrate an exceptional commitment to evidence-based processes and quality measures, staff training and continuing education, patient satisfaction and ongoing clinical care.
• Children’s Level 1 Surgery Center - Verified as a Level 1 Children’s Surgery Center for meeting the highest standards in surgical quality with a track record of preventing complications, reducing costs and saving lives.
• Level IV NICU & Level IV Maternal Facility - Denotes the highest level of care, designated by the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS).
• MAGNET® Designated Hospital - Recognition in quality patient care, nursing excellence and innovations in professional nursing practice.
• Access to 40+ subspecialties - We offer care in more than 40 children's and women’s specialties for children and women in all stages of life.

The Children’s Heart Institute is a collaboration between the affiliated physicians at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston and Children’s Memorial Hermann Hospital. Typically, patients are seen on an outpatient basis at a UT Physicians clinic with all inpatient procedures performed at Children’s Memorial Hermann Hospital.