At the Heart Institute, we believe that every family deserves to know what outcomes to expect at a children’ s hospital.
That’ s why our team, consistently ranked among the top pediatric heart teams in the country, reports outcomes data far exceeding national reporting standards. And we’ re proud of what that data shows: that we consistently deliver safe, successful, highacuity pediatric heart care.
PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS
Our fetal cardiology team works closely with the Colorado Fetal Care Center to care for fetuses with cardiac defects.
Our dedicated Cardiac Intensive Care and Cardiac Progressive Care units are the largest and most comprehensive in the region.
The only one of its kind in the region, our Electrophysiology Program treats pediatric heart arrhythmias using advanced, nonfluoroscopic methods of 3D mapping to decrease radiation exposure.
A coordinated effort between Children’ s Hospital Colorado and University of Colorado Hospital, our Adult Congenital Heart Disease Program( ACHD) is one of just five accredited fellowship programs for ACHD in the country.
Our Congenital Cardiac Surgery Program consistently posts among the best survival rates in North America for complex neonatal surgery.
QUALITY AND SAFETY ACCOMPLISHMENTS Decreased incidence of pressure ulcers from 7.2 per 1,000 patient days in 2009 to 1.8 in 2015
< 1 %: unplanned extubation rate since 2010
1 central line-associated blood stream infection between January and June 2016
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BOARD-CERTIFIED CONGENITAL CARDIAC SURGEONS
250 SPECIALISTS INCLUDING:
cardiologists, cardiothoracic surgeons, cardiac anesthesiologists, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, psychologists, nurses, respiratory therapists, perfusionists, social workers, dietitians, child life specialists
420
HEART TRANSPLANTS PERFORMED IN PROGRAM HISTORY
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MEETS 6 OF 6 TRANSPARENCY METRICS ESTABLISHED BY CNN CNN. PEDIATRICHEART. ORG
CARDIOLOGY & HEART SURGERY
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< 1 per 100 surgical procedures: rate of surgical site infection
LEADERSHIP
JAMES JAGGERS, MD, CHIEF OF PEDIATRIC CARDIOTHORACIC SURGERY
D. DUNBARY IVY, MD, CHIEF OF PEDIATRIC CARDIOLOGY
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CARDIAC ANESTHESIOLOGISTS