Joint Pediatric and Congenital Heart Program

From Kentucky Children’s Hospital and Cincinnati Children’s

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You know your child. We know their heart. And when you’re choosing heart care for your child, you want a heart center that knows them best. The Joint Pediatric and Congenital Heart Program from Kentucky Children’s Hospital and Cincinnati Children’s is ranked among the top 5 in the nation by U.S. News & World Report. The program offers internationally-renowned experts and some of the top surgical outcomes in the nation, all at locations close to you.

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Best Children's Hospitals U.S. News & World Report Cardiology & Heart Surgery 2024-25

Nationally Ranked, World-Class Care

The Joint Pediatric and Congenital Heart Program is dedicated to providing expert congenital cardiology services for children and adults.

  • Our pediatric heart care and surgery program is ranked among the top 5 in the nation by U.S. News & World Report.
  • Lifelong heart care, including specialized adult congenital heart treatment.
  • We take on the most complex surgical cases, and our average surgery survival rates are among the top of nationally ranked children's hospital outcomes. We have especially favorable outcomes for the most difficult procedures.
  • Some of the shortest post-surgical hospital stays in the nation, with shorter-than-average stays compared with other children's hospitals.
  • Internationally renowned surgeons and specialists, including pediatric cardiac anesthesiologists and fetal cardiologists.

1According to a national database of pediatric cardiac surgical procedures.

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