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Transition Program Provides Life-Long Cardiac Care

 

Transition Program Provides Life-Long Cardiac Care

The Heart Center at Nationwide Children's has developed a patient education program that aims to successfully transition adolescents with congenital heart disease to continue specialized cardiac care as adults.

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The Heart Center Snapshot: Quality Initiatives and Program Outcomes
 
This book features a snapshot of quality initiatives and program outcomes from The Heart Center at Nationwide Children's Hospital.
 
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Fast Facts

July 1, 2010 to June 30, 2011

Heart Center Inpatient/Observation
Inpatient Discharges: 551
Observation and Outpatient in a Bed Discharges: 366
Total Discharges: 917
Average Length of Stay*: 10.2
Average Daily Census*: 15.4
Total Patient Days*: 5,631
Heart Transplants: 8

* Excludes observation patients

Cardiac ICU
Inpatient Discharges: 555
Average Length of Stay*: 4.7
Average Daily Census*: 6.8
Total Patient Days*: 2,489

* Excludes observation patients

Main Campus Cardiology Clinic Visits: 8,890

  • Ashland, KY Cardiology Clinic Visits: 121
  • Athens Cardiology Clinic Visits: 88
  • Cardiogenetics Clinic Visits: 29
  • Cardiothoracic Surgery Clinic Visits: 2
  • Chillicothe Cardiology Clinic Visits: 205
  • Dublin Close To HomeSM Center on Venture Dr. Cardiology Clinic Visits: 1,278
  • East Columbus Close To HomeSM Center Cardiology Clinic Visits: 185
  • Findlay Cardiology Clinic Visits: 50
  • Ironton Close To HomeSM Center Cardiology Clinic Visits: 61
  • Lima Cardiology Clinic Visits: 502
  • Mansfield Close To HomeSM Center Cardiology Clinic Visits: 145
  • Marietta Cardiology Clinic Visits: 105
  • Marion Cardiology Clinic Visits: 118
  • Westerville Close To HomeSM Center on N. Cleveland Ave.
  • Cardiology Clinic Visits: 154
  • Zanesville Cardiology Clinic Visits: 232

Total Cardiology Clinic Visits: 12,165

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Heart Services

Each patient’s welfare, comfort and happiness are of the greatest concern to us. Be assured that all of us at Nationwide Children's Hospital will do our utmost to meet your highest expectations regarding your child's care and treatment. Every patient who enters The Heart Center at Nationwide Children's Hospital receives the full benefit of modern scientific medicine plus individual attention.

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Adolescent Congenital Heart Disease
Adult Congenital Heart Disease
Aortic Valve Sparing Aortic Root Replacement
Arteriogram
Atrial Fibrillation/Flutter Ablation
Auscultation
Balloon Valvuloplasty and Angioplasty
Blood Conservation
Cardiac Anesthesia
Cardiac Catheterization
Cardiac Catheterization and Interventional Procedures
Cardiac Critical Care
Cardiac Intensive Care Specialists
Cardiac MRI Services
Cardiology Clinic
Cardiomyopathy Therapy and Treatment
Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing
Cardiopulmonary Failure and Transplant Program
Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation
Cardiovascular High-Risk Pregnancy Therapies
Clinics for outpatient care around Ohio
Comprehensive Cardiothoracic Surgical Repair
Congenital Heart Defect Corrective Surgeries
Congenital Heart Disease Screening
Coronary Angiography
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Echocardiography
Electrocardiogram
Electrophysiology
Exercise Physiology
Fetal Echocardiography
Fontan Revision
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Heart Failure & Heart Transplant
Heart Surgery
Heart Valve Surgery
Home Monitoring
Hybrid Therapy
Interventional Cardiology
Intravenous and Subcutaneous Prostacyclin Therapy
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Jeune's Syndrome Surgery
Left Heart Catheterization
Lung & Heart-Lung Transplant
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Mechanical Cardiopulmonary Assist Program
Medical Cardiology
Minimally Invasive Surgery
Oral Endothelin Blockers
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Pacer/ICD Implantation
Patient Concierge and Navigator Program
Preventive Cardiology
Pulmonary Hypertension Services
Research - The Center for Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Research
Ross Procedure
Social Services and Financing Experts
Stent Therapy for Vascular Obstructions
Surgery for Chest Wall Deformities
Surgery for Lung or Mediastinum Diseases
Surgical Therapies for Arrhythmias
SVT/VT Ablation
Swan-Ganz Right Heart Catheterization
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Telemedicine
Therapies for cardiovascular high risk pregnancies
Thoracic Surgery
Transcatheter Closure of Intra and Extracardiac Shunts
Transition Program
Transplantation
Valve Repair/Replacement
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