The Cardiac Center at Joe DiMaggio Children's Hospital
The Cardiac Center program at Joe DiMaggio Children's Hospital delivers leading-edge care in a compassionate, family-centered environment. We diagnose and treat a wide range of congenital heart problems in patients at every stage of life, including fetal patients, children with neonatal and pediatric heart conditions, and adults with congenital heart disease.
Our comprehensive, highly specialized services consist of three main components:
- Congenital cardiac surgery program with dedicated pediatric cardiac surgeons, anesthesiologists and intensivists
- Invasive and noninvasive cardiology
- Outpatient cardiac services integrated with community cardiologists
Why Choose the Cardiac Center?
Comprehensive, High-Tech Services
The Cardiac Center program at Joe DiMaggio Children's Hospital can provide your
child with a seamless system of care from before birth through adulthood, all
at one convenient location, without the need to separate newborns from
their parents at a critical time. We are the only hospital
in Broward and Palm Beach Counties performing pediatric open heart surgery
and cardiac catheterization.
We are committed to offering our patients the most recent cardiac innovations
for maximal results.
World-Class Physicians
We are staffed with some of the most experienced, prestigious cardiologists
and cardiac surgeons in the nation and supported by a full complement of dedicated sub specialists trained in neonatal and pediatric medicine. This level of experience allows us to safely and effectively embrace such cutting-edge technology as hybrid surgery to provide the highest standard of care.
Clinical Excellence
Our team cares for domestic and international
patients with some of the most complex congenital heart defects, achieving
outcomes that are among the best. Families of children undergoing treatment at Joe DiMaggio Children's Hospital are given overnight accommodations free of charge on a space-available basis
at The
Conine Clubhouse, a comfortable residential facility operated by Joe
DiMaggio Children’s Hospital Foundation.
Convenient Access
Our Hollywood campus is easily accessible from all parts of the state, as well as from Fort Lauderdale/Hollywood International Airport. Children who require emergency care can be transferred to our facilities by Joe
DiMaggio Children’s Hospital’s Transport Program, which provides medically equipped ground, helicopter and jet ambulances for local, regional and even international emergency needs.
Common Cardiac Conditions We Treat
Here are some of the most common cardiac conditions we treat:
Atrial Septal Defect (ASD)
Atrioventricular Canal (AV canal)
Hypoplastic Left-Heart Syndrome
Transposition of the Great Arteries
Ventricular Septal Defect (VSD)
