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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – February is American Heart Month. It is a month to raise awareness for conditions that affect every heart, from neonatal patients to adults. Children’s of Alabama has one of the largest pediatric cardiovascular programs in the Southeast. Families of children who need specialized cardiovascular care can turn to the experts at the Pediatric and Congenital Heart Center of Alabama at Children’s.
The team at the Pediatric and Congenital Heart Center of Alabama provides pediatric cardiac care for more than 14,000 patients a year. In 2022, the staff performed more than 700 cardiac catheterizations and electrophysiology procedures, and nearly 475 cardiovascular surgeries with a 99% survival rate for all surgical procedures. The center includes 20 private cardiovascular intensive care (CVICU) rooms with four dedicated CV-ECMO suites, 16 private critical care unit (CCU) rooms, two cardiovascular operating rooms and two…
