Cardiac Critical Care Medicine Resources
Caring for a child with any illness or injury can be overwhelming. To help you find answers to your questions and feel confident with the care you’re providing your child, we’ve created the following list of health resources. We hope they can help make this time in your family’s life a bit easier.
18 Heart Facts For You
Read our "18 Heart Health Facts For You" to learn more about congenital heart disease and heart health awareness.
Optimizing Neurological Outcomes in Congenital Heart Disease
In this episode of Pediatric & Congenital Heart Talks, Maryam Naim, MD, discusses identification, monitoring and reduction of neurological injury and physiological stressors.
Play and Recreation During Hospitalization
Play and recreation can be therapeutic by giving children the opportunity to explore, express and process their healthcare experiences in a safe, non-threatening environment.
Stay Connected with the Cardiac Center
Be among the first to know about our latest breakthroughs. Subscribe to Cardiac Connection, a special e-newsletter for families that includes: updates on our research and treatment advances, patient stories, profiles of our clinicians, and much more! Follow us on Facebook and Twitter.
Support Siblings of Hospitalized Child
Learn about the reactions siblings may have when a brother or a sister is in the hospital and what caregivers can do to help the family cope.
For Parents and Caregivers
The ABCs of the Hospital School Program
The teachers in the Hospital School Program at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia teach you everything you need to know about the ABCs of Hospital school.
Preparing for Your Child's Procedure
Preparing for Hospitalization and Medical Procedures
Find information on how to prepare your child for hospitalization and how the child life staff at CHOP can help.