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Children's Heart Surgery Programs Recognized for Outstanding Outcomes
(Feb 14, 2007) A recently released report by the New York State Department of Health has shown that Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital of New York-Presbyterian/Columbia is a leader in the state for best outcomes for surgeries performed on children with congenital heart defects. The report reviewed 5,466 pediatric congenital cardiac surgeries performed between 2002-2005 at the 15 New York State hospitals with approval to perform cardiac surgery on pediatric patients. Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital performed 1,802 prcoedures with a risk-adjusted mortality of 3.18. It was the only hospital in the state with a risk-adjusted mortality rate significantly lower than the statewide rate. Our pediatric cardiac team has expertise in all forms of congenital heart disease including neonatal cardiac surgery, valve repairs, single ventricle disease, and implantation of pacemakers and defibrillators using endocardial techniques. Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital also has one of the most active heart pediatric transplant programs in the nation.
Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital of NewYork-Presbyterian
Ranked by U.S.News & World Report as one of the top six children's hospitals in the country, Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital of NewYork-Presbyterian offers the best available care in every area of pediatrics – including the most complex neonatal and critical care, and all areas of pediatric subspecialties – in a family-friendly and technologically advanced setting. Building a reputation for more than a century as one of the nation's premier children's hospitals, Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital of NewYork-Presbyterian is affiliated with Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, and is New York City's only hospital dedicated solely to the care of children and the largest provider of children's health services in the tri-state area with a long-standing commitment to its community. Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital of NewYork-Presbyterian is also a major international referral center, meeting the special needs of children from infancy through adolescence worldwide.
Columbia University Medical Center
Columbia University Medical Center provides international leadership in pre-clinical and clinical research, in medical education and health sciences education, and in patient care. The medical center trains future leaders and includes the dedicated work of many physicians, scientists, nurses, dentists and public health professionals at the College of Physicians and Surgeons, the College of Dental Medicine, the School of Nursing, the Mailman School of Public Health, the biomedical departments of the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, and allied research centers and institutions. For more information, visit www.cumc.columbia.edu.
