In the 2021-22 U.S. News & World Report rankings of the Best Children’s Hospitals, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago continues to be the top ranked paediatric hospital in all 10 specialties for nearly 10 years. It provides superior paediatric care in a setting that offers the latest benefits in medical technology, breakthroughs in research innovations and family focused services for over 224,000 individual patients in fiscal year 2020, including nearly 400 patients from outside the United States. Lurie Children’s is among the best children’s hospitals in the U.S.
Top 10 U.S. News & World Report ranked Heart Center
Lurie Children’s Heart Center is ranked 9th in the nation for child cardiology and heart surgery by U.S. News & World Report. It brings the spectrum of cardiac specialists together to care for patients with the most complex and serious heart conditions from foetal cardiology to adult congenital heart disease. The Heart Center uses the most comprehensive tests and treatments to deliver the highest quality care from admission, to discharge, to follow-up. Each year, Lurie Children’s cardiologists see more than 17,000 paediatric patients in outpatient diagnostic visits and
more than 700 inpatient admissions.
Lurie Children’s Heart Center is nationally and internationally renowned for the diagnosis and treatment of irregular heart rhythms (arrhythmia), and for helping pioneer the treatment of paediatric congenital heart disease. This year, the team performed the
hospital’s 400th paediatric heart transplant. Heart transplant patients at Lurie Children’s
experience 1 month, 1 year and 3-year outcomes at or greater than the U.S. average for paediatric heart transplant. The Heart Center team has also successfully pioneered a total artificial heart transplantation in the world’s smallest patient. Lurie Children’s experienced, multidisciplinary teams of paediatric cardiologists and surgeons make it easier for patients to see every specialist they may need under one health system.
Cardiac Care Unit
Due to increased demand for paediatric services, Lurie Children’s opened the 44- bed state-of-the-art Regenstein Cardiac Care Unit (CCU). The CCU is one of the few paediatric units of its kind in the U.S. and has many features including high-tech rooms to adapt to the intensity of care the patient needs, allowing children to stay in the same room, with the same care team.
Foetal & Neonatal Cardiology Program
Specialists from Lurie Children’s Heart Center and The Chicago Institute for Fetal Health ensure that families expecting a new baby with heart concerns receive the best diagnostic and counselling care available. The team provides specialized ultrasound imaging of the heart during pregnancy and, each year, performs more than 2,000 foetal echocardiograms with a diagnostic accuracy that exceeds 95%.
Single Ventricle Center of Excellence
The Single Ventricle Center of Excellence at Lurie Children’s offers long-term comprehensive treatment for patients born with single ventricle heart defects in an environment that supports the whole family. The complex anatomy of the heart and its chambers makes each single ventricle defect different and each child’s journey unique. Children born with these complex hearts need specialized treatment, evaluation, and lifelong follow-up care. Lurie Children’s is dedicated to improving patient surgical, medical, neurodevelopmental, and psycho-social outcomes so their patients can lead meaningful and active lives.
Priority Second Opinion Program
Designed for children with existing heart defects, Lurie Children’s Priority Second Opinion Program provides families and referring physicians searching for the best possible medical management and surgical treatment with the second or third opinion. The multidisciplinary program brings together the opinions of a diverse team of healthcare specialists, providing patients the most holistic evaluation.
International Patient Services Department
Our International Patient Services (IPS) Department works with families around the world seeking specialized paediatric healthcare services. We’re committed to providing family centred care through every interaction, from referrals through treatment and the journey home. Our team provides immediate access to interpreters through a combination of an in-person interpreter, video, or telephonic interpretation.
Learn more
To contact IPS, call +1 312.227.4550 or e-mail IPS@luriechildrens.org.
To learn more about Lurie Children’s, the Heart Center, and the International Patient Services, visit: luriechildrens.org/international
