The Heart Center

The Heart Center at Primary Children’s is the premier provider of cardiac care for children in the intermountain west. The Heart Center at Primary Children’s treats patients that are referred from practitioners across the nation.

The Heart Center at Primary Children’s is fortunate to partner with the skilled physicians and staff of the University of Utah’s Divisions of Pediatric Cardiology, Pediatric Cardiothoracic Surgery, and Critical Care. Additionally the Heart Center partners with skilled cardiac anesthesiologists that specialize in anesthesia for cardiac patients.

With these partnerships, we provide the highest level of integrated care and treatment to patients with congenital heart disease. Collectively, our team has more than 40 physicians and surgeons as well as more than 100 support staff members, including medical assistants, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, cardiac sonographers, nurses, perfusionists, respiratory therapists, social workers, genetic counselors, and child life specialists.

The Heart Center at Primary Children’s is ranked among the best in the nation in US News & World Report’s “America’s Best Children’s Hospitals.”

We are proud to be one of the premier Heart Centers in the United States that specializes in the care of congenital heart disease. We offer the full complement of care for some of the most complex congenital heart conditions including treatment for the following congenital conditions:

• Atrioventricular Canal Defects (AV canal)
• Coarctation of the Aorta
• Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome (HLHS)
• Tetralogy of Fallot
• Transposition of the Great Arteries
• Truncus Arterious.

We also provide comprehensive treatment for patients with heart failure and patients that need to undergo heart transplantation.

We Provide:

• More than 600 cardiothoracic surgeries, including 300 open heart procedures
• More than 700 cardiac catheterizations and electrophysiology procedures per year
• More than 10,000 outpatient visits per year
• More than 20,000 diagnostic tests per year, including electrocardiograms, echocardiograms and cardiac MRI and cardiac

We Offer:

• Two inpatient units, for critical and intermediate care, exclusively for children with cardiac conditions.
• A comprehensive range of specialized services, including before birth services through the Fetal Heart Program and continuing into adulthood services offered through Primary Children’s Adult Congenital Heart Program.
• Support programs — such as child life specialists, medical social work, music or art therapy and financial counseling. These support programs have proven beneficial for patients and families coping with serious illness.

The Heart Center at Primary Children’s is proud to be one of eight Pediatric Heart Network core sites nationwide. This demonstrates our commitment to being a leader in the treatment and research of congenital heart disease.