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We know that traveling for healthcare is challenging and, at times, overwhelming. To help make the process easier, the Heart Center at Primary Children’s Hospital has a nurse navigation team to assist families having cardiac interventions at Primary Children’s Hospital.
The nurse navigators with the Heart Center work with both local cardiologists and referring cardiologists to coordinate care for children coming to Primary Children’s Hospital for cardiac cath, electrophysiology, or surgical procedures. Additionally, the nurse navigation outreach team can coordinate visits to the cardiology subspeciality clinics with imaging and diagnostic testing.
- The nurse navigators serve as a single point of contact for families to provide education and support from the time the referral is received through discharge
- The nurse navigators ensure that necessary testing and diagnostics are completed prior to any procedures or clinic visits
- The nurse navigators assist with communication back to referring providers from time of referral until after discharge