Cleveland Clinic, Boston Children’s announce pediatric heart care partnership

Two highly-ranked hospitals, Cleveland Clinic and Boston Children’s Hospital, are planning to team up on a new pediatric heart care initiative to provide services to patients within Cleveland Clinic’s national network.

“Teamwork in many forms is the next phase of American medicine,” said Hani Najm, MD, the chair of Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery at the Cleveland Clinic, in a statement. “We’re finding new ways to combine our individual strengths for better patient care and higher value.”

Boston Children’s was ranked No. 2 in the nation among children’s cardiology and heart surgery hospital by U.S. News and World Report. Cleveland Clinic Children’s Hospital was ranked 27th, but was No. 1 in the overall cardiology category.

Read more about the partnership at Cardiovascular Business:

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