Pediatric Cardiology

Family-Centered Services

MassGeneral Hospital for Children offers a wide range of services and programs designed to help patients of all ages and their family members understand and cope with the diagnosis and treatment of a cardiac condition.

Child-Life Specialists

To help normalize the hospital setting, our certified child-life specialists offer patients and their siblings numerous age-appropriate opportunities for play and socialization with their peers.

Family Support Group

A Family Support Group gives parents, including those with a prenatal diagnosis of congenital heart disease, an opportunity to share experiences and advice, and provide each other with emotional support.

Other Services

Our other services include pre-admission tours for children and families, one-on-one and group educational programs, and a School Re-entry Program.

Other services available to MGHfC patients and families include:

• medical interpreters for non- or limited-English speaking and hearing-impaired patients and families
• a Family Resource Center, offering a wealth of information about pediatric conditions
• an International Patient and Family Center to provide assistance to families from outside the United States
• pediatric chaplaincy services and a chapel open 24-hours a day
• back-up child care center for siblings