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Welcome to Penn State Hershey Children's Heart Group

Penn State Children's Heart Group is a team of experienced pediatric cardiovascular physicians, working together to provide the most advanced heart care for patients with congenital acquired heart disease from the smallest newborn, children, teenagers and adults with congenital heart defects. With pediatric cardiologists in every subspecialty, and a world renowned pediatric cardiovascular surgeon, we have experience treating even the rarest of heart defects and conditions.

Our comprehensive program is a regional center of excellence in the care of children with heart disease.  A focus on superior care distinguishes the Children's Heart Group from other teaching and academic centers.   At our institution, the care of your child is entrusted to our fully trained, board-certified physicians.  Children benefit directly from the expertise of pediatric cardiologists, pediatric cardiac surgeons, pediatric intensivists, pediatric anesthesiologists and a faculty of highly trained pediatric specialists and sub-specialists.
Our Commitment to Quality Patient Care


As one of the premier academic medical centers in the northeast, Penn State Hershey Medical Center is committed to a bold new vision of health care, and to the people, partnerships and progressive technologies that bring this vision to life.

But don't take our word for it - our leadership in providing the finest state-of-the-art care for our patients has been widely recognized in numerous national and regional rankings for quality, patients safety, physician and nursing excellence.

So what does this mean for you?  Learn more.

Organization Attains Elite Magnet Recognition


Penn State Hershey Medical Center was notified on Wednesday, August 15, 2007, that it has been awarded Magnet Recognition - the nursing profession’s highest honor for health care organizations - by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC).

Penn State Hershey joins an elite group of 256 Magnet™ organizations worldwide. Less than 4.5 percent of U.S. health care organizations have earned this recognition.

The Magnet Recognition Program provides consumers with the ultimate benchmark to measure the quality of care they can expect to receive....

Penn State Hershey Medical Center Leads Local Hospital to Prepare for Health Emergency Readiness


Hospitals in seven local counties will use a $2.5 million federal grant to eliminate gaps in the region's ability to handle health emergencies such as a flu pandemic.

Penn State Hershey will lead the effort, which will involve additional hospitals in Dauphin, Cumberland, Lebanon, York, Franklin, Adams and Lancaster counties.