We learned halfway through our pregnancy that our second son would not only have Down Syndrome, but that he would also have a congenital heart defect known as Complete Atrioventricular Canal Defect that will eventually require Open Heart Surgery. This is our journey...
02 May 2014
Boston Children's Hospital Fact Sheet
I continue to research Boston Children's Hospital... only for reassurance that we've made the right decision if nothing else. Here is a "Fact Sheet" I recently discovered about their heart center. It offers a great overview of the facility, but also includes statistics around the procedures they perform as well as the outcomes. The fact sheet states that in 2013, they completed 860 open heart surgeries with a 98.5% survival rate which seems pretty outstanding!
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