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Tiny Hearts Doctor

Tiny Hearts, Big Results

Baby Alethea Bloedel's heart needed the special expertise found in this region exclusively at Seattle Children’s Heart Center.
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Children's Story Project

Children’s Story Project

The Children’s Story Project features stories written by patients and families about how Seattle Children’s has impacted their lives.
Featured: Brayden's story
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Mary Schlater

Q-and-A with Mary Schlater, ARNP

Mary talks about what it's like to work at Children’s and what's special about the Heart Center.
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Justin Linam

Q-and-A with Justin Linam, Clinical Research Assistant

Justin talks about what it's like to work at Children’s and what's special about the Heart Center.
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Mending Broken Hearts

Mending Broken Hearts

Children’s is a national leader in developing, testing and using less invasive treatments for congenital heart conditions.
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Amy Ramer and daughter MacKenzie

Developing Better Devices

Amy Ramer and daughter MacKenzie have similar heart defects — but MacKenzie's recovery was easier, thanks to a new device tested at Seattle Children’s.
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Children's Healthlink Special: Heart Center.

Healthlink Special: Heart of the Matter

In a one-hour special, KING 5 follows the medical team and patients at Seattle Children’s Heart Center.
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The Smallest of Hearts

The Smallest of Hearts

By identifying a serious defect before a child is born, the experts in Children’s prenatal diagnosis program enable families and their healthcare providers to establish a plan of care for before, during and after birth.
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heart and soul

The Heart and Soul of the Heart Center

Watch a story about Pam Hopkins, RN and transplant nurse coordinator — one of our transplant nurses who works closely with patients and families.
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Heart Center on TV

Heart Center on TV

Heart Center physicians remove a tumor from a baby girl's heart.
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Mary 'Libs' Schlater

Q-and-A with Mary "Libs" Schlater, ARNP

Mary talks about what it's like to work at Children’s and what's special about the Heart Center.
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Wendy Mowbray

Q-and-A with Wendy Mowbray, Medical Assistant

Wendy talks about what it's like to work at Children’s and what's special about the Heart Center.
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Kathleen Swanson

Q-and-A with Kathleen Swanson, RN

Kathleen talks about what it's like to work at Children’s and what's special about the Heart Center.
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Joel Lester

Q-and-A with Joel Lester, Lead Sonographer

Joel talks about what it's like to work at Children’s and what's special about the Heart Center.
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Keli Morgan

Q-and-A with Keli Morgan, Heart Center RN

Keli talks about what it's like to work at Children’s and what's special about the Heart Center.
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Finding the Beat

Finding the Beat

Children’s heart surgery program provides pediatric clinical expertise and technological innovation.
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Matters of the Heart

Matters of the Heart

Cardiac catheterizations mean fewer conditions require open-heart surgery.
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William's Heart Operation

William's Heart Operation

William is five months old and is having surgery at Children’s to repair a hole in his heart. William and his parents share their touching journey.
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gordon cohen

Teamwork Central to Patient Care

Dr. Gordon Cohen speaks about the surgery program, the quest to maximize recovery, and upcoming advances.
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