Cleveland Clinic Children's

Cleveland Clinic Children's is leading the way in healthcare with unique specialty programs

Exceptional Pediatric Heart Care for the Most Complex Cases: Through our research, experience and expertise, patients receive leading edge pediatric cardiovascular interventions and surgical programs, including ECMO heart-lung bypass.
The robust Congenital Heart program is staffed by 4 CT surgeons and 15 board-certified cardiologists
These specialists treat the most complex heart conditions with superior outcomes. Our program has performed more than 100 pediatric heart transplants.

Comprehensive Pediatric Transplant Services:
The only comprehensive pediatric transplant center in Northern Ohio and one of the most active in the United States, our center offers the following transplantations: heart; lung; liver; kidney; pancreas and small bowel

Advanced Cancer Care: The Pediatric Cancer Center is uniquely positioned to support pediatric-to-adult transitional clinics and hospital wards and is a leading center for clinical trials through the Children’s Oncology Group.

Dedicated Pediatric Dialysis Unit: The Judith M. Power Pediatric Dialysis Unit located at our Children’s for Rehabilitation, meets the unique medical, emotional and social needs of children and their families. It is the only dedicated pediatric dialysis unit in Northeastern Ohio affiliated with a full-service transplant center.

Digestive Disorders: Children’s has one of the nation’s largest pediatric inflammatory bowel disease programs, including a new six-bed, state-of-the-art Pediatric Endoscopy Suite and Infusion Center at main campus.

Child Neurology and Epilepsy: The Pediatric Epilepsy Center is one of the largest and most comprehensive programs in the world, caring for 2,000 children with epilepsy in its outpatient clinics. The center evaluates 400 children in a dedicated epilepsy monitoring unit and performs more than 80 epilepsy surgeries annually.
Behavioral Health
The ADHD Center for Evaluation and Treatment program effectively monitors medication and includes programs that lead to improved social skills. The unique Summer Treatment Program managed by this staff has a satisfaction rating among families above 95%.

Pediatric Rehabilitation Services: Children’s Hospital for Rehabilitation Campus is the only CARF-accredited, freestanding pediatric rehabilitation hospital in Ohio. In addition to a wealth of therapy services, the campus is home to: Pediatric Pain Rehabilitation Program; Lerner School for Autism and Power Dialysis unit..

Cleveland Clinic Center for Autism: Located at our Hospital for Rehabilitation Campus, the center is the only one in Ohio offering diagnostic services and treatment based on applied behavioral analysis in an educational setting. Housed in the Debra Ann November Wing, the Center for Autism is a state-of-the-art facility designed specifically to provide a low-stimulation learning environment.
Within the center, the Lerner School for Autism is a chartered, non-public school serving students ages 5 to 22. Services include: home-based program development; school consultations; training for community providers; and outreach services.

Critical Care Transport Team: Children’s offers a specialized critical care transport service (ambulance, helicopter and fixed-wing aircraft) for infants, children and adolescents locally and around the world. Often, these children enter the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, where pediatric intensivists are on the floor 24/7, and outcomes for these challenging cases are well above the national average.

Pediatric Hospital Medicine: The Center for Pediatric Hospital Medicine directs inpatient care throughout the Clinic health system. On Family-Centered Rounds, pediatric hospitalists involve families in daily bedside discussions with care providers, including specialists and nurses.