An Introduction to the WCCHN (extended)

Some kids have to travel for heart surgery. The idea of leaving your home and medical team to get the services you need can be a lot to process. But rest assured - travelling for services inside the WCCHN is simply going to visit a different part of the same team. Your child is in good hands.
Twenty years ago, the Western Canadian Children's Heart Network was established to link expertise between the five Pediatric Cardiac Centres and to improve inter-provincial cooperation and partnership. The core function of the Network is to coordinate and integrate care for Pediatric Cardiac Patients across the Western Canadian provinces. The Network encourages cooperation in education and clinical practice, supports research efforts, and advocates for the continuous improvement of pediatric cardiac services across the west. This is how we can assure our pediatric cardiac patients in Western Canada that they have access to some of the brightest minds and highest standards of care available.