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The Tin Man - Holden's Story
During a 20-week pregnancy checkup, Nicole and Trey learned they were having a son. At the same time and still in his mother's womb, their son, Holden, was diagnosed with a heart defect. He was born with only one heart valve, and at 4 months old, he needed open heart surgery. Watch his journey unfold.
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What Valentine's Day means to us at the Heart Center
This Tuesday was the annual celebration of our miracle heart kids. This party is not just your ordinary Valentine’s Day party, but is a way for us to be able to celebrate our successes at the Heart Center and honor all of our patients who have fought and conquered the battle against heart defects. To be able to see these kids running around, laughing and playing, who were once struggling with life-threatening conditions, is a blessing that words alone cannot express. The families look forward to celebrating together with the doctors and nurses who have been their support system since the moment they heard the devastating news that their child has a heart defect. The continual appreciation and gratitude of our heart families is an encouragement to our doctors to know that they did a job well done. What a special day to celebrate the little miracles right here in our very own backyard.
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Do your kids or teenagers drink energy drinks?
The debate about kids and their drinks of choice came to the forefront recently as a family featured on the show “Toddlers and Tiaras “described their pre-pageant routine. Watch this clip from “Good Morning America” where Mom describes how her concoction of “go-go juice” (a mixture of Mountain Dew and Red Bull) gets her daughter ready for the stage:
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The Heart Center delivers world-class cardiac care
Dr. Susan DesJardins is a cardiologist at the Heart Center at Arnold Palmer Hospital. In honor of February's focus on heart health, she shares what makes The Heart Center the leader in children's cardiac care in Central Florida.
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10 tips to encourage your kids to drink more water
Why is it so difficult to get kids to drink a glass of ice water, but they’ll gladly gulp a gallon of murky, mystery water from the bathtub?
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Transcatheter Patent Ductus Arteriosus (PDA) Closure
The Heart Center at Orlando Health Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children, in partnership with the NICU, offers an innovative approach to babies suffering from a PDA called a transcatheter patent ductus arteriosus closure.
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Amplified Musculoskeletal Pain Syndrome Intensive Program
The Amplified Musculoskeletal Pain Syndrome Program offers intensive outpatient treatment for children and teens with pain unresponsive to traditional therapies.
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Sickle Cell Disease Program
Our Sickle Cell Disease Program is the largest of its kind in Central Florida, providing diagnosis, treatment and long-term health management for children, adolescents and young adults up to 21 years of age with sickle cell disease of all types.
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Lauren Hahn, APRN, CPNP-AC
Lauren Hahn is an advanced practice registered nurse (APRN) at the Orlando Health Children's Heart Institute, specializing in pediatric cardiac critical care. Her expertise includes:
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Central Florida Early Steps
Serves children with special needs by providing life-changing early intervention services and family support during the period of critical brain development that occurs in a child’s first three years.
