Cohen Children's Medical Center gets state approval to perform pediatric heart transplants
The hospital is the first on Long Island to be allowed to perform the procedure, needed by about 500 children in the U.S. annually.
Share:
More Stories
0:29
Yale New Haven Health named as one of nation’s best large employers
6h ago1:48
Advocates unveil renderings of reimagined SUNY Downstate facility
14h ago2:03
USDA approves avian flu vaccine developed by NJ-based company
20h ago1:54
Local fertility doctors react to executive order on expanding IVF access
20h ago1:31
Doctor warns the flu can spark serious brain complications in children
yesterday2:26
be Well: How to identify your back pain
2ds ago0:29
Yale New Haven Health named as one of nation’s best large employers
6h ago1:48
Advocates unveil renderings of reimagined SUNY Downstate facility
14h ago2:03
USDA approves avian flu vaccine developed by NJ-based company
20h ago1:54
Local fertility doctors react to executive order on expanding IVF access
20h ago1:31
Doctor warns the flu can spark serious brain complications in children
yesterday2:26
be Well: How to identify your back pain
2ds agoCohen Children's Medical Center is now home to the first pediatric heart transplant program on Long Island.
It says it is ready to perform the lifesaving procedure as soon as needed.
Until now, Long Island families whose children needed a heart transplant had to travel into Manhattan for care.
Dr. Jake Kleinmahon, the medical director of Pediatric Heart Transplant at Cohen, says they have been working toward this for more than a year, and have the staff and space ready to go.
More from News 12
Voletta Wallace, mother of Notorious B.I.G., dies following hospice care
Judge adjourns trial for Mayor Eric Adams but appoints counsel to advise on next steps
1:35
1 person dead in fire at Crown Heights apartment
0:39
Mount Vernon man sentenced to 15 years for fatally shooting teen in 2023
0:38
Joel Aurnou, defender in Jean Harris murder case, dies at 91
0:18
