Updates

Cardiac Intensive Care Unit (CICU)

 Patient Resources

What to expect

  • Multidisciplinary discussions regarding your baby’s surgical plan
  • First oral feed by parents
  • Oral feeding and physical therapies
  • Parent/baby bonding, holding and skin-to-skin
  • Lactation/breastfeeding support
  • Parental mental health screenings and support
  • Developmental Care Rounds
  • Cardiac Developmental Outcomes Program 
  • Volunteer Services - Volunteer baby holders, photography by First Memories Texas
  • Child Life therapy, Music therapy
  • Social workers and Care Coordinators
  • Discharge preparation and education

Visitation

We welcome you to visit your child 24 hours each day with the following guidelines, understanding that there are some limitations. Health screenings, masking, and visitation modifications may be needed for viral season

  • All visitors over the age of 18 years must have a valid picture ID to visit
  • Eight visitors will be identified at the time of admission. Four visitors are allowed to visit the patient in the room at a time
  • After 8pm, two adult visitors may stay at the bedside. Additional family members must exit the hospital. No children under 18 years of age will be allowed to stay overnight
  • Non-siblings under 18 years of age will not be allowed to visit

Sibling Visitation

CICU: Cardiac Intensive Care Unit (16th -18th Floors)

  • Siblings ages 3-12 years may need to meet with a Child Life Specialist prior to visiting.
  • Siblings ages 2 years and under need to be cleared by the Charge Nurse prior to visiting.

CPCU: Cardiac Patient Care Unit (22nd -23rd Floors)

  • Siblings are not required to meet with Child Life pre-visit.
  • For the safety of your children and other visitors in the hospital, visitors under the age of 18 years may not be left alone without supervision at any time.

Hospital offerings

Ronald McDonald House family rooms 

Refrigerators, microwaves, coffee, water dispenser, washer/dryer available for use

Food options

Fresh Bistro - Pavilion for Women 3rd floor
Food Court - Mark Wallace Tower 3rd floor
Snacks and drinks - available in gift shops, West Tower 3rd floor, Mark Wallace Tower 3rd floor
Vending machines - Legacy Tower 3rd floor

Parking options

Legacy Tower Valet or self-parking

Books @ Heart

Books@Heart is an early childhood reading program, focused on improving cognitive development and parent-child bonding of the youngest of infants in our Heart Center. Research has consistently shown that early exposure to reading and books enhances cognitive and language development; and that these results are long lasting throughout childhood and beyond in the form of better vocabulary and school scores.

Many of the infants in our Heart Center are hospitalized for long stretches in their first year of life. Books@Heart aims to provide these babies and their families rich opportunities to grow a love for books and foster their development along the way.

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