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Cardiology Transition Medicine Program

 Patient Resources

Available Resources

There are many resources within Texas Children’s Hospital and in the community to help you better understand congenital heart disease. 

Contact Numbers

Texas Children’s on-call cardiologist
832-824-1000 (ask the operator to page the on-call cardiologist)

Heart Center appointment schedulers
832-824-3278

Texas Children’s Hospital financial counselors
832-824-5505 (select the option to speak with a financial counselor)

Texas Children’s Adult Congenital Heart Program team
832-826-2899

Crisis Intervention of Houston
713-529-8336

Suggested Links

Adult Congenital Heart Association

Baylor College of Medicine Transition Medicine Clinic

I Heart Change

I Heart Change YouTube channel

Got Transition

Navigate Life Texas

Texas Parent to Parent

Additional Resources

50 ways to take a break

99 coping skills

ACHA - Adult Congenital Heart Disease and Dental Issues: What’s Up with Preventive Antibiotics? (English / Spanish)

ACHA - Adult Congenital Heart Fact Sheet (English / Spanish)

ACHA - Pregnancy in Women with Congenital Heart Disease (English / Spanish)

Houston area behavioral health directory

Cardiac psychology

Community resources

Directive to physician and family or surrogates

Important documents for children over 19 (English / Spanish)

Mental health services for Medicaid or low-income families

Part-time jobs that offer medical benefits

Resources and support for families of patients with disabilities and special health care needs (English / Spanish)

Congenital heart disease scholarship information

Supported decision-making agreement (English / Spanish)

Texas Children’s Hospital financial counseling information sheet

Texas Children’s medical-legal partnership/Houston volunteer lawyers (English / Spanish)

Turning 18: What it means for your health

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