Conditions addressed include genetic heart conditions, congenital heart defects, all forms of pediatric heart care, fetal heart disease, fetal arrhythmias, and maternal/fetal conditions affecting the fetal heart.
Specialists from the Heart Institute at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles will begin providing pediatric cardiology care in Santa Monica starting Jan. 26, offering Westside families local access to the hospital’s nationally ranked program.
The services, available at 1419 19th St., will operate Mondays from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. and on the second and fourth Wednesdays of each month during the same hours. Appointments and referrals can be made by calling 310-820-8608.
Services include echocardiography, electrophysiology for heart rhythm disorders, palpitations, fainting and ECG irregularities, preparticipation sports physical evaluations, and fetal echocardiography and cardiac screening.
Conditions addressed include genetic heart conditions, congenital heart defects, all forms of pediatric heart care, fetal heart disease, fetal arrhythmias, and maternal/fetal conditions affecting the fetal heart.
CHLA’s Heart Institute manages the largest congenital heart program on the West Coast, with more than 15,000 annual outpatient visits across 16 specialties, including cardiac surgery, imaging, catheterization, intensive care and anesthesia. It receives referrals throughout California and provides international consultations.
The Santa Monica location is part of CHLA’s broader expansion of pediatric specialties in the area, which already includes allergy and immunology, endocrinology, diabetes and metabolism, gastroenterology, neurology, otolaryngology, plastic and maxillofacial surgery, and urology. The hospital recently announced a $10 million gift from the Wyss Foundation to bring orthopedic services to the site as well.
