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Welcome to the Congenital Heart Institute of Texas!
Our mission: To provide the highest possible quality of cardiac care to our patients in a family-centered, personalized environment.
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How to find us: Located in San Antonio, Texas, we are based at Christus Santa Rosa Children's Hospital; both the Institute and Santa Rosa Children's Hospital are closely affiliated with the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio.
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Contact information, patient referrals:
Brenda Cabaza, RN, BSN, Pediatric Nurse Coordinator
Phone: 210-562-5378 | Fax: 210-562-5380
Email: cabaza@uthscsa.edu
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Congenital Heart Institute contact numbers:
Pediatric ICU main phone 210-704-2965
Pediatric ICU transport 1-800-343-5218
Neonatal ICU main phone 210-704-2474
Neonatal ICU transport 1-800-635-6282
Mailing address:
Congenital Heart Institute of Texas
Christus Santa Rosa Children's Hospital
333 N. Santa Rosa Street
5th Floor Children's Hospital
San Antonio, TX 78207
Patient Stories: Gehrig
Our son Gehrig was born on April 24, 2004. We knew from an ultrasound in-utero,
that he would be born with some medical problems.
Read Gehrig's story …
Patient Stories: Kate
Our daughter Katelyn Faith came into this world on June 15, 2004. While
it was one of the happiest days of our lives, it was also one that would
prove to be very traumatic.
Read Kate's story …
Patient Stories: Colman
Colman Maloy Collins was born March 30, 2004.
Dr. James Rogers, a pediatric cardiologist, made the diagnosis of
Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome in utero after a
routine sonogram at 20 weeks showed an asymmetry in the heart.
Read Colman's story …
Angel Notion: Medical outreach
"Serving the Underserved"
"Children have the faces of angels, whether they are laughing or in tears,
sleeping or awake, clean or covered with food." San Antonio medical professionals
provide desperately needed care via a medical outreach
project in the Yucatan peninsula of Mexico.
Read more …