Our Services

PassportCare

Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC’s PassportCare combines clinical excellence, exceptional healing-friendly new facilities, and concierge services to help patients and families feel at home during their stay with us. We welcome you to the one place where these elements converge to set new standards in complex pediatric care.

In more than 100 years of service, we’ve helped define excellence in pediatric care and research. The Leapfrog Group, a leading independent health care information organization, has recognized us as one of only seven top pediatric hospitals for patient safety in the United States.

Our clinical services are at the forefront of pediatric medicine, including the following:

Our Heart Institute unites some of the most highly respected pediatric cardiologists and cardiothoracic surgeons with highly specialized cardiac care services and some of the world’s most advanced pediatric heart disease technologies.
Our Pediatric Neurosciences program, with its leading pediatric neurologists and neurosurgeons, is recognized internationally for its outstanding care of infants, children, and young adults with diseases of, or injuries to, the brain or spinal cord. Visit our Division of Child Neurology and Division of Pediatric Neurosurgery.
Our Hillman Center for Pediatric Transplantation, established in 1982 under renowned transplant pioneer Thomas E. Starzl, MD, PhD, as the nation’s first pediatric transplant center, has performed more transplants in infants or children than any other facility of its type. We specialize in heart, lung, heart and lung, liver, intestine, multivisceral, kidney, and blood and marrow transplants, and we achieve pediatric outcomes that rank among the best in the world.

At Children’s Hospital, a highly qualified team of physicians, researchers, and staff occupy an innovative new 10-acre campus designed to provide extraordinary family-centered care.

During your stay with us, our Clinical Concierge Services group will work closely with you, offering assistance with housing, transportation, administration, translation, and religious and cultural matters.