Heart Camp Cost

Thanks to the generosity of many donors, a $50 non-refundable registration fee is the only cost requested of each camper.

Children and adolescents with structural and congenital heart disease, and patients of Children’s Hospital, will receive first priority to attend camp.

If your child is not a patient of Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh and would like to attend Heart Camp, you will be charged $400 along with the registration fee to cover your child’s expenses. If your child would like to return after the first year, we will then place them on our permanent roster and the only fee that you will need to pay in the future is a $50 registration fee.

Children who are not patients of Children’s are also required to have their medical records reviewed by the medical staff of Children’s Heart Institute. Approval to attend camp will come following this review and a consultation with both your child’s cardiologist and a cardiologist from Children’s.

Space is limited and patients of Children’s Hospital will receive first preference. Contact Keith McIntire at keith.mcintire@chp.edu or call him at 412-692-5099 before you register your child if they are not a current heart patient of the UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh.

When is Heart Camp?

Dr. Bill Neches Heart Camp for Kids is held the week before Father's Day every year starting on the Sunday before and ending on Saturday, the day before Father's Day.

Drop-off

The arrival time for camp will be determined on the model of camp which is approved due to the COVID 19 protocols. You will be notified when to drop your child off at camp by the Heart Camp staff.

Pick-up

Will also be determined on the model of camp which is approved due to the COVID 19 protocols. You will be notified when to pick up your child at camp by the Heart Camp staff.

Contact the Heart Camp

For questions about the Dr. Bill Neches Heart Camp for Kids, contact Keith McIntire, Heart Camp Director, by emailing him at: keith.mcintire@chp.edu.

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