The Yawkey building entrance is now closed.

As of April 29, BMC’s Yawkey building doors are closed as an entrance. All patients and visitors on our main campus must enter the hospital via the Shapiro, Menino, or Moakley buildings, where they will be greeted by team members at a new centralized check-in desk. Learn more.

A congenital heart disease means that a problem with the heart is present when a baby is born. About 1 in 9 babies are born in the United States with some form of heart defect, making it the most common birth defect.

Departments and Programs Who Treat This Condition

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Pediatrics - Cardiology

For children with cardiac disease, the pediatric cardiology team at Boston Medical Center provides non-invasive cardiac care, and collaborates with Boston Children’s Hospital if a…