Onassis Children Unit
A state-of-the-art, fully equipped pediatric clinic specializing in pediatric cardiology and cardiac surgery.
The Onassis Children Unit, as an autonomous division of the Onassis Hospital, is a state-of-the-art and fully equipped pediatric clinic that continues the Hospital’s longstanding commitment to pediatric cardiology and cardiac surgery. It is the new, advanced version of the Pediatric and Congenital Heart Disease Department, which has been operating at the Onassis Hospital for the past thirty years. The Hospital’s extensive clinical experience is now available through new, cutting-edge facilities and advanced technology.
Every child requiring cardiological or cardiac surgery treatment and care can be hospitalized free of charge at the Onassis Children Unit, receiving the highest-quality, most innovative, and effective services currently available in Greece in the field of pediatric cardiac care. In addition, the Onassis Children Unit includes an independent pediatric transplant unit, expected to fully meet the country’s needs.
Photo: Stelios Tzetzias
The Onassis Children Unit has 33 inpatient beds and 12 ICU beds, five of which are exclusively for infants, and performs the full spectrum of cardiac surgery and congenital heart disease operations for neonates, infants, and children.
To date, the Department has treated more than 15,500 children, covering the majority of pediatric cardiological and cardiac surgery cases in Greece. Its outstanding outcomes are recorded on the Pediatric European Cardiac Surgical Registry.
With funding from the Onassis Foundation, the Onassis Hospital collaborates with the Great Ormond Street Hospital in London, one of Europe’s leading pediatric hospitals and home to a globally renowned pediatric cardiac surgery and cardiology unit. As part of this collaboration, external evaluations are carried out to ensure the continuous improvement of the medical care provided by the Onassis Hospital to child patients.
