Our commitment to innovation

In 2018, the Herma Heart Institute took the next step in its mission to eradicate congenital heart disease. Through generous benefactors, the Herma Heart Institute and Children's Wisconsin raised over $25+ million to support the next wave of research, quality improvement, and innovations in education and training.

Watch: Advancing heart care through cardiac precision medicine

Funding the next wave of advancements in congenital heart disease is not always easy.

Basic research funding has traditionally come from the government, via the National Institutes of Health (NIH). But NIH funding has been drastically cut and the portion of funds devoted to pediatric research has remained flat since fiscal year 1992.

With this decrease of national funds, the Herma Heart Institute sought to find a way to find more sustainable ways to support innovations for children living with heart disease.

Hear from Joy Lincoln, Director of Cardiovascular Research at the Herma Heart Institute, about our cardiac precision medicine program and our program’s focus on innovation and why this approach is critical for improving patient care and outcomes.