ECMO Program
Brenner Children’s Hospital operates one of the nation’s busiest ECMO (extracorporeal membrane oxygenation) programs and houses one of two cardiac ECMO programs in North Carolina. For patients with respiratory, heart and/or lung failure, ECMO does the work of the heart and/or lungs, giving them time to heal. The program is directed by a pediatric cardiothoracic surgeon and pediatric surgeons, who provide around-the-clock care.