# Our Journey with Heart Surgery

> Tool for families to understand pediatric heart surgery care and hospital discharge instructions. (iPhone/iPad app by PHOENIX CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL, INC.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/our-journey-with-heart-surgery/id1118844330 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [PHOENIX CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL, INC](https://appshunter.io/developer/1473967984)
- Category: Medical
- Price: Free
- Rating: 5.00/5 from 5 App Store ratings
- Age rating: 17+
- Requires: iOS 12.2 · 8 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2016-06-22
- Data updated: 2026-06-10
- Monetization: free
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/our-journey-with-heart-surgery/id1118844330/reviews.md

## What is Our Journey with Heart Surgery?

The Emily Center at Phoenix Children’s Hospital presents Our JourneyTM with Heart Surgery as a tool to help families of children needing a heart surgery identify what they need to know before taking their child home from the hospital. Parts of this app may also be applied to a clinic or emergency room visit.

When a child is in the hospital, parents can be overwhelmed by nurses and doctors rushing around, speaking medical jargon. Sometimes health care providers think they are clearly communicating, but don’t check to make sure you understand their instructions. If you are able to teach back the information in your own words, you can be confident you do understand.

The Our JourneyTM with Heart Surgery app is designed to:
— Be used from the time of admission throughout hospitalization, to facilitate conversations between families and the health care team.
— Help parents identify what they need to know before going home.
— Give parents a safe way to admit what they don’t know or understand, and ask questions.
— Cue families on what they need to teach back to or demonstrate for their nurse or doctor. 
This gives the health care provider an opportunity to confirm information and skills and correct misunderstandings.
— Help families feel confident that they can safely care for their child at home after discharge from the hospital, know the signs of possible problems, and know how to respond.

About The Emily Center at Phoenix Children’s Hospital:
Founded in 1990, the Center is named after Emily Anderson. Emily fought a rare form of leukemia for four years before losing her battle a few days before her seventh birthday.

Frustrated by the lack of easy to understand information about Emily’s illness, her parents founded The Emily Center so that families of sick children would always have access to pediatric health information that is accurate, easy to understand, and free of charge to Arizona’s families. http://www.emilycenter.org and on Twitter @emilycenter

The Our JourneyTM with Heart Surgery mobile app has been funded by a grant from Cox.

## Key features

- Facilitates family-healthcare team conversations
- Identifies pre-discharge care needs
- Provides a safe space for questions
- Cues families for teach-back sessions
- Builds confidence for home care
- Helps recognize signs of problems


## Frequently asked questions about Our Journey with Heart Surgery

### What is Our Journey with Heart Surgery used for?

Our Journey with Heart Surgery is designed to help families of children needing heart surgery understand what they need to know before taking their child home from the hospital. It aims to facilitate conversations with healthcare providers and build confidence in managing their child's care.

### Is Our Journey with Heart Surgery free to use?

Yes, Our Journey with Heart Surgery is completely free to use. It was funded by a grant from Cox and is provided by The Emily Center at Phoenix Children’s Hospital.

### What devices does Our Journey with Heart Surgery support?

Our Journey with Heart Surgery is available on iPhone, iPad, and iPod. It is designed for iOS devices.

### How often is Our Journey with Heart Surgery updated?

The latest version of Our Journey with Heart Surgery is 2.1, which was last updated on February 21, 2020. While updates may not be frequent, the app provides foundational information for heart surgery care.

### What is the age rating for Our Journey with Heart Surgery?

Our Journey with Heart Surgery has an age rating of 17+. This is likely due to the complex medical information it contains, which is intended for adult caregivers.

### Does Our Journey with Heart Surgery have ads?

No, Our Journey with Heart Surgery does not contain advertisements. The app is provided free of charge and is ad-free.

### Who developed Our Journey with Heart Surgery?

Our Journey with Heart Surgery was developed by PHOENIX CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL, INC. It is presented by The Emily Center at Phoenix Children’s Hospital.

### Can Our Journey with Heart Surgery be used for clinic or ER visits?

Yes, parts of Our Journey with Heart Surgery may also be applied to a clinic or emergency room visit. The app's core functionality is to aid understanding of medical information and facilitate communication.

## Version history (last 4 releases)

### 2.1 — 2020-02-21

Fixed local data saving issue

### 2.0 — 2019-11-26

Changed app design, bug fixes.

### 1.1 — 2016-08-12

mirror update

### 1.0 — 2016-06-22

No release notes.

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