In an effort to expand care and technology in pediatric cardiology for patients and their families, UPMC is planning to construct a new Heart Institute at UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh.

The new 50,000-square-foot, three-story addition will be built on the UPMC Children’s Lawrenceville campus and will be home to state-of-the-art clinical space with new cardiac catheterization labs, an interoperative MRI, inpatient and outpatient procedural and diagnostic and consultation spaces, plus waiting and reception rooms.

“With this new facility, we will further advance our specialty care for our patients and families who travel here from near and far and who trust us to care for their children,” Leslie Davis, president and CEO of UPMC, said. “This means more opportunities to improve and save more children’s lives as a top destination for pediatric cardiology.”

UPMC Children’s provides comprehensive care to over 18,000 patients with congenital conditions throughout their lives, from prenatal through adulthood.