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Harriet Tatham

Paediatric heart transplant service to open at Westmead children's hospital

Ahmad El Haj Youssef was among five children who received a heart transplant at Westmead children's hospital during the pandemic. (ABC News: Harriet Tatham)

Children in need of a heart transplant in New South Wales will no longer be forced to travel to Melbourne in search of life-saving treatment.

The state's first dedicated paediatric heart transplant service will open its doors at the Children's Hospital at Westmead in July, following an initial $1.8 million dollar funding package from the state government. 

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