Children’s Hospital New Orleans is one of only 44 accredited programs nationwide, advancing specialized cardiac care for the adult congenital population in the Gulf South. NEW ORLEANS – Children’s Hospital New Orleans announced today that it has been accredited as an Adult Congenital Heart Disease (ACHD) Comprehensive Care Center from the Adult Congenital Heart Association (ACHA). Because of the many advances in medical care, people born with congenital heart defects (CHD) are now living into adulthood ...