Use of Fetal Tele‐Echo at Small Regional Hospitals Increases the Rate of Prenatal Diagnosis of Congenital Heart Disease

To improve the rate of prenatal diagnosis of congenital heart disease in Kentucky, 4 fetal tele‐echocardiography sites were established at regional hospitals in Kentucky . Increasing the number of fetal tele‐echocardiography sites at small regional hospitals in Kentucky was associated with a statistically significant increase in the rate of prenatal diagnosis for patients less than one year of age who had cardiac surgery or cath lab intervention at Norton Children’s Hospital in Louisville. Fetal tele‐echocardiography effectively improves the rate of prenatal diagnosis in regions served by small regional hospitals with limited access to fetal echocardiography.