Isaac’s Impact
Children’s hospitals provide advanced care for the most complex conditions in environments specially designed for pediatric patients, allowing children like Isaac to thrive.
Joe Cascio
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Every day, children’s hospitals help make moments possible. From providing access to the comprehensive care that children need to grow up to supporting children, teens, and their families with specialized treatment for some of the most complex illnesses. Discover more about the moments made possible by children’s hospital through patient stories from around the country.
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Cami’s Courage
The specialized multidisciplinary teams at children’s hospitals ensure that children and teens – like Cami – can beat multiple complex conditions like cancer and heart failure.
Joseph’s Journey
The advanced, specialized care that children’s hospitals provide make moments – like Joseph beating pediatric brain cancer – possible.
Daniella’s Drive
With care delivered by specially trained pediatric clinicians, in environments designed just for children, children’s hospitals help children and teens – like Daniella – navigate complex medical conditions.
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Preston donates to children’s hospital that helped save him
On his second birthday, Preston was in a near-fatal ATV crash. After the accident, he was immediately airlifted to Driscoll Children’s Hospital, where doctors discovered he had a traumatic brain injury. Suffering from two bilateral skull fractures, Preston’s brain was swollen and he was paralyzed on the right side of his body. Thankfully, his care team intervened swiftly, providing an initial brain surgery and a second procedure to help him regain mobility. After these successful surgeries, Preston began rehab, undergoing two years of intensive physical, occupational, and speech therapy. Thanks to the team at Driscoll Children’s Hospital, Preston can now walk, run, and talk and goes to pre-school! To celebrate his remarkable recovery and thank the hospital for providing life-saving care, Preston’s family and friends donated toys to Driscoll Children’s Hospital. With their generosity, more pediatric patients like Preston can experience comfort and joy during their hospital stay.
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Baby Connor gets a tiny pacemaker
Connor was born prematurely with a complete heart block. The typical medicines used to keep his heart beating were not working. The cardiac team at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta took an innovative approach to Connor’s care, using a pediatric pacemaker device that is one of the first of its kind in the world. After the pacemaker was implanted, Connor was out of the ICU in two days. Today, he is a healthy baby, and his pacemaker will be vital for the first couple of years of his life. When is older, they will implant a larger device. Doctors have reassured Connor’s family that he will lead an active life, made possible by pediatric experts and medical innovation.
Sarah Pack, Medical University of South Carolina
South Carolina Doctors Make Hearing Possible for Young Ukraine War Refugee
A family that fled Ukraine last year came to the United States in desperate need of answers – and a miracle. They feared their young daughter, 2-year-old Zlata Kuzmina, was completely deaf. But all hope wasn’t lost. When they settled in South Carolina, a hearing specialist at the Medical University of South Carolina found some function in her right ear. The team at MUSC Shawn Jenkins Children’s Hospital surgically placed a cochlear implant in her ear. The surgery was a success, giving Zlata the gift of sound.
Daniella’s Drive
With care delivered by specially trained pediatric clinicians, in environments designed just for children, children’s hospitals help children and teens – like Daniella – navigate complex medical conditions.
Joseph’s Journey
The advanced, specialized care that children’s hospitals provide make moments – like Joseph beating pediatric brain cancer – possible.
Cami’s Courage
The specialized multidisciplinary teams at children’s hospitals ensure that children and teens – like Cami – can beat multiple complex conditions like cancer and heart failure.
Isaac’s Impact
Children’s hospitals provide advanced care for the most complex conditions in environments specially designed for pediatric patients, allowing children like Isaac to thrive.
