How to Find the Best Children’s Hospitals
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My three-year-old son was having some mysterious symptoms. His doctor wanted to send him to a series of specialists. I didn’t hesitate to go back to the same children’s hospital that saved my now 11-year-old son’s life.
What we didn’t anticipate was the day before our scheduled departure he complained of his arm hurting. Urgent care thought he dislocated his elbow but unfortunately, their attempts to fix it failed. We discovered there was a three-day wait to see a specialist so we had to make the four-hour drive with our son in excruciating pain.
The children’s hospital went above and beyond for us. His doctor immediately started calling to get him in to see a specialist for his elbow. Turns out his elbow was broken and not dislocated. We learned one of my son’s mysterious symptoms most likely caused the break. Slowly we’re learning pieces of his puzzle as we work closely with the hospital to discover more about our special needs child.
I’ve learned motherhood is a journey with each of us having different stories to tell. But we all want the best for our children. Women’s Choice Award recognizes this and empowers us by researching children’s hospitals around the country using its one-of-a-kind Best Hospitals Award Methodology. Having a respected resource to turn to offers families peace of mind if a children’s hospital is ever needed. It doesn’t surprise me that the hospital that has been working so hard to help my son has made the list!
In honor of National Child Health Day on October 3, 2016, Women’s Choice Award is making a national announcement for the Women’s Choice Award for 2017 Best Children’s Hospitals in USA Today. In order to help empower moms, Women’s Choice Award offer a series of patient education materials on children’s health through their partner hospitals. Partner hospitals are those who carry the Women’s Choice Award seal symbolizing their commitment to empower women to make smart healthcare choices.
For more information and to see all the award winning children’s hospitals, be sure to visit Women’s Choice Award.
We have a terrific Children’s Hospital where I live and this list has very good Hospitals to take your child when they are sick! It is nice to know that I have such a good hospital in my town.
Finding good health care is so important! Thanks for sharing 🙂
Oh how scary for your son and family! That is so wonderful that the hospital was able to get the specialist right away and figure out. I checked their list, and was so glad to see our Childrens hospital on the list! If we have a need…we will head there right away!
I’m in Atlanta and we have a wonderful children’s hospital nearby that I fully trust. My grandsons have been to the hospital before for different reasons and were very well taken care of.
Don’t realize how important this is until you have a grandchild who needs surgery
This is a great read!! Thanks for the info!
It’s so important that your child gets the best medical care. Thanks for sharing this
So glad your son got such great care. When your child is ill and/or in pain you want them to have the best care possible. We have a really good children’s hospital where I live.
Great read, thanks for the info!
The best care can make all the difference. Thanks for sharing.
How scary for your little boy and your family. Its always torture waiting to find out what’s wrong. I hope is recovery is quick.
Those are good tips to follow to find the best hospitals.
so scary- i’m so glad I found phx childrens hospital they saved my daughter’s life as well. picking a good hospital is SO important. thanks!
Glad you son got the great care everyone deserves. Excellent doctors and hospitals make a big difference. I raised four and had a high-risk twin pregnancy. My doctor was outstanding. I did get switched the night before delivery due to the hospital’s incompetence.
I love our Children’s Hospital in Columbus, OH. They have saved so many babies…
We are very fortunate to live close to a number of great hospitals for children. My son had a few surgeries and the care he had was fantastic. 🙂
I’M BLESSED TO BE IN A CITY WITH 3 AMAZING HOSPITALS. SO VITAL TO THE HEALTH OF CHILDREN.
This is useful info. One wants only the best for their child.
We have several wonderful children’s hospitals just a few hours from our home. I think it’s always important to know where your local children’s hospitals are when moving to a new area as well.
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Where I reside there are only two hospitals to choose from and have found that there are some great doctors as well as not so great doctors throughout the years. I am so glad that your son is well and that these doctors got to the root of the problem. Great post!