Since our founding, CHOC Children’s has been meeting the needs of children and families with first-class care and state-of-the-art facilities. CHOC has emerged as an extensive healthcare system, featuring a main hospital in the city of Orange, a second hospital in Mission Viejo, 14 primary care health centers, and multiple community clinics and mobile health vans — ensuring that every child in Orange County has access to outstanding care.

As a non-profit hospital, CHOC relies on community support to provide leading-edge care for infants, children and adolescents close to home.

Features

Stomach Flu or Appendicitis?
Appendicitis, sometimes mistaken by parents as a bad stomachache, can be difficult to diagnose in younger children, who can’t adequately describe pain.

Is Your Child’s Headache Cause for Concern?
Learn what you can do to keep headaches at bay and what types of headache warrant a trip to the emergency department.

Shouldn’t Everyone Just Go Gluten Free?
Many people assume that since gluten can have such strong negative effects on some of us, that it would be safer if we all just avoided gluten. Wrong. Learn why.

Our Stories

Michelle's Story
Before she was born, Michelle was diagnosed with microcephaly and encephalocele. Her parents weren't sure if she would survive. Today, she's thriving.