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CHOC Children’s Begins Expansion to Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
The project will create 36 private patient rooms with amenities to allow parents and guardians to comfortably stay overnight with their babies at CHOC.
Food Reintroduction
Treating a child with eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) is a journey with both ups and downs. The CHOC Eosinophilic Esophagitis Clinic team works with patients and their families to narrow down each child’s EoE triggers.
RN Residency Program
Our Program is customized to meet the requirements of the new nursing graduate to be successfully transitioned to becoming a professional pediatric nurse.
Dystonia: What It Is, Symptoms, Types and Treatment
Dystonia is a movement disorder that can affect children of all ages. Learn what it is, how it’s diagnosed and its symptoms, causes and treatment.
Determining a Child’s Sex
When a child's genitalia appears atypical at birth, the CHOC Center Urology Center Disorders of Sexual Differentiation Program team immediately becomes part of the child's care.
Outpatient Evaluations
The Multidisciplinary Feeding Program at CHOC offers comprehensive outpatient feeding evaluations for children who would be appropriate for G-tube weaning or are potentially at-risk for g-tube placement due to small amount of calories the child is able to eat by mouth.
Infection Prevention
At CHOC Hospital, we are committed to providing our patients with the safest surgery possible by taking extra steps to reduce the risks of surgical infections.
Preparing the Infant for Surgery
Surgery can be stressful for babies, but unlike older children caregivers cannot fully explain to the infant what will be happening. For this reason, it is important for caregivers to understand some of the reasons that infants may feel stress and ways they can help provide reassurance and comfort.
Preparing for Surgery: Information for Caregivers
At CHOC we do everything possible to ensure that on the day of the surgery or procedure we can focus all of our energy on the patient. Because of this, patients’ caregivers may receive calls from several different departments in the days leading up to the procedure.
Parent Responsibilities Before, During and After the Inpatient Feeding Program
One parent or legal guardian stays with the child while going through treatment in the 19-day CHOC Multidisciplinary Program.
6 tips for talking to kids about the election
Political talk is everywhere — on the news and social media, in-person between friends and family, and most likely at your kitchen table. While talking politics is natural leading up to Election Day, the chatter can make its way to kids, too.
Grammy Award Winner Alicia Keys Joined Orange County Community in Raising $5.1 Million at CHOC Cherishes Children Gala
A performance by Alicia Keys and a surprise $1 million gift highlighted the CHOC Cherishes Children Gala, benefiting Children's Hospital of Orange County.
The Story of ‘Mighty Max’ Demonstrates the Capabilities of CHOC Children’s, Ducks Fans
Specialists from CHOC Children’s were brought in to examine Max, and it was eventually determined he had a rare and serious heart defect. Family members rallied around the Maldonados, several of them began referring to their miracle baby as “Mighty Max.”
CHOC Children’s Celebrates Completion of Thompson Autism Center
New center expands the region’s capacity to serve children with autism spectrum disorders and other neurodevelopmental conditions.
Advice doctors give their own kids before they head off to college
If you’re one of those moms or dads, you may be wondering if you gave your kid all the pearls of parental wisdom he or she needs to survive life out there on their own.
More young children are killing themselves: The COVID-19 pandemic is making the problem worse
CHOC Chief Psychologist Dr. Heather Huszti shares insight on the impact of COVID-19 on youth suicide suicide rates in this USA Today article.
CHOC turns 50
When 12-year-old Ken Spicer was wheeled from St. Joseph Hospital to adjacent Children’s Hospital of Orange County by a fireman and a nurse in 1964, CHOC had 62 beds in one building on Main Street.
Coping With Different Types of Depression
Dr. Heather Huszti, CHOC's chief psychologist, tells U.S. News and World Report about the different types of depression and offers coping tips.
Child Life
The child life department at CHOC Hospital strives to normalize the hospital environment for our patients and families.
Cystic Fibrosis Center
CHOC has the only cystic fibrosis center in Orange County for kids. We provide the best CF treatments so your child lives a long, healthy life.
Emergency and Trauma Services
CHOC is experiencing a spike in respiratory virus cases. Wait times may be longer than normal. Learn about CHOC emergency room locations and find directions.
Autism News and Resources
The Thompson Autism and Neurodevelopmental Center has put together a list of resources and additional information about ASD that families may find useful.
Congenital Heart Defects
Learning a child may have congenital heart defect (also referred to as congenital heart disease) is scary, and figuring out where that child will receive treatment for his or her condition can be one of the biggest decisions a parent can make.
CHOC at Mission Hospital
CHOC at Mission Hospital is a separately licensed 54-bed “hospital within a hospital” on the fifth floor of Mission Hospital. It is the only children’s hospital in south Orange County, the surrounding coastal areas and north San Diego County.
Pediatric Surgical Services
When a child needs a surgery, that child’s needs are very different than those of an adult patient. Our nationally recognized surgeons perform the latest procedures, using equipment that is customized to pediatric patients all the way from newborns to young adults.
