Why Children’s Hospital

“Children are not just small adults.”  They are physiological, psychological, and developmentally unique and different from adults.  This understanding led to the birth of dedicated children’s hospitals in Europe in the nineteenth century, a concept which has since flourished in developed nations.  The United States and United Kingdom, have some of the best and sophisticated general hospitals in the world.  Yet, the U.S has over 250 children’s hospitals and the United Kingdom, despite its smaller size and population, has more than twenty. 

In children’s hospitals, practitioners and staff are trained and deeply knowledgeable in caring for kids. The hospitals are well equipped with pediatric sized and dedicated equipment and staffed with personnel with appropriate training in utilizing them. The “kid focus” at these hospitals provides a unique atmosphere that is designed and intended to minimize anxiety, a theme that is often reflected in their design and décor.

Most importantly, studies show that even routine procedures at children’s hospitals are generally safer and have fewer complications and mortality rates than those done on children in adult hospitals.