Seattle Children’s receives designation as first Level IV neonatal intensive care unit in Washington

The Washington State Department of Health has designated the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) at Seattle Children’s Hospital as a Level IV regional NICU, which is the highest level of care available for critically ill newborns. Seattle Children’s is the first hospital in Washington state to receive this designation. The new designation of Seattle Children’s […]

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Liver transplant unlocks new life for girl with propionic acidemia

In a northern California suburb in 1999, Kaitlin Burns was born very sick, that much was certain. She was extremely lethargic, vomited non-stop and soon wouldn’t eat anything. When her family finally received a diagnosis two weeks after her birth, the news was devastating. Kaitlin was diagnosed with propionic acidemia, a rare, inherited metabolic disorder that affects […]

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Building Hope, Part 5: Meet the people behind the design

More heads are better than one—especially when it comes to designing Seattle Children’s new expansion, Building Hope. Children’s brought together a unique advisory board made up of patients, families and hospital staff to provide feedback throughout the design process. With Building Hope, Children’s wanted to create an environment that would support the physical, emotional and […]

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