More than 100 years ago, Seattle Children’s was founded by a group of philanthropic women to care for children regardless of race, religion, gender or a family’s ability to pay. Their generous spirit ...

Dr. Kelly Evans investigates sleep and breathing in children born with craniofacial conditions, with the goal of improving outcomes in patients with conditions affecting the airway's function. Evans's ...

When it just can’t wait, care closer to home. Urgent Care visits are not for medical emergencies. If your child’s illness or injury is life-threatening, call 911. For urgent mental and behavioral ...

Caring for children is our passion, our commitment and our privilege at Seattle Children’s. As the pediatric and adolescent medical center covering the Washington, Alaska, Montana and Idaho (WAMI) ...

Meconium ileus (pronounced meh-COE-nee-um ILL-ee-us) means that a baby’s first stool (feces), called meconium, is blocking the last part of the baby’s small intestine (ileum). This can happen when the ...

Pectus excavatum (PECK-tuss ex-kuh-VAW-tum) is a condition that causes a child’s chest to look sunken or "caved in." It happens because of a defect in the tough connective tissue (cartilage) that ...

Medical observations, often referred to as observations or job shadowing, are opportunities to observe a professional in their work. For example, shadowing a provider, dietitian, lab scientist, etc., ...

The Journey Program is for any family who has experienced the death of a child, whether at Seattle Children’s or in the community. We provide pediatric grief support for children under age 18 who have ...

Primary and specialty care from birth to 21 in one place. Seattle Children’s Odessa Brown Children’s Clinic (OBCC) offers comprehensive healthcare for babies, children and teens, including pediatric ...

You can download this article as a PDF (English, Spanish). Child directed play (CDP) is a special form of one-to-one play between you and your child in which your ...

We need your child's medical records from clinics, hospitals or other healthcare providers outside of Seattle Children's. Please mail or fax the records to us, or make sure your child's primary care ...