Real People. Real Stories

Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital’s remarkable healthcare team is dedicated to putting the patient first, and to delivering extraordinary patient- and family-centered care. This lifts us up above other healthcare providers. This is the Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital Experience.

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Bryant could hear the whistles blowing as he walked by the gymnasium, but a congenital foot condition kept him from joining his classmates on the basketball court.
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Amy, a trauma nurse at Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital, had met the emergency helicopter many times before. But this time was different. This time, the patient was her 8-year-old son, Jason. Read Jason's Story

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Twins Kristen and Amanda both faced many medical problems typical of preemies, but Kristen’s complications were more serious: bleeding in the brain, seizures and mild cerebral palsy.
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“We take care of every baby as if they were our own,” Andrea says. “There is a culture of safety and patientand family centered care. Everything is a team effort. The most satisfying part is seeing these babies go home.”
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Born on Christmas Eve, Susanne’s triplets were precious gifts – but dangerously tiny and premature.
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Twice in Sabrina’s young life, Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital has come to the rescue. At age 6, she nearly died after her appendix ruptured. And when she was 16, a serious knee injury almost ended her dream of dancing professionally.
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Before she was born, Claire’s parents learned she had severe heart defects that would require complex open heart surgery before her first birthday.
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At just 3 months old, Rachel was diagnosed with a type of leukemia rarely seen in children so young. Her parents, Liz and Eddie, feared their precious baby girl might not live.
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A few weeks before Dustin’s second birthday, he was diagnosed with a clear cell sarcoma in his kidney, a very rare childhood cancer. His parents were devastated. Today, Dustin is cancer-free.
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Kendal Kendal Today, thanks to the extraordinary healthcare team at Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital and its special brand of patient- and family-centered care, Kendal’s heart is working beautifully. Her mother credits the hospital with saving her baby’s life.
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