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 ...

Dr. Dimitri A. Christakis is a principal investigator under the Center for Child Health, Behavior and Development at Seattle Children's Research Institute and the chief health officer for Special ...

What is the Behavioral Health Crisis Care Clinic? The Behavioral Health Crisis Care Clinic offers families an option besides the emergency room when their child is having a mental health crisis — ...

The Compliance Department ensures that all Seattle Children's employees understand healthcare laws and regulations. We instruct on how these laws affect our activities and how to apply them. The ...

Tuberculosis kills 1.5 million people annually and is a top 10 leading cause of death worldwide. Unfortunately, the limited efficacy of the only licensed tuberculosis vaccine (BCG) and the need for ...

We want you to have all the information you and your child need to understand your child’s condition and to participate in treatment. This page provides links to resources that we hope will be helpful ...

At Seattle Children’s, our goal is to provide expert care for our patients and a healthy and safe work environment for our staff. For new graduate nurses, we create opportunities for continual growth ...

Your child’s overall health includes both their physical and their mental health. Physical health includes things like how well a child grows, how strong they are and how well they can recover from an ...

Toll Road: WA-520 bridge charges a toll up to $5 each way. You will get a bill in the mail if you don’t have a Good to Go pass.

Passion Statement "Every time I interact with a family in the clinic or hospital, I feel that I’m part of something sacred. Clinically, I love seeing children get well — if not healed completely, then ...

Psychiatrists are medical doctors who diagnose and treat mental health issues that affect a child’s thoughts, emotions, or behavior. The doctor may provide medicine evaluations, prescribe medicine, ...

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 ...