THE HOSPITAL
Your children might have your eyes, your hair or your smile; but they
do not have your same healthcare needs. Whether it is a highly
specialized surgical procedure, a simple treatment for an early
childhood infection, an immunization or preventive screening,
Doernbecher Children's Hospital cares for children as unique
individuals. We focus on their constantly changing needs as they grow
and develop.
Forget "super sizing." In our hospital, and in our primary care and
specialty practices, we are into "kid-sizing." Our caregivers have
special medical expertise and compassion. And yet, we also know that
playrooms and outdoor playgrounds, special medications, and schedules
that include extra time and more monitoring are important when caring for
children. Computers allow our hospital patients to remain close to their
friends and classmates, and we have designed activities and services
to help take the fear out of treatments and surgeries.
Doernbecher's doctors, nurses and staff are exclusively dedicated to
caring for kids in a way that includes parents from start to finish. Our
belief in this type of family-centered care is what gives our children's
hospital a special place in Oregon and the Pacific Northwest. With
practices on Marquam Hill, in Portland's Bethany and South Waterfront
neighborhoods, we're convenient, too.
