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COMPREHENSIVE CARE AT

METHODIST CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL

MORE THAN CHILD’S PLAY

At Methodist Children’s Hospital, our goal is to heal every child—from the tiniest premature in-fants all the way up to teenagers needing emer-gency treatment for sports injuries, and practically

CARE YOU CAN COUNT ON: Methodist Children’s Hospital staff members were honored by Savitree Srisunikorn, Chase Carlson’s mom, in a ceremony in May. She thanked everyone involved in caring for her son after he nearly drowned, and she presented plaques to the staff from the emergency department, the pediatric inten-sive care unit and the team of first responders from Fire Station No. 37. From left, Michelle Mabbitt, ERT; Leann Vela RN; Srisunikorn and Carlson; and Jill Lee, RN.

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and South Texans—many of whom say they wouldn’t take their children anywhere else. Te hospital’s patient satisfaction rating is among the highest in the coun-try when compared to other emergency departments. Tat’s no small feat when you consider the more than 65,000 cases handled here each year by our specially trained team of board-certifed pediatric

every other injury and illness a child might face growing up. Our dynamic team of nurses, physicians, chaplains, child-life specialists and other dedicated staf mem-bers ofer outstanding family-centered care to make each hospital visit as comfortable and pleasant as possible.

Since it opened in 1998 , Methodist Children’s Hospital has quickly become the hospital of choice for most San Antonians

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