Children's Wisconsin was able to help Sammy when other hospitals couldn't.
Each year, more than 9,000 children are treated in emergency departments and hospitals for injuries related to lawn mowers.
“On April 20, 2017, BrentLee’s father rushed him to Oconto Falls Memorial Hospital. A flight-for-life helicopter then airlifted him to St. Vincent Hospital in Green Bay. He was suffering from congestive heart failure, an emergency that would require one more trip to [the Herma Heart Institute at] Children's Wisconsin.
Before the ambulance departed with BrentLee, staff allowed the parents to say goodbye.
Chelsey stood there, exhausted and afraid. It had been her first day at a new job and she'd just finished a 12-hour shift.
'I hugged and kissed him,' she said. 'I told him I loved him.'
Robert, not a religious man, had only prayed a few times in his life. He prayed that night.”
That chilling moment was just the beginning of BrentLee’s incredible journey. You don’t want to miss Toddler with failing heart rescued by groundbreaking surgery at Children’s Wisconsin, the harrowing and deeply emotional story about a young boy “born with blond hair, beguiling eyes…and a handful of holes in his heart” and the Herma Heart Institute doctor who did what had never been done before to save his life.
Marianna Valadez reflects on her time growing up on Milwaukee's south side and what the new Forest Home Clinic will mean to that community.
New Forest Home Clinic will open to patients on Monday, June 20.
Funding will increase chairs at the Milwaukee campus dental location from 13 to 20.
A breakdown of what we know, what’s been announced and what’s to come with the COVID-19 vaccine and young kids.
Dr. Cindy Schwartz shared how drug shortages can create an ethical dilemma for her colleagues across the country.
The episode highlights the pediatric mental health crisis and the unique ways Children's Wisconsin is addressing it.
