Fostering gives you a gift of seeing potential long before it has bloomed.
Helping parents understand what feelings and moods are normal and what might need a little extra attention.
“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.
Children’s Wisconsin has awarded State Senator Mary Felzkowsi (R-Tomahawk) and State Representative Robert Wittke (R-Racine) with the tenth annual Children’s Champion Policy Awards.
Mental health walk-in care is now available at the Children’s Wisconsin Kenosha Clinic thanks to a $3 million gift from Kohl’s.
Milwaukee is now home to one of the nation’s first institutes designed specifically to focus on the neurological needs of people from birth to old age.
Outstanding and inspiring stories were featured on our social media channels this year. Here are our top 10 stories of 2023.
The year 2023 at Children’s Wisconsin has been defined by transformation and the top news stories of the year reflect that.
As the director of Clinical Engineering at Children’s Wisconsin, Ann leads a team who supports the management of medical equipment throughout the system.
While great strides have been made the last few years, our work is not done until we have greatly reduced the number of kids who become hooked after vaping.