Valley Children's

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Valley Children’s Healthcare – one of the largest pediatric healthcare networks in the nation – provides Central California’s only high-quality, comprehensive care exclusively for children, from before birth to young adulthood. Our independent, nonprofit network offers highly specialized medical and surgical services to treat conditions ranging from common to the most unusual and complex at our 358-bed children’s hospital as well as through partner hospitals, specialty care centers, satellite practices and primary care services. Our family-centered, pediatric services extend from a leading pediatric cancer and blood diseases center on the West Coast, and our pediatric heart center known for its expertise and pioneering treatments, to our Level IV neonatal intensive care unit (NICU), the highest level referral center between Los Angeles and the Bay Area. Valley Children’s consistently ranks at the top of our peer group for quality patient outcomes, patient satisfaction and nursing excellence. Recognized as a Magnet® designated facility since 2004 and granted the gold-level Beacon Award for Excellence™ in critical care, Valley Children’s neonatal and pediatric intensive care units achieve some of the lowest mortality rates in the country while treating some of the sickest kids. News and World Report again named Valley Children’s one of the best children’s hospitals in the country in seven pediatric specialties. In affiliation with Stanford University School of Medicine, Valley Children’s Pediatric Residency and fellowship programs provide first-class training for the next generation of pediatricians and pediatric surgical and medical specialists. With more than 670 physicians and 3,500 staff, Valley Children’s partners with other providers and organizations throughout our 11-county service area to support delivering the best care to kids closer to home.

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12/06/2025

History has been made by Valley Children's Hospital Adaptive Sports athlete, Kylie! 🎾

This weekend, Kylie debuted as first-ever athlete! We can't wait to see all she accomplishes on the court with ❤️🐾

12/05/2025

Meet Chelsea 💡

Chelsea Harkness grew up walking the halls of Valley Children’s Hospital as a patient battling acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Today, she’s back in those same hallways – but now she’s leading efforts to innovate and improve care for kids! As manager of George’s Idea Lab, Chelsea talks with doctors, nurses and other medical professionals to identify issues they encounter with medical devices or procedures, then works closely with product development engineers and commercialization specialists to find solutions! To learn more about Chelsea and her passion for improving care, visit https://news.valleychildrens.org/former-patient-driving-innovation-to-make-hospital-stays-easier-for-kids/

Patrice Sanders, a nurse who spent 37 years bringing comfort and care to Valley Children’s patients, will be honored at ...
12/05/2025

Patrice Sanders, a nurse who spent 37 years bringing comfort and care to Valley Children’s patients, will be honored at the 2026 Rose Parade as an organ donor hero. ❤️

Patrice will be one of seven individuals honored on the Donate Life Rose Parade Float memorialized with a “floragraph,” a floral portrait made from organic materials, symbolizing the lives they healed through donation. This week, the floragraph honoring her was displayed at our Madera campus, alongside photos of her life and written memories from her colleagues.

This floragraph, along with a photo of Patrice that now sits in the center of our PACU, has helped bring peace to staff, just as Patrice brought a sense of calm to patients, families and her coworkers. To learn more about Patrice and her impact, visit https://news.valleychildrens.org/valley-childrens-nurse-to-be-honored-at-rose-parade-for-organ-donation-legacy/

Meet Emmie 🩵 This learn more about Emmie's journey and the impact Valley Children's had on her care by clicking the po...
12/02/2025

Meet Emmie 🩵

This learn more about Emmie's journey and the impact Valley Children's had on her care by clicking the post below!

We are proud to announce that the St. Baldrick's Foundation has awarded Valley Children's Pediatric Hematologist/Oncolog...
12/02/2025

We are proud to announce that the St. Baldrick's Foundation has awarded Valley Children's Pediatric Hematologist/Oncologist Dr. Ruetima Titapiwatanakun a $25,000 infrastructure grant! 🎉

This support will help expand access to lifesaving pediatric cancer clinical trials and provide resources to make more research opportunities possible for patients here in the Central Valley. To learn more, visit https://news.valleychildrens.org/st-baldricks-grant-will-expand-childhood-cancer-research-at-valley-childrens/

The Guilds of Valley Children's has been delivering comfort and care directly to our patients and families for generatio...
12/01/2025

The Guilds of Valley Children's has been delivering comfort and care directly to our patients and families for generations through the Guilds Pink Pig Fund! 🩷🐷

Most recently, they provided our Emergency Department with stuffed Get Well Bears for patients! Thank you to our amazing Guilds for all of your support! 🧸

For generations, the Guilds Pink Pig Fund has helped deliver comfort and care directly to Valley Children’s patients and families. The Pink Pig recently helped fund stuffed bears for the Emergency Department. Often times a scary and unfamiliar environment, the Emergency Department offers Get Well Bears as a cuddly companion to provide a sense of security and familiarity for patients. 🧸

When you are doing your holiday shopping this year, consider stopping by Petunia's Place in Fresno to participate in the...
11/28/2025

When you are doing your holiday shopping this year, consider stopping by Petunia's Place in Fresno to participate in their Holiday Book Drive! Through this book drive, children's books will be donated back to Valley Children's where they are given to patients at participating practices to encourage at-home reading! ✨📖

Donations accepted until December 24.

📍6027 N Palm Ave, Fresno, CA 93704

To learn more about our George's Book Club Literacy Program, visit https://www.valleychildrens.org/services/literacy-program

We are feeling extra thankful for our wonderful Valley Children's team this year. 🦃🧡Our team keeps our hospital running ...
11/27/2025

We are feeling extra thankful for our wonderful Valley Children's team this year. 🦃🧡

Our team keeps our hospital running around the clock 24/7/365 and without this crucial work, our mission of providing excellent care to kids would not be possible. Have a Valley Children's team member you are thankful for this year? Share your story in the comments!

11/21/2025

Red Wave, meet your final Kid Captain of the season! ❤️🏈

Banyan is an energetic 7-year-old who loves dirt bikes, tropical fish and cheering on the ‘Dogs! After a fall, Banyan was cared for by experts in our emergency department. Be sure to cheer on Banyan and the Bulldogs tomorrow at Valley Children’s stadium!

There are a lot of misconceptions in the world surrounding epilepsy. In recognition of Epilepsy Awareness Month, we deci...
11/20/2025

There are a lot of misconceptions in the world surrounding epilepsy. In recognition of Epilepsy Awareness Month, we decided to fact-check 13 myths related to epilepsy and share the actual truth. Click the link below to fact-check common epilepsy myths!

Epilepsy: 13 Epilepsy Myths Busted

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Valley Children’s Healthcare – one of the largest pediatric healthcare networks in the nation – provides Central California’s only high-quality, comprehensive care exclusively for children, from before birth to young adulthood. Our independent, nonprofit network offers highly specialized medical and surgical services to treat conditions ranging from common to the most unusual and complex at our 356-bed children’s hospital as well as through partner hospitals, specialty care centers, satellite practices and primary care services. Our family-centered, pediatric services extend from a leading pediatric cancer and blood diseases center on the West Coast, and our pediatric heart center known for its expertise and pioneering treatments, to our Level IV neonatal intensive care unit (NICU), the highest level referral center between Los Angeles and the Bay Area. Valley Children’s consistently ranks at the top of our peer group for quality patient outcomes, patient satisfaction and nursing excellence. Recognized as a Magnet® designated facility since 2004 and granted the gold-level Beacon Award for Excellence™ in critical care, Valley Children’s neonatal and pediatric intensive care units achieve some of the lowest mortality rates in the country while treating some of the sickest kids. In affiliation with Stanford University School of Medicine, Valley Children’s Pediatric Residency and fellowship programs provide first-class training for the next generation of pediatricians and pediatric surgical and medical specialists. With more than 550 physicians and 3,000 staff, Valley Children’s partners with other providers and organizations throughout our 12-county service area to support delivering the best care to kids closer to home. **For your privacy, please don't post personal health information here. Irrelevant, inappropriate or inaccurate wall posts will be removed at the discretion of Valley Children's Hospital.**