Children's Wisconsin

Children's Wisconsin We provide the best care for infants, children & teens, no matter how simple or complex the illness.
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Children’s Wisconsin is the region’s only independent health care system dedicated solely to the health and well-being of children. Children’s Wisconsin provides primary care, specialty care, urgent care, emergency care, community health services, foster and adoption services, child and family counseling, child advocacy services and family resource centers.

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We created the Children’s Wisconsin page as a space to share the inspiring and encouraging stories of our patients, their families and our fans, allowing you a space to connect with other individuals who have experiences with or affinity for Children’s Wisconsin. In this spirit, we welcome your comments, praise and criticism. While we always monitor and reply to messages and comments, it bears repeating that we’re not legally allowed to discuss specific patients via Facebook. If you have questions regarding your child, it’s best to reach out to their doctor directly. Please understand that while we make every effort to respond on social media, some inquiries may require follow-up through another channel. And please don’t share your personal information on our page — this is a public space. If we are requesting contact information from you, we’ll encourage you to provide it via private message. Children’s Wisconsin Facebook Rules of Engagement

We won't remove your comment just because we don't like it. You are part of our community, and you deserve to be heard, even if your comment is critical of your experience with us. With that in mind, we have some simple rules that we’ll apply out of respect for others visiting our page, or those who we may feature in our stories.

1) No name-calling
If you disagree with someone, that’s fine. If you have a criticism of Children’s Wisconsin, we want to hear it as well. But we ask that that you respect each other, our patients, their families and our staff. That means not using vulgar language, not mocking appearances or name-calling other members of the page or those individuals featured in our posts. Out of respect for our employees and their privacy, we may also remove a post or comment that refers to them by their full first and last name.

2) No profanity
We recognize that there’s a fairly broad definition of “profanity,” so we ask that you consider your words in the mindset of whether or not what you say is appropriate to be said around a child. If not, please reconsider posting.

3) No advertising or spam content
If you have something to sell, provide services or want a job, that's for your own page, not ours. Spam, whether to advertise or simply repeat any message multiple times on our Facebook wall, is also prohibited.

4) No copy and paste posting
If you keep posting the same thing (or a variant of the same thing), whether as a post or as a comment, we reserve the right to hide or delete duplicates. This includes efforts to cover messages or opinions of those with who you don’t agree with.

5) No misinformation
We view content posted on our page as a representation of our organization and ultimately our medical perspective, which extends to the comments and posts by our community members. For that reason, we may remove posts that contain misinformation as it relates to medical topics such as – but not limited to – vaccinations, COVID-19, community services and more. Actions we may take

1) On Reviews
We will request Facebook remove reviews from individuals who are not reviewing their own experience with our organization. Just because you have a bad experience and share it in a review does not mean we will request it be removed. We want to hear the bad reviews as much as we want to hear the good ones — we need to know when we’re falling short of our standards. That always matters to us.

2) On posts and comments
We reserve the right to delete posts or comments that violate these rules of engagement, and to block users who repeatedly violate them, or otherwise abuse the forum of the Children’s Wisconsin page.

3) Banning/blocking
As mentioned earlier, we may resort to banning individuals from our page should they continue to engage in toxic, inappropriate content as outlined in these rules.

11/14/2025

Hi, I’m Moose, a therapy dog at Children’s Wisconsin! 🐾 As a therapy dog, I have the very important job to make everyone smile and feel more at ease.

If you see me around the hospital, be sure to say hi! I love getting pets, making new friends and maybe showing off a trick or two. 💙

“I would travel thousands of miles to get the care Rhett needs — any parent would. Luckily, we don’t have to because Chi...
11/12/2025

“I would travel thousands of miles to get the care Rhett needs — any parent would. Luckily, we don’t have to because Children’s Wisconsin is right here for us. I don’t know what my family would have done without Children’s Wisconsin.

“We are grateful for the more than 40 specialties Rhett has seen in his 9 years. He is still currently seeing more than 20. Rhett is alive and thriving, all because of his care team at Children’s Wisconsin. They say it takes a village to raise a family. Children’s Wisconsin is our village.”

Read this blog post by Melinda Kallenberger to learn how Children’s Wisconsin has given her son, Rhett, the best life possible.

9-year-old Rhett has a whole village of providers taking care of him.

11/11/2025

In honor of Veterans Day, we asked members from our new Children’s Wisconsin Military and Veterans Alliance inclusion resource group what this day means to them.

What’s an inclusion resource group? At Children’s Wisconsin, they help foster a diverse and inclusive workplace. They focus on activities and initiatives to support the needs of their affinity population or area of interest.

You can help change the lives of kids and teens, like Laina, For Good 🎵🩷💚. When you register today for Hollywood Movie N...
11/11/2025

You can help change the lives of kids and teens, like Laina, For Good 🎵🩷💚. When you register today for Hollywood Movie Night presented by Marcus Theatres – featuring an early showing of Wicked: For Good on Monday, Nov. 17, at the Marcus Majestic Cinema of Brookfield – your purchase will directly support the expert and compassionate care kids receive at Children's Wisconsin 💙.

Laina has always been fascinated by the brain. But at 11, that fascination became deeply personal when she experienced her first seizure and was diagnosed with epilepsy.

Fast forward to today: This high school senior isn't letting anything hold her down. With support from her care team at the Children's Wisconsin Neurosciences Center, she's thriving – and chasing her dream of becoming a pediatric neurologist.

She's already getting a head start on that dream. Laina recently spent time at a hospital in Tanzania, where she participated in surgeries, helped deliver babies and discovered her true calling: helping others. "Like Elphaba and Glinda, I'm full of courage and kindness," said Laina. "With the care and love I've found at Children's Wisconsin, I've turned my epilepsy journey into a story of hope, friendship and a little bit of magic! ✨"

You can support kids like Laina and join us for an early showing of Wicked: For Good at our Hollywood Movie Night on Nov. 17! In addition to the movie, you will enjoy a variety of wickedly fun activities, including decorating your very own wand with The Boldt Company, our Kid Zone Sponsor! Purchase your ticket today: https://childrenswi.link/3JRY6l0

Date: Monday, November 17, 2025Location: Marcus Majestic Cinema of Brookfield

11/07/2025
Premature babies are some of the most fragile kids we take care of. Preemies have many unique health challenges — most c...
11/04/2025

Premature babies are some of the most fragile kids we take care of. Preemies have many unique health challenges — most commonly chronic lung disease — and often go home with oxygen support. But thanks to a special NICU team at Children’s Wisconsin, that’s starting to change. Read this blog post to learn how the Children’s Wisconsin Forward Team is helping the smallest babies breathe better.

At Children’s Wisconsin, we’re here for your family, .

Children’s Wisconsin is the only hospital in the state that provides specialized care for premature babies with chronic lung disease.

11/01/2025

With the end of Daylight Saving Time, Bria Thalacker from our Children's Wisconsin Teen Driving Program has some important nighttime driving reminders. This may be your teen's first time driving at this time of year — as hours of daylight get shorter, and we head into winter months. Know Wisconsin's Graduated Driver Licensing Law, and review these important driving safety tips with your teens to help keep everyone safe on the road.

10/31/2025

Halloween magic happened today ✨! We surprised kids and families with a flash mob at our Children's Wisconsin Milwaukee Hospital 🕺💃. Those smiles? Absolutely everything 💙. Our talented Child Life and Creative Arts Therapies team choreographed an amazing routine. Can you guess which musical hit we danced to 💕? We'll give you a hint...Hey, Barbie!

Last week at the Building for Kids Children's Museum, families brought their teddy bears and stuffed animals for playful...
10/31/2025

Last week at the Building for Kids Children's Museum, families brought their teddy bears and stuffed animals for playful check-ups with our pediatric urgent care team members from our Children's Wisconsin Appleton Clinic. Kids enjoyed a free evening of play and learning about what happens during an urgent care visit. We had a blast meeting with you, your family and all your stuffed animals 💙!

10/30/2025

From magical princesses 👸and fierce witches 🧙‍♀️, to glitter goddesses ✨and cowboys 🤠... these kids sure had a spook-tacular time picking out their Halloween costumes.

We are grateful to Spirit Halloween for donating a large variety of costumes for kids at our Milwaukee and Fox Valley hospitals and Child Advocacy Centers...and for making kids' hospital stays a little less scary 💙.

Thanks to Spirit of Children, Spirit Halloween not only donated the costumes, but they've raised more than $600,000 for the Children's Wisconsin Child Life and Creative Arts Therapies Program since 2009. It's going to be a great Halloween!

10/30/2025

Happy Halloween from these cute little pumpkins in the Children’s Wisconsin Neonatal Intensive Care Units (NICU)! 🎃

Thank you to our Fox Valley and Milwaukee Hospital NICU nurses for dressing up our tiniest patients, and to for providing such adorable costumes. 💙

Potty training is probably one of the biggest milestones for any toddler. But moving on from diapers can often be a long...
10/27/2025

Potty training is probably one of the biggest milestones for any toddler. But moving on from diapers can often be a long, difficult process. Read this blog post by Cheryl Wendt, APNP, a Pediatric Nurse Practitioner at the Children’s Wisconsin Mayfair Pediatrics primary care office, for a few simple steps that can help make potty training less stressful — and maybe even fun — for everyone.

Moving on from diapers is a big accomplishment, but potty training can be an intimidating process for children and caregivers.

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Keeping You Safe During COVID-19

Your safety is our top priority

At Children’s Wisconsin, our high standard of care has always required an uncompromising approach to safety. And during this COVID-19 pandemic, we continue to ensure every visit, appointment, procedure and surgery offered across all our Children’s Wisconsin locations is safe. Nothing will change our commitment to your safety.

What you can expect from us

As one of the top pediatric health systems in the country, Children’s Wisconsin has a team of nationally recognized infection. And during this COVID-19 pandemic, we continue to ensure every visit, appointment, procedure and surgery offered across all our Children’s Wisconsin locations is safe. Nothing will change our commitment to your safety.o ensure the safety of our patients, their families and our staff. Below are some of the things you can expect across all of our Children’s Wisconsin locations: