For one thing, it’s our belief that family comes first.
It’s giving children the love and attention they need to heal. It’s helping parents and loved ones find hope in their darkest hour. It’s using the tools we’ve been given to make miracles happen every day. For 20 years, the Children’s Hospital of Georgia has been helping kids live their very best lives. That’s something to celebrate.
Celebrate 20 years of healing, hope and miracles on social media with #GAChildrens20.
Bennett Dudley still breaks down every time he remembers his 3-day-old daughter, Mary Bennett, being driven away from him by ambulance to the Children’s Hospital of Georgia. An hour before that, he didn’t even know the children’s hospital existed. It was supposed to be a happy, worry-free moment: He and his wife, Mary Rae, were […]
It’s a condition with a big name—arthrogryposis multiplex congenital amyoplasia—but when someone on the playground asks, “What’s wrong with your hands?” Isabelle, or Izzy as she prefers to be called, simply says, “I have arthro. Let’s go play.” Only about 1 in 3,000 children are born with arthro, or AMC, and amyoplasia is the most […]
At 11, Emma is all about sass. “She’s like, “Oh, mom, don’t embarrass me,’” laughs Nikki Taylor. On baseball nights, it’s a quick goodbye to mom and dad, Jeremy, before Emma’s off with her friends to cheer on her favorite team. She’s a girly girl, but she calls her brother, Ethan, her twin—and picks at […]
Born in Yiyang, China, in the Hunan province, ZhenZhou must have been a pretty baby, with his fat rosy cheeks and little bald head. But he was also born with something not so pretty—spina bifida, where the bones of the spine don’t develop enough to fully cover the spinal cord. As a result, ZhenZhou’s spinal […]
“Children’s Hospital of Georgia is my miracle place.” Words from the heart of mother Alicia Smith. While pregnant with William “Reese,” Smith came to Children’s to meet with a Pediatric Urologist to understand the possibilities of birth defects her unborn child may experience. The miracle workers Reese was born December 12, 2009 with multiple birth […]
For any mom, having to take your child to the emergency room just one time is scary enough. For Ashley Fisher, multiply that by four. “I’d never seen a fever that high in my life,” said Fisher, when she brought daughter Ali, then only 9 months old, to the Children’s Hospital of Georgia pediatric emergency […]
The only facility in the area dedicated exclusively to children and home to the region's only Pediatric Cancer and Blood Disorder Clinic and pediatric tertiary care referral hospital
Provides ground and air transportation for patients in 159 Georgia counties and neighboring states
Children’s has the only Level 1 Pediatric Intensive Care Unit in the area
"Everyone enjoys what they are doing. I enjoy the camaraderie in working with complicated patient [cases] and how we, under a stressful situation, all bond and do an absolutely, wonderful job."
Pediatric Thoracic and General Surgeon
"The favorite part of my job is watching a really scared pediatric patient master their procedure or treatment and cope with it in a positive manner. Kids are my superheroes!"
Hematology Oncology Child Life Specialist
"The best thing about the Children’s Hospital of Georgia is the people who work here and their commitment to caring for children. The design of the building supports the unique care for children and their families, but it is the people who work here that create the environment that enhances healing."
Pediatrician in Chief
Have a story to share about your child’s care experience at the children’s hospital? If we made a difference in your child’s life, letting us know would be the perfect birthday gift!
For children in need, heroes come in all shapes and sizes. Learn more about how you can make a difference in the lives of sick children by becoming a Children’s Hospital of Georgia ambassador.
Feeling inspired? A one-time gift could have a huge impact on the lives of our patients. Every little bit helps. No amount is too small to show you care.
For children in need, monthly giving is the gift that keeps on giving. Every month, you can rest easy knowing you’re doing your part to heal sick children. That’s something to celebrate.
There’s nothing a united community can’t do. Have an idea to raise money for the Children’s Hospital of Georgia? Organize a fundraiser to help those most in need.
We’re always on the lookout for things to help keep our patients entertained and happy. Check our monthly wish lists to see what you can donate to help make a child’s day.
Words could never express how much the last 20 years have meant to us. But these pictures do a pretty great job.
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