Imagine being a child being prepped for surgery, surrounded by scalpels and strangers wearing masks, hats and gloves. An anesthesia mask hovers over your face in a brightly lit operating room. Sounds ...

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Rasmussen University School of Nursing assistant vice president Josh Hamilton: “A psychiatrist might come in, adjust the patient’s medication and leave. Who is with the patient for the rest of the day ...

To make sure her 3-year-old daughter survived the night on her ventilator, Amber Suarez stayed awake for four hours, then woke up her husband to watch Mia for another four hours as the girl dozed. It ...

Fernando and Margarita Ruiz visit their 15-month-old son, Ricky, on Feb. 6, at La Rabida Children’s Hospital. Ricky, who was born prematurely and has a trach and ventilator, had been unable to go home ...