Glimpse a day in the life of Children's
Explore 24 hours at Children's through a photographer's lens
November 19, 2008 was just like any other day at Children's. But after 15 award-winning photojournalists set out to capture a typical day at the hospital, one theme was clear. Every day at Children's is extraordinary. We invite you to experience hundreds of inspiring stories told through photos in the Children's 2008 Annual Report — One Day. Typical. Amazing.
The book tells the story of a 2-year-old superhero who is no stranger to Children's. Zachary Bancook spent the first seven months of his life on a ventilator in the hospital's Neonatal intensive care unit. On the morning of Nov. 19, Zachary arrived in special pajamas ready to undergo several surgical procedures. At noon, Zachary's mom, dad and sister took their little Superman back home.
On this day, we also mended broken bones and repaired defective hearts. We treated children with rare diseases. We comforted and grieved with families whose children could not be healed. We educated young physicians and pursued cures for cancer, diabetes and other diseases through research.
And tomorrow, as families walk through our doors and hand over their most precious gift, we will do it all again.
9:30 p.m. Mario Murillo, 3 ½ months, smiles at his mother, Veronica Murillo, on the C12 inpatient unit. Mario was admitted to Children's in October and diagnosed with spinal muscular atrophy, a motor neuron disease that affects voluntary muscles used for activities such as crawling, walking, head and neck control and swallowing. Mario is one of more than 100 patients featured in the Children's 2008 Annual Report. Photo by Louis Curtis
