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3.0 (577 reviews)
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Nadia M.

Another day, another choc specialist appointment. Today we were seen by the genetics department who are from a different clinic but see kids at choc. We saw Dr Zadeh who was wonderful, excellent bedside manner and overall very pleasant and easy to talk to. Highly recommend the genetics department for any special needs and testing your kid may need.

Wendy L.

The Children's Hospital of Orange County (CHOC) - now Rady Children's Health - beats out Loma Linda University Children's Hospital (LLUCH) IMO. I've been to both hospitals as a visitor but I was most impressed with my recent visit to CHOC. They have a large campus and many buildings. Checking in as a visitor was easy: Simply provide your driver's license and they will print out a badge for you to wear. The hospital was clean and brightly lit. Lots of fun colors and they even have themed days for the patients (e.g., Star Wars Day, Stitch Day, etc.). The room amenities were plenty. But what always stands out with children's hospitals are the caring and amazing staff. They go above and beyond to make sure the patient is comfortable. It's easy to put trust into CHOC's care because I've seen how they have treated their patients. Despite the circumstances, this is a great place to take children to when needing urgent or emergency care.

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Katerina R.

This Hospital is outstanding with very caring nurses making their rounds checking on their patients & the Doctors who wear their heart on their sleeve caring & catering to these Children in need. I had the privilege to fly on the CHOC Helicopter assisting these phenomenal staff and it made me want to be a better PA-C. God Bless You All in all you do & Thank you for your amazing service.

Hannah H.

Hands down the best HOSPITAL ever!!! Such an AMAZING experience. They treated our son with so much love and care it just warmed my heart . Every thing is so clean and just feels like home. Thank you nurse MIKEY for being so sweet to our son Jack he sure loved you .

Hung T.

First time being here because we had an issue during my son's c section at St Joseph's. My son was not reacting like a normal delivery baby because he lack oxygen. Dr. John Tran from CHOC recommended that we do a cooling because my son's condition was mild and that the cooling will help. He mention the process would probably by as long as 2 weeks. We were discharged within a week. Dr Tran and nurses Natalie, Briana, Meghan, Julie and other nurses were great with explaining and caring for my son and wife. The team was awesome. The hospital was great as well with the one kids book a day deal and everything. Only downfall was being there for a week. No complaints about that.

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Sherie K.

Had to visit CHOC recently for my son as I thought he fractured a bone-- long story short, he didn't, but our experience there was pretty good. I made small talk with some of the nurses who told me they weren't as busy as they usually are which made me question why it took us 2 hours to be sent to a room and then another 1hr and before the Dr showed up... but regardless, these things take time and I am grateful for the care we did receive. Levy up front was taking vitals and was very nice and personable towards the kids. Carlos was our nurse once we got a room in the back and he was great. We saw Dr. Paul (I think that's how you spell her name) and she was good. Lastly, Jacob took XRays of my son and was talking my son and I through it all so everyone felt comfortable. All in all, it was a positive visit.

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Scheduling an appointment 9 months out is absolutely unacceptable. Patients can die waiting to be seen here.

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