Seattle Children's Hospital ER -- A Cut Above the Rest…read more
You know that Shawn Mendes song "stitches?" Well, my kid needed five stitches, and this place had us in stitches the whole time. Needle-ss to say, I was on pins and needles when we arrived, but the staff really sutured everything up nicely.
Then I scrolled the room's movie list and found Lilo & Stitch sitting right there. Five stitches and Stitch, available on demand? I'd have been a fool not to take that opportunity. Whoever curated that library understands the assignment. Ohana means nobody gets left with an open wound.
They also came through with a little diazepam to take the edge off, and let me tell you -- Diaze-Pam deserves top billing right alongside Lilo and Stitch. Pam clocked in and the whole room relaxed. Not on the staff roster, but she should be. We went in tense and came out totally Zen. That's not a chill pill, that's a chill plan.
The care was seamless. They kept the oxygen sensor on my kiddo's finger the whole visit instead of grabbing a new one -- talk about keeping tabs on your patients while cutting waste. These folks really know how to monitor a situation.
Every question we asked, they answered -- no one ever left us hanging by a thread. They tucked my little one in with a blanket and adjusted the bed tilt until it was juuust right. Great bedside manner, and an even better bed-tilt manner. Honestly, the whole staff deserves a raise... of the bed.
And the promised orange popsicle? Delivered. Orange you glad they keep those stocked. It was the coolest part of the visit -- hands down, sticks up.
But they didn't stop there -- once it was all over, they sent us off with pudding, apple juice, animal crackers, AND string cheese, for both of us. The proof was in the pudding, the service was apple-solutely top notch, and the animal crackers meant we were officially crackers about this place. As for the string cheese -- no strings attached, they just wanted to make sure we were happy.
Parking was easy too, which is rare for a hospital. Usually finding a spot is the most painful part of the visit, but not a spot of trouble here. They've really patched that up.
A stitch in time saves nine, and I'm just glad we stopped at five. Would I come back? I hope we don't NEED to -- but if we do, I wouldn't want to be seen anywhere else.
Five stitches, five stars. They mended my kid AND my faith in healthcare. Suture self, but I'm sew grateful