• SUCCESS STORIES

University Hospitals Rainbow Babies & Children’s Hospital

Every year, about 10,000 children and young adults are admitted to University Hospitals Rainbow Babies & Children’s Hospitals. And every year, their success stories continue to leave a lasting impression on all of us.
 

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About University Hospitals Rainbow Babies & Children’s Hospital:

*Located on the campus of University Hospitals Case Medical Center in Cleveland, it is a 244-bed, full-service pediatric hospital and academic medical center, solely dedicated to the health care needs of children.


*As the region’s premier resource for pediatric referrals, the hospital’s dedicated team of more than 1,300 pediatric specialists uses the most advanced treatments and latest innovations to deliver the complete range of pediatric specialty services for more than 700,000 patients encounters each year.
 

  • Emilee Starling

Diagnosis: Emilee Starling has been dancing since the age of 4. But at the age of 15, she was diagnosed with idiopathic adolescent scoliosis – a condition that kept her from her passion.
Treatment: She pursued treatment at University Hospitals Rainbow Babies & Children’s Hospital, and on July 18, 2011, underwent a successful operation at the hands of Jochen Paul Son-Hing, MD.
Outcome: Now, you’ll find Emilee twirling closer and closer to prima ballerina every day.
 

 

  • Christin Godale

Diagnosis: Christin Godale has been living with epilepsy since she was 11 months old – experiencing over 35 seizures a day while trying to pursue a career in modeling.
Treatment: She underwent sophisticated imaging diagnostics at University Hospitals Rainbow Babies & Children’s Hospital, which led to a treatment that would bring her 35 daily seizures down to zero.
Outcome: Christin sees her treatment as a miracle and is now walking those catwalks with full confidence. She is pursuing a degree at Baldwin-Wallace to become a pediatric neurologist specializing in epilepsy.
 

 

  • Wrap-up

It’s stories like these, and more, that make our physicians, nurses and others on the multidisciplinary team proud to deliver care at one of the nation’s best hospitals for babies, children and young adults.

To learn more about treatment at University Hospitals Rainbow Babies & Children’s Hospital, visit RainbowBabies.org.