Cook Children's

Over 105 years ago, we opened our doors with an inspiring Promise to improve the well-being of every child in our care and in our communities. Our health care system has grown and changed over the years, but the magic of Cook Children's has remained the same.

Child Life at Cook Children's

Moments of magic are around every corner at Cook Children's, and our Child Life team is there to help our patients find them. Whether they're helping a child or sibling understand complex emotions, explaining a procedure in kid-friendly terms or calming a child's fears, Child Life specialists are essential to our patients' healing journeys.

"My Child Life specialist, Kat, used a stuffed animal to explain how my port would be inserted, and it helped calm me down.” – Aria, age 8, acute lymphoblastic leukemia