Children’s Hospital highlights south campus services

Tours return after COVID

BY HALEY LENA HLENA@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

e lighted stairwell and 35-foottall blue balloon boy shares a beacon of hope for those who pass by on C-470 and for families around the community who come to the Children’s Hospital Colorado south campus in Highlands Ranch.

As the south campus location celebrates 10 years in the community, hospital sta recently provided media tours for the rst time since before the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic shut everything down.

From the moment families walk through the front doors, there are pediatric touches everywhere you look, starting with the multi-color light up balloons hanging from the ceiling, guiding families to the check-in desk. On every oor of the hospital, there are brightly painted walls and unique artwork.

Being the only pediatric urgent care in Highlands Ranch, the south campus also provides children from infancy to 18 years old with care varying from outpatient surgery to behavioral health.

In 2022, the South Campus saw about 35,000 patients according to Sondra Valdez, director of patient care services.

is location has two resuscitation bays and 23 rooms that are utilized for patient care, either for urgent