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physicians are seeing about 10 to 20 kids during the week for 15 medical and surgical services such as urology, gastroenterology, neurology and the cancer center, which offers infusion and outpatient clinic care.

e 15 inpatient rooms are used mostly for respiratory cases. Parents who are staying either one night or multiple nights have the opportunity to use the new serenity room. Equipped with a refrigerator full of grab and go items, parents can have a seat on a more comfortable chair, use the shower and grab a eece blanket donated by the association of volunteers.

Kids can take part in their check-in process with the interactive kiosks on the third oor, which is considered the most robust oor as it holds many ambulatory clinics and the sports gym.

care or emergency. e urgent care is open seven days a week from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. and the emergency room is open 24/7, however, the south campus location is not a trauma designation.

When trauma patients come in, the sta will administer stabilizing treatment and based on the patient’s assessment and severity of illness, the patient will be transferred to the Anshutz campus, said Valdez.

e radiology department provides x-rays, CT scans, ultrasounds and MRI’s. Patients have the opportunity to choose what visualization they want while in the MRI machine.

e campus sees behavioral health emergencies as well. As part of tackling the behavioral health crisis, the south campus provides telehealth services for patients.

e sports gym includes physical therapy tables, lifting equipment, yoga balls, stretch bands and a treadmill among many items to help athletes get back to their activities. “ ey usually have their surgeon here as well, and that’s the beauty of sports therapy and surgery, where that orthopedic surgeon can talk with the therapist and they have the care rendered right here,’ said Stephanie Beling, director of operations for south metro Children’s Hospital.