VISITING THE HOSPITAL
The medical team

Nurses
Nurses work closely with the doctors and other team members to ensure your child’s care and treatments are planned according to your child’s needs. The nurse ensures all planned and ordered care and treatments are performed for your child.

A nurse regularly will check on your child’s condition and see that he or she is as comfortable as possible. A nurse always will be assigned to your child.

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Physicians
In addition to the attending physician, other doctors will visit your child. Some of these doctors will be residents who are fully trained and have medical degrees. A resident is on duty 24 hours a day on each floor. The residents work closely with your child’s doctor to provide constant care. They are available even when the attending physician is not at the hospital.

While your child is at Texas Children’s, he or she may be examined by a medical student under the supervision of a Baylor College of Medicine faculty member. Our affiliation with Baylor enhances our ability to care for your child.

Find a Texas Children's primary care physician/pediatrician, or a pediatric specialist by calling 832-824-1111 or visit our online Find a Doctor service.

Other professionals
Other Texas Children’s professionals may visit your child, as the doctor orders. These may be breastfeeding consultants, child-life specialists, diagnostic imaging technologists, dietitians, laboratory technicians, occupational therapists, physical therapists, respiratory-care practitioners, social workers, speech therapists and discharge planners.

Your child’s nurse can explain the services of each of these professionals.