Blog Post
Occupational therapists focus on independence in daily activities such as eating, grooming, bathing, and toileting. We also help to improve play and school skills, and support interventions to improve vision, cognition, and functional mobility.
Our physical therapists work on strength, range of motion in joints, postural re-education, balance, and coordination to improve the child’s ability to navigate home, school, and community environments.
Speech therapists work to improve speech, language, social communication, cognitive skills, feeding, and swallowing.
Our pediatric PM&R physicians work with the rehabilitation team to maximize the benefits of rehab interventions. Their expertise is in directing neurologic and musculoskeletal recovery, including medical management, optimization of adaptive equipment, and planning for return to home and community.
Visits from specially trained doggie friends provide cheer, brighten a stressful day, and help our patients relax.
Our child life specialists strive to create a warm, nonthreatening, calm, supportive environment to help your child cope with the hospital experience. They'll also help your child have fun and connect with others in the playroom and/or teen lounge.
Our Idaho state-certified teachers work with patients so they can keep pace with their classmates, and ultimately return to their community schools and teachers.
Music therapy can be especially powerful during a hospitalization, offering children a way to help manage emotions, cope with stress, and express themselves.
This specialized medical care is for kids and teens living with a chronic or life-limiting condition. We aim to ease symptoms, facilitate communication between the family and care team, and help with care coordination.
To help ensure you and your family have the support you need, our social workers work closely with your health care team to resolve social, psychological, cultural, and financial concerns.
Our chaplains are available 24/7 to support patients and families with the emotional and spiritual issues that often accompany hospitalization. Support is provided with respect for all faith traditions, including care for those who are not religious.