Connecticut Children's Medical Center

Recently my son got very ill and had to be transferred to this hospital from Danbury ct. The staff was amazing from the doctors to the nurses right down to the cleaning staff! They all made sure not only my sons need were met and he was as comfortable but myself as well. The doctors and nurses made sure to explain everything to me daily and while it was a very nerve-wracking experience I felt his care was in some of the best hands. I can't thank everyone enough and wanted to say you're all doing a wonderful good!
5 7 years ago (02-05-2018)

Dr. Parker in the Er was wonderful working with my daughter, the hospital staff was all great,efficient and charming with my 9 year old daughter. I had a very quick time also,less than 2 hours and they had to give medication and re-check and shes done! Yay,they saved the day! Also Clifford,whose my dad name also,was a great nurse in the Er,it was hysterical how they were teasing with her,they made me so comfortable and relaxed that I was in good hands. I would recommend them to anyone and shes also had a previous stay here 2 years ago with pneumonia and they were even better,if that's possible ,upstairs too. They have volunteers that play with the kids....very good hospital!
5 7 years ago (27-03-2018)

Nothing but good things from this center. I have only been here once with my daughter and upon arrival she was miserable. The first thing they did was gift her with a teddy bear. Always attentive and made us feel welcome. The two day stay there would’ve been otherwise treacherous if it weren’t for their attentive and caring staff.
5 7 years ago (26-04-2018)

The staff is friendly, especially the techs in psych. The wing is rather small and when there's an overflow of patients they either have to sit in the hall inside the unit or on one of the two or three beds outside the unit. I've seen reviews mentioning children having to wait to get a bed in a behavioral hospital and giving a bad review for that, but the staff has no control over that. I do agree it's rather boring having to wait to be admitted, so I think someone should invest in finding something more for patients to do-- it's a psych ward, being bored doesn't help with behavioral issues. Techs should get more respect from their superiors, they know the patient best so therefore they know what's best for the patient. I understand there's many rules and regulations in place about what patients can and can't do and I understand that's due to every patient's problems proving different while interacting and there's probably a lawsuit waiting to happen if patients interact. Techs know their patients best and most behavioral hospitals know the benefit of patients interacting with other patients or at least with staff, so techs are bound to feel some of their patients feel lonely and would benefit from socialization. The social workers or psychiatrists or whoever interacts with a patient once or maybe twice are alright. The techs are the gold of patient care, they're the only thing keeping the psych unit from falling apart.
4 7 years ago (26-04-2018)

We love Ct Children's Medical Center. I wont bring my kids anywhere else. They have staff that help explain what is about to be done using pictures. They let my son play on a tablet as a distraction while he got stitches. When he had to be sedated they coated the mask with his choice of chapstick scent and let him play with it before having to put it on. Everyone is so friendly and accomodating. They really help a stressful situation go smoothly.
5 7 years ago (28-02-2018)