My Hospital Story
Check out our child-friendly, visual stories that help prepare children for every step of their visit or procedure. The stories include simple, reassuring descriptions and photos of different places your child may visit in the hospital, showing what the rooms look like, whom they might meet and what might happen. Please see the appropriate story for your child below.
When visiting Boston Children’s Hospital main campus
Audiology visit (boy)
Audiology visit (girl)
Cardiac pre-op (boy)
Cardiac pre-op (girl)
Cast removal (boy)
Cast removal (girl)
Casting (boy)
Casting (girl)
Day surgery (boy)
Day surgery (girl)
DMC visit (boy)
DMC visit (girl)
EEG outpatient (boy)
EKG Cardiac Clinic (boy)
EKG Cardiac Clinic (girl)
IV insertion (girl)
Long-term monitoring EEG (girl)
Neurology visit (boy)
Neurology visit (girl)
NG tube placement
Outpatient echo (boy)
Outpatient echo (girl)
Phlebotomy Clinic (boy)
Phlebotomy Clinic (girl)
Psychiatry visit (boy)
Psychiatry visit (girl)
Sleep study visit
Surgery with admission (boy)
Vitals at primary care (boy)
Vitals at primary care (girl)
Lexington: day surgery
Peabody: allergy
Peabody: audiology
Peabody: cardiology
Peabody: gastroenterology
Peabody: otolaryngology
Peabody: outpatient EEG
Peabody: phlebotomy
Peabody: ultrasound
Waltham: day surgery
Waltham: neurology
