Your Child's Visit
Preparing for your child's appointment
Once you have the date of your child's appointment, we suggest that you look over our Outpatient Family Handbook. It will tell you what to bring, where to park, what courtesy services are available to you at Children's Hospital, how billing will be handled after your child's visit, and how you can find support from other families who are familiar with Children's Hospital. It also contains helpful tips from families.
Getting to The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
You can get door-to-door directions from your home to Children's Hospital by visiting our Maps and Directions page.
For parking information, call 215-590-7275. When you arrive at the Richard D. Wood Pediatric Ambulatory Care Center Garage, be prepared to show the guard proof of your child's appointment, and please ask us to stamp your parking ticket before you leave the Airway Center so that you may receive your parking discount.
Finding your way around the Wood Center
A quick way to get oriented is to visit the Auto Dealers Caring for Kids Foundation Welcome Center on the second floor. The Center receptionist will answer any questions you have and point out materials that may be of interest to you. Our interactive kiosks provide information about locations and services throughout the Hospital that you can print out and take with you.
Your Child's Airway Center appointment
At the Airway Center, you will meet the Airway Center staff — surgeons, airway nurse practitioners, and experts in speech, swallowing and respiratory therapy — who will evaluate your child.
Your child's visit will include:
- A complete history and physical exam
- Any office procedures that are needed, such as:
- Flexible laryngoscopy to evaluate the airway
- Endoscopy to evaluate swallowing
- Stroboscopy to evaluate the vocal cords
- An evaluation by the Anesthesia Resource Center, if surgery is necessary
- An evaluation by Gastroenterology or Pulmonary Medicine, if necessary
- Future appointment scheduling, as needed (if your child has a tracheotomy tube, you may make multiple visits to the Airway Center between the first visit and completion of the decannulation process).
When our team has completed your child's evaluation, we will discuss treatment options with you and coordinate your child's care. If you have any questions about your child's visit, please contact the Airway Center Coordinator at 215-590-3440 for assistance, pressing options #2 and then #1.
Contact Us
- 215-590-3440
