Miller Children's & Women's Hospital

Some heroes wear scrubs. One has four paws.

         

Cancer. Traumatic injuries. Long hospital stays. Difficult therapies. Every year, thousands of children come to MemorialCare Miller Children's & Women's Hospital for specialized care. While our physicians, nurses, and therapists work tirelessly to heal their bodies, Karat, our full-time facility dog, helps heal their hearts.

As a trusted member of the care team, Karat eases anxiety, encourages children through therapy, and brings comfort during some of life's hardest moments.

For 15-year-old Sandro, a devastating diving accident resulted in a severe spinal cord injury and months of intensive rehabilitation.

Alongside his care team, Karat encouraged him every step of the way. Four months later, Sandro stood from his wheelchair and took his first steps toward the hospital doors—a milestone made possible through expert care, determination, and hope.

Your generosity helps sustain the Facility Dog Program, ensuring children like Sandro and countless others continue to receive compassionate, family-centered care that heals beyond medicine. You're making a difference for children by supporting the hospital that's right here in your backyard.

About Miller Children's & Women's Hospital

MemorialCare Miller Children's & Women's Hospital is a nonprofit pediatric teaching hospital providing specialized, compassionate care to children and families across Southern California. As one of only eight freestanding children's hospitals in California, we care for more than 13,000 hospitalized children each year and connect thousands more with expert pediatric specialists through our outpatient centers. Our dedicated team of more than 850 pediatric specialists and subspecialists is committed to delivering exceptional, family-centered care when it's needed most.