Answers when families need them most. 

Creating children's hospital websites that transform scared searches into confident care decisions.

No one expects to need a children's hospital — until they do. In that moment, your website becomes a critical tool for providing clarity, offering guidance, and making the experience a little easier during a hard time. 

Whether you're redesigning from scratch or optimizing what you have, we're here to help you build digital experiences that truly serve worried families. 

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Understanding the journey from crisis to care. 

When a parent receives concerning news about their child, they go through distinct emotional stages — from initial fear to research, decision-making, preparation, active care, and eventually advocacy. 

This comprehensive guide walks through each stage of the family journey, showing exactly how your website can provide the right information, support, and guidance at each critical moment. 

What we cover: 

  • How to design for crisis-moment searches (when emotions run highest)
  • The must-have features that worried parents need immediately 
  • HIPAA-compliant strategies that don't sacrifice user experience
  • Real examples from children's hospitals that transformed family experience
  • A framework for measuring emotional impact, not just clicks

Every Click Counts

From architecture to design and integrations — everything makes a difference in a parent's experience with your children's hospital site. 

We've helped children's hospitals improve their sites in just about every way. Curious about some of our tips and insights that we've learned along the way? Drop your email address at the link below and we'll send you our top tips for making your children's hopsital website experience the best it can be. 

Deep Dives into the Challenges You're Facing

We've been working with children's hospitals for most of our time in business, and we've learned a lot about what works (and what doesn't) when serving worried families online. These articles share those insights.

Joe Kepley |  October 16, 2024

Must Have Features of a Children's Hospital Website

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Your website can often be the first impression of the level of care your healthcare team provides – giving you a chance to welcome a child and their family to your children's hospital long before they set foot in the front door. 

Healthcare  |  Content and IA  | Development  | Strategy

Corey Vilhauer |  June 13, 2025

The Role of User Experience on a Children's Hospital Site

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Designing a website for a children's hospital is unlike any other UX challenge. It’s not about selling a product or promoting a service; it's about providing care and support in a time of crisis.

Healthcare  |  Content and IA  | Strategy

Joe Kepley |  March 23, 2023

Web Analytics and HIPAA: How to Protect Your Site — and Your Users — From HIPAA Violations

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Blend's CTO Joe Kepley discusses how to balance the need for better information, with a user's right to privacy, especially with existing HIPAA standards.

Development  | Digital Optimization  | Strategy