Southwest Tower

Choco Theme: Let’s Be Healthy
Services: Outpatient imaging

The lobby includes waiting and gathering spaces, concierge check-in stations, wall-integrated digital check-in stations and vending options. This first-of-its kind dedicated pediatric outpatient imaging center includes a “Kitten Scanner,” a pint-sized play version of a CT scan machine, where kids can learn through play about their test.

Choco Theme: Let’s Play
Services: Retail pharmacy, Orthopedic Institute, orthopedic rehabilitation, lobby, gift shop, grab-and-go café and other family-centered amenities including vending options

The Orthopedic Institute has state-of-the-art imaging capabilities and 17 exam rooms, including two that also can serve as treatment rooms for children with bone, joint and muscle conditions and injuries. The orthopedic rehabilitation gym features over a dozen therapy stations in a beautiful space, with room for private exams and consultations and the opportunity for group or individual therapy.

Reserved for future development.

Choco Theme: Let’s Take a Breath
Services: Hyundai Cancer Institute at CHOC, outpatient infusion center and infusion pharmacy

The fourth floor centralizes the Hyundai Cancer Institute at CHOC and the outpatient infusion center on a single, shared floor that provides patients and families a calm and engaging environment for cancer treatment. Our infusion center also treats acute and chronic illnesses including blood or genetic disorders, metabolic diseases, gastrointestinal and endocrine disorders, and sees hematology patients for blood product support and immune therapy, as well as patients from rheumatology, neurology, nephrology, pulmonology and from general clinics who require infusion support such as hydration.

Choco Theme: Let’s Discover
Services: Endocrinology, hematology, infectious disease, metabolic disorders, rheumatology, pediatric general surgery, nephrology and gastroenterology

Each year, the CHOC diabetes program diagnoses and treats over 3,000 Type 1 diabetes patients and 800 Type 2 diabetes patients. The CHOC metabolic disorders team was the first to identify some of the rarest diseases and for some diseases, we offer the only specialized treatment programs on the West Coast.

Choco Theme: Let’s Enjoy the Moment
Services: Craniofacial, orthodontics, plastic surgery, genetics, dermatology, high-risk infant follow-up program, interventional radiology

Choco Theme: Let’s Get Moving
Services: Pulmonology, RSV (respiratory syncytial virus), pulmonary function testing

The pulmonology team provides innovative programs and specialized treatments for a variety of conditions, including asthma, chronic lung disease, cystic fibrosis, primary ciliary dyskinesia and sleep disorders.

Reserved for future development.

Choco Theme: Let’s Go Beyond
Services: Research and innovation

The CHOC Research Institute uses ground-breaking techniques and innovative technologies to allow children to access trailblazing care close to home. Through Science on Display windows, children and families can watch and learn about CHOC research by looking directly into the Wet Lab and a Maker Space from the lobby and waiting areas. The Research Institute has more than 120 modular research stations, a Human Performance Lab that offers highly specialized research to help children with movement disorders, and modern experimental drug compounding and tissue culture space.