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JAMA 10.1001/jama.2026.2567

April 09, 2026 at 11:00 AM EDT

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In this narrative medicine essay, as a pediatric critical care physician prepares to move to a new hospital building, he reflects on the memories that the old building held, including the death of his infant grandson.

Corresponding Author: James Donald Fortenberry, MD, Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, Emory University School of Medicine, 2220 N Druid Hills Dr NE, Atlanta, GA 30329 (james.fortenberry@choa.org).

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