Ramirez said.

“We want her rested and hydrated.”

Dr.

Ramirez turned to the whiteboard on the wall and wrote the surgery time in green marker under Thursday’s schedule.

“We’ll move her to Room 314 for overnight observation and pre-op prep,” Dr.

Ramirez told me.

“The hospital social worker will drop off the standard admission packet shortly.”

By four o’clock, Grace was settled into Room 314 on the pediatric floor, her IV line taped securely to the back of her left forearm.