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List of children of General Hospital

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionJul 20, 2026
Entity authorityQ5098439
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General Hospital is an American television serial drama, airing on ABC. The show was created by Frank and Doris Hursley, who originally set it in a general hospital in an unnamed fictional city. The series premiered on April 1, 1963. In the 1970s, the city was named Port Charles, New York.

Present characters

Scout Cain

Scout Cain is the daughter of Drew Cain and Sam McCall. She was introduced in February 2017 and is named in honor of her adoptive aunt, Emily Quartermaine.

Lori and Sevan Andonian were first cast as Emily Scout Cain. Palmer and Poe Parker were cast next and portrayed the role for almost two years. In mid-2019, Ella Ramacieri was cast in the role and debuted July 1 of the same year. In 2022, actress Cosette Abinante was cast in the role of Scout, succeeding and replacing Ramacieri. In June 2026, it was announced Kayden Brenna Tokarski was recast into the role following decision to age the character up for storyline purposes.

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