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FOUNDER OF PEDIATRIC CANCER CHARITY AVAILABLE TO ADDRESS THE PREVALENCE OF THE LEADING CANCER KILLER AMONG CHILDREN OCEANPORT, N.J., May 17, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- May is National Brain Tumor Awareness Month. In the U.S. alone, 700,000 people are living with a brain tumor diagnosis. Of this number, approximately 28,000 were children. The number of new cases of pediatric brain tumors for 2013 ?is estimated at approximately 4,671 (or 12.8 each day). Five-year survival rate...
South Miami Hospital Shows Greatest Improvement In Nationwide Hospital Review SOUTH MIAMI, Fla., May 17, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Larkin Community Hospital (LCH), one of Florida's twelve statutory teaching hospitals and the largest osteopathic teaching hospital in the nation, was named one of the safest hospitals for patients by The Leapfrog Group. The South Miami healthcare provider achieved an A in the Leapfrog Hospital Survey, which is the gold standard for comparing the performance...
Leading Pediatric Hospital Implements iPhone Solution Hospital-wide Sarasota, FL (PRWEB) May 14, 2013 One of the leading pediatric hospitals in the country has chosen Voalte One to help its nurses improve hospital communication and patient care. Voalte, makers of an innovative smartphone solution for clinical communication, announced it was selected by Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago as its provider of choice. Lurie Children’s is implementing the Voalte One...
HOUSTON, May 8, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Texas Children's Pediatrics Corinthian Pointe was recently awarded Patient Centered Medical Home Recognition from the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA). This prestigious and recognizable distinction celebrates patient care organizations which have demonstrated a strong commitment to improving quality care for their patients. Texas Children's Pediatrics Corinthian Pointe is the first and only patient care organization in...
CINCINNATI, May 8, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A new study shows that pediatric nurse staffing ratios are significantly associated with hospital readmission for children with common medical and surgical conditions. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110406/MM79025LOGO) The study, led by a nurse scientist at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, is believed to be the first to examine the extent to which hospital nurse staffing levels are related to pediatric...
Physician-scientist at Texas Children's Fetal Center receives grant to fund necrotizing enterocolitis research HOUSTON, May 6, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Texas Children's Hospital announced a new fellowship for surgical innovation in honor of Houston native Dr. Denton A. Cooley, world-renowned surgeon who pioneered many techniques in pediatric and adult cardiovascular surgery and who was a recipient of the National Medal of Technology, the nation's highest honor for...
Pediatric patients spend a magical evening celebrating the important rite of passage that every teen should have, no matter how sick. TAMPA, Fla., May 6, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Prom season is underway throughout the United States, and inside the walls of St. Joseph's Children's Hospital. More than 50 pediatric patients dressed up in fancy gowns and handsome tuxedo jackets and took part in their own Arabian Nights-themed prom night held at the hospital Friday, May 3, 2013....
Mercy TAPE May Save Lives in Emergencies and Improve Care for Children Without Access to Basic Health Services KANSAS CITY, Mo., May 6, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Researchers from Children's Mercy Hospitals and Clinics in Kansas City, Mo., today presented data demonstrating that the Mercy TAPE, a new device to estimate the weight of pediatric patients (ages 2 months to 16 years old), is more accurate than any other method currently available for children. Pediatric weight estimates are...
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C., April 25, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Childress Institute for Pediatric Trauma has partnered with the Pediatric Trauma Society (PTS) to co-host a national pediatric trauma conference at Graylyn International Conference Center in Winston-Salem, N.C. The Childress Summit of the PTS assessed the state of pediatric trauma care in the U.S. and created a 10-year plan for best practices in research, treatment and education. (Logo:...
Cancer and critical care patients move in April 21; emergency department opens April 23 SEATTLE, April 22, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Care teams Sunday moved patients into new cancer and critical care units in Seattle Children's Building Hope expansion, which includes the country's first inpatient cancer unit dedicated to teens and young adults. A new emergency department in the expansion will open on Tuesday, April 23. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130422/DC98490 ) The...
