Latest St. Louis Children's Hospital Stories
ECMO transport program allows hospital to treat more complex patients from outside region. St. Louis, MO (PRWEB) May 16, 2013 On September 20, 2012, Brandie and Dustin Stoddard welcomed their second baby girl into the world. Haevyn Delanie weighed-in at a healthy seven pounds, two ounces, was 18 inches long, and went home right on schedule. Just four months later, though, her family was back in the hospital. This time, they were in Kansas City, waiting for a team of medical...
Philanthropist and Civic Leader Lester Crown honored with Children's Trust Award on May 15 CHICAGO, May 13, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Heroes for Life: Campaign for Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago raised $675 million, exceeding its goal by $75 million and making it one of the nation's most successful campaigns on behalf of children's health. The campaign was critical in raising the needed funding to create Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of...
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....
CINCINNATI, May 6, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Despite knowing the risk of serious injury from playing football with a concussion, half of high school football players would continue to play if they had a headache stemming from an injury sustained on the field. In a new study, physicians from Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center also report that approximately half of athletes wouldn't report concussion symptoms to a coach. The study will be presented May 6 at the annual...
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:...
--Teaching Tool Could Improve Emergency Training Worldwide-- PHILADELPHIA, April 24, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- New, low-tech teaching techniques used by novice instructors may improve training for healthcare providers in performing cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) on children who suffer cardiac arrest. Researchers in a large multicenter study say their findings hold the potential to standardize and upgrade life support training by hundreds of thousands of instructors around...
CINCINNATI, April 21, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- David Broza visited with young Israeli patients and their families on Sunday, April 21 at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center. Cincinnati Children's is one of the leading pediatric medical centers in the United States in providing care for the rarest and most complex pediatric disorders. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130421/DC98515 ) Cincinnati Children's also collaborates with leading pediatric clinical,...
