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HOUSTON, Feb. 18, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Dr. Charles D. Fraser Jr., surgeon-in-chief at Texas Children's Hospital, performed the congenital heart team's 10,000th surgery since the renowned pediatric surgeon's arrival to Texas Children's in 1995. Fraser, also chief of congenital heart surgery at Texas Children's, performed the milestone procedure on patient Nathan Bryan, from Temple, Texas. For more information about the congenital heart surgery program at Texas Children's...
CHOP-Sponsored Play Area Serves Families in Surrounding Community KING OF PRUSSIA, Pa., Feb. 15, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) today celebrated the opening of a children's play area at King of Prussia Mall with a ribbon cutting ceremony. The 1,200-square-foot CHOP-sponsored play area benefits local families, serving as a place for young children to play and exercise while at King of Prussia Mall. (Photo -...
AUSTIN, Texas, Feb. 15, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Children's hospitals in Texas are asking Texas legislators to increase funding for Medicaid in the 2013 session of the Texas Legislature. These hospitals, which are members of the Children's Hospital Association of Texas (CHAT), provide specialized care for the state's most ill children. CHAT recommends improving Medicaid reimbursement rates to better reflect the costs of providing specialized pediatric care. Stable and fair Medicaid...
PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 11, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia is pleased to announce that Victoria L. Vetter, M.D., MPH, a pediatric cardiologist, was awarded the prestigious Edward S. Cooper M.D. Award at the American Heart Association of Southeastern Pennsylvania's annual Heart Ball this weekend. Dr. Vetter is the first female and first pediatric cardiologist to receive this award. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130211/DC57861 ) The...
PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 4, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Joseph W. St. Geme, III, M.D., has been named physician-in-chief of The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and chair of the Department of Pediatrics at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, effective July 1, 2013. Dr. St. Geme comes to Philadelphia from Duke University where he has served since 2005 as the chairman of the Department of Pediatrics and Chief Medical Officer of Duke's Children's Hospital....
University of Michigan's hospital ranked eighth in the nation for overall pediatric and specialty care, only Michigan hospital in top 10 ANN ARBOR, Mich., Feb. 4, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Parents magazine today announced its exclusive list of 10 Best Children's Hospitals, ranking the University of Michigan's C.S. Mott Children's Hospital eighth in the nation. C.S. Mott Children's Hospital was the only Michigan hospital ranked in the top 10. The list provides the most...
MEMPHIS, Tenn., Feb. 4, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- St. Jude Children's Research Hospital has been named one of the best cancer care hospitals in the country by Parents magazine. The results, based on the magazine's survey of more than 60 children's hospitals, appear in the March 2013 issue. "Being recognized is always a great honor, especially since our focus on some of the toughest pediatric cancers often makes comparisons difficult," said Dr. William E. Evans, St. Jude...
PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 4, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia has been named the nation's best pediatric hospital by Parents magazine. In addition to the overall ranking, CHOP was ranked in the top 3 in all 6 specialties included in the survey. Parent's magazine ranked Children's Hospital's Cancer Center and emergency medicine first; the Cardiac Center tied for first; neonatology ranked second and orthopedics and pulmonology ranked third. "We are...
PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 1, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The smallest hearts can have some of the biggest problems, as one in 120 babies is born each year with a heart defect. Today, many teenagers and young adults are breaking new ground as survivors of heart defects that were once lethal in infancy. These survivors are inspiring examples of the advances in cardiology research and care, with many treatments and procedures pioneered at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. (Photo:...
The lives of 39 children were saved with liver transplants by Texas Children's in 2012 HOUSTON, Jan. 31, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Texas Children's Hospital in Houston announced that in 2012 the hospital saved the lives of 39 children through liver transplantation, making it the most active pediatric liver transplant center in the nation and one of the most active in the world. To learn more about liver transplantation at Texas Children's Hospital please visit...
