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BOSTON, Nov. 5, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A new study by researchers in Boston Children's Hospital's Division of Emergency Medicine indicates that a nationwide standard on booster seat laws for children 4 feet 9 inches and shorter, or up to 8 years old, would save lives. The findings were published online Nov. 5, 2012, in the journal Pediatrics. Boston Children's researchers reviewed data from Fatality Analytic Reporting System, analyzing child deaths in motor vehicle...
HOUSTON, Oct. 29, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Dr. Charles D. Fraser Jr., surgeon-in-chief of Texas Children's Hospital and professor of surgery and pediatrics at Baylor College of Medicine, will speak this October at the Children's Hospital Association (CHA) Executive Dialogue program and again at The International Consortium for Health Outcomes Measurement to explore and discuss the latest strategic imperatives facing pediatric hospitals including a key focus on driving and...
ORLANDO, Fla., Oct. 22, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- With the $397-million Nemours Children's Hospital opening today, families in Florida and the southeast have a new place to go for highly specialized medical care designed to meet the needs of their child's condition. The new children's hospital offers access to specialized pediatric care not previously provided in the area. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20121022/FL97714 ) Nemours Children's Hospital has focused on hiring...
CLEVELAND, Oct. 20, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Combating obesity in minorities, looking at improvements in perinatal health in Ohio, and treating rare testicular cancer in adolescents are among the presentations physicians from University Hospitals (UH) Rainbow Babies & Children's Hospital will give at the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) 2012 National Conference in New Orleans Oct. 20 to 23. Susannah Briskin, MD, pediatric sports medicine physician at UH Rainbow Babies &...
HACKENSACK, N.J., Oct. 11, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Hackensack University Medical Center today introduced Dr. Joseph E. Parrillo as the new chairman of its Heart &Vascular Hospital - one of America's Top Fifty Hospitals according to U.S. News & World Report. Prior to his arrival at HackensackUMC, Dr. Parrillo was Professor and Chairman of the Department of Medicine at Cooper Medical School of Rowan University, Chief of the Department of Medicine, the Edward D. Viner...
Only Pediatric Program in New England to Receive Award BOSTON, Oct. 5, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Department of Health and Human Services has recognized Boston Children's Hospital's Kidney Transplant Program as a national leader in its field. The program received a Silver Level Award at a Medal of Honor Ceremony held yesterday at the Seventh National Learning Congress in Grapevine, Texas. Awards were granted by the Health Resources and Services Administration's Donation and...
ORLANDO, Fla., Oct. 4, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- When the $397-million Nemours Children's Hospital opens on Oct. 22, it will be a hospital built by families, for families. To celebrate the upcoming opening, the hospital held its dedication ceremony earlier today with hundreds of children, parents, partners and advocates in attendance. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20121004/FL87345 ) A key moment of the ceremony included a group of children running through a wall of 'silly...
HACKENSACK, N.J., Oct. 4, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Hackensack University Medical Center is proud to announce that Fitch Ratings, one of the world's leading global rating agencies, has reaffirmed its revenue bond rating as an "A-," with a "Stable" ranking in its Rating Outlook. "We are extremely proud to receive this positive rating from Fitch, one of the most well-respected ratings agencies," said Robert C. Garrett, president and chief executive officer of Hackensack...
KANSAS CITY, Mo., Oct. 3, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Today investigators at Children's Mercy Hospitals and Clinics in Kansas City reported the first use of whole genome information for diagnosing critically ill infants. As reported in Science Translational Medicine, the team describes STAT-Seq®, a whole genome sequencing approach - from blood sample to returning results to a physician - in about 50 hours. Currently, testing even a single gene takes six weeks or more. Speed of...
HOUSTON, Oct. 1, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Renowned pediatric surgeon Dr. Jed Nuchtern has been appointed as chief of the division of pediatric surgery at Texas Children's Hospital. Nuchtern, whose appointment was effective Sept 18, will continue his roles as pediatric surgeon with Texas Children's Cancer Center and as professor of surgery and pediatrics at Baylor College of Medicine. For more information about pediatric surgery visit texaschildrens.org An eminent leader in...
