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Phoenix Children’s Earns Five Star Patient Care “Vigi Award”
Highlighting efforts in patient safety and quality, Phoenix Children’s Hospital received a Five Star Patient Care “Vigi Award” from VigiLanz, a provider of SaaS clinical surveillance solutions. The award recognizes a new quality improvement solution Phoenix Children’s implemented with VigiLanz technology. Phoenix Children’s Infection Control team is now able to monitor patients’ blood draw contamination information in real-time.
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Generalized Anxiety Disorder in Children, Adolescents and Teens What is generalized anxiety disorder? Generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) is defined as chronic, excessive worry and fear that seems to have no real cause. Children or adolescents with generalized anxiety disorder
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Head Injury in Children What is a head injury in children? A head injury is any kind of damage to the scalp, skull, brain, or other tissue and blood vessels in the head. A head injury is also often called a brain injury or traumatic brain injury (TBI), depending on the extent of
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Phoenix Children’s Names Carmen Neuberger Executive Vice President; Jared Muenzer, MD, MBA Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Phoenix Children’s Medical Group
As Phoenix Children’s Hospital continues to grow in size and complexity, Phoenix Children’s is pleased to promote Carmen Neuberger to Executive Vice President and appoint Jared Muenzer, MD, MBA, as Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Phoenix Children’s Medical Group (PCMG).
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When children grow up in safe, stable, and nurturing environments, they thrive. Research shows that without these consistent supports, traumatic experience, adverse experiences and chronic stress—known as adverse childhood experiences (ACEs)—can increase the risk of serious but
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Substance Use Disorder or Dependence What is substance use disorder or dependence? Substance use disorder (SUD) Substance use disorder (SUD) is a recognized health condition. It refers to the use of illegal or legal substances in a harmful way. Alcohol is the most commonly used
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Hypoglycemia in Children What is hypoglycemia in children? Hypoglycemia is when the level of sugar (glucose) in the blood is too low. Glucose is the main source of fuel for the brain and the body. The normal range of blood glucose is about 70 to 140 milligrams per deciliter (mg
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Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome What is neonatal abstinence syndrome? Neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS) is a set of signs and symptoms that may occur after babies are exposed to medicines or other substances in the uterus before birth. Babies can then experience withdrawal after
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When your child needs surgery you want the kind of specialized care that’s only available at the country’s top pediatric programs. That’s what you’ll find at Phoenix Children’s. We provide comprehensive surgical care for pediatric patients of all ages, from routine outpatient
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Obesity in Children and Teens What is obesity in children and teens? Obesity is when a person has too much body fat. Without treatment, obesity can become a serious, long-term disease. What causes obesity in a child or teen? In many ways, childhood obesity is a puzzling disease