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Excellence Hits Epidemic Proportions as Phoenix Children’s Celebrates Outstanding Nurses During National Nurses Week
They’re grace under fire working long hours, making split-second life-changing decisions, while offering unending comfort and support to patients and families who face enormous healthcare challenges. In fact, when patients and their families recount their experiences at Phoenix Children’s, their nursing team is often the first to receive their admiration and gratitude.
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How ECMO helped Kate survive and thrive
… 2015, Carolyn and John welcomed their fourth child, Kate, into the world. Although Kate was born with the same medical … bottle,” Carolyn says. “She was doing really well—ate the best out of all our kids.” Left untreated, salt-wasting … inflammation in the smallest airways of the lungs. They placed Kate on oxygen, and while it helped her levels …
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Healing Cancer: It takes a village…or Zoom
… Disorders (CCBD) , patients have been looking for ways to connect with each other while also maintaining their … want to know they are not alone. Social isolation is a common issue and can have a big impact on their physical … - even patients who live hours from the hospital! Safe Place TLC provides a safe place for our adolescents and …
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Cerebral palsy: The challenges, the beauty
… hear the diagnosis of cerebral palsy, you realize you have to change those dreams. What I want to say is that our … areas of her brain that controlled her movement. They also placed a small pacemaker-like device called a … she tackles enthusiastically. “As a parent who wants the best for her child, I can tell you that it’s hugely …
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Headache home monitoring improves patient care
Headache Home Monitoring benefits children with chronic migraines by allowing doctors to respond quickly with changes to treatments plans.
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Anyone can have a stroke – Yes, even kids!
… a stroke – Yes, even kids! Blog May is a month dedicated to learning about strokes and to advocate for those touched … team uses all these pieces of information to design the best treatment to move forward while keeping the family … rehabilitation or whether these therapies can take place at home. Once discharged home, these children follow …
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Concerned your child has a learning disability? Here’s what you can do
… my teacher was convinced I should be held back or moved to special education. I couldn’t read and was falling behind … ability to listen, think, speak, read, write, spell or complete mathematical calculations. Learning disabilities do … I be concerned about my child? Parents know their children best and often have a gut feeling when something is wrong. A …
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Every month is Diabetes Awareness Month
… of diabetes. And while a new diagnosis might be frightening to families unfamiliar with the condition, the good news is … practice diabetes awareness EVERY month. One of the best weapons we have against the disease is information. … diabetes? It is often said that what a patient does BETWEEN visits is much more important than what can be done in a …
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A home away from home: Brooke’s story
… A home away from home: Brooke’s story Blog Aicardi Syndrome Epilepsy Patient and Family … as a home away from home. “Being a medical mama is the best club I never wanted to be part of,” Brittany says. “But … familiar with this diagnosis? But Phoenix Children’s is the place where kids with serious medical conditions come.” …
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Phoenix Children's Building New Hospital in Glendale
In a move that will dramatically expand access to nationally ranked pediatric health care in the West Valley, Phoenix Children’s today announced plans to build a new freestanding, three-story hospital in Glendale, Ariz. Phoenix Children’s Hospital – Arrowhead Campus will offer inpatient care, an emergency department, an outpatient surgery center and a multi-specialty clinic.
