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Phoenix Children’s Names New Chief Operating Officer
With more than two decades’ experience in health system operations, Bradshaw will play an integral role in ensuring consistent, high-quality, integrated care across all sites of service as Phoenix Children’s continues its expansion across Arizona.
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Phoenix Children’s and St. Mary’s reach out to the Valley to combat child hunger
In an effort to increase donations and make a bigger dent in childhood hunger, Phoenix Children’s is inviting the community to participate in the seventh-annual employee cereal drive. The event, which yielded 1.3 million servings last year, reflects a partnership between Phoenix Children’s and St. Mary’s Food Bank to stock up on breakfast options for Arizona’s at-risk children and families.
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Dr. Jason D. Fraser Appointed Division Chief of Pediatric Surgery at Phoenix Children’s
As an accomplished surgeon, leader and professor, Dr. Fraser will be tasked with ensuring pediatric patients receive high-quality, family-centered surgical care whether they’re receiving treatment at Phoenix Children’s Hospital — Thomas Campus, a new site of service in the west or east Valley or one of the health system’s outpatient surgery centers.
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Brittany's Story
… Head Injuries Brittany's best friend was hit by a car while riding her bike without a helmet. She survived the … wonderful people." During the holiday season, the family visited the Critical Care Unit to deliver cookies and toys to … look at children with serious head injuries - and with that comes exasperation with friends who don't protect themselves …
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How to Safely Exercise in the Heat
… the height of summer can be tricky for even the fittest athlete. Before starting sports, your child should have a … as high school football players, may have cooling tubs on site. These tubs are used to lower the body temperature when … is the best way to avoid heat illness. One of the ways to combat the heat is by staying well-hydrated before, during …
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Phoenix Children’s Homeless Youth Outreach Program Marks 20th Anniversary with New Crews’n Healthmobile
A new Crews’n Healthmobile will soon roll through the Valley to serve the city’s most vulnerable children. A mainstay of Phoenix Children’s Homeless Youth Outreach program, the new “doctor’s office on wheels” will deliver integrated medical and behavioral health services directly to youth experiencing homeless across greater Phoenix.
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Vaccines and kids: What parents should know
… the last week of April, the World Health Organization celebrates World Immunization Week – an opportunity to raise … to Dr. Wendy Bernatavicius , division chief of primary, complex care and adolescent medicine at Phoenix Children’s, … most common side effects of a vaccine are redness at the site of injection and feeling a little bit under the weather …
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Eli’s Journey to Scoliosis Surgery
Meet Eli, a 16-year-old runner, who received posterior spinal fusion surgery at Phoenix Children’s to treat progressive adolescent idiopathic scoliosis.
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MECP2 duplication syndrome - Jackson’s story
… and healthy delivery. She and her husband were thrilled to welcome their first child, a boy named Jackson. A few months … just becoming a bigger baby,” Jessica recalls. Jackson visited a few specialists, who unfortunately couldn’t provide …
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Overcoming multiple spinal conditions: Mia’s story
… Overcoming multiple spinal conditions: Mia’s story Blog Center … to be approximately the size of a broom stick. At the tumor site, it was the size of a drinking straw,” said Mia’s mom, …