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ASU, Phoenix Children’s Partnership Announces First-of-their-Kind Nursing Programs
Phoenix Children’s and Arizona State University’s Edson College of Nursing and Health Innovation are thrilled to announce an expansion of their strategic partnership with the development of pre-licensure and graduate-level programs that enhance the preparation of Arizona’s future pediatric nurses.
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Phoenix Children's Adds Top Surgeon to its Top-Ranked Heart Center
One of the country’s foremost pediatric cardiothoracic surgeons has joined the top-ranked pediatric heart program at Phoenix Children’s. Roosevelt Bryant III, MD, now serves as surgical director of the Cardiac Transplantation and Mechanical Assist Device Program at Phoenix Children’s Heart Center, ranked 14 in the nation by U.S. News & World Report’s Best Children’s Hospitals and one of just 10 congenital cardiothoracic surgery programs in North America to earn the Society of Thoracic Surgeons’ highest-achievable three-star rating.
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Q&A with Patient Experience Leaders
… Q&A with Patient Experience Leaders Blog Patient and Family Centered Care Staff Stories Dr. Dana Williams, … be a doctor one day. Growing up, the car giving calling become more sophisticated as I loved fixing broken systems, I … career in healthcare. I can vividly remember 7-year-old me visiting my pediatrician, Dr. Character, with so much …
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Phoenix Children’s Names Katherine Perry, MD, MS, Division Chief of Nephrology
As Phoenix Children’s Division of Nephrology continues to grow to address the needs of children in Arizona and beyond, the health system has named renowned pediatric nephrologist and researcher Katherine Perry, MD, MS, the chief of the division. Dr. Perry comes to Phoenix Children’s from UCLA Health, where she worked as a board-certified pediatric nephrologist since 2006.
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Every month is Diabetes Awareness Month
… age of 20 have been diagnosed with some form of diabetes. And while a new diagnosis might be frightening to families … the disease is information. Below are nine of the most common questions that Phoenix Children’s Division of … 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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Healing faster with Animal-Assisted Therapy
… (AAT) There is a special bond a dog has with a child and that is definitely true for the children we see at … Therapy (AAT) Program as a way for patients to visit with therapy animals during their stay with us. Over … with others Participate in their treatment Forget their discomfort or pain Get up, move, walk, leave their room and …
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One of the top centers for treating chest deformities in North America is right here
… as he neared puberty, Hugo Barnett suffered from asthma and struggled to breathe. Cardiovascular exercise or playing … “funnel chest” or “concave chest,” pectus is the most common chest wall deformity and can range from mild to … surgery in 2018, and following the standard follow-up visit, he returned a year later for an annual exam and then …
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Personal Insights Into Sickle Cell Disease
… in partnership with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Arizona State University’s Center for … Cell Foundation of Arizona and members of the sickle cell community, aims to understand and learn about SCD at the … that offers respite care for parents during inpatient visits, help with errands, babysitting and emotional …
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Cryoanalgesia: A “cool” way to control pain after the Nuss Procedure
… Excavatum Ever hear of Pectus Excavatum? It’s the most common chest wall deformity and it occurs in about one in 450 children. Pectus excavatum … Our patients can meet the entire team in one coordinated visit cutting down the number of commutes to the hospital. …
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MECP2 duplication syndrome - Jackson’s story
… years ago, Jessica experienced a healthy first pregnancy and healthy delivery. She and her husband were thrilled to welcome their first child, a boy named Jackson. A few months … was just becoming a bigger baby,” Jessica recalls. Jackson visited a few specialists, who unfortunately couldn’t …
