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Breakthrough algorithm from MUSC reduces hospitalization for the youngest sickle cell patients
The Pediatric Emergency Medicine and Pediatric Hematology/Oncology divisions at the Medical University of South Carolina teamed up to create and test an algorithm for treating children with sickle cell disease who arrived at the ED with a fever.
The algorithm helps providers better determine which kids should be admitted and who should go home for treatment with close follow-up from the hospital.
Depression care without the delay: MUSC expert’s app shows promising results
When a patient has depression, often the first medical professional to spot it is their primary care provider, thanks to routine screenings many offices offer. However, getting under the care of a behavioral health professional may involve a long wait — and the patient needs help now.
Pediatric urologist at WVU Medicine Children’s innovates safer hypospadias surgery
Hypospadias, a birth defect that results in a baby boy’s urethra forming at the underside of the penis rather than the tip, is commonly corrected through a surgery performed six months to a year after birth.
Parade for pediatric cancer patients features Cancer Warrior Truck
The Cruise to Blank Children’s Hospital in Des Moines, Iowa, is an annual convoy of classic and modified cars, parading past the hospital for patients’ enjoyment.
SSM Health St. Mary’s makes sure babies sleep safe and sound
SSM Health Hospitals in Missouri are taking a proactive role in combating the state’s high infant mortality rates through their Infant Safe Sleep Program.
Exploring the benefits of pediatric mental health urgent care centers
The Brighter Days Pediatric Mental Health Urgent Care Center, part of Golisano Children’s Hospital in Western New York, opened in June 2024 to provide walk-in mental health services for individuals under 18.
14 labor and delivery nurses experience their own baby boom
What started as a group of nurses and friends taking a photo during a shift change has turned into a viral social media moment — in the best way.
Canyon Vista Medical Center launches special delivery program to improve maternal health and save lives
For Canyon Vista Medical Center (CVMC) in Sierra Vista, Arizona, it’s all in the wrist. Its new Special Delivery Program equips postpartum patients with wristbands to wear for six weeks after childbirth, serving as a visual cue for both patients and health care providers to remain alert to potential complications.
How telemedicine can cut costs and speeds up care for pediatric orthopedic injuries
A study from Nemours Children’s Health surveyed 350 pediatric orthopedic trauma patients who, due to the nature of their injuries, were transferred to pediatric hospitals from other local facilities, and found that more than a third of those transfers could have been avoided — meaning the patients would have gotten faster care at a much lower cost — through the use of telemedicine.
Telling the Hospital Story: LCMC Health
In May, New Orleans East Hospital joined its LCMC Health sister hospital, Touro, to open a Maternal Fetal Health Clinic to ensure equitable prenatal care is available for patients in eastern New Orleans.