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Myelomeningocele Program Connecticut Children’s Spina Bifida Program provides multidisciplinary and transdivisional care for children with myelomeningocele. Patients are cared for by multiple subspecialists including Urology, Neurosurgery, Orthopaedics, Gastroenterology and Nephrology. Children with Article
5 Questions with Foundation President, Paulanne Jushkevich, MA, CFRE Paulanne Jushkevich joined Connecticut Children’s Foundation (the Foundation) in September of 2023 with over 25 years of experience in professional fundraising–15 years at the executive level– where she led teams of hospital/health science fundraisers through substantial change
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Lead Treatment Program No blood lead level is considered safe in children, and our multi-disciplinary team of pediatric providers is specially trained to treat children with lead exposure and lead poisoning. In addition, Connecticut Children’s Lead Treatment Program works with pediatricians and other Article
Our Framework to Enhance Diversity, Equity and Inclusion By Larry Milan: By: Lary Milan As a critical community resource, Connecticut Children’s must ensure that our team members, patients and their families, and community partners all feel welcome and respected here. To strengthen our culture, we have worked to develop a Diversity, Equity and
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Through the Storm: Keilany’s Story When Tropical Storm Isaias hit Connecticut this past August, it toppled trees and knocked out power across the state. It also hit the campground where Keilany Palma and her parents, siblings and grandmother were celebrating her 12 th birthday. Keilany’s actual birthday had been
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Occupational Therapy From aquatic therapy and assistive technology to feeding issues and sports-related injuries, our occupational therapists provide personalized treatment plans that help children achieve increased independence. Our team offers a range of therapeutic services to help children Article
Seven-Figure Gift Supports Connecticut Children’s New Clinical Tower and Expanded Pediatric Services Hartford, CT—Connecticut Children’s, the state’s only health system 100% dedicated to children’s well-being, has received a transformational 7-figure gift from the Burton and Phyllis Hoffman Foundation to support the hospital’s new eight-story clinical tower and the expansion of
Asthma Center It is estimated that more than 25 million people live with asthma in the United States and many of them are children whose families are unaware they have the disease. The Asthma Center is dedicated to increasing awareness about asthma and the treatment options that are crucial to
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Grace Hong, APRN Nurse Practitioner, Infectious Disease & Immunology
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- Infectious Diseases & Immunology

Connecticut Children’s Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) Connecticut Children's offers a Advanced Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) course customized for both employees & non-employee advanced providers (Doctors, Nurses, Respiratory Therapist, Advanced Providers, & Paramedics) with the in-depth and up-to-date training. We’re
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Fetal Cardiology Connecticut Children’s Fetal Cardiology Program — part of our renowned Fetal Care Center — provides advanced diagnosis and care for the fetus with congenital heart disease or other fetal heart abnormalities. Article
Thriving Beyond a Swallowing Disorder: Amila’s Story Like many medical stories, Amila Watt’s begins with a mystery. For the first few years of her life, she struggled with one illness after another — usually, infections in her lungs or ears. Ear tube surgeries stopped the ear infections, but the respiratory illnesses kept coming
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Grow Focused: Michael’s Story At indoor track practice this past winter, Derby High School shot putter Michael Hyder, age 15, was hit in the back of the head with a shot put – a metal ball about the size and weight of a small cannonball. It knocked him unconscious, and he fell face-forward onto the gravel