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2.5 Million Gift Establishes the Chase-Bear-Dyer Family Cafe in Connecticut Children’s Tower Expansion Hartford, CT—Connecticut Children’s, the state’s only healthcare system dedicated exclusively to the care of children, has received a $2.5 million gift from Cheryl Chase and Stuart Bear and their family to support the hospital’s new eight-story clinical tower, set to open in Article
Mentoring Program Fosters Career Development By Luis Rivera: By: Luis Rivera As part of Connecticut Children’s commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion, we are launching a new mentoring program as a pilot program to ensure team members who reside in Hartford have the support they need to succeed in their positions and advance their
5 Question to Ask Candidates If They Knock on Your Door Candidates who are running to be your state representative and state senator will likely knock on your door or call to ask for your vote before Election Day. Take this opportunity to highlight children's issues and find out where candidates stand on issues impacting kids’ health
Asthma (Emergency Department and Inpatient) Clinical Pathway In the United States, asthma affects 7 million children under 18 years. In 2010, 58.3% of children with asthma had at least one asthma attack in the previous twelve months. Nearly 20% of children diagnosed with asthma went to an ED for care in 2009. Asthma is the third¬ ranking
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Nephrology From kidney stones to kidney transplants, our board-certified nephrologists at Connecticut Children’s work with social workers, child life specialists and nutritionists to provide diagnosis, treatment and follow-up kidney care to children of all ages. As leaders in pediatric
Hyperbilirubinemia in the Neonate Clinical Pathway Neonatal jaundice is a common diagnosis in pediatrics. In 2004 the AAP released guidelines for care of infants >/= 35 weeks gestation with hyperbilirubinemia in order to avoid severe hyperbilirubinemia and bilirubin encephalopathy. This Clinical Practice Guideline was updated in
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Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) is among the most challenging anomalies to manage in the neonatal intensive care unit. The reason for this difficulty is primarily due to the pulmonary hypertension associated with CDH. We have demonstrated that having a dedicated CDH Team Advanced Practice Provider Careers Advanced Practice Providers (APP) at Connecticut Children’s are vital members of the healthcare team who provide high-quality and compassionate care to patients and families. As the only free-standing Level One Pediatric Trauma Center in the state, our nurse practitioners and
Nephrology Research Connecticut Children’s nephrology physicians are actively involved in clinical and translational research and present several abstracts at international and national meetings annually. Our research findings regularly appear in publications such as the prestigious Journal of the
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No Holding Back: Tyler’s Story There’s never a good time for your child to need urgent care. But it’s really, really not a good time when you’re about to leave for vacation. Two days before his family’s big trip to Marco Island, Florida, 7-year-old Tyler Grad fell off a slide at his school playground. He and