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Healthcare Transformation: Addressing a Triple Crisis By Paul Dworkin, MD: By: Paul Dworkin, MD The call to transform our healthcare system by focusing on children first is nothing new. However, it is critical now more than ever to move forward with such an agenda. COVID-19, racial injustice and ongoing economic challenges present a triple crisis that
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From Signing Building Beams to Building Memories: Debra's Journey at Connecticut Children's For Debra, a veteran team member at Connecticut Children's, this rings true as she reflects on her journey from signing the first steel beam for the original hospital in 1996 to preparing to sign another beam for the new 8-story patient tower set to open in Fall of 2025.
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Epilepsy Center At Connecticut Children’s Epilepsy Center, our highly skilled neurologists care for children who experience seizures caused by a diverse set of neurological disorders. Using a variety of assessment measures, we are able to diagnose the cause of seizures and develop an appropriate Article
Global Health Symposium 2024: Connecting Pediatric Care and Social Determinants of Health By Adam Silverman, MD: Earlier this year, the Center for Global Health at Connecticut Children’s hosted its portion of the University of Connecticut Global Health Symposium. This Symposium is the evolution of an annual event held at Connecticut Children’s for over a decade. Originally a Global Health
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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
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Beyond Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome: Air Force Pilot Achieves His Dream Since he was a little kid, John Kostal dreamed of flying. At 21 years old, he was on the verge of achieving it as part of the United States Air Force. Then he got the bad news. After years of working toward a coveted pilot’s slot, his medical exams had detected a lingering heart
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Connecticut Children’s Specialty Care Center – Hartford (10 Columbus Blvd.) Parking Parking is available to patients in the 10 Columbus Boulevard parking garage on the P2 level. Parking Instructions are available in English and in Spanish.