Connecticut Children’s Care Network Connecticut Children’s Care Network is a primary care pediatrician-led organization that combines a nationally ranked children’s hospital, its subspecialists, and community physicians into one network that works to improve patient care for children around the region. As a team
Child Life Child Life specialists facilitate coping and use a variety of interventions to support the emotional needs of hospitalized children, as well as their siblings. Child Life specialists prepare children for medical procedures in an age-appropriate way and provide children with
Pricing Transparency and Estimates During your visit, you or your child may receive physician services from a provider of Connecticut Children’s Specialty Group (Specialty Group) and/or hospital services from Connecticut Children’s Medical Center (Medical Center). You may also receive services from other community
Perinatal HIV Exposure Management (for Breastfeeding and Non-Breastfeeding Newborns) Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) may be transmitted vertically from mother to newborn. Antiretroviral therapy (ARV) is effective in both preventing and treating HIV in perinatally exposed newborns. National guidelines from the National Institutes of Health and the Centers for
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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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Palliative Care Pediatric palliative care is an active, total approach to relieve pain and suffering by embracing physical, emotional and spiritual elements of care with a focus on maximizing quality of life for children with serious illness and their families. Palliative care is appropriate for Doctor
Allison Williams, DNP, APRN, FNP-C, WCC Nurse Practitioner, Hospital Medicine
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Healing in Norwalk, CT: A Lifeline for One Medically Complex Child By Adam Vella, MD: When 10-year-old David Daly-Rosa walks into Norwalk Hospital today, his mother Tasaly sees more than an emergency room—she sees peace of mind. For years, every trip to the ER meant anxiety, long drives, and uncertainty. But now, thanks to the new Cohen Pediatric Emergency Center