Connecticut Children's Blog

Connecticut Children’s Medical Center is committed to being a place where the pain of medical treatment is minimized as much as possible. Although we may not be able to take away all the pain, we will make every effort to reduce it. At Connecticut Children’s, expert medical care and comfort go together. In honor of […]

Getting to the Starting Line In a few years of traveling in the van with my Folk Rock/Americana band called Parsonsfield, I’ve had the privilege to see nearly every interstate highway in the U.S. through a bug splattered windshield and smokey, sticker laden green rooms of rock halls and theaters. But van life and travel […]

Academic performance, behavior and mood are all dependent on good sleep. Kids need more sleep than we do (9-10 hours per night for children ages 5-12, and 8-9 hours per night for teens). Here are some helpful techniques to help get your child’s back to school sleep schedule back on track. 1. Avoid stalling tactics […]

Written by grateful mom, Christina B. Meet Fiona Jayne, our little fighter, our miracle baby. We had spent a total of twenty-one long days at Connecticut Children’s Medical Center. At only five days old, Fiona became unresponsive when it came time to nurse on a Sunday evening. She had what was considered to be an […]

Written by Kelly’s mom, Carolyn  If a picture is worth a thousand words, the ransom for this treasured, priceless photograph would be the Library of Congress. It just happened to be my birthday in November of 2012 when Connecticut Children’s arranged for a Flashes of Hope photographer to capture the precious image of Kelly (who […]

After suffering a growth plate fracture earlier this year, 12-year-old Delaney and her mother immediately came to Connecticut Children’s Medical Center for treatment. Delaney’s journey not only inspired her to start a “shorts” drive but to also nominate a nurse whose care and compassion made all the difference in her healing process. Below is a […]

In honor of Patient Experience Week, Connecticut Children’s Patient and Family Experience team is sharing the Beryl Institute C-I-CARE Compassion Challenge! Compassion is so important to the patient experience and something that we can all do. Check out the 6 techniques below to start making compassion a part of your daily routine! 1. Say Hello […]

In the United States, more than 350,000 people will suffer cardiac arrest at home, work or in public this year. Most will die because they don’t receive immediate cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) from someone on the scene. A leading cause of death, cardiac arrest is an electrical malfunction in the heart that causes an irregular heartbeat […]

For 11-year-old Daniel Therriault, becoming famous would be a dream come true. “A few years ago Dan really wanted to be a WWE wrestler, but lately he’s been saying how he’d like to start a YouTube channel and become a YouTube sensation” said his mother, Terri. The truth is Dan is already pretty famous, especially […]

In honor of Health Information Management Week, we sat down with Linda McKone, manager of Health Information Management Operations at Connecticut Children’s to discuss what happens behind-the scenes to keep patient information safe and secure. Patient care is typically thought of as the hands-on process of treating and healing. Linda McKone, Operations Manager of Health […]