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CHOC Children’s Level II NICU to Open at St. Joseph Hospital
Tue, 08 Jan 2013 21:23:21 GMT
In recognition of National Prematurity Awareness Month in January, check out CHOC Children’s latest news on our efforts to expand our care for our tiniest patients. For nearly 50 years, CHOC Children’s and St. Joseph Hospital have partnered to serve the healthcare needs of families in Orange County. Now, an exciting collaboration is underway to -
The Top 10 Questions Every Parent Should Ask Their NICU Care Team
Fri, 27 Apr 2012 16:28:30 GMT
CHOC Children’s Hospital and CHOC Children’s at Mission Hospital are excited to host a reunion for our NICU families this Sunday, April 29 at the March of Dimes March for Babies in Fashion Island. To join our Walk team, or to learn more, please visit the March for Babies website. And, in light of this -
CHOC Children’s at Mission Hospital Neonatal Intensive Care Unit is Expanding to Better Serve the Families of OC
Sat, 07 Jan 2012 00:03:15 GMT
CHOC Children’s at Mission Hospital (CCMH), located on the fifth floor of Mission Hospital’s patient care tower, serves as the only dedicated pediatric healthcare facility for families in south Orange County, the surrounding coastal areas and north San Diego County. Currently, the hospital’s Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) is undergoing an expansion, which will add -
Kangaroo Care: A Special Bond Between Premature Babies and their Parents
Mon, 21 Nov 2011 23:14:50 GMT
In honor of Prematurity Awareness Month, please take a moment to learn about one of our beloved, family-centered care techniques practiced in our Neonatal Intensive Care Unit – beneficial for babies, mommies and daddies alike. Kangaroo care is the practice of giving a sick or premature baby skin-to-skin contact — usually against a parent’s chest. The practice has -
November is Prematurity Awareness Month
Fri, 04 Nov 2011 23:27:05 GMT
In recognition of Prematurity Awareness Month in November, please check out some of the life-saving treatments and care being offered at CHOC Children’s to babies, including some of the tiniest of them all! The nursery at home may be prepped; prenatal classes passed with flying colors; and mom’s bags packed and ready to go for baby’s -
CHOC Nurse Shares Why She Enjoys Caring for the Tiniest Patients
Wed, 01 Dec 2010 05:01:44 GMT
In recognition of Prematurity Awareness this month, check out this video with Jennifer, one of our many dedicated nurses who shares with us why she is so passionate about working in the CHOC NICU. -
NICU Mom Shares Her Journey
Wed, 17 Nov 2010 02:32:01 GMT
In our continued recognition of National Prematurity Awareness Month, we asked one of our NICU moms to answer a Q & A regarding her current journey. Janelle agreed – hoping her responses would help another family experiencing the same thing. Her daughter Isabella Rose was born at just 28 weeks gestation in August 2010, weighing -
NICU Families Forever Joined
Wed, 10 Nov 2010 02:35:44 GMT
In honor of National Prematurity Awareness Month, we’re highlighting the compassion and expertise of our Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) team, as well as our courageous NICU patients and families, such as our guest blogger, Nisha Morris, a former NICU mommy. See her story below: December 10, 2008. What is the significance of this day, -
November is National Prematurity Awareness Month
Wed, 03 Nov 2010 05:34:04 GMT
In recognition of National Prematurity Awareness Month, check out the wonderful new program at CHOC Children’s which focuses on caring for the unique needs of the tiniest of tiniest babies – those born at less than 28 weeks or weighing as much as a coke can! The new, Small Baby Unit at CHOC is located -
Study at CHOC May Improve Outcome for Preemies
Wed, 18 Aug 2010 06:52:51 GMT
Chad Lieber, Ph.D., director of the CHOC Bio-Optics Laboratory, and CHOC neonatologist John Cleary, M.D., are focusing on one of the greatest challenges facing preemies – nutrition. In studies over the next two years, sponsored by the Gerber Foundation, small optical sensors will be placed on nearly 200 CHOC NICU babies’ foreheads and bellies, to
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SERVICES ARTICLES
| Coast Iron & Steel Donation Creates Endowment to Support Child Life Children Our Everything: June 2009 Coast Iron & Steel created a $50,000 endowment to support CHOCs Child Life Department. |
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| Rothschild Family Foundation awards $5,000 to CHOC NICU Children Our Everything: February 2009 |
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| Breast Milk Is Still Best During Flu Season
Kid's Health (Archive): Winter 2008 If you're thinking about weaning your baby before the end of flu season, think again, advises CHOC nurse practitioner Mary DeNicola, C.L.C. Babies who receive formula have three times the risk of gastroenteritis or ear infections and are twice as likely to get SIDS. They are more likely to have allergies, eczema, diabetes and just about every other childhood disease. |
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| It's Never Too Early to Show Support Securing the Future: Fall 2007 Although she can?t remember it, 10-year-old Hope Saxon knows the doctors and nurses in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) at CHOC at Mission helped save her life. |
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| Family Supports CHOC's Cord Blood Bank Making a Mark: October 2007 In 1994, Dr. Tom Broderick, a former radiologist at CHOC and St. Joseph?s Hospital, and his wife Lisa became pioneers in a very new science by donating and storing their daughter?s cord blood at CHOC. The Broderick?s daughter Julia, who is now 13, was one of the first cord blood donors at CHOC. |
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| New Intensive Care Unit Focuses on Safety, Family-Centered Care On The Mark: September 2007 This fall, CHOC is opening its brand-new, state-of-the-art Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) and Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit (CVICU) on the 6th floor. |
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| CHOC/HOAG NICU Partnership Securing the Future: Spring 2007 Children's Hospital of Orange County and Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian have joined forces to create an expedited system of evaluation and transfer of children and infants with critical illnesses from Hoag to CHOC. |
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Show Support Kid's Health (Archive): Spring 2006 Although she can't completely remember it all, 10-year-old Hope Saxon knows the doctors and nurses in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) at CHOC at Mission helped save her life. |
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| Grateful Mom
Supports CHOC Kid's Health (Archive): Fall 2005 Every child who comes to CHOC or CHOC at Mission has a compelling story. Tammy Peasley, the mother of Hunter Peasley, shown at left, graciously allowed us to share her son's story out of gratitude for the care he received in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) at CHOC at Mission. |
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| HOAG/CHOC NICU Partnership On The Mark: Fall 2005 Children?s Hospital of Orange County and Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian have joined forces to expand pediatric outpatient services at Hoag and create an expedited system of evaluation and transfer of children and infants with critical illnesses to CHOC. |
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| Hearing Screening
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Before Baby Goes Home Kid's Health (Archive): Summer 2005 Did your baby have a newborn hearing screening? Only 70 percent of all California hospitals are required to provide newborn hearing screenings. |
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| CHOC Leads The Way In Neonatal Medicine
Kid's Health (Archive): Summer 2004 Today, critically ill or premature newborns from hospitals throughout Southern California are transferred to the CHOC NICU for the most advanced level of medical care. |
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| NICU Director Expands Regional Focus Physician Connection: Summer 2004 In 2003, just 10 years after being one of the first CHOC residents, Vijay Dhar, M.D., became medical director of the CHOC NICU. The unit, which recently expanded to 42 beds, is one of only four in Southern California to be classified as a Regional or Tertiary unit by the California Association of Neonatologists. And if the CHOC NICU seems a lot busier these days, that's because it certainly is. |
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