http://www.choc.org/pressroom/index.cfm Feed for News Releases for Children's Hospital of Orange County en Copyright 2007 Fri, 04 Jul 2008 00:00:00 PST Wed, 28 Nov 2007 18:17:44 GMT RSS DreamFeeder v 2.1.0 http://www.choc.org/pressroom/index.cfm http://www.choc.org/images/choc_logo.gif American Publishers Hearst has declared July "Miracle Magazine Month" as a fundraising initiative for Children's Miracle Network, an international non-profit organization that raises funds for 170 children's hospitals, including Children's Hospital of Orange County (CHOC). American Publishers Hearst hopes to raise $250,000 through subscription sales. http://www.choc.org/pressroom/press_release.cfm?id=491 Tue, 01 Jul 2008 00:00:00 PST http://www.choc.org/pressroom/press_release.cfm?id=491 Children's Hospital of Orange County (CHOC) just received a one-of-a-kind funding award from the National Institutes of Health (NIH). This award establishes CHOC as having the first federally-funded training grant to receive additional federal funding to incorporate new embryonic stem cell derivation technology as part of its training curriculum. This curriculum is a critical adjunct to the NIH's recent stem cell initiative that will fund new research grants that propose to use this new technology. http://www.choc.org/pressroom/press_release.cfm?id=489 Tue, 17 Jun 2008 00:00:00 PST http://www.choc.org/pressroom/press_release.cfm?id=489 Children's Hospital of Orange County (CHOC) recently honored the Disneyland Resort(R) and the hospital's family of supporters for their role in generously funding construction of the CHOC Ambulatory Care Center, which houses primary and specialty care clinics on the hospital's Orange campus. http://www.choc.org/pressroom/press_release.cfm?id=488 Tue, 10 Jun 2008 00:00:00 PST http://www.choc.org/pressroom/press_release.cfm?id=488 Southern Californians will have the unique opportunity to stroll through Disneyland and Disney's California Adventure theme parks before they officially open for the day, and meet and greet their favorite Disney characters in the 18th Annual CHOC/Disneyland Resort "Walk in the Park," Children's Hospital of Orange County's largest annual fundraiser on Sunday, October 19th. http://www.choc.org/pressroom/press_release.cfm?id=487 Tue, 03 Jun 2008 00:00:00 PST http://www.choc.org/pressroom/press_release.cfm?id=487 Experian, a global information services company, recently presented Children's Hospital of Orange County (CHOC) with a check for $30,000 in support of the hospital's Child Life Program. That total is expected to increase by year's end with Experian's participation in the CHOC/Disneyland Resort Walk in the Park, the hospital's biggest fundraiser, on October 19th. http://www.choc.org/pressroom/press_release.cfm?id=486 Mon, 19 May 2008 00:00:00 PST http://www.choc.org/pressroom/press_release.cfm?id=486 The Ralphs/Food 4 Less Foundation donated $25,000 in support of Children's Hospital of Orange County's (CHOC) Pediatric Cancer Fellowship Program. http://www.choc.org/pressroom/press_release.cfm?id=484 Mon, 05 May 2008 00:00:00 PST http://www.choc.org/pressroom/press_release.cfm?id=484 Children's Hospital of Orange County (CHOC) is one of six hospitals nationwide selected as a partner in Get on Board with Child Safety! -- a national injury prevention campaign spearheaded by Dorel Juvenile Group's Safety 1st brand and the National Association of Children's Hospitals and Related Institutions (NACHRI). http://www.choc.org/pressroom/press_release.cfm?id=483 Fri, 25 Apr 2008 00:00:00 PST http://www.choc.org/pressroom/press_release.cfm?id=483 The new, 6000-square-foot facility, which also includes a recreation therapy area, a dedicated child life specialist, and televisions, DVD players and PlayStations at each infusion station to encourage the healing power of play, provides a dedicated center for pediatric patients to receive infusions and procedures without having to be admitted to the hospital. http://www.choc.org/pressroom/press_release.cfm?id=481 Mon, 21 Apr 2008 00:00:00 PST http://www.choc.org/pressroom/press_release.cfm?id=481 CHOC at Mission was honored today by ADVANCE for Nurses magazine, a biweekly magazine serving 1.7 million healthcare professionals, for having one of the nation's five "best nursing teams" for 2008 http://www.choc.org/pressroom/press_release.cfm?id=480 Mon, 14 Apr 2008 00:00:00 PST http://www.choc.org/pressroom/press_release.cfm?id=480 Children's Hospital of Orange County (CHOC) has been recognized with a third place win in the Child Health Corporation of America's (CHCA) RACE for Results Award Program, which honors outstanding performance improvement achievements at children's hospitals across the United States. http://www.choc.org/pressroom/press_release.cfm?id=477 Thu, 27 Mar 2008 00:00:00 PST http://www.choc.org/pressroom/press_release.cfm?id=477