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By LocalHealthGuide on July 19th, 2010
Seattle Children’s in 2013
Seattle Children’s releases drawing showing what the hospital campus may look like in 2013.
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By LocalHealthGuide on June 17th, 2010
Seattle Children’s to open new Bellevue clinic and surgery center
Located near Overlake Hospital, the new 80,000-square-foot facility will house more than 15 pediatric specialty clinics, two operating rooms, urgent care, radiology and a sports therapy gym.
By LocalHealthGuide on April 08th, 2010
Youth Ethics Summit for middle and high school students — April 17th
Students will learn about topics related to ethics, medicine, and biomedical research that are of special relevance to young people.
By Michael McCarthy on April 05th, 2010
City council gives OK to Seattle Children’s expansion
The approval will allow the 250-bed hospital to add 350 additional beds and laboratory facilities over the next 20 years.
By CDC on March 15th, 2010
Zack’s Story: CDC highlights Washington sports concussion law
Sometimes referred to as the shake-it-off law, Zack Lystedt’s story emphasizes why “shaking it off” puts players at risk for serious injury.
By CDC on March 15th, 2010
CDC: Play it safe when it comes to concussions
CDC’s free “Heads Up” materials provide a comprehensive list of signs and symptoms of concussion as well as steps to take when a concussion is suspected.
By LocalHealthGuide on February 10th, 2010
Children’s and Laurelhurst neighbors strike deal on hospital’s expansion plans
Compromise ends a battle between the hospital and neighborhood over expansion plan.
By Michael McCarthy on September 23rd, 2009
Health news round up–Sept. 23
Local and national health stories in the news.
By LocalHealthGuide on August 14th, 2009
Health Stories in the News – Aug. 14
Allow Seattle Children’s to expand, says Seattle Times
The Seattle City Council should reverse ruling of a hearing examiner who has rejected Seattle Children’s expansion plans, says Seattle Times argues in an editorial today’s paper.
The hearing examiner found that hospital’s planned expansion, which would add 1.5 million square feet of space on its Lauralhurst campus, was inappropriate [...]
By LocalHealthGuide on August 13th, 2009
For Dying and Seriously Ill Children, Hope For Better Care
By Carol Ann Campbell
August 13, 2009
NEWARK, N.J. – Fourteen-year-old Prince Jackson made a fist and banged his hand on his head, again and again. “It was like this,” he said, trying to describe the blinding pain from the tumor growing inside his head. “It hurt so much. It wouldn’t stop.”
Jackson could not read or sleep [...]
By LocalHealthGuide on August 03rd, 2009
How to use infant car seats–Seattle Children’s
Seattle Children’s has produced a video on how to safely buckle your baby into an infant car seat.
To learn more:
Visit Seattle Children’s Child Health & Safety information page for more information
Visit American Academy of Pediatrics Car Seat Safety page.
Visit SeatCheck.Org, a Web site that lists places where you can have your car seats inspected.
By Michael McCarthy on July 15th, 2009
Sports concussion program opens at Harborview
Program will include care from providers with expertise in neuropsychology, rehabilitation medicine, radiology and sports medicine.
By Michael McCarthy on May 09th, 2009
International experts meet in Seattle to tackle stillbirth and deaths due to prematurity
Stillbirth and prematurity are responsible for more deaths of children under age 5 than AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria combined.
By LocalHealthGuide on May 02nd, 2009
Children with mild flu symptoms overcrowding Seattle Children’s emergency room
Many parents, concerned about influenza A/H1N1 (swine flu), are bring children with mild or even no symptoms to the emergency room at Seattle Children’s, more than doubling the number of patients the staff usually sees at this time of year.
Most of these visits are unnecessary, hospital officials say, and are overburdening the emergency room’s resources.
“Most [...]
By LocalHealthGuide on May 02nd, 2009
Adolescents using insulin pumps achieve better blood sugar levels, but diabetes control still poor
Adolescents with type 1 diabetes who use insulin pumps achieve better blood-sugar levels than do adolescents who use other methods, according to a new study.
Those using insulin pumps also required fewer hospitalizations and emergency room visits, the study found.
But even with the pump many children and teens still fail to achieve good blood-sugar control, the [...]
By LocalHealthGuide on April 30th, 2009
Swine flu: Seattle Children’s advice to parents
Seattle Children’s has produced a video and a tip sheet for parents about swine flu. The video features Dr. Danielle Zerr, medical director, Infection Control, Seattle Children’s Hospital. Additional information is available on Seattle Children’s swine flu information page.
Message from Seattle Children’s:
There are suspected cases of swine flu in the state of Washington. As a result, [...]
By LocalHealthGuide on April 24th, 2009
UW School of Medicine ranked among top 10 medical schools by U.S. News & World Report
The University of Washington School of Medicine has been ranked 6th in the nation by U.S. News & World Report.
In the speciality categories, UW ranked:
1st in primary care, family medicine, and rural medicine
5th in women’s health
6th in pediatric and geriatric medicine
8th in internal medicine.
To learn more:
Go to the U.S. News and World Report medical school rankings.
By LocalHealthGuide on March 19th, 2009
Hospital CEO outlines bold ambitions, formidable challenges for Seattle Children’s
Seattle Children’s is on track to become on of the nation’s leading pediatric research center, but first it must meet formidable challenges caused by the current economic downturn, the hospital’s CEO Dr. Thomas Hansen said Thursday.
Dr. Hansen, a neonatologist who specializes in chronic lung diseases in newborns, made the comments today at an address to [...]
By LocalHealthGuide on February 25th, 2009
Children’s Health Fair
[ March 14, 2009; 10:00 am to 2:00 pm. ]
Seattle Children’s Hospital will host a free “hands-on” community health fair event for families and children ages 3 to 8, on Saturday, March 14th.
At the fair, children can learn about health, safety and the hospital through many fun activities including the Teddy Bear Clinic, finger casting, a visit from the Tooth Fairy, ambulance and operating [...]
By LocalHealthGuide on February 25th, 2009
Seattle Children’s to host Health Fair – March 14
Seattle Children’s Hospital will host a free “hands-on” community health fair event for families and children ages 3 to 8, on Saturday, March 14th.
At the fair, children can learn about health, safety and the hospital through many fun activities including the Teddy Bear Clinic, finger casting, a visit from the Tooth Fairy, ambulance and operating [...]
By LocalHealthGuide on December 30th, 2008
Seattle Children’s ranked 13th top children’s hospital in U.S.
Parents magazine has ranked Seattle Children’s the 13th top children’s hospital in the country.
The ranking was based on a 250-questions survey filled out by 75 children’s hospitals.
The survey asked the hospitals about such issues as survival rates, number of complex procedures performed, research studies, staff qualifications, and safeguards to prevent medical errors.
Among specialties, Seattle Children’s [...]
By LocalHealthGuide on October 15th, 2008
Video: orthopedic surgery at Seattle Children’s
UWTV has a nice documentary on Seattle Children’s Orthopedics & Sports Medicine Department.
The video follows a teen and a young girl as they go through surgery and rehabilitation and includes interesting footage of how MRI images are used to study injuries and how new techniques make surgeries quicker and less invasive.
The documentary can be viewed [...]
By LocalHealthGuide on September 15th, 2008
Seattle’s Children’s Hospital & Regional Medical Center adopts shorter name
Seattle’s Children’s Hospital & Regional Medical Center has changed its name to Seattle Children’s and adopted a new logo.
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