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, [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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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