Children’s Hospitals Nicklaus Children’s Hospital’s Heart Institute announced it has successfully performed Florida’s first partial heart transplant. An 11-year-old patient received an implanted “living valve” of a donor heart during a procedure the hospital said is “designed to prevent the need for future open-heart surgeries because the valve will grow with the…
The Children’s Hospital Association has shared a compelling story about Golisano Children’s Hospital at UK in Lexington, Ky., which integrated a child life specialist into its perioperative team. While the expectation was that the integration of the specialist would help improve the patient experience, it also changed clinical practice by…
Medical Construction & Design reports that construction has begun on a 60,000-square-foot, two-story medical office building (MOB) and ASC in Fort Myers, Fla., for Lee Health. The facility, which will focus on pediatric care, is located on the campus of Golisano Children’s Hospital and HealthPark Medical Center. Medical Construction &…
A feature in The Bulletin, the monthly member magazine of the American College of Surgeons, suggests that general surgeons should be prepared to step in to perform pediatric surgeries when pediatric surgeons are unavailable. “In an ideal surgical landscape, a specialty-trained pediatric surgeon would be available to address the needs…
A randomized trial by German researchers examined the potential stress-reducing benefits of parents receiving intraoperative text messages from their child’s OR team during outpatient pediatric surgeries. What they found was less than satisfying for those who might assume that increased intraoperative communication and transparency with pediatric caregivers is unquestionably beneficial.…
A free clinical report published in Pediatrics, the journal of the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) examines the role that pediatricians should play in evaluating and preparing patients and families for anesthesia and surgery. It focuses on two major areas of concern. The first is preparation and optimization of the…
Seattle-based publication MyNorthwest reported yesterday that, after six years of work, MultiCare will welcome its first patients to the new Mary Bridge Children’s Hospital in Tacoma, Wash., on May 16. It’s a massive upgrade, reports MyNorthwest, as the existing iteration of the children’s hospital has shared space with MultiCare Tacoma…
