CHOC is pleased to announce that it has been recognized with the ELSO Award for Excellence in Life Support. The award, given by the Extracorporeal Life Support Organization (ELSO), recognizes programs worldwide that distinguish themselves by having evidence-based processes, procedures and systems in place that promote excellence in extracorporeal life support (ECLS). CHOC is one […]
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CHOC Neonatology Earns “Top 20” Spot in U.S. News & World Report
CHOC neonatology has been named one of the nation’s “top 20” by the 2014-2015 U.S. News & World Report. The neonatology ranking showcases the team’s unwavering commitment to the highest standards of patient care and safety. Dr. Vijay Dhar, CHOC medical director of the NICU attributes the division’s high performance to the specialized service lines at CHOC, […]
International Collaboration For Pediatric Innovation
The international conversation begun at last October’s “Pediatrics 2040” has coalesced into a continuing global discussion among the best minds in pediatric innovation. The inaugural, invitation-only Pediatric Innovation Leadership Forum, held at the Ritz-Carlton Dana Point in June, brought pediatric hospitals and industry leaders together to share the ideas that are transforming pediatric medicine. Sponsored […]
Secure Texting App Comes to CHOC – An Update from Dr. Bill Feaster, CHOC Chief Medical Information Officer
As many of you are aware, texting protected health information (PHI) over a non-secure platform is a violation of HIPAA. Unfortunately, this has become a growing, common practice in healthcare due to convenience and the quick responses usually elicited by a text message. Fortunately, there are many products on the market today that allow us […]
In the Spotlight: Frank Kellogg M.D.
He may have officially retired in 2013, but Frank Kellogg, M.D., is still a practicing pediatrician. He works one day a week at Strong Families Medical Group, in Anaheim, where he cares for an underserved medical population.It is the latest stage of a long medical career marked by service. Dr. Kellogg graduated from Anaheim High […]
CHOC Ranked Among Nation’s Best Children’s Hospitals
Did you hear our good news? CHOC has been ranked as one of the nation’s best children’s hospitals in U.S. News & World Report’s 2014-15 Best Children’s Hospitals rankings, available at www.usnews.com/childrenshospitals. CHOC ranked in seven specialties: cancer, pulmonology, neonatology, which earned a “top 20” spot, neurology and neurosurgery, orthopedics, gastroenterology and GI surgery, and […]
