While vacationing recently in Palm Springs, CSA member Dr. Ian Chait and his family were enjoying their hotel’s pool and gardens. Dr. Chait was chatting with one of his friends, who had just finished reminiscing about how he used to be a lifeguard when he was younger. Suddenly Dr. Chait’s youngest daughter screamed for help. […]
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New Resources for Referring Physicians Now on CHOC.org
In an effort to continue to improve physician communications, new online resources for referring physicians have just been added to CHOC website. Please visit www.choc.org/referrals today! Highlights include: Referral Information Directory – Available to provide referring physicians with important contact numbers, including the Patient Access Center, CHOC Specialty Clinics and CHOC Specialists locations. Referral Guidelines […]
CHOC Ranked Among Nation’s Best Children’s Hospitals
CHOC has been ranked as one of the nation’s best children’s hospitals in U.S. News & World Report’s 2013-14 Best Children’s Hospitals rankings, available today at www.usnews.com/childrenshospitals. CHOC ranked in the following specialties: Cancer; Diabetes & Endocrinology; Neonatology; Neurology & Neurosurgery; Pulmonology; and Urology. U.S. News introduced the Best Children’s Hospitals rankings in 2007 to […]
CHOC Physician Survey Ends June 9th
The 2013 Physician Engagement Survey deadline has been extended to Sunday, June 9, 2013. Don’t miss this important opportunity to provide CHOC with your confidential feedback to better serve you and your patients! Please look for your email from Morehead Associates, an independent research firm, with your survey link and password. Thank you in advance […]
Informatics Summit: Technological Transformation for Healthcare
By Sharief Taraman, M.D., pediatric neurologist at CHOC “That it will ever come into general use, notwithstanding its value, is extremely doubtful; because its beneficial application requires much time and gives a good bit of trouble both to the patient and the practitioner; because its hue and character are foreign and opposed to all our […]
Closing the Loop For the Full Continuum of Care
The opening of Orange County’s first and only completely pediatric emergency department is the final link in strengthening the region’s pediatric safety net. The 22,000-square-foot Julia and George Argyros Emergency Department at CHOC Hospital offers world-class pediatric emergency medical care. Board-certified pediatric emergency medicine physicians and specially trained nurses provide rapid triage, diagnosis and treatment […]
