As Thanksgiving approaches, CHOC physicians explain what they’ll consider when giving thanks this holiday. “CHOC has provided me with lifelong blessings. I am grateful to have grown up at and with this hospital, from the initial CHOC Tower to the current Bill Holmes Tower, through pediatric residency training and beyond. To now be a member of such a remarkable team of […]
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New Coordinated-Care Tools for High-Risk Asthma Patients Improving Health, Costs
Asthma is among the illnesses CHOC is focusing on as a component of its population health initiative. (Other acute care conditions of focus include: bronchiolitis, community acquired pneumonia, acute gastroenteritis, headache and acne.) As a prevalent health care problem in Southern California, asthma results in emergency (ED) visits, hospital admissions, school days missed and administration […]
Nasal Flu Vaccine Not Recommended This Season – What Patients and Families Should Know
An advisory committee of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently recommended that the nasal spray influenza vaccine not be used this upcoming flu season. In this Q&A, Dr. Jasjit Singh, medical director of infection prevention and control at CHOC, offers an explanation for your patients and their families. Q: What does this […]
Meet Dr. Mary Jane Piroutek
CHOC wants its reffering physicians to get to know its specialists. Today, meet Dr. Mary Jane Piroutek, a pediatric emergency medicine specialist. What is your education and training? I graduated from the University of California, Irvine School of Medicine. I completed my pediatric residency at CHOC and my pediatric emergency medicine fellowship at Loma Linda […]
In the Spotlight: Kushal Bhakta, M.D.
In recognition of prematurity awareness month, we’re highlighting Dr. Kushal Bhakta, medical director of CHOC Small Baby Unit (SBU). The Small Baby Unit – the first of its kind – opened in 2010. The special 12-bed unit within our neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) is designed for babies born at less than 28 weeks gestation […]
ROSA Robot Assists in CHOC Patient’s Successful Epilepsy Surgery
Five-year-old Ian Higginbotham recently enjoyed his best summer yet. He experienced his first family vacation. He learned to swim and ride a bike. He got himself ready for kindergarten. These are milestones most kids and parents, alike, eagerly welcome. But there was a time when Ian’s parents weren’t certain their son, who was born seemingly […]
