Did you hear our good news? The dedicated physicians, nurses and staff in our pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) at CHOC Hospital have earned a gold-level Beacon Award for Excellence from the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN)! The Beacon Award for Excellence recognizes unit caregivers who successfully improve patient outcomes and align practices with […]
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In the Spotlight: W. Nathan Holmes, MD and Azam Eghbal, MD
Their paths may have diverged after completing pediatric radiology fellowships together at Boston Children’s Hospital, but not for long. Dr. W. Nathan Holmes and Dr. Azam Eghbal have teamed up once more to refine Orange County’s only truly pediatric radiology department. Among their accomplishments is a 90 percent reduction in radiation exposure. A pet therapy […]
Dr. Dean Jacobs Elected President of AAP Orange County Chapter
Congratulations to Dr. Dean Jacobs, who was recently elected as President of the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) Orange County Chapter. Dr. Jacobs has been a pediatrician with CHOC Hospital since 2008, and is co-chair of the CHOC Ethics Committee and a member of both the CHOC Joint Leadership Committee and the CHOC Credentials Committee. […]
Dr. Mary Zupanc: Sharing My Story with Patients
Undergoing brain surgery herself made Dr. Mary Zupanc a better, more sensitive clinician when working with epilepsy patients, the CHOC neurologist writes in The New York Times’ Well Blog. Following a late-night seizure and months of seemingly unrelated symptoms, Dr. Zupanc was diagnosed with a bifrontal meningioma in early 2014. The questions and fear surrounding […]
ICD-10 Conversion – An Update from Dr. Bill Feaster, CHOC Chief Medical Information Officer
CHOC has just gone live with a new learning management tool, Healthstream, that is accessible to all CHOC physicians, non-physician providers and associates who have access to Cerner and CHOCPort. We intend to use Healthstream for all our education surrounding the electronic health record, as well as continuing education for our Clinical Documentation Improvement initiative […]
U.S. News Ranks CHOC Among Best Children’s Hospitals
U.S. News & World Report has ranked CHOC as one of the nation’s best children’s hospitals in the 2015-16 Best Children’s Hospitals rankings. CHOC ranked in eight specialties: oncology, neonatology (“top 25”), neurology/neurosurgery, pulmonology, orthopedics, gastroenterology and GI surgery, diabetes and endocrinology (“top 25”), and urology. The Best Children’s Hospitals rankings highlight U.S. News’s top […]
