Asymptomatic healthcare workers in a community with a low COVID-19 prevalence who undergo daily screenings are unlikely to be carriers.
CHOC study aims to determine COVID-19 antibodies present in Emergency department staff
A CHOC study could determine how many patient-facing clinicians and staff in its emergency department have COVID-19 fighting antibodies.
CHOC Emergency Department Honored for Exceptional Practice and Innovative Performance
CHOC is one of three California emergency departments to be named a 2017 Lantern Award recipient from the Emergency Nurses Association.
In the Spotlight: Seth Brindis, M.D.
One CHOC physician has a special way to ease his patient’s fears and anxieties in the Emergency Department: performing magic tricks.
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 […]
Dr. James Pierog discusses pediatric emergency medicine
A pediatric-dedicated emergency department is staffed with medical professionals who are specially trained to handle pediatric emergencies, Dr. James Pierog, medical director of emergency medical services at CHOC, tells “American Health Journal.” Specially trained physicians, nurses, respiratory therapists and pharmacists, as well as child life specialists, are on hand at the Julia and George Argyros […]
