CHOC Pediatrica
News and Information for Pediatric Healthcare Professionals
To enhance its patient- and family-centered care experience and meet the growing demand for services, CHOC Hospital has launched an exp ansion to its neonatal intensive care unit. The build-out will create 36 private patient rooms with amenities to allow parents and guardians to comfortably stay overnight with their critically ill babies receiving highly specialized care […]
CHOC recently received the first installment of a $500,000 capital grant in support of its mental health initiative from the Pacific Life Foundation. In honor of the gift, a cluster of six private patient rooms in the CHOC Mental Health Inpatient Center will be named after the Pacific Life Foundation, the charitable arm of Newport […]
Beginning Jan. 18, 2016, CHOC Health Center, Mission Viejo will be located at: Los Altos Medical Plaza, 26691 Plaza, Suite 130, Mission Viejo, CA 92691. Our spacious new location features 10 exam rooms and a procedure room. The following outpatient specialty care services will continue to be offered: cardiology, endocrinology, gastroenterology, nephrology, neurology, pulmonology, rheumatology […]
The newest addition to the CHOC Orthopaedic Institute team, Dr. Jonathan Minor brings a unique expertise in ultrasound-guided injections and procedures, as well as diagnostic ultrasound evaluations. As a non-surgical sports medicine physician, he has a special interest in sports and dance injuries, concussion management and advanced musculoskeletal ultrasound medicine. Dr. Minor’s commitment to helping […]
Many babies are born with small blemishes—a little patch of redness here, a birthmark there. While these typically aren’t cause for concern, some cases may become problematic and require extra care. “If a hemangioma is in a cosmetically sensitive area, or if it’s impairing vision, eating or hearing, it should be referred to a specialist,” […]
A concussion or mild traumatic brain injury is defined as a transient neurologic change resulting from a biomechanical impact to the head. Given this broad definition, it is not surprising that concussion represents the most common type of traumatic brain injury (TBI). Concussions can be complicated and multifaceted, as patients usually present with various combinations […]
