All Children's Hospital shows up frequently in the local news, and sometimes beyond. Here's a history of the items that we've shared in the past.
Make backyard pool safety a family habit (Aug. 30, 2010; Bradenton.com) Manatee County health and public safety officials want residents to get in the habit of keeping their swimming pools safe for children, just as they keep children safe in their vehicles by using car seats. Through its new website, www.FloridaSafePools.com, the Suncoast Safe Kids Coalition is providing information on products and strategies for keeping children safe around pools.
Kids Make Strides Toward Walking (Aug. 18, 2010; MyFoxTampaBay) Six-year-old Rhylee Brown was diagnosed with cerebral palsy when she was 15 months old. It's a condition that prevented her from walking independently.Six-year-old Rhylee Brown was diagnosed with cerebral palsy when she was 15 months old. It's a condition that prevented her from walking independently. But a unique therapy at All Children's Hospital is changing all that for little Rhylee.
For the Most Fragile Newborns, Breast Milk is 'Liquid Gold' (Aug. 11, 2010; Tampabay.com) Study after study shows the benefits to mother and child of breastfeeding newborns for at least six months and preferably a year. But for mothers with babies in intensive care, nursing is especially tough. The infants may be too small to suckle or fragile to hold. Mothers can be too stressed to produce enough milk to pump for bottle or tube feeding. So medicine is stepping in to give nature a boost.
Suit Up! Intensive Therapy with the TheraSuit Method Gets Results for Motor Delay (Aug/Sep, Florida Crossroads) Kids with disabilities are used to working hard. Most have participated in therapy programs for so long that is becomes a part of their life. TheraSuit Method takes weekly therapy and intensifies it into a 3-4 week intensive session, with drastic results.
Bartlett, Soriano visit All Children's Hospital (Aug. 4, 2010; MLB.com) Visiting All Children's Hospital on Wednesday morning was a humbling experience for Jason Bartlett in every way. Not only did the Tampa Bay shortstop see children of all ages confined to their hospital rooms, listen to their stories and get a sense of just how fortunate he and his family were, he also did so amid a flood of compliments and praise for the way the first-place Rays are playing this season.
A Superior Pairing to Heal Sick Children (Jul. 23, 2010; TBO.com) All Children's Hospital announced Tuesday that after years of discussions initiated by All Children's, it will become affiliated with Baltimore-based Johns Hopkins Health System, one of the most prestigious names in medicine. The partnership demonstrates the local hospital's growing national reputation in the academic world.
Toddler Saved from Starvation (Jul. 19, 2010; MyFoxTampaBay) Meal time proved to be one of the most stressful times for one Bay Area family -- almost a life-and-death situation, because their little girl had such an aversion to eating.
Blanket delivers cozy therapy for jaundiced babies (Jul. 12, 2010; 10Connects) The blue light shining on Emilia is helping her lose her yellow. Like many babies, Emilia has jaundice, a yellow staining of the skin. Jaundice is caused by too much bilirubin in the blood. Phototherapy or light therapy is the usual treatment and All Children's Hospital has found a cozy way to deliver it.
Music Therapy Helps Sick Kids (Jul. 6, 2010; TBO.com) See how music therapy is just what the doctor ordered for some patients at All Children's Hospital.
Scarless Surgery Techniques (Jun. 7, 2010; MyFoxTampaBay) Surgery can be a scary experience for anyone, at any age. So can the fear of any scars it leaves behind. But now there’s a push to cut down on those dreaded surgical scars.
Hospital program helps children continue school work (May 30, 2010; Bay News 9)Jill Gardner, program coordinator for Patient Academic Services at All Children's Hospital, and her team of volunteer tutors and retired teachers helps patients continue their education while hospitalized.
A Taste of Pinellas This Weekend (May 31, 2010; MyFoxTampaBay) Chef Christopher Greer of The Queen's Head and Roy Adams from All Children's Hospital joined Good Day to discuss A Taste of Pinellas and serve up a sampling of what's on the menu.
Help for Kids with Chronic Ear and Sinus Infections (May 27, 2010; 10Connects) Children with chronic ear and sinus infections and other immune system problems have a new place to go for treatment. The new Jeffrey Modell Research and Diagnostic Center at All Children's Hospital in St. Petersburg is now open.
Life rings float in St. Pete in push for pool safety (May 25, 2010; tampabay.com) The approach of Memorial Day brings a new campaign called Florida Safe Pools. The goal is to promote swimming lessons, yes, but to really push for extra layers of protection between the child and the pool.
Teddy Bear Hero (May 17, 2010; BayNews9) She decided she wanted to help other kids at All Children's Hospital, where she had been hospitalized. So, Hannah started collecting teddy bears - and not just a few of them.
