Patient Care New Initiative Helps to Reduce GTube Readmissions and Emergency Room Visits By Scott Hesel Feb. 3, 2023 Every time a child receives a surgical Gastrostomy Tube (GT), families and caregivers face a huge level of responsibility and added stress. Children with GTs face a high risk of re-infection and ...
Patient Care Ophthalmologist Leader Aims to Expand Genetic Horizons for GCH By Scott Hesel Dec. 21, 2022 Alex Levin, M.D, MHSc., has built his career identifying rare genetic conditions through examining the eye. Now, he is leading a new multi-faceted division that will seek to transform genetics-based ...
Patient Care Stemming the Tide: Investments in Pediatric Behavioral Health Make a Difference By Scott Hesel Dec. 16, 2022 Over the last few years, Golisano Children’s Hospital has launched new initiatives to help address behavioral health needs in the Rochester region. It has grown the Mobile Crisis Unit, opened the ...
Patient Care 8 South Engages in Successful Effort to Provide Equitable Treatment By Scott Hesel Oct. 7, 2022 As hospitals across the country have started to implement Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) plans into their standards of care, one inpatient unit at GCH has gone above and beyond to ensure that ...
People Meet the Detectives Behind the Diagnosis By Bethany Bushen Oct. 6, 2022 Parents and families typically turn to their child’s doctor for answers when dealing with a strange or unexplained illness. But when that doctor is stumped, who do they turn to?
Patient Care Miracle Kids 2022: Callan DiAntonio By Ruth Harper-Rhode Jun. 8, 2022 After being diagnosed with an aggressive form of leukemia, newborn Callan DiAntonio came through treatment thanks to the team of experts and supportive family surrounding him.
Patient Care Miracle Kids 2022: Cairo Vargas By Correna Dolce Jun. 8, 2022 A multidisciplinary care team, strong faith, and determination from Cairo has put him on the path to recovery.
Patient Care Miracle Kids 2022: Abigail “Abby” Quinn By Susanne Pallo Jun. 7, 2022 Abby Quinn was a perfectly healthy 13-year-old, making TikTok dance videos and playing multiple sports, when a simple cold landed her in the hospital in June of 2021. That cold, as it turned out, ...
Patient Care Miracle Kids 2022: Alexander Wilson By Kelly Webster Jun. 7, 2022 Baby Alexander wasn’t breathing when he was born. He experienced both respiratory and kidney failure, needing multiple life-support machines in his first days of life. Now at four months old, ...
Patient Care Miracle Kids 2022: Maddisyn Rollins By Scott Hesel Jun. 7, 2022 Shortly after being born, surgeons at Golisano Children’s Hospital (GCH) determined that Maddisyn Rollins might not have enough small intestine to survive or live a normal life. The dedication of her ...
