Tag Archives: Nationwide Children’s Hospital
“I felt like I was saying goodbye to my heart”
These were the words Tonya Ellis used to describe her feelings when our medical team arrived at the birth hospital just after delivery to transport her newborn baby daughter to Nationwide Children’s Hospital. Born 16 weeks too soon and weighing …
Children’s Clubhouse has a new home
A special place just for brothers and sisters When a child needs medical care the entire family is impacted including brothers and sisters. That’s why we created the Children’s Clubhouse – a special place on our campus just for pre-school …
Down on the Farm…the Freezer Farm.
The sight is impressive – 65 giant freezers, chilled by liquid nitrogen, each carrying more than 30,000 tiny pieces of precious cargo. Samples of tumor, blood and tissue collected from nearly every child (and many adults) diagnosed with cancer in …
Goin’ Green at Nationwide Children’s- A Whale of a Tale!
Wow! I just found out that in 2012, we recycled 190 Tons of trash that would have ended up in a landfill. That’s the equivalent weight of a full-grown adult Blue Whale - the largest animal on the planet. That’s a …
Up In the Air…It’s a bird…It’s a butterfly…It’s Monarch I
As you’re reading this post (if you’re reading this on January 18th) something new and exciting is coming to the skies of Columbus, Ohio. Monarch I is on its way, flying here from Shreveport, Louisiana. No, I’m not referring to …
Text and Drive? Watch Xzavier’s Story
The world has become a busy place…phone calls, emails, text messages. We are wired everywhere we go, including our cars. We’ve all been tempted…grab that phone call or send a quick text to let someone know you’re running late. I’m …
Miracles in the Laboratory…Growing New Vessels for Tiny Hearts
Nationwide Children’s is recruiting the nation’s best and brightest researchers and physicians. New arrivals, Dr. Christopher Breuer and Dr. Toshiharu Shinoka, are the first in the world to develop tissue-engineered vascular grafts using a child’s own heart cells. Here’s a …
Flu Season – The doctor is in!
Guest Post: Dr. Dennis Cunningham It’s that time of year – flu season has hit with a vengeance and unfortunately, children are often the hardest hit. We see the impact in our emergency department and inpatient units. We get a …
Giving from the Heart…The Kids Led the way in 2012!
It’s time to toast the end of another year. It’s a great time to look back at the people and moments that moved us this year. We’ve shared the stories of so many amazing patients and caregivers but today I …
What’s cookin?
Holidays in the Nationwide Children’s Kitchen. I’ve written to you before about our amazing team of chefs. They’ve trained at some of America’s most prestigious culinary schools but they’ve chosen to dedicate their skills in the kitchen to meeting the …
