Patient Stories, News, Announcements and more from Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital in St. Petersburg, Florida.
In July, Cassandra Josephson, M.D., became director of the Cancer & Blood Disorders Institute. She is grateful for the opportunity to lead a program where her memories are plentiful from her days as a medical student at the USF College of Medicine, doing her pediatric rotation here at All Children’s back in the early '90s. She sees outstanding potential in this institution with its vision of embedding research with clinical care.
Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital has developed an Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) preschool language class. This program gives children ages 2-6, who cannot be introduced to a public school setting due to health or other concerns, a chance to learn to communicate through AAC devices within a specialized class or social setting. This helps them learn to interact with teachers and other children and build relationships through structured play, music, art and other motivating activities.
With uncertainty until the final hours as to where Hurricane Ian, a massive category 4 storm, would make landfall, teams of dedicated professionals at Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital locked down and prepared for the worst, while continuing to provide a high level of care to patients. While the hospital was spared from the worst of the storm, its mission to care for sick children was tested in an extraordinary way. This video shares that experience.
Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital is home to a 97-bed neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) offering the highest level of care. During NICU awareness month and Hispanic Heritage month, we’re taking the time out to get to know Dr. Prem Fort, a Peruvian-American, and what drives his passion to help our tiniest patients.
Katie Bryant is the professional development specialist in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit.
For Darby Oleksak, recent graduate and laboratory technician at Johns Hopkins All Children’s, the hospital’s Student Research Training Program helped to cultivate her interest in research and inspire her to pursue medical school.
We caught up with developmental pediatrician Joel Shulkin, M.D. to learn more about his own dual identity as a pediatric specialist and writer. His latest book is now available in bookstores and online.
Members of the Patient and Family Advisory Council (PFAC), like Zakkiyya Phillips, sit with critical care nurses, other medical professionals, and administrative leaders to learn how to enhance patient- and family-centered care throughout the hospital. Their efforts pay off in a big way by creating a more supportive environment.
Amid tragedy rises grace as a hospital pulls together for a couple that turns their worst day into the gift of life for others.
In 2014, Kay Aidlin and her late husband, Stephen, became Dream Builders with Johns Hopkins All Children’s Foundation. But that’s not the whole picture.
The symposium included several presentations related to COVID-19 along with other topics ranging from biomarkers and biospecimen science to pediatric health equity research.
Nathan Jones, R.N., is the latest DAISY Award recipient.
