Patient Stories, News, Announcements and more from Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital in St. Petersburg, Florida.
The Johns Hopkins Medicine Clinical Awards celebrate physicians and care teams who lead the way in providing outstanding patient care through their commitment to innovation, collaboration and patient safety.
Bianca Salvaggio, R.N., is a clinical nurse in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit.
The study will be the first to use tumor infiltrating lymphocyte therapy to address certain pediatric cancers.
Join us in welcoming our next class of residents.
Alyssa Rake, M.D., is the new medical director of the Center for Medical Simulation and Innovative Education at Johns Hopkins All Children's. She talks about why she became a doctor and the role that simulation plays in patient safety.
For Leah Frohnerath, M.S., CCLS, her own experiences inspired her to pursue a career as a Child Life specialist, and once she arrived at Johns Hopkins All Children's, she knew the benefit a facility dog could bring to children in the hospital.
Brittany Bordeaux is the recreation gaming specialist in the Child Life department at Johns Hopkins All Children's, part of a growing trend of gaming specialists at children's hospitals. She uses video games and virtual reality to break up the boredom of a hospital stay and motivate patients to think and move.
Dream Builder William Ballard recently furthered his legacy of service to Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital with a remarkable gift to Johns Hopkins All Children's Foundation.
The team at Johns Hopkins All Children's provides compassionate care for children for procedures big and small, including blood draws. Read about how the phlebotomists at the hospital use kindness, patience and expertise in pediatrics to help patients like Bryce overcome their fears.
Cindy Brown, R.N., is a clinical nurse in the Infusion Center.
The grant will support a portion of Dr. Morrison's effort and research in an NIH pathway designed to support individuals with a clinical doctoral degree who have made a commitment to patient-oriented research.
Researchers from three Central Florida medical institutions -- Johns Hopkins All Children's, the H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, and the AdventHealth Translational Research Institute for Diabetes and Metabolism -- co-sponsored the conference which brought together researchers from Central Florida and from around the country.
Publishers of the journal Seminars in Thrombosis and Hemostasis bestow the award annually for the research paper they determine to be "the most highly cited and/or downloaded article on an international scale."
When Donna Brickman's daughter Kristin was 6 months old, she had surgery at All Children's Hospital -- where Donna worked -- to repair cleft palate. Today, Kristin is a registered nurse and mother and daughter both work at Johns Hopkins All Children's.
RN clinical manager Jen Rykovich proudly displays a photo of three generations of nurses in her family-her grandmother, her mother, and herself-in her office at Johns Hopkins All Children's.
Shaila Siraj, M.D., came to the United States at age 2, but even in her early years growing up, she found herself comfortable with helping her family navigate the health care system. Now a pediatric hospitalist, she takes care of hospitalized children at Johns Hopkins All Children's. She spoke recently about her background and Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month.
Emma Fox is an R.N. in Pediatric Medicine.
Members of the research collaborative aim to translate their research to benefit children who compete in motorsports, and often from very young ages.
Stephen Kennedy, M.D., shares about his life as a pediatric hospitalist and how his own family showed him anything is possible with a little hard work and dedication.
During the semester-long program, a class of eight participants of similar ages works together on learning things like creating and maintaining friendships, practicing conflict resolution and problem solving, and engaging in conversations.
Donna Sadural, LCSW, M.P.H., arrived in the United States with her family when she was 11 years old, and that journey later led Sadural to earn master's degrees in social work and public health. She recently shared some thoughts on her work, her background and Asian and Pacific Islander (API) Heritage Month.
This little stop along the polished hallway in the perioperative area of Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital in St. Petersburg, Florida, holds a special status among patients, families and staff.
