Fall 2024

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The Johns Hopkins Children's Center Magazine

After All

Each year, hundreds of young patients with burn injuries find healing of all kinds at the Pediatric Burn Center, Maryland's only such designated center.

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Articles in this Issue

  • Rolling Out the Welcome Mat

    We checked in with Brenda Banwell, new pediatrician-in-chief and co-director of Johns Hopkins Children's Center, just a few weeks into her new role.

    Dr. Brenda Banwell
  • Holding It All Together

    The complex care team at Johns Hopkins Children's Center serves as a bridge and a balm for children with complicated conditions who are treated by multiple specialists.

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  • Food As the Vehicle for Two Decades of Giving

    Diagnosed with a genetic condition, Philip Wecker spent most of his life at Johns Hopkins Children's Center. Now, his parents Dan and Donna are giving back.

    Dan and Donna Wrecker

The Charlotte R. Bloomberg Children's Center Building

The Charlotte R. Bloomberg Children's Center exterior at night

Our state-of-the-art, 209-bed Charlotte R. Bloomberg Children’s Center building, which opened in 2012, is designed to provide you and your child with the latest advances in family-centered care. Get more details.

  • Opened in 2012
  • 205 private rooms with sleeping accommodations for parents
  • Acoustical ceiling tiles and rubber flooring help create a quiet healing environment
  • Supersized sculptures and literary themed art distract from the hospital experience
  • Family amenities like on-demand meals, family lounges and multiple play rooms
  • Expanded, easy-to-access Pediatric Emergency Department
  • Dedicated pediatric trauma bays
  • 40-bed Pediatric ICU
  • 45-bed Neonatal ICU
  • Dedicated PCICU
  • 10 state-of-the-art pediatric surgical suites