Spring 2025

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The Johns Hopkins Children's Center Magazine

Pioneering Puzzle-Solver

Peter Rowe has worked tirelessly for nearly 30 years to find answers for young people beset by a constellation of mysterious symptoms.

Peter Rowe

Articles in this Issue

  • Relief At Last

    A complex surgery known as total pancreatectomy has given Jayleen Lovos her life back.

    Jayleen Lovos
  • Staying The Course

    Each day is a challenge for young patients with sickle cell disease and their families. Children's Center hematologists offer support and the latest treatments, many pioneered at Johns Hopkins.

    Dana Furstenau, James Casella and Emily Rao
  • 'If We Don't Fight for Them, Who Will?'

    Pediatric pulmonologist Christy Sadreameli advocates for public policies aimed at protecting vulnerable young lungs.

    Dr. Christy Sadreameli and her sons

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