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News from children's hospitals around the country that are participating in the Benefits That Benefit Children cause marketing program.
School District of Springfield Township Supports: The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia via ‘Benefits That Benefit Children’ Program
Springfield PA, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia received a $4,340 donation resulting from the Benefits That Benefit Children campaign, a cause marketing program through National Benefit Partners and US Employee Benefits Service Group-PA (aka Hillendale Associates)...
‘These kids have all vaped’: Wisconsin doctors were first to warn of a sudden surge of mystery lung illnesses
It was June 11 when a teenager showed up at Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin short of breath. He had lost a lot of weight, was fatigued and couldn't do routine activities. A chest X-ray showed something doctors found odd: interstitial pneumonia. Unlike the more common...
We are now Children’s Wisconsin
If you’re like many parents in Wisconsin, you might have first heard of Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin as the hospital where sick kids go to get better. Since the day we were founded in 1894 as Milwaukee’s Free Hospital, we’ve always been there for Wisconsin’s kids...
Henrico County Supports Children’s Hospital of Richmond at VCU Through the Benefits That Benefit Children Program
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 13, Richmond, VA – On May 23, Children’s Hospital of Richmond at VCU received a $13,300 donation resulting from the Benefits That Benefit Children campaign, a cause marketing program through National Benefit Partners and The Pierce Insurance...
Moving to a New Beat
41 hours in the life of a little girl who received a big gift Surviving everything Stella Paul has been through in her 10 months of life is nothing short of a miracle. But her biggest miracle came on July 23, 2018, when a family made the difficult decision to donate...
Radiothon: Through cancer bout, Matthew Walker hasn’t fought alone
Thirty months ago, our family woke up one Sunday morning and went swimming with our seemingly healthy 12-year-old son. Little did we know when we left our house that morning, Matthew wouldn’t return home for two weeks. From the pool he went straight to the emergency...
Alan Wire Company Creates $2,200 Donation for St. Louis Children’s Hospital Foundation
St. Louis, Missouri − Representatives from the Alan Wire Company, a Sikeston, Missouri manufacturer of bare and insulated copper wire, recently presented…
Pediatricians using specialized iPhone app to detect eye diseases
Pediatricians at Norton Children’s Medical Associates practices are using customized iPhones to detect serious eye problems, including amblyopia – lazy eye – and some types of eye cancer, such as retinoblastoma, in children age 6 and younger.
“Detecting these issues in young kids has always been tough, because children don’t want to stay still and can’t communicate vision problems,” said April R. Mattingly, M.D., pediatrician at Norton Children’s Medical Associates – Crestwood. “Some of these issues keep kids from seeing well in the classroom, but others can lead to surgery or vision loss if not caught early enough.”
What it means to be a level 3 NICU or level 4 NICU
Some new parents find themselves grappling with unanticipated complications after their baby is born. If the baby has to spend time in the hospital, he or she likely will be in the neonatal intensive care unit, or NICU. That’s when parents may wonder what a NICU is and what’s the difference between levels of NICUs.
The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) developed standards for NICU designations to outline the type of care newborns can receive in a facility. Level 1 and 2 NICUs are designed to provide basic care for newborns with conditions that are expected to resolve without need for subspecialty care.
ONCOR Supports Children’s Health Through the Benefits That Benefit Children Program
Dallas, Texas – More than 600¬ employees participated in the Benefits That Benefit Children campaign to help raise $6,040 for Chidren’s Medical Center Foundation supporting Children’s Health℠. The donations were made on behalf of ONCOR and their employees by Combined Insurance Company of America, through Benefits That Benefit Children, a cause marketing campaign supporting children’s health initiatives across the country…
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School District of Springfield Township Supports: The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia via ‘Benefits That Benefit Children’ Program- ‘These kids have all vaped’: Wisconsin doctors were first to warn of a sudden surge of mystery lung illnesses
- We are now Children’s Wisconsin
Henrico County Supports Children’s Hospital of Richmond at VCU Through the Benefits That Benefit Children Program
Moving to a New Beat