
When a Kid Has an Emergency, They’ll Be Ready
Mar 11, 2025
Many emergency department doctors and nurses deal primarily with adult patients. A CHOP program prepares them for when a child comes through their doors.
Our Emergency Departments include more than 75 board-certified attending physicians specially trained in pediatric emergency medicine, along with pediatricians, advanced practice providers and nurses, all ready to provide the best care for your child.
Mar 11, 2025
Many emergency department doctors and nurses deal primarily with adult patients. A CHOP program prepares them for when a child comes through their doors.
Feb 19, 2025
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) researchers successfully reduced the number of youths needing to be admitted to psychiatric facilities through a stabilization protocol designed to address psychiatric boarding, the practice of maintaining patients with psychiatric emergencies in the Emergency Department (ED) or other temporary settings due to a lack of available inpatient psychiatric beds. The report was published recently in the journal Pediatrics.
Nov 19, 2024
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) announced that five of its physicians and researchers were among the ninety-eight new members selected to join the American Pediatric Society (APS), one of North America's first and most prestigious academic pediatric organizations.
Oct 1, 2024
We are proud to announce that Fred Henretig, M.D., a pediatric emergency medicine physician and toxicology expert received the 2024 American Academy of Pediatrics Section on Emergency Medicine’s Steve Miller Award for Excellence in Education and Mentorship at the American Association of Pediatrics (AAP) annual meeting.
Aug 1, 2024
A program born out of the pandemic, Family Connects, has helped more than 6,000 families that came for care in the ED find resources for their social needs
Apr 8, 2024
First large-scale study on licensure and driving outcomes among teens and young adults with mood disorders also finds overall crash rates slightly higher for those newly licensed.
Dec 5, 2023
Pediatric Reflections: Is Your Nearest ED Prepared to Treat Children?
Oct 13, 2023
Spurred by seeing the overwhelming need during the pandemic, ER clinicians founded Family Connects to help families with needs like food and diapers.
Jul 30, 2023
From the time she was a high school student in Nigeria, Ruth Abaya, MD, MPH, wanted to be a physician. She earned a medical degree from Northwestern University and completed a residency at Boston Children's Hospital before fellowship training at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia.
Apr 28, 2025
Summer provides more opportunities for kids to be active and enjoy the outdoors. Unfortunately, it also means more injuries.