Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Appoints New Chief of Critical Care Medicine
Published on in CHOP News
Robert Sutton, MD, will fulfill leadership role within the Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine.
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CHOP Announces Dollar-For-Dollar Matching Gift Campaign, Will Fund New Discoveries to Transform Personalized Pediatric Surgical Care
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Inspired by the separation of conjoined twins Addy and Lily Altobelli, an anonymous donor will match up to $2 million.
CHOP Surgeons Separate Twin Girls Joined at the Chest and Abdomen
Addison and Lilianna Altobelli spent nearly a year at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia before being separated on October 13, 2021, and are now home in Chicago.
Read moreRescuers of Body and Brain
Published on in Children's View
For leaders of CHOP’s new Resuscitation Science Center, saving lives is just the beginning.
The ECMO Center at CHOP Awarded Highest Honor by ELSO
Published on in CHOP News, Neonatology Update
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia’s ECMO Center receives the “Platinum Level ELSO Award for Excellence in Life Support.”
2020 Arab Health Conference Recap: A Breakthrough Device Makes Its Debut
Published on in CHOP News
In January, members of CHOP's Biomedical Optical Devices to Monitor Cerebral Health program were in Dubai for the Arab Health conference.
Individualized Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation is Goal of New Frontier Program
Published on in CHOP News
A new program, Biomedical Optical Devices to Monitor Cerebral Health, has the goal of developing an optical device that could revolutionize cardiac resuscitation by providing real-time feedback to the person performing CPR.
Not Feeling Great? The Visit Can Wait!
Published on in Health Tip of the Week
Visiting a child in the hospital can lift everybody’s spirits. But if you’re sick or you’ve been around someone who is sick, a hospital visit can have serious consequences.
CHOP Nurse Researcher Recommends New Best Practices for Feeding Tube Location Verification
Published on in CHOP News
Incorrect placement of nasogastric (NG) tubes carries risk of serious complications.
Pediatric Intensive Care Unit at CHOP Celebrates 50th Anniversary
Published on in CHOP News, Breakthrough Report
Fifty years ago, CHOP established the nation’s first pediatric intensive care unit for the sickest children. Those six beds are now a 55-bed unit caring for 3,000-plus children a year.