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Historic Generosity
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Reid Buerger sat down with his wife, Krista, his parents, Connie and Alan, and his brother, Grant, to suggest they donate $50 million to help The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia build a revolutionary new medical facility.
Radiology: When Less Is More
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Whether a patient needs to turn to radiology frequently or just once, less radiation is always better. The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia offers more low-dose imaging options than any other hospital in the region.
The Sound of Success
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CHOP's Center for Childhood Communication will move to the Buerger Center in 2015. The new expanded space will allow CHOP to help more children with hearing and speech issues.
Smoothing the Road to Recovery
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For patients with complex or ongoing conditions, care coordination between multiple outpatient clinics will become more convenient at the new Buerger Center, where these specialties will share space.
Alex Scott Day Hospital: A Sisterly Bond
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Sisters Alyssa and Giuliana Porchia are regular outpatients at CHOP's Alex Scott Day Hospital. Born with beta thalassemia, the girls require monthly blood transfusions.
Magic Man
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When he was a child, magician Chad Juros was treated for leukemia at CHOP's Cancer Center. Today, he uses his talents, personal story and message of hope to give back to CHOP.
It’s a Girl!
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When Audrey Rose Oberio was born, she was an instant celebrity: She was the 1,000th fetal surgery patient at the Center for Fetal Diagnosis and Treatment at CHOP.
A Night of Stars
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The seventh annual Joshua Kahan Prom at CHOP was an evening to remember. Decked out in gowns and suits, 100 patients partied alongside their families, clinicians and the Child Life team.
Spotlight On: Clinical Laboratories
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The clinical laboratories at CHOP perform 2.1 million tests every year, or an average of 5,700 every single day, around the clock. The work done in these labs has significant impact — about 70 percent of diagnoses made at CHOP are based on lab results.
Ask Dr. Bell: Standing Up to Bullying
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Stephen Leff, PhD, a psychologist at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, describes physical bullying, social bullying and cyberbullying and how parents can recognize the signs of a child who is being bullied.