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The American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN) has honored the Cardiac Intensive Care Unit (CICU) at Boston Children's with a gold-level Beacon Award for Excellence. Nationally, less than one percent of all critical care units meet the AACN's standards, and the CICU's honor brings Boston Children's total number of gold-level Beacon Awards to three. In addition, 8 East, the hospital's Cardiac Inpatient Unit, has been honored with a silver-level Beacon Award for Excellence, making it the first pediatric non-ICU in the country to receive a Beacon Award at any level.
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It is hard to believe, but it has been over a year since Boston Children's clinicians started seeing patients at the new state-of-the-art specialty care centers in Peabody (Boston Children's Hospital North) and Weymouth (Boston Children's Hospital Physicians South). One year later, both centers have plenty to celebrate, providing the same specialists and exceptional quality of care you receive in Boston, more clinical services than ever and free parking without the Boston traffic.
More information: childrenshospital.org/north, childrenshospital.org/south
The Children's Hospital Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Center (IDDRC) has received another five years of funding from the National Institutes of Health. Co-directed by Scott L. Pomeroy, MD, PhD, neurologist-in-chief, Louis Kunkel, PhD, director of Boston Children's Genomics Program, and Clifford Woolf, MB, BCh, PhD, director of the F.M. Kirby Center and Program in Neurobiology, the IDDRC supports six scientific cores open to investigators working on research that is relevant to intellectual or developmental disorders. Currently, 68 investigators from 15 different departments and five Harvard institutions make up the center's membership. The center's new Neurodevelopmental Behavioral Core facility opened in February.
More information: iddrc.org
With the opening of the new Medical Staff Lounge in Boston Children's Enders Building (across the hall from Folkman Auditorium), visiting medical staff and staff from Boston Children's have a new spot to sit down, check their email, grab a bite to eat or simply get a few minutes of down time. The new lounge offers Wi-Fi and web conferencing capabilities, as well as four new desktop computers, an additional desk for a laptop and a kitchenette with a mini-fridge and microwave.
Springtime brings warmer weather, fresh flowers and—for kids suffering from seasonal allergies—increased coughing, itching, sneezing and wheezing. The change of seasons won't wait, and neither should you.
With increased coverage at all of our locations, from Weymouth to Peabody, allergy sufferers will be able to get an appointment with one of our allergy clinics in less than a week—often within 24 hours. Our doctors and nurse practitioners are available in Boston and all of our satellite locations to provide quick access and care for the full range of allergies—from seasonal to food allergies to eczema.
More information: childrenshospital.org/allergy
Make a referral: 888-IWheeze, 617-355-6117
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