Location: Penn State Children's Hospital

Miracle Child Stella holds a CMN fundraising award in her lap, as she sits in a wheelchair. The CMN Hershey and Penn State Children's Hospital logos appear to her left.

Children’s Miracle Network receives national honors

May 28, 2020

Children's Miracle Network (CMN) at Penn State Children's Hospital has won two national fundraising awards for 2019.

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The Medical Minute: Solving ‘tantrum trouble’ for children, teens during COVID-19 quarantine

May 14, 2020

The pouting, the screaming, the crying – they’re all signs of a classic temper tantrum. Many parents currently at home with their children or teenagers 24/7 due to COVID-19-related stay-at-home guidelines know these behaviors all too well. Here are some strategies to help curb negative behavior.

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Penn State Health emphasizes safety and prevention as medical and surgical operations resume

May 9, 2020

Penn State Health today announced it will begin to gradually and systematically resume standard patient appointments, non-emergent surgical procedures and other clinical activities after nearly two months of restrictions due to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

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The Medical Minute: The heightened risk of child abuse during the COVID-19 pandemic

May 6, 2020

Reports of suspected child abuse have declined in Pennsylvania since the onset of social distancing guidelines. But experts in the Penn State Center for the Protection of Children say this does not correlate with an actual decline in abuse cases.

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Key players: nurses innovate care, shape policy, impact lives

May 6, 2020

Nurses act as caregiver, advisor, confidante, educator, advocate – often all at once – and for multiple patients. Nurses also shape policies at the national level as representatives of professional organizations. During National Nurses Week, we’re celebrating the important role nurses play, now and every day of the year.

A head-and-shoulders professional photo of Dr. Steven Hicks is seen superimposed on a photo of Penn State College of Medicine's Crescent building in Hershey, PA.

Hicks receives Early Career Development Award

May 1, 2020

The Association for Clinical and Translational Science honored Penn State College of Medicine assistant professor of pediatrics Steven Hicks with its Early (Faculty) Career Development Award.

Three Penn State Children’s Hospital staff members sit around a child-sized table, coloring with crayons and paper while music therapist Devon Springer strums a guitar. They are all wearing masks. In the foreground is a small screen showing the scene as it is recorded.

A show of hands: Art and music therapy project unites young patients

Apr 13, 2020

Using Child Life’s GetWell closed-circuit television network, Devon Springer, a board-certified music therapist, and Alexis Lombardo, a registered and board-certified art therapist, created “Let’s Get Together,” a program that was livestreamed to patients’ rooms.

Registered nurses Jamie Boyer, Carol Brown and Kristin Gardyasz, dressed in scrubs and wearing face masks, are standing beside a bed in an exam area. There are stickers and pictures of animals on the walls.

Same care, different place: Quick thinking keeps treatment on track for young patient

Apr 8, 2020

A child with cancer needs lifesaving treatment, her dad is awaiting a COVID-19 test result and other young patients must be kept safe – all these factors converged on the Pediatric Hematology/Oncology and Infusion Clinic of Penn State Children’s Hospital, and staff sprang into action.

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Penn State Health augments financial services for patients to address COVID-19 concerns

Mar 31, 2020

As patients and families navigate the challenges presented by COVID-19, Penn State Health has enhanced its financial counseling services

Three people -- two men and a woman -- load large boxes from a vehicle onto a cart. Hershey Medical Center is in the background.

Penn State Health accepts drop-off donations of key supplies during COVID-19 outbreak

Mar 25, 2020

Penn State Health is accepting drop-off donations of key supplies from the community at large.

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