CHLA

Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Launches Virtual Urgent Care

Retrieved on: 
Thursday, March 28, 2024
General Health, Internet, Family, Consumer, Technology, Hospitals, Health Technology, Parenting, Children, Audio, Video, Telecommunications, Health, Insurance, Urgent care center, Patient, Blog, Child, School, Pharmacy, CHLA, Hospital

Virtual Urgent Care offers families the same level of care online as they do in person, including translation services if needed.

Key Points: 
  • Virtual Urgent Care offers families the same level of care online as they do in person, including translation services if needed.
  • At the virtual visit, the medical team will provide discharge instructions, send prescriptions to the family’s pharmacy, and, if necessary, let families know how and where to get physical exams, lab tests or imaging done.
  • CHLA’s Virtual Urgent Care services are available via appointment only Monday through Friday from 5 p.m. to midnight, and Saturday through Sunday from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. New and existing CHLA patients are both welcome, and most major insurance plans are accepted.
  • CHLA’s Virtual Urgent Care services are made possible thanks to the continued support of the Rauch Family Foundation and its generous philanthropic grant, which funds CHLA’s Virtual Care at School program.

Six-year Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Study Shows That Burnout Is Causing Children to Leave Organized Sports

Retrieved on: 
Wednesday, March 13, 2024
Children, Sports, General Sports, Other Health, Health, Mental Health, Family, Hospitals, Consumer, Teens, Parenting, Pressure, Prevalence, Sport, Orthopedic surgery, ATC, Specialization, Sleep, Child, Jackie, Doctor of Philosophy, Seed, Athlete, Adolescence, MPA, Sports Health, Team, Parent, CHLA, Weather, Nursing

And, according to Bianca Edison, MD, MS , it can have lasting impacts on lifelong health.

Key Points: 
  • And, according to Bianca Edison, MD, MS , it can have lasting impacts on lifelong health.
  • Kids have more and different opportunities to play organized sports than their parents ever had.
  • Participating in these activities is a critical stepping stone in development, according to Dr. Edison, Attending Physician in the Jackie and Gene Autry Orthopedic Center at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles.
  • In addition to the added pressures of high school, burnout can cause children to quit sports.

Children's Hospital Los Angeles Rolls Out Nabla Copilot After Successful Pilot Program

Retrieved on: 
Wednesday, March 13, 2024
SOC, Pediatrics, Culture, Job satisfaction, Patient, Mental health, First officer (aviation), Cerner, Children's Hospital, Confidentiality, Children's Hospital Los Angeles, Nabla, EHR, Language, SOC 2, Physician, Privacy, Family, Parent, CHLA, Nursing

After a successful pilot program with 30 pediatric specialists, Children's Hospital Los Angeles is rolling out Nabla' ambient AI assistant to its specialists

Key Points: 
  • After a successful pilot program with 30 pediatric specialists, Children's Hospital Los Angeles is rolling out Nabla' ambient AI assistant to its specialists
    BOSTON, March 13, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Nabla , the company developing Nabla Copilot , the leading ambient AI assistant for clinicians, today announced it has partnered with Children's Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA) to roll out Nabla Copilot to their pediatric specialists after a successful four-week pilot program.
  • Nabla closely collaborated with CHLA's clinical team to tailor specific capabilities, ensuring that Copilot effectively met the unique requirements of pediatrics in a hospital setting.
  • "Children's Hospital Los Angeles is committed to fostering a culture of innovation in service of both our patients and team members," said Dr. Matthew Keefer, Chief Medical Informatics Officer at Children's Hospital Los Angeles.
  • "The success of the pilot program at Children's Hospital Los Angeles is not only about the metrics we achieved but also the positive impact the Nabla Copilot has had on physicians' lives," said Dr. Ed Lee , Chief Medical Officer, Nabla.

Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Study Finds Many Kids With Sickle Cell Anemia Lack Preventative Care

Retrieved on: 
Wednesday, March 6, 2024
Health, Consumer, Other Health, Public Policy, Government, Pharmaceutical, Other Science, Research, Parenting, Children, Hospitals, Baby, Maternity, Science, Clinical Trials, Oxygen, Hospital, CHLA, Medicine, Infection, Multimedia, Hematology, Blood, Transport, Data collection, Anti-transglutaminase antibodies, Georgia State University, MSHS, Stroke, DSM-IV codes, Risk, Arthralgia, University, USC, Patient, MPH, Pediatrics, NCATS, Medicaid, CDC, Brain

Children with sickle cell anemia are vulnerable to serious infections and stroke, but many do not receive the preventative care that could help them stay healthier for longer, a Children’s Hospital Los Angeles study found.

Key Points: 
  • Children with sickle cell anemia are vulnerable to serious infections and stroke, but many do not receive the preventative care that could help them stay healthier for longer, a Children’s Hospital Los Angeles study found.
  • The researchers measured how many young children with sickle cell anemia received adequate preventative antibiotics to prevent infection and if children and adolescents with sickle cell anemia received annual brain ultrasounds to assess their stroke risk.
  • “What we found, unfortunately, was not what we’d hoped for,” says Ashaunta Anderson , MD, MPH, MSHS, Pediatrician at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles , who led the study.
  • Twice-daily doses of antibiotics, given consistently, can protect young children with sickle cell anemia from developing serious infections.

Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Neurologist Honored With Prestigious Research Award

Retrieved on: 
Monday, March 4, 2024
Mental Health, Research, Neurology, Hospitals, Genetics, Clinical Trials, Biometrics, Health, Science, Las Madrinas Ball, Division, Senior, Autism spectrum, Philosophy, CHLA, Boston, Multimedia, Scientist, Strategic planning, Disability studies, Tennis, International Society, Biomarker, DSM-IV codes, Abstract, USC, Yale University, Children's Hospital, Pediatrics, Diagnosis, Harvard Medical School, Child, Spectrum, Engineer, Medicine, Nursing

Children’s Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA) neurologist Shafali Spurling Jeste, MD , has been named the 2024 recipient of the prestigious Martha Bridge Denckla Award from the Child Neurology Society.

Key Points: 
  • Children’s Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA) neurologist Shafali Spurling Jeste, MD , has been named the 2024 recipient of the prestigious Martha Bridge Denckla Award from the Child Neurology Society.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20240304251113/en/
    Children's Hospital Los Angeles Neurologist Shafali Spurling Jeste, MD, earns the Martha Bridge Denckla Award from the Child Neurology Society.
  • A Board-certified pediatric neurologist, Dr. Jeste has authored and contributed to more than 200 journal papers, editorials, chapters and abstracts.
  • She completed an internship, residency and a fellowship in behavioral child neurology at Boston Children’s Hospital.

Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Launches Ninth Annual Make March Matter® Fundraising Campaign

Retrieved on: 
Friday, March 1, 2024
Children, Hospitals, Philanthropy, Family, Health, Fund Raising, Consumer, General Health, Other Philanthropy, Social media, Senior, CHLA, Multimedia, Physician, Giant panda, Parent, Conditional sentence, Hope, Panda Express, Trustee, Patient, Children's Hospital, Development, Trauma, Research, Partnership

Children’s Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA) launched its ninth annual Make March Matter campaign Friday.

Key Points: 
  • Children’s Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA) launched its ninth annual Make March Matter campaign Friday.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20240301906127/en/
    Children's Hospital Los Angeles kicks off its ninth annual Make March Matter fundraising campaign.
  • Make March Matter is an annual fundraising campaign that builds awareness and support for children’s health in Los Angeles.
  • The goal of the campaign is to raise money in support of Children’s Hospital Los Angeles to ensure that all of its pediatric patients receive the critical, lifesaving care they need.

Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Awarded $6 Million from CIRM to Advance CAR T-Cell Therapies in Recurring Solid Tumors in Children

Retrieved on: 
Friday, March 1, 2024
Biotechnology, Health Technology, Health, Oncology, Neoplasm, Division, Senior, Investigational New Drug, CHLA, Regenerative medicine, Doctor of Philosophy, Multimedia, CIRM, Transplant, FDA, CBDI, TGFB, Sarcoma, Cell, Radiation, Interim, Survival rate, Bone marrow, Hematology, Virus, Tumor microenvironment, USC, Patient, Clinical trial, Survival, Research, Medicine, Vaccine

Children’s Hospital Los Angeles has received a multi-year $6 million award from the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM) to develop innovative stem cell approaches to treat children and adolescents with recurrent solid tumors.

Key Points: 
  • Children’s Hospital Los Angeles has received a multi-year $6 million award from the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM) to develop innovative stem cell approaches to treat children and adolescents with recurrent solid tumors.
  • (Photo: Business Wire)
    When cancer reoccurs in children and young adults with solid tumors such as sarcomas and neuroblastomas, there are few good treatment options.
  • This is why Children’s Hospital Los Angeles researchers focus on finding novel therapies using the patient’s own immune cells to treat childhood cancers.
  • In 2022, CIRM awarded $8 million to the Keck School of Medicine of USC and Children’s Hospital Los Angeles to establish a CIRM Alpha Clinic.

Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Unveils New Fetal Cardiac Clinic

Retrieved on: 
Tuesday, February 13, 2024
Nursing, Cardiology, Children, Baby, Maternity, Health, General Health, Family, Hospitals, Surgery, Consumer, Parenting, Master of Science, Division, CHLA, Multimedia, MSN, RN, Magnetic resonance imaging, CCRN, Ventricular septal defect, Pregnancy, Learning, Child, Risk, MHA, FRCPC, Circulant matrix, MHO, Patient, Senior counsel, Social, Heart, Diagnosis, Test management, MRI, Hospital

Children’s Hospital Los Angeles has opened its new Fetal Cardiac Clinic , a unique space for expectant mothers and the fetal patient population to continue receiving the highest level of comprehensive care during pregnancy, birth and beyond.

Key Points: 
  • Children’s Hospital Los Angeles has opened its new Fetal Cardiac Clinic , a unique space for expectant mothers and the fetal patient population to continue receiving the highest level of comprehensive care during pregnancy, birth and beyond.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20240213588362/en/
    The Heart Institute at Children's Hospital Los Angeles celebrates the opening of its new Fetal Cardiac Clinic.
  • “With the launch of our new Fetal Cardiac Clinic, we now have a dedicated space that can serve as a one-stop shop for families in need of comprehensive prenatal diagnostic testing and counseling for cardiac anomalies.”
    CHLA’s state-of-the-art Fetal Cardiac Clinic features over 3,000 square feet of space and three scanning rooms dedicated to fetal cardiology.
  • Services provided at the CHLA Fetal Cardiac Clinic include:
    To learn more about CHLA’s Fetal Cardiac Clinic, visit CHLA.org/FetalCardiology or call 323-361-7398.

Vital Partners with Children’s Hospital Los Angeles to Launch AI-Powered App to Help Bring More Clarity and Transparency to Pediatric Emergency Visits

Retrieved on: 
Monday, February 12, 2024
Technology, Children, Hospitals, Health Technology, Software, Practice Management, Consumer, Health, Data Management, Artificial Intelligence, Parent, Anxiety, Caregiver, CHLA, Digital, Transformation, Artificial intelligence, Patient, Communication, Partnership, Nursing

Vital today announces its partnership with Children’s Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA), introducing an AI-powered patient experience app that provides more clarity and transparency to patients and families in the emergency department.

Key Points: 
  • Vital today announces its partnership with Children’s Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA), introducing an AI-powered patient experience app that provides more clarity and transparency to patients and families in the emergency department.
  • Using the power of artificial intelligence (AI), “MyVisit” serves as a personal digital companion during any emergency visit.
  • The app works seamlessly across any device and requires no app download or account registrations.
  • Available now, CHLA offers the app free of charge to all emergency department patients upon check-in at the registration desk.

Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Launches Annual Valentine’s Day Card Drive on CHLA.org

Retrieved on: 
Thursday, February 1, 2024
Fund Raising, Hospitals, Health, Foundation, Philanthropy, Community, Multimedia, Love, Child, CHLA, Patient, UFO, Moon

Children’s Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA) today launched its annual online Valentine’s Day card drive.

Key Points: 
  • Children’s Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA) today launched its annual online Valentine’s Day card drive.
  • Community members and supporters are invited to submit one of three coloring cards, customizable with a personalized message, by visiting CHLA.org/Valentine through February 14.
  • An anonymous sponsor has pledged $1 for every card shared, up to $25,000.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20240201383809/en/
    “Through this annual card drive, our patients receive cute messages and still have the chance to enjoy Valentine’s Day,” says Carol Hamamoto, Manager, Child Life and Expressive Arts & Therapies at CHLA.