STEM event at Children's Hospital sparks creativity for pediatric patients
9/11/19
Children had a chance to build robotic cars and take part in other STEM activities at an event held Sept. 10 at Penn State Children’s Hospital.
Penn State Childrens Hospital
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Campers connect with support from Children's Miracle Network
8/6/19
Children’s Miracle Network Hershey supports 11 camps across central Pennsylvania — either directly or through camper scholarships — that welcome some 250 children with special medical needs.
Children’s Hospital donates 60 bike helmets to Lebanon school students
7/10/19
Dozens of children in the Lebanon School District will benefit from a donation of 60 bike helmets from Penn State Children’s Hospital. The helmets were given to children in need at each of the district’s five elementary schools.
Pro baseball players visit Penn State Children’s Hospital
6/27/19
Two players from the Harrisburg Senators took a break from their busy game schedule to visit Penn State Children's Hospital and share some smiles — and arts and crafts skills.
Penn State Children's Hospital again ranks among best in the nation
6/18/19
For the ninth consecutive year, U.S. News & World Report has ranked Penn State Children’s Hospital among the best in the nation in several specialties.
Children's Miracle Network raises $4.4M for Penn State Children's Hospital
6/4/19
Children’s Miracle Network raised $4,445,580.79 for Penn State Children’s Hospital in 2018-19. The total was announced during the 35th annual Children’s Miracle Network Telethon, which aired Monday, June 3 on WGAL-TV 8 from Penn State Children’s Hospital.
Children’s Hospital and American Heart Association honor school contest winners
5/29/19
The American Heart Association and Penn State Children’s Hospital honored 12 students from Dauphin, Lancaster and York county schools for their winning essays and artwork that presented their visions of a healthier community and heart heroes.
35th Children's Miracle Network Telethon to air June 3 on WGAL-TV8
5/22/19
The 35th annual Children’s Miracle Network Telethon benefiting Penn State Children’s Hospital will air from 5 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday, June 3, on WGAL-TV 8. The telethon will be broadcast from the Children’s Hospital.
Pediatric Complex Care team advocates for children with multiple medical needs
5/9/19
The Pediatric Complex Care Team at Penn State Children’s Hospital takes on the complicated cases that other doctors shy away from — children who have severely compromised organ systems, are technologically dependent on breathing or feeding tubes, see multiple specialists, and require a high degree of coordinated care.
St. Baldrick’s Foundation awards Dovat $5,000 to mentor young investigator
5/1/19
The St. Baldrick's Foundation will give researcher Dr. Sinisa Dovat $5,000 to mentor a young investigator in pediatric cancer research this summer. The foundation’s Summer Fellow grant provides funding for a medical school or college student to work in a pediatric oncology research lab for one summer.
Children's Miracle Network Hershey wins AAMC awards
4/24/19
Children’s Miracle Network at Penn State Children’s Hospital has received three bronze awards from the Association of American Medical Colleges Group on Institutional Advancement.
CMN Hershey again takes top national fundraising honors
4/10/19
CMN Hospitals presented Children's Miracle Network (CMN) at Penn State Children's Hospital with a national award at its #ChildrensHospitalsWeek conference in Orlando, Florida.
Penn State Health doctors help baby born with rare condition breathe easier
3/27/19
Penn State Health surgeons and the Lancaster Cleft Palate Clinic helped a baby boy overcome a rare condition that causes breathing difficulties.
Pennsylvania health secretary tours Penn State Children’s Hospital
3/6/19
Dr. Rachel Levine, Pennsylvania’s secretary of health, visited Penn State Children’s Hospital on Feb. 28 to tour the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit and talk with providers about the importance of meeting the health needs of children across the state.
First dances: Two Four Diamonds families cross thresholds at THON
2/21/19
Michael Palm and Devin Pulaski are strangers, but both their lives have turned on a fulcrum only survivors like them can understand. From Feb. 15 to 17, during the biggest event for the world’s largest student-run philanthropy to support children with cancer and their families, they crossed another threshold together.