Neurosurgeon’s pioneering technique helps thousands of children
Michael Scott, MD, was a 29-year-old neurosurgery resident at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston when he saw a patient with a condition he hadn’t learned about in medical school: a narrowing of the blood vessels entering the brain. It was 1970, and though Japanese doctors had described the condition a few years earlier, it would ... Read More about Neurosurgeon’s pioneering technique helps thousands of children
Meet the 2018 Best in Care Award winners
We are thrilled to announce the 2018 Best in Care Award winners, chosen from a total of more than 150 nominations and five finalists. Founded by the Boston Children’s Family Partnerships Program, the Best in Care Award is a way for families to recognize staff members and volunteers who have gone above and beyond in providing ... Read More about Meet the 2018 Best in Care Award winners
Laughter League: Making sick kids smile
Walking through a children’s hospital accompanied by clowns is a mind-blowing experience. You get to watch the transformation on a child’s face as they crack a smile from their hospital bed. And witness a hushed waiting room break into laughter over a prat fall. Then there’s the moment a baby smiles from behind a glass ... Read More about Laughter League: Making sick kids smile
Fostering the future
May is National Foster Care Month, an important time to raise awareness about the needs of children and youth in foster care and their families, while also celebrating the contributions of dedicated foster families and other caring individuals and organizations that are already supporting these young people. My journey to becoming a foster parent As ... Read More about Fostering the future
Pawprints: Sophie makes the rounds
My name is Sophie, one of the Pawprints therapy dogs here at Boston Children’s Hospital. I’m a 13-year-old Cavalier King Charles Spaniel, and I love making my rounds at the hospital. I’ve been a therapy dog at Boston Children’s for about four years. I don’t want to brag, but being a therapy dog takes some ... Read More about Pawprints: Sophie makes the rounds
All in the family: Dynamic nursing duos in the Heart Center
Sometimes nursing runs in the family, and at the Boston Children’s Hospital Heart Center, we’re lucky to have several family pairs of nurses who are related. In celebration of National Nurses Week, we asked three of our duos to share more about what it’s like to work together. Lisa and Michael Greenlee Lisa and Michael ... Read More about All in the family: Dynamic nursing duos in the Heart Center
Drumroll please: Our ‘Best in Care’ finalists
This spring, one staff member or volunteer from Boston Children’s Hospital will be honored with a Patient and Family Best in Care Award. Founded by the Boston Children’s Family Partnerships Program, the Best in Care Award is a way for families to recognize staff members and volunteers who have gone above and beyond in providing exceptional ... Read More about Drumroll please: Our ‘Best in Care’ finalists
Collaboration for Community Health helps families thrive
Justin’s mom grabs him a fast food dinner because the nearest supermarket is two bus rides away. Mia is afraid to play outside because there was a recent shooting in her neighborhood. Janelle’s parents have trouble covering all their expenses each month and are worried the family will be evicted from their apartment. These scenarios ... Read More about Collaboration for Community Health helps families thrive
We are Boston Children’s: Meet Isis and Emily
While interviewing patients for the Pediatric Transplant Center, writer Emily Williams was struck by the long journeys that transplant patients face while waiting for an organ donation match. She decided to do something that no employee had ever done — donate her kidney to a Boston Children’s patient. Watch how Emily and her donor recipient, ... Read More about We are Boston Children’s: Meet Isis and Emily
Martha Eliot Health Center: Teaching youth to be community leaders
When the students of the Mildred C. Hailey Youth Community Leadership Institute at Martha Eliot Health Center learned they were going to be painting a mural, they were initially intimidated. “Some were thinking ‘I can’t draw!’ or ‘I don’t know if I can do this,” says Alysha Noel, community resource coordinator at Martha Eliot and co-facilitator of ... Read More about Martha Eliot Health Center: Teaching youth to be community leaders