All Children's Hospital In the News

Cook-off Touts Healthy Food Choices

allchildrenshospital — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 15:47:43 +0000

(October 21, 2009; Largo Leader)| Young chefs participated in the Fit4allkids Fire House Family Cook-off Oct. 17 at Fire House 41, 180 Fourth St. SW. The youths who participated on Saturday entered their original recipe and were chosen as finalists for the event.

In One Day, an Entire Hospital Moves

allchildrenshospital — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 23:10:44 +0000

(October 22, 2009; MyFox Tampabay.com)| All Children's Hospital's new $400 facility opens December 12 with an unprecedented parade of gurneys, wheelchairs and wagons. "We must move all of the patients in less than 24 hours," explains Vice President of Operations Jean Francis. "We can only have one license, one hospital operating under that license."

Not Your Average Relocation Project: All Children’s Set to Move

allchildrenshospital — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 21:16:42 +0000

(October 16, 2009; Tampa Bay Business Journal)| Of all the operations performed at All Children’s Hospital, the one planned for Dec. 12 just might be the toughest. That’s the day the hospital leaves its home for the past 42 years and moves to its new facility, a 10-story, 259-bed structure at the intersection of Sixth Avenue South and Sixth Street South, part of a $400 million project that also includes a medical office building and parking garage.

Pinellas schools prepare for swine flu vaccinations

allchildrenshospital — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 18:26:53 +0000

(October 7, 2009; tbo.com) | In Pinellas County, the school district will send home information packets that will include consent forms, H1N1 vaccine information and a questionnaire to help parents decide whether they prefer their child receive the nasal spray form of the vaccine or the traditional shot.

'Superman' Dean Cain fights the flu

allchildrenshospital — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 12:49:35 +0000

(October 1, 2009; 10connects.com)| Actor Dean Cain and Dr. David Berman joined us live on The Morning Show to explain why its so important to get a flu shot.

Football season in full swing; how to prevent injuries

allchildrenshospital — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 11:37:24 +0000

(September 29, 2009; 10connects.com) | Dr. Patrick Mularoni, pediatric emergency physician at All Children's Hospital, says serious injuries can be prevented. He says, "Kids need to keep their heads up, watch how they collide with other players, and this can help them avoid head and neck injuries."

Hospitals pushing workers to get flu vaccines

allchildrenshospital — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 17:18:24 +0000

(September 17, 2009; St. Pete Times)| Hospitals here and nationally are stepping up efforts to vaccinate workers against both seasonal flu and H1N1. One state — New York — is even making flu vaccinations mandatory for health care workers.

All Children’s offers fitness, cooking classes

allchildrenshospital — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 17:16:48 +0000

(September 15, 2009; tbnweekly.com)| All Children’s Hospital is offering fitness and healthy cooking classes for children through its Fit4AllKids program.

ER doctors: "We see 40 suspected swine flu cases a night"

allchildrenshospital — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 20:45:36 +0000

(September 16, 2009;10Connects.com)| Emergency room doctors at All Children's Hospital are seeing about 40 suspected swine flu cases each night. Children who come to the hospital with flu-like symptoms are treated as though they have the H1N1 virus.

Make sure your kids are safe in the car

allchildrenshospital — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 18:18:52 +0000

(September 15, 2009; MyFoxTampaBay.com)| This week is "National Child Passenger Safety Week", and FOX 13's Jen Epstein interviews All Children's Hospital's Amy Heinzen to show parents the four steps to make sure the little ones are safe in their car seats.

Most H1N1 flu deaths in kids tied to high-risk conditions

allchildrenshospital — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 13:31:12 +0000

(September 14, 2009; Sarasota Health News)| The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention examined the nation's 36 pediatric deaths linked to the new virus. Of them, 24 patients had significant medical problems that past studies have linked to a greater risk of dying from the flu. Almost all of them -- 22 of the 24 -- are conditions such as cerebral palsy, seizure disorder, autism, Down syndrome, hydrocephalus or developmental delay.

Stimulus money pays for elementary kids flu shots

allchildrenshospital — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 11:57:45 +0000

(September 13, 2009; Tampa Tribune)| Elementary-age children attending Hillsborough and Pinellas county public schools are eligible for a federal stimulus program that will pay to vaccinate children from seasonal flu. Also, statewide efforts are under way to provide the separate swine flu vaccine free of charge to all school-age children.

When a child gets sick, what's a busy mom to do?

allchildrenshospital — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 12:33:06 +0000

(September 11, 2009; St. Petersburg Times)| The dilemma is as old as child rearing itself. (Neanderthal Mom, no doubt, got stuck home in the cave with a croupy tween.) But in these pandemic times, the decision is even more difficult than usual. • For some guidance, we talked with doctors who see sick kids every day: Dr. Ajoy Kumar, director of the family medicine residency program at Bayfront Medical Center, and Dr. Juan Dumois, director of the pediatric infectious disease program at All Children's Hospital.

Perfect Partnership for New Hospital

allchildrenshospital — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 20:37:58 +0000

(September 2, 2009; Advance for Nurses) | Nurses are playing an integral role in the planning and designing of All Children's Hospital's new facility in St. Petersburg, which is set to open in mid-December.

For fevers, some thermometers better than others

allchildrenshospital — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 18:29:38 +0000

(September 3, 2009; St. Petersburg Times) | Dr. M. Michael Eisenfeld, a pediatrician at All Children's Hospital in St. Petersburg, says you can spend hundreds of dollars on a professional thermometer for the greatest accuracy. But inexpensive models designed for home use can do a good job if you use them properly.

2009 Health Care Heroes finalists announced

allchildrenshospital — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 18:25:35 +0000

(September 3, 2009; Tampa Bay Business Journal) | An independent panel of judges has selected the finalists for the annual Tampa Bay Business Journal’s Health Care Heroes awards. They will be recognized and winners will be named at a dinner on Oct. 1 at the Quorum Hotel in Tampa.

Man finds mission in Nicaragua

allchildrenshospital — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 13:35:32 +0000

(September 1, 2009; Herald Tribune) | Five-year-old Emeley Guevara Sanchez is one of countless impoverished Nicaraguan children needing medical attention. When Sarasota fire battalion chief T.J. Broom discovered the "tiny girl with a big hole in her throat" during a 2008 mission trip, he simply could not walk away.

After 14 years of waiting, an answer

allchildrenshospital — Sat, 22 Aug 2009 18:33:58 +0000

(August 23, 2009; St. Petersburg Times)|After nearly 14 years, with the help of a doctor at All Children's Hospital, Beth DeMarco learned that her daughter has a rare disease — so uncommon that only about 1,000 people in the world have been diagnosed with it.

The miracle of Libby Claire

allchildrenshospital — Sun, 16 Aug 2009 19:45:30 +0000

(August 14, 2009; CharlotteObserver.com)|A toddler's near-fatal fall leads to an outpouring of love.

Grab a burger, help a family

allchildrenshospital — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 15:46:27 +0000

(August 12, 2009; TBO.com)|The family of a six year-old cancer patient Morgan Pierce will benefit from a three-day fundraiser that kicks off Friday at the Big Belly Burgers restaurant in Bloomingdale. She is currently undergoing treatment with oncologists at All Children's Hospital and Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York.