
We’re so happy our patients, doctors and nurses were able to participate in the ThinkCure! Weekend. It’s clear from these pictures just how excited everyone was to be able to participate in this fantastic event held at Dodger Stadium. Be sure to check out our Flickr slideshow to see photos of some of very happy baseball [...]
Filed under: Doctors, Events, Nurses, Patients & Families on June 29th, 2010 | No Comments »

On June 6, 2010, our hospital hosted the annual Celebrate Life with Hope events as part of National Cancer Survivors’ Day. The event:
Provides patients, caregivers and former patients the chance to reunite with their medical “family” at the Childrens Center for Cancer and Blood Diseases at Childrens Hospital Los Angeles.
Is the largest event for pediatric cancer [...]
Filed under: Events, Patients & Families on June 24th, 2010 | No Comments »

People unfamiliar with robotic surgery hear the word “robot” and visualize scenes from science fiction movies.
To help parents understand how such a high-tech medical tool represents such a helpful surgical instrument, especially for children, the director of our Robotic Surgery Program, Dr. Chester Koh, answered the following four questions that parents ask him:
1) Who Performs the Surgery? The Robot or the Surgeon?
The surgery [...]
Filed under: Chester Koh, Doctors, Surgery on June 21st, 2010 | No Comments »

Once a month, State Farm presents the “Good Neighbor Award” to an organization that has shown support and commitment to the community.
This month, members of our Emergency Department took to the field to receive the honor prior to the Dodgers game against the St. Louis Cardinals.
Childrens Hospital Los Angeles staff members accepted a bat from [...]
Filed under: Alan Nager, Awards, Doctors, Emergency, Events, Nurses, Vincent Wang on June 16th, 2010 | No Comments »

Several festive events have been held to celebrate the impact that Roberta G. Williams, MD, FACC, has made during her career our hospital as the Head of the Department in Pediatrics.
[View the slideshow on our Flickr page]
Filed under: Doctors, Health Professionals, Hospital Events, Roberta Williams on June 10th, 2010 | No Comments »