Today, 11 additional volunteers from our hospital departed for Haiti.  Team 1 is returning this Sunday with the exception of Dr. Jim Stein and Michael Jordan, RN (who provided our last report) who will remain at the hospital for an additional two days to help transition care to Team #2.
Introduction to Team #2
We look forward [...]

Michael Jordan, RN

Update provided by Michael Jordan, RN, pictured right
On March 12, 2010, a team of 10 nurses and doctors departed Los Angeles for Haiti to volunteer much-needed medical assistance.  Below is their first report after being deployed from our hospital in collaboration with Project Medishare.
“The initial orientation days were long and tiring, but exciting.   Our team completed [...]

As a baby, Amanda Lopez was treated for leukemia at Childrens Hospital Los Angeles.  Now, at age seventeen, she’s not only a survivor, but an abc7 Cool Kid as a result of her efforts to raise money for the hospital.

Amanda, and her friend Angelica Perez, presented a check for the money they raised for leukemia to Dr. Thomas [...]

Two Things to Celebrate
Kitty Youngsma contacted us because she was grateful that our hospital helped catch her son’s Kawasaki diagnosis within the 10-day window.  By giving her a voice on our blog, we are helping her accomplish her goal of spreading the word about the importance of catching Kawasaki Syndrome early, and helping her celebrate a positive patient [...]

A recent Good Day LA interview featured Childrens Hospital Los Angeles patient, Zach Grebey, as well as Head of Rheumatology, Dr. Andreas Reiff. During the interview, Zach talks about his battle with rheumatoid arthritis. The 8-year-old explains how he first knew something was wrong.
“First, my legs started hurting. Then after a while, it started to [...]