Ochsner Children’s Hospital named No.1 hospital for kids in Louisiana for fourth consecutive year

For the fourth year running, Ochsner Children’s Hospital upholds its position as the No. 1 hospital for kids in Louisiana according to the 2024-2025 Best Children’s Hospital rankings by U.S. News & World Report.

Cedars-Sinai Experts Available to Comment on Children’s Health Topics

Experts from Cedars-Sinai Guerin Children’s are available to discuss a range of pediatric topics, including infectious diseases, adolescent weight management and the latest pediatric research coming out of the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) annual conference happening Sept. 27-Oct. 1 in Orlando, Florida.

Cedars-Sinai Spine Center Selects New Co-Director

Spine neurosurgeon Alexander Tuchman, MD, who specializes in treating adult spinal deformities, has been selected as co-director of the Cedars-Sinai Spine Center. He joins center co-leader David Skaggs, MD, executive vice chair of Orthopaedics at Cedars-Sinai and director of Pediatric Orthopaedics for Cedars-Sinai Guerin Children’s.

Study Finds Delayed ACL Surgery May Be Safe for Many Adults, Less So for Some Children

A Johns Hopkins Children’s Center study of medical records concludes that delaying surgical treatment of the anterior cruciate ligament, or ACL, in some children is associated with a higher risk of new tears in the meniscus and cartilage after the initial injury to the ligament, which helps join the thigh bone to the shin bone.

مستشفى Children’s Hospital Los Angeles: صنف التقرير الصادر عن U.S. News & World Report مستشفى CHLA كأفضل رعاية أطفال في كاليفورنيا ومنطقة المحيط الهادي بالولايات المتحدة بين أفضل مستشفيات الأطفال الوطنية، بما في ذلك تصنيفها رقم 2 في الولايات المتحدة

ومرة أخرى يأتي CHLA كمستشفى الأطفال رقم 1 في ولايتها كاليفورنيا وفي منطقة المحيط الهادي بالولايات المتحدة—منطقة تشمل كل الولايات بجانب الساحل الغربي، بما في ذلك هاواي. وقد ارتفع CHLA إلى المرتبة السابعة على مستوى الدولة في قائمة الشرف لأفضل مستشفيات الأطفال لهذا العام،، وهي المعيار الذهبي للوجهات الرائدة لرعاية الأطفال، وتم تصنيفه على المستوى الوطني في جميع التخصصات الفرعية للأطفال العشرة التي تم تقييمها—بما في ذلك رقم 2 في الولايات المتحدة لجراحات العظام ورقم 3 لرعاية السرطان ورقم 5 لأمراض وجراحات الجهاز الهضمي.

Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Ranked No. 1 Children’s Hospital in the Western U.S., No. 5 Nationally for Second Straight Year

Children’s Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA) ranks again among the nation’s premier destinations for pediatric care, according to the U.S. News & World Report Best Children’s Hospitals annual list released today. Hospital retains national No. 5 ranking and is highest scoring children’s hospital in Western United States.

Can QR codes make a difference for children in casts?

When children require a cast due to a bone fracture, follow-up care instructions are typically given verbally or the patient is sent home with written instructions. However, patients and their caregivers run the risk of forgetting what was said or losing the instructions. Quick Response (QR) codes may be an effective method to relay instructions once patients are sent home with a cast, according to a new study released as part of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons’ (AAOS) Virtual Education Experience.