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Child Life Services Receives National Accreditation
St. Louis Children’s Hospital’s (SLCH) Child Life Services clinical internship program recently received a five-year accreditation from the Child Life ...
After-Hours Team Marks 20th Anniversary Milestone
The St. Louis Children’s Hospital (SLCH) “After-Hours” service was developed after community physicians recognized a need to provide quality after-hours ...
Plax Named Ferring Family Chair in Pediatrics
Katie Plax, MD, who is recognized widely for an innovative youth outreach center she started and for her work advocating ...
Meet the 2015-2016 Chief Residents
Communication figures strongly in the goals the 2015-2016 chief residents have set for themselves. Their plans include broadening the resident ...
2016-2017 Flu Season Recommendation: Don’t Use Nasal Spray Vaccine
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Advisory Committee on Immunization and Practices (ACIP) has concluded the nasal spray flu ...
Many Parents Unaware of E-Cigarette Dangers to Children
As the use of e-cigarettes has risen dramatically in the United States in recent years, so have calls to poison ...
Hunstad Named Director, Pediatric Infectious Diseases Division
David Hunstad, MD, has been named director of the Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases at St. Louis Children’s Hospital (SLCH) ...
Collaboration Benefits SLCH Surgery Patient Living in Kansas City
On May 27, 14-year-old Serena Ellsworth underwent facial reanimation surgery performed by Alison Snyder-Warwick, MD, Washington University pediatric plastic surgeon ...
Children's Hospital Receives Third Consecutive Magnet® Recognition
On Aug. 19, St. Louis Children’s Hospital (SLCH) earned a distinction that only about 100 other hospitals worldwide achieved—its third ...