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• Two Leaders Join Rady Children’s Hospital-San Diego Executive Team

  Robin H. Steinhorn, MD, and Jill Strickland bring decades of proven expertise in health care to further propel the Hospital’s growth and innovation.

• Survey Ranks Rady Children’s Among Nation’s Top 10 Children’s Hospitals in Neonatology, Orthopedics

  Hospital achieves rankings in all 10 pediatric specialties surveyed.

• SD Loyal to Raise Money for Rady Children’s as Part of The Conrad Prebys Foundation COVID-19 Response Challenge

  Coaches, players and community members launch virtual competition in hopes to raise $30,000 for pediatric hospital.

• The Conrad Prebys Foundation Creates COVID-19 Response Fund at Rady Children’s Hospital-San Diego

  $350,000 matching grant will unify Rady Children’s efforts to prepare, respond and fight the coronavirus pandemic.

• Centralized COVID-19 Medical Equipment Initiative Launches Today across San Diego County

  San Diego County, Rady Children’s Hospital-San Diego and Rock Church combine efforts to collect, track and distribute donated critical-need medical equipment throughout the coronavirus pandemic.

• Blue Shield of California Becomes First Health Plan in U.S. to Cover Cost of Rapid Whole Genome Sequencing for Critically Ill Children

  Innovative genetics solution pioneered by Rady Children’s Institute for Genomic Medicine.

• Rady Children’s Hospital-San Diego Appoints New Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

  James Uli will bring more than two decades of health care finance experience to his role.

• Rady Children’s Notifies Patients of Data Security Incident

  On January 3, 2020, Rady Children’s learned of a data security incident that involved radiology-related patient information.

• January Marks the 35th Anniversary of the San Diego International Conference on Child and Family Maltreatment

  International experts to discuss timely topics including digital privacy, the effects of technology on children, and the portrayal of child abuse and neglect in film and television.

• Dare to Reimagine

  Rady Children’s receives historic $200 million gift from Ernest and Evelyn Rady.

• U.S. News Ranks Rady Children’s Among Nation’s Best Children’s Hospitals

  For the eighth time, U.S. News has ranked Rady Children's among the nation's best children's hospitals in all 10 specialties surveyed.

• Rady Children’s Hospital Surgeon Urges State Leaders to Pass Law Requiring Insurance Companies to Cover Children’s Hearing Aids

  Local mother impacted by lack of coverage available to share her family’s story.

• Rady Children’s Hospital-San Diego Announces New Partnership to Launch Southern California’s First Inpatient Pediatric and Adolescent Chronic Pain Program with New Jersey’s Children’s Specialized Hospital

  Program emphasizes pain management through a whole-person, multidisciplinary approach.

• Rady Children’s Patients to Participate in Spring Training Experience with San Diego Padres

  Patients, donors and team leaders will come together for a celebratory send-off.

• Scientists Detect Cause of Rare Pediatric Brain Disorder

  Rady Children’s Institute for Genomic Medicine leads mutation discovery.

• Rady Children’s Institute for Genomic Medicine Appoints New VP of Research

  Dr. Charlotte A. Hobbs joins the executive leadership team.

• Global Experts to Convene at the San Diego International Conference On Child and Family Maltreatment

  Leaders to address critical topics to include: human trafficking, policy and abuse.

• Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy Well-Tolerated in Children and Young Adults with CNS Tumors

  Conducted by John Crawford, M.D., M.S., and a team of researchers, the study is a single institutional experience.

• The Helen Bernardy Center Receives Highest Possible Rating from U.S. News & World Report

  Center for Medically Fragile Children achieves "High Performing" designation.

• Spinal Growth Tethering Prevents Fusion in the Majority

  Led by Peter Newton, M.D., the study is the longest follow-up to date

• Rady Children’s Named 2018 CHIME Healthcare’s Most Wired Recipient

  Hospital honored for promoting strategic use of healthcare IT.

• Rady Children’s Launches “Project Baby Bear”

  $2 million Medi-Cal pilot funded by the State of California to provide genomic testing to acutely ill newborns in select cities across California.

• Rady Children’s Appoints New President & CEO

  Dr. Patricio A. Frias to assume role as Hospital’s top executive.

• Rady Children’s Celebrates Grand Opening of New Murrieta Medical Plaza

  Hospital expands pediatric services in southwest Riverside County.

• Researchers Identify Potential Diagnostic Test for Kawasaki Disease

  For the first time, researchers have determined Kawasaki Disease can be accurately diagnosed based on molecular signatures found in blood.

• Whole Genome and Exome Sequencing are Superior Diagnostic Tests for Children with Suspected Genetic Diseases

  First meta-analysis of scientific literature underscores the greater clinical and diagnostic utility of sequencing compared to standard genetic testing.

• U.S. News Ranks Rady Children’s Among Nation’s Best Children’s Hospitals

  Hospital achieves rankings in all 10 specialties surveyed.

• Rady Children’s Now Providing Pioneering Therapy That Re-engineers Patients’ Blood Cells to Attack Cancer

  Kymriah® holds promise for treating refractory or relapsed B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia in children and young adults.

• Scripps Translational Science Institute receives $34 million NIH Clinical and Translational Science Award

  As part of the CTSA, STSI has formed a new partnership with Rady Children’s Institute for Genomic Medicine (RCIGM), a leader in ultra-rapid, whole-genome sequencing programs in acutely ill infants.

• Personalized Medicine Initiatives Offer Hope to Acutely Ill Children at Nicklaus Children’s Hospital

  Nicklaus Children’s Hospital, in collaboration with Rady Children’s Institute for Genomic Medicine and Sanford Health, has launched two genomic medicine research protocols to more effectively diagnose and treat children with unexplained illnesses.

• New GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS™ Title Set for Fastest Genetic Diagnosis

  Innovations in whole genome sequencing speed answers and hope for newborns and children with rare, genetic diseases.

• Children Affected by Prenatal Drinking More Numerous than Previously Estimated

  Findings suggest rates of fetal alcohol spectrum disorders may be similar to autism spectrum disorders.

• Rady Children’s Hospital CEO Announces Leadership Transition Plans

  Dr. Donald Kearns will stay on and focus on specific areas of leadership.

• Top Child Abuse Experts from Around the World to Gather in San Diego for Annual Chadwick Conference

  Chadwick Conference covers topics affecting children and families.

• Padres Pedal the Cause Donates More Than $2.4 Million to Local Cancer Research

  Funds represent biggest annual tally to date by grassroots cycling event funding innovative cancer research in San Diego.

• Renowned Scientists Join Rady Children’s Institute for Genomic Medicine Scientific Advisory Board

  Six influential life science researchers have been recruited to serve.

• Health Net Awards $4.2 Million to Drive Health Workforce Development and Improve Quality of Health Data Collection

  Rady Children's is one of 22 California healthcare organizations receiving a grant to improve the quality of health data collection.

• Clinical Grade Rapid Whole Genome Sequencing Now Offered at Rady Children’s Institute for Genomic Medicine

  Receiving the Clinical Grade certification allows RCIGM scientists to rapidly sequence, interpret and deliver the results directly to doctors to speed diagnosis and targeted medical treatment.

• The Helen Bernardy Center at Rady Children’s Receives Highest Possible Rating

  Center for Medically Fragile Children achieves 5-star rating from U.S. News & World Report.

• Rady Children’s Receives $5 Million Grant for Pediatric Psychiatric Emergency Department

  Copley Foundation to help fund dedicated emergency services for children and teens.

• Rady Children’s Institute for Genomic Medicine Expands Rapid Whole Genome Sequencing to Children’s Minnesota

  San Diego/Minneapolis, Minn. – July 11, 2017 – Uniting to advance pediatric precision medicine, Rady Children’s Institute for Genomic Medicine has signed an agreement with Children’s Minnesota to provide Rapid Whole Genome Sequencing (rWGS) to more effectively treat critically ill infants in Children’s Minnesota’s neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). Rady Children’s Institute and Children’s Minnesota…

• Survey Ranks Rady Children’s Among Nation’s Top Five Children’s Hospitals in Orthopedics, Neonatology

  Hospital achieves rankings in all 10 pediatric specialties surveyed.

• Expanded Use of Rapid Whole Genome Sequencing for Critically Ill Babies in Orange County

  Collaboration between two Southern California Children’s Hospitals Aimed at Advancing Precision Medicine

• Rady Children’s Institute for Genomic Medicine and Alexion Pharmaceuticals Partner to Speed Diagnosis of Rare Genetic Disorders in Newborns

  The collaboration combines the Institute’s genomic research expertise with Alexion data science and bioinformatics capabilities to advance precision medicine for infants in an intensive care setting.

• New Award Supports Early Career Investigator of Childhood Digestive Diseases

  Funded three-year appointment at Rady Children’s Institute for Genomic Medicine.

• Pediatric Neurogeneticist Wins National Award for Contributions to Neuroscience

  Joseph Gleeson, M.D., is endowed chair at Rady Children’s Institute for Genomic Medicine.

• Noted Sanford Burnham Prebys Scientist Joins Forces with Rady Children’s Institute for Genomic Medicine to Help Fight Childhood Brain Cancer

  Rady Children’s Institute for Genomic Medicine (RCIGM) announced that Robert Wechsler-Reya, PhD, has been named program director for the Joseph Clayes III Research Center for Neuro-Oncology and Genomics at RCIGM.

• Rady Children’s to Manage Pediatric Inpatient Services at Pioneers Memorial Hospital in Brawley

  Pioneers Memorial Healthcare District has asked Rady Children’s to provide management services to the pediatric and neonatal intensive care (NICU) units at Pioneers Memorial Hospital in Brawley.

• Genomic Sequencing Identifies Gene Variant for Kawasaki Disease Susceptibility

  Rady Children's Researchers Use Novel Whole Genome Sequencing to Identify Gene Variant for Kawasaki Disease Susceptibility

• Rady Children’s Researcher to Study Most Effective Treatment for Kawasaki Disease

  Researchers at Rady Children's Hospital-San Diego, University of California San Diego School of Medicine and Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing at University of California Davis have received a $2 million grant for a study to look at the effectiveness of two treatment options for children with Kawasaki Disease.

• Experts from Around the World to Attend 31st Annual Conference on Child and Family Maltreatment

  Topics include human trafficking, preventing over medication of children and diversity.

• Rady Children’s Auxiliary Announces “Week of Giving” Fundraising Opportunity

  Unique campaign includes events throughout San Diego County.

• Rady Children’s Achieves Magnet® Recognition

  Rady Children's achieved Magnet recognition on January 19, 2017 as a reflection of its nursing professionalism, teamwork and superiority in patient care.

• Rady Children’s, Price Philanthropies Partner to Establish Behavioral Health Urgent Care Clinic for Children and Adolescents

  Rady Children’s and Price Philanthropies Foundation have partnered to open a specialized urgent care clinic in the San Diego community of City Heights.

• Holiday of Miracles Radiothon to Benefit Programs at Rady Children’s

  Rady Children’s will host the 7th Annual Holiday of Miracles of Radiothon on December 14 and 15.

• Rady Children’s Celebrates National Health IT Week

  Rady Children's and others across the U.S. have joined together to celebrate National Health Information Technology (NHIT) Week, September 26-30, 2016.

• Rady Children’s One of Six Children’s Hospitals Uniting to Improve Pediatric Health

  Rady Children’s is one of six founding children’s hospitals that has signed an agreement to form the Sanford Children’s Genomic Medicine Consortium.

• Research Finds Zika Infection May Affect Adult Brain Cells, Suggesting Risk Might Not Be Limited to Pregnant Women

  New research in mice suggests that certain adult brain cells may be vulnerable to the Zika infection.

• American Association of Critical Care Nurses Recognizes the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit at Rady Children’s with Beacon Award for Excellence

  The American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN), Aliso Viejo, Calif., recently conferred a bronze-level Beacon Award for Excellence on the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit at Rady Children’s.

• Distinguished Leaders in Life Sciences and Genomics Join Rady Children’s Institute for Genomic Medicine

  Rady Children’s Hospital-San Diego continues to build its Institute for Genomic Medicine by recruiting Todd Laird as the Chief Operating Officer and Dr. David Dimmock as the Medical Director.

• San Diego Panda Express Fundraising Campaign Raises More Than $126,000 for Rady Children’s

  Local Panda Express associates and customers Put the Money Where the Miracles Are in 2015 campaign.

• Rady Children’s Institute for Genomic Medicine to Host Leading Researchers Studying Genome Sequencing for Newborns

  Rady Children’s Institute for Genomic Medicine is hosting genomics researchers from across the nation.

• Dr. Stephen Kingsmore Sets Guinness World Records Title for Fastest Genetic Diagnosis

  Celebration held on National DNA Day in San Diego, the “Genomics Capital of the World.”

• Pedal the Cause Gives $1.3 Million for Cancer Research to Four Local Research Organizations Including Rady Children’s

  Pedal the Cause presented $1.3 million in grant funding to Rady Children's, Moores Cancer Center at UC San Diego Health, Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute and the Salk Institute for Biological Studies.

• Minimally Invasive Surgeries Enhanced with Robotic Assistant

  Surgeons at Rady Children’s have a new assistant in the operating room named ROSA™, a highly advanced surgical robot assistant.

• $10 Million Gift will Fund Research Center Focused on Finding the Genetic Causes of Childhood Brain Cancer

  Rady Children’s announces the establishment of the Joseph Clayes III Research Center for Neuro-Oncology and Genomics within the Rady Children’s Institute for Genomic Medicine.

• Kimberly Bower, M.D., Earns Fellow Designation from American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine

  Dr. Bower holds leadership positions with Rady Children’s and Scripps.

• Doctors Using 3-D Printed Hearts to Evaluate Pediatric Heart Conditions

  Using the latest 3-D printing technology, Rady Children’s Hospital-San Diego’s Heart Institute is now creating perfect 3-D replicas of patient hearts.

• Rady Children’s Neuro-Oncology Program Announces Gordon Fellowship Recipient

  Dr. Reid Hoshide will work in laboratory of Dr. Robert Wechsler-Reya.

• Rady Children’s Among Hospitals Selected to Participate in AACN Nurse Leadership Skill-Building Program

  The American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN) continues the national rollout of its nurse leadership and innovation training program with the addition of Rady Children's Hospital-San Diego.

• Child Abuse Experts from Around the World to Attend 30th Annual Chadwick Conference

  Topics Include: Internet Crimes Against Children, Child Sex Trafficking and Cyber-bullying.

• Rady Children’s Providing Emergency Care at Rancho Springs Medical Center in Southwest Riverside

  Pediatric specialists offer ER services seven days a week.

• Fantasy On Ice Has a New Home at Liberty Station

  Rink supports the Peckham Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders at Rady Children’s.

• Rady Children’s Joins with Food Allergy Research & Education to Support the Teal Pumpkin Project™ This Halloween

  San Diego – October 19, 2015 – Rady Children’s Hospital-San Diego is pleased to announce its pledge of support for the Teal Pumpkin Project™, an international initiative that promotes safety, inclusion and respect of individuals managing food allergies by encouraging households to display a teal pumpkin and provide non-food treats for trick-or-treaters. The Teal Pumpkin Project™,…

• Rady Children’s Recognized as One of Nation’s “Most Connected” Hospitals

  U.S. News & World Report has recognized Rady Children’s as one of the "Most Connected" hospitals in the nation.

• New Hope for Undiagnosed, Critically Ill Newborns at Rady Children’s

  Dr. Stephen Kingsmore and a team of researchers report whole-genome sequencing for diagnosis in critically ill babies in 26 hours.

• Albert La Spada Receives Harrington Scholar Award to Combat Neurodegenerative Disease

  UC San Diego scientist’s work may have implications for Parkinson’s disease, Huntington’s and ALS.

• World-Renowned Genetics Researcher Named to Lead Rady Pediatric Genomics Institute

  Institute names President and CEO.

• Rady Children’s Researcher Develops Novel Therapeutic Agent for Pediatric Cancer

  Agent acts by inhibiting the part of the cancer cell engine that promotes tumor growth.

• Rady Children’s Receives $2.5 Million Challenge Grant for Kawasaki Disease Research

  Gordon and Marilyn Macklin Foundation will match gifts dollar for dollar.

• Junior Seau Foundation Teams Up with Rady Children’s to Help Kids

  The Junior Seau Foundation pledges $500,000 to support pediatric urgent care in Junior Seau’s hometown of Oceanside.

• Discovery Could Lead to New Therapies for Diseases Related to Lack of Oxygen

  Researchers identify genetic adaptation that keeps high-elevation population heart-healthy.

• Leading Pediatric Neurogenetics Researcher Named as First Chair within Rady Pediatric Genomics Institute

  Dr. Joseph Gleeson will build pioneering program in pediatric neurogenetics.

• Food Allergy Center Named an Inaugural Member of the Food Allergy Research & Education Clinic Network

  FARE names 21 Centers of Excellence as inaugural members.

• Rady Children’s Family Mourns Loss of Beloved Member

  Roger Roux joined Rady Children’s Hospital-San Diego in April, 2003 as Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer and was responsible for all facets of financial operations, including accounting, budgeting and patient financial services.

• For Fifth Year in a Row, Rady Children’s Ranked Among Nation’s Best in All Ten Pediatric Specialties Surveyed

  Orthopedics Program Ranked #2 in Country San Diego, CA – June 9, 2015 U.S. News & World Report today announced the results of its comprehensive survey to identify the top children’s hospitals in the country in the new 2015-16 Best Children’s Hospitals rankings. For the fifth year in a row, Rady Children’s Hospital-San Diego achieved…

• $2.5 Million Pledged by Rady Children’s Auxiliary to Support Rady Pediatric Genomics Institute

  San Diego – May 2, 2015 – Building upon its legacy as a visionary and pioneering force for pediatric healthcare in San Diego, Rady Children’s Hospital Auxiliary has announced it is pledging $2.5 million to support the Rady Pediatric Genomics and Systems Medicine Institute. Since a small group of women first met in 1953, the…

• Rady Genomics Institute Begins Sequencing Genomes of Children Born with Birth Defects of Unknown Cause

  Hospital Names Researcher Christina Chambers as First Faculty Member San Diego – April 26, 2015 – In a first step towards realizing the future of personalized pediatric medicine, Rady Children’s Hospital–San Diego has begun whole genome sequencing of San Diego County children born with birth defects of unknown cause. The Hospital has appointed Christina Chambers,…

• Pedal the Cause Launches “Ride for a Child” Program in Partnership with Rady Children’s

  Pedal the Cause, the grassroots bike tour that raises money to fund innovative cancer research in San Diego, announces the launch of its new Ride for a Child program, in partnership with Rady Children’s.

• Rady Children’s Participates in National Patient Safety Awareness Week

  Rady Children’s joins peers across the nation to offer safety tips.

• Bernardy Center Again Ranked Among the Nation’s Best Nursing Homes

  Bernardy Center selected from 16,000 facilities nationwide.

• 17-Month-Old Girl From Hawaii Receives New Heart

  Surgery comes just two weeks after Hospital's first-ever heart transplant.

• Rady Children’s Announces Leadership Transitions at Hospital’s Annual Meeting

  Incoming Board Chairs for Rady Children’s Board of Trustees and Board of Directors and new roles for some current executives are announced at the Hospital's annual meeting.

• World Experts in Child Abuse and Family Violence to Participate in Chadwick Conference

  Topics include: Prenatal alcohol exposure, domestic violence and cyberbullying.

• Rady Children’s Doctors Perform Hospital’s First Pediatric Heart Transplant

  11-year-old boy receives new heart in historic surgery.

• CBS Radio Raises the Highest Amount of Money for Rady Children’s in Five Years During Radiothon

  Two-day radiothon raised $284,500 for Rady Children's.

• Rady Children’s to Expand Pediatric Healthcare Services in Southwest Riverside County

  Hospital announces plan to build a new medical office building on four acres of land in Murrieta.

• Fantasy on Ice Benefits Peckham Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders at Rady Children’s

  Last season more than 40,000 people visited the ice rink in downtown San Diego.

• Fitch Upgrades Rady Children’s Bond Rating to AA-

  Credit ratings agency cites strong market position, affiliation with UC San Diego, philanthropic support, and financial performance.

• Ellen Browning Scripps and Farrell Family Foundations Join to Support Low-Income Families

  Local foundations join to support low-income families in San Diego County.

• San Diego Children Among First Four California Cases Of Enterovirus-D68

  Most infected children will experience common cold symptoms.

• Rady Children’s to Establish Pediatric Genomics and Systems Medicine Institute

  Ernest Rady Family pledges $120 million to support Institute.

• PetSmart Donates $250,000 to Rady Children’s for Canine Therapy Program

  Program renamed the PetSmart Paws for Hope at Rady Children’s.

• Six Years in a Row! Bernardy Center Ranked Among the Nation’s Best Nursing Homes

  Bernardy Center selected from 16,000 facilities nationwide.

• Medical Milestone for Scripps, Rady Children’s: First Pediatric Proton Therapy Patient

  Proton therapy reaches part of tumor in brain stem that past treatments could not.

• Rady Children’s Cancer Researcher Receives Hyundai Young Investigator Clinical Award

  Dr. Tina Udaka given the award for her work on brain tumors in children.

• Files Containing Patient Information Released in Error

  In the past week, Rady Children’s Hospital-San Diego discovered two instances in which patient medical information was shared by mistake. Both cases were due to human error.

• Rady Children’s Neonatal Neurologist Awarded Grant from The Hartwell Foundation

  MJ Harbert, MD, named a recipient of an Individual Biomedical Research Award by The Hartwell Foundation.

• U.S. News Ranks Rady Children’s Among Nation’s Best in All 10 Pediatric Specialties Surveyed

  For the fourth straight year, Rady Children’s Hospital-San Diego achieved rankings in all 10 specialties surveyed.

• Solution to Helping Teens with Chronic Disease May be at Fingertips

  Study shows technology improves transition into adulthood for adolescents with chronic disease.

• Scripps, Rady Children’s Enter Hospice Agreement

  Clinical affiliation to provide end-of-life care for children.

• Researchers Find Possible Cause and Source of Kawasaki Disease

  Deadly childhood condition may be triggered by airborne aerosols from northeast China.

• Futuristic Robots Allow Doctors to Examine Patients from Anywhere

  Rady Children's is deploying a fleet of telemedicine robots to improve efficiency and patient care.

• Chadwick Center Marks Child Abuse Prevention Month with Dramatic Display

  San Diego — April 4, 2014 — In an effort to draw attention to National Child Abuse Prevention Month and the plight of thousands of abused and neglected children in San Diego County, 10 empty pairs of children’s shoes in various shapes and sizes were displayed during a media event at Rady Children’s Hospital-San Diego.…

• Rady Children’s Researchers Evaluate Kawasaki Disease Therapy

  Kawasaki Disease (KD) is a severe childhood disease that many parents, even some doctors, mistake for an inconsequential viral infection. If not diagnosed or treated in time, it can lead to irreversible heart damage. Signs of KD include prolonged fever associated with rash, red eyes, mouth, lips and tongue, and swollen hands and feet with…

• President & CEO Kathleen Sellick to Retire

  Kathleen leaves legacy of growth and success.

• Rady Children’s Teams Up with Scripps Health to Offer Proton Therapy

  Region's First Proton Therapy Center for Cancer Care Opens

• Heart Patients to Share Inspiring Stories During 30th Annual Heart Party

  The staff at the Heart Institute at Rady Children’s Hospital-San Diego is celebrating American Heart Month with its 30th Annual Heart Party.  About 250 current and former heart patients many of whom have undergone open-heart surgery or suffer from a heart condition, are expected to attend and share their inspiring stories.  The event reunites patients…

• Chadwick Conference Draws World Experts in Child Abuse and Family Violence

  Topics Include: Teen Bullying, School Shootings and Help for Military Families

• San Diego Zoo Kids Channel Brings a World of Animals to Every Patient

  Two well-known San Diego organizations announced a unique partnership designed to entertain and educate patients and their families about wildlife around the world and serve as a model for children’s hospitals nationwide.

• Study Finds Acupuncture Effective in Treating Pain after Tonsillectomy Surgery

  SAN DIEGO, Dec. 5, 2013 – Children have long been prescribed codeine for pain relief after having surgery to remove their tonsils. However, in February 2013, the Food & Drug Administration (FDA) banned the use of codeine in this setting because of a recently recognized risk of complications.     Dr. James Ochi, a San Diego pediatric ear, nose…

• Police Officers Delivered 60,000 Teddy Bears to Rady Children’s Patients

  (December 10, 2013) – The 23rd Annual San Diego Regional Law Enforcement Teddy Bear Drive, hosted by Escondido Police and the San Diego County Sheriff’s Department, took place on Dec. 10 at Rady Children’s Hospital-San Diego. Local, state and federal officers from San Diego County agencies gathered at the USS Museum, where they enjoyed a breakfast…

• Holiday of Miracles Campaign Airs on CBS Radio and Benefits Rady Children’s

  (December 1, 2013) – Rady Children’s Hospital-San Diego and CBS Radio, KyXy 96.5 have launched the 4th Annual Holiday of Miracles Campaign which runs from November 18 to December 22. During the campaign, generous San Diego county businesses raise money to fund vital programs at Rady Children’s and KyXy 96.5 broadcasts the Holiday of Miracles…

• Former Cancer Patient Jaydon Barletti Helps Kick-Off Ice Skating Season

  (November 20, 2013) – It’s that time of year to once again lace up those skates for the 17th Annual Rady Children’s Hospital’s Fantasy on Ice, presented by Sycuan. The rink opens on November 21 at 5 p.m. at Horton Square. Former cancer patient Jaydon Barletti will help kick-off the opening night celebration with the…

• Andrew Krakowski, M.D., Receives Award for Innovative Scar Treatment Project

  (October 30, 2013) – Andrew Krakowski, M.D., pediatric dermatologist at Rady Children’s Hospital-San Diego was awarded a $10,000 grant to support his project “MissionSkin.org”, his innovative Internet-based platform that allows physicians to share knowledge about scar treatment. Dr. Krakowski is the first recipient of the Dermatologist from the Heart program in the United States, launched…

• Anonymous Gift of Rare Gold Coin Inspires “Heart of Gold Challenge”

  It all started with a man in a truck. Every year during our annual Kids’ NewsDay fundraiser, a mystery donor drives up to our spot at the NBC building in downtown San Diego and hands us a gift. Sometimes he gives us an envelope stuffed with cash. Other times his gift is more unique, like the…

• Hundreds of Volunteers Participated in Annual Kids’ NewsDay Event

  Rady Children’s Hospital Auxiliary, U-T San Diego and NBC 7 San Diego partnered once again for the 24th Annual U-T Kids’ NewsDay on October 22, 2013.  More than 1800 volunteers, in yellow aprons, took over street corners and busy intersections and local Starbucks in San Diego County selling the $ 1 special edition newspapers.  San Diego Chargers players…

• Participants to Walk in the Annual Shamu & You Family Walk at SeaWorld

  Course is 1-Mile or 4-Mile Walk through SeaWorld and Mission Bay

• Hyundai Hope on Wheels Awards Dr. Donald Durden $250,000 for Cancer Research

  Rady Children’s Hospital has received more than $750,000 from Hope On Wheels since 2005

• Newborn Screening Celebrates 50 Year Anniversary With Open House

  September 5, 2013 – Newborn Screening is a quick and simple blood test. A few drops of blood, taken from the heel of a newborn, and a simple hearing test are done within hours of a child being born. The test, required for every newborn, ensures that babies born with certain medical conditions get treatment…

• Mountain High: Genetic Adaptation for High Altitudes Identified

  First-time whole genome sequencing uncovers the genetic basis of chronic mountain sickness in Andean highlanders

• New Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit Offers Specialized Heart Care for Kids

  SAN DIEGO, August 14, 2013 –  Rady Children’s Hospital-San Diego today celebrated the grand opening of its new state-of-the-art Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit (CVICU). Located in a renovated patient care area inside the Rose Pavilion, the CVICU will provide the highest level of care to patients from newborns to adults, be staffed by critical care physicians…

• Qualcomm and Rady Children’s Team Up to Personalize Asthma Therapy for Kids

  SAN DIEGO, Aug. 6, 2013 –  Qualcomm Incorporated, through its Qualcomm Wireless Reach™ initiative, Qualcomm Life, Inc., a subsidiary of Qualcomm Incorporated, and Rady Children’s Hospital-San Diego, the primary pediatric health provider serving San Diego, Imperial and southern Riverside counties, today announced their collaboration on a 3G-enabled kit for monitoring the activities of asthmatic children. The project features…

• Potential Nutritional Therapy for Childhood Neurodegenerative Disease

  Researchers have identified the gene mutation responsible for a particularly severe form of pontocerebellar hypoplasia, a currently incurable neurodegenerative disease affecting children.

• Workshop to Focus on Sports Injury Prevention for Young Athletes

  July 30, 2013 – (San Diego, CA) – Rady Children’s Hospital-San Diego and Safe Kids San Diego will host a free community workshop in City Heights focusing on sports injury prevention for young athletes. The event will offer parents, athletes, coaches and trainers’ important tips and valuable information about some of the most common types…

• Falling TVs Injuring a Growing Number of Children in the U.S.

  July 25, 2013 – A new study released by the Journal of Pediatrics finds that the number of young children injured by falling televisions has increased 125 percent between 1990 and 2011. More than 17,000 children are hurt and treated annually in the United States. The study also shows that children are treated in emergency…

• Rady Children’s Named 2013 “Most Wired” Hospital

  Nation's Most Wired Hospitals Demonstrate Progress through Innovation

• Preventing Skin Cancer in Children Begins with the Right Sunscreen

  Pediatric Dermatologists Agree: All Sunscreens are Not Created Equal

• Surgeons Implant Magnetic Growing Rods in Groundbreaking Treatment for Scoliosis

  Rods Are Lengthened by Remote Control, Eliminating Need for Multiple Surgeries

• Rady Children’s Offers Lifesaving Tips During Rattlesnake Season

  It is rattlesnake season in San Diego.

• Rady Children’s to Offer Free Classes for Parents in Southwest Riverside County

  April 23, 2013 – (San Diego, CA) – Rady Children’s Hospital-San Diego will offer a series of free classes for parents in Southwest Riverside County called Raising Healthy Kids – Together! Child health and wellness experts from Rady Children’s will cover and discuss topics from nutrition to behavioral issues. Rady Children’s is providing these classes…

• Rady Children’s Researchers Receive Grant to Study Neurological Disorders

  Grant Approved by the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine

• The Helen Bernardy Center at Rady Children’s Receives Highest Possible Rating

  Center for Medically Fragile Children Recognized by U.S News & World Report

• Get Free Pancakes and Support Rady Children’s on National Pancake Day

  Be a part of the pancake pandemonium as IHOP serves up free pancakes in celebration of the 8th Annual National Pancake Day at all 23 IHOP restaurants in San Diego County.

• Patch Worn on Skin Could Provide Relief to Children With Peanut Allergies

  February 1, 2013 – (San Diego, CA) – The Food Allergy Center at Rady Children’s Hospital-San Diego is one of eight hospitals in the United States participating in an international peanut allergy desensitization study. The investigational therapy involves participants wearing a skin patch that contains tiny amounts of peanut. The purpose of the study is…

• The Campaign for Rady Children’s Surpasses Goal; Raises More Than $229 Million

  Hospital Thanks San Diego for Extraordinary Support

• Annual Chadwick Conference to Draw International Experts on Child Abuse

  January 15, 2013 – (San Diego, CA) – Rady Children’s Chadwick Center for Children and Families is a worldwide leader in the prevention, detection, assessment, diagnosis and treatment of child abuse and family violence. For 27 years, the Chadwick Center for Children’s & Families has sponsored the San Diego International Conference on Child and Family…

• New Phone App is Now Available for Eczema Patients

  December 20, 2012 – (San Diego, CA) – Bayer HealthCare, in partnership with Mom Central Consulting, announced findings from a recent survey indicating that three-quarters (76 percent) of moms whose children suffer from the skin condition eczema do not feel knowledgeable about the condition.  Further, while almost all had discussed it with their children’s doctor,…

• National Campaign Aimed at Educating Parents About the Dangers of TVs

  (San Diego, CA) – A new report released by Safe Kids Worldwide and SANUS revealed that every three weeks, a child dies from a television tipping over and nearly 13,000 more children are injured each year in the U.S. This represents a 31 percent increase in TV tip-over related injuries over the last ten years.…

• Intensive Care Unit for Seriously Ill Newborns Opens in Murrieta

  Rady Children's Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at Rancho Springs Medical Center will be area's first

• Cancer Patient Jose Montano To Kick-Off Fantasy on Ice Opening Night

  (San Diego, CA) – Get ready to ice skate in beautiful downtown San Diego at Horton Square this winter season. Children and families are once again invited to lace up their skates and support the 16th Annual Rady Children’s Hospital’s Fantasy on Ice presented by Sycuan. It was a record year at the rink in…

• Bridgepoint Education Executive Joins Hospital Board

  San Diego, CA – September 19, 2012 – Andrew S. Clark, Bridgepoint Education Founder, Chief Executive Officer and President, was recently appointed to a three-year term on the board of Rady Children’s Hospital-San Diego. “As a lifelong advocate for learning, I am excited to help guide an institution that not only provides excellent care for…

• Nutritional Supplement Offers Promise in Treatment of Unique Form of Autism

  In mice, added amino acid reduced associated epilepsy and eased neurobehavioral symptoms.

• Two Proteins Offer a “Clearer” Way to Treat Huntington’s Disease

  Pair helps remove and prevent misfolding of proteins that cause neurodegeneration

• The Campaign for Rady Children’s Reaches $220 Million Goal Six Months Early

  Hospital Thanks San Diego for Extraordinary Support

• Rady Children’s Named 2012 “Most Wired” Hospital

  Nation’s Most Wired Hospitals Improve Efficiency with Health Information Technology

• Rady Children’s Now Operates Inpatient Crisis Intervention Unit

  San Diego – July 3, 2012 – Rady Children’s Hospital–San Diego is pleased to announce it has assumed operational responsibility for the Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Services (CAPS) program, a 22-bed psychiatric facility for children and adolescents at Alvarado Medical Center. The facility, previously licensed to the UC San Diego, is an acute care, 24…

• Gene Mutations Cause Massive Brain Asymmetry

  Discovery could help lead to prevention of radical surgery in rare childhood disease.

• Amazingly Realistic Doll Allows Neonatal Staff to Simulate Infant Emergencies

  Cutting-Edge Infant Patient Simulator Comes to Rady Children’s

• U.S. News Ranks Rady Children’s Among Nation’s Best in Ten Pediatric Specialties

  Orthopedics Achieves Designation as the #2 Program in the Nation

• Clarity Begins at Exome

  Sequencing Protein-making Part of Genome Can Change Diagnosis and Patient Care

• Heart Transplant Surgeon Dr. Eric J. Devaney Joins Rady Children’s

  Surgeon to Lead Rady Children's New Heart Transplant Program

• New Study: Button Batteries Sending More Kids To Emergency Rooms

  (San Diego, CA) – They look like buttons and are widely used in household products including remote controls, watches, calculators, small toys, hearing aids, small electronic devices and many other products which children have easy access to. They are called button batteries, made of lithium and when accidentally ingested by young children can cause serious…

• Genoptix Executive Joins Hospital Board

  (San Diego May 9, 2012) – Tina S. Nova, Ph.D. has been appointed to a three-year term on the board of Rady Children’s Hospital-San Diego. “I’m honored to serve as a trustee and plan to help raise awareness about Rady Children’s as a leader in pediatric research,” Nova said. “It’s exciting to be part of a…

• Rady Children’s and San Diego County Team Up to Educate Parents About Dog Bites

  WHAT: As we approach the summer months, Rady Children’s and the County of San Diego’s Department of Animal Services are joining forces to get the message out about dog bites during National Dog Bite Prevention Month. “In the last several years we have seen an increase in the number of dog bite cases,” said Kay Thompson,…

• Profile of SIDS Risks Shifts after Launch of Back-to-Sleep Campaign

  Researchers Identify Other Prominent Risk Factors in SIDS Cases

• Tips To Prevent And Treat Exposure to Poison

  (San Diego, CA) — Each year, approximately 2.4 million people, more than half of them children under age 6, swallow or have contact with a poisonous substance. Rady Children’s Hospital-San Diego and The American Academy of Pediatrics have some important tips to prevent and treat exposures to poison. You can start off by safe proofing…

• Support National Pancake Day on February 28 to Benefit Rady Children’s

  WHAT: Be a part of pancake pandemonium as IHOP serves up FREE pancakes in celebration of National Pancake Day on February 28  from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. at all 23 IHOP restaurants in San Diego County. Families can enjoy a short-stack of IHOP’s famous buttermilk pancakes and help sick kids by making a donation…

• Rady Children’s to Collaborate with Qualcomm Life on Wireless Health Technology

  Goal is to Improve Pediatric Health Care through Advances in Mobile Applications

• Helen Bernardy Center Ranked Among Nation’s Best Nursing Homes

  Center for Medically Fragile Children Recognized by U.S. News & World Report

• Former Heart Patient Attempts to Break World Record During Heart Month

  WHAT: Former heart patients Max Hammerstrom and Jake Cook, who both underwent open-heart surgeries and at early age, are hoping to raise awareness about congenital heart defects during American Heart Month. On Saturday February 4th from 10 a.m. to noon, the boys will set up a lemonade stand and register runners and walkers for their…

• Heart Institute to Host Annual Heart Party for Current and Former Patients

  WHAT: The Heart Institute at Rady Children’s Hospital, ranked among the nation’s best pediatric heart programs in the country by U.S. News & World Report, will once again hold the annual Heart Party. On February 11th, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. current and former patients who have undergone open-heart surgeries or suffer from heart…

• Dr. John Bradley Named to New National Biodefense Science Board

  Federal advisory committee provides insight to HHS for disaster preparedness, response and recovery.

• Child Abuse Experts From Around the World to Attend Maltreatment Conference

  San Diego, CA – The Chadwick Center for Children and Families at Rady Children’s Hospital-San Diego is recognized around the world as a leader in the prevention, detection, assessment, diagnosis and treatment of child abuse and family violence. For 26 years, The Chadwick Center has sponsored the San Diego International Conference on Child and Family…

• Important Changes to Child Safety Seat Law Effective January 1

  San Diego, CA – Rady Children’s Hospital-San Diego and Safe Kids San Diego are reminding parents, caregivers and drivers of a new law aimed at saving lives and preventing injuries to children across the state. Beginning January 1, children under age 8 must be properly buckled into a car seat or booster seat, and ride…

• 10th Annual Transplant Reunion Event for Former and Current Patients

  WHAT: Current and former kidney and liver transplant patients will participate in a transplant reunion party on Sunday, December 11 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Rady Children’s Hospital-San Diego. Patients and their families will be able to meet Hospital staff and transplant surgeons and share their amazing stories. Since 2001, the Hospital’s transplant…

• Rady Children’s & Scripps Health Team Up on Proton Therapy

  Collaboration will bring new weapon to the fight against childhood cancers

• Rady Children’s Joins Area Health Care Providers to Improve Patient Care

  Technology Part of Federal Beacon Program

• Penny Dokmo Receives Outstanding Development/Fundraising Volunteer Award

  (San Diego, CA) – Longtime civic leader Penny Dokmo was awarded the Outstanding Development/Fundraising Volunteer award at the 39th Annual Association of Fundraising Professionals San Diego chapter award luncheon held in honor of National Philanthropy Day. “I am honored to be given this award for the work I do with Rady Children’s and other local…

• Star 94.1 Radio Host AJ Machado Honored as Outstanding Celebrity Volunteer

  (San Diego, CA) – Star 94.1 morning show host AJ Machado has been awarded the Outstanding Celebrity Volunteer award by The Association of Fundraising Professionals San Diego chapter. Machado was presented the award during the 39th Annual National Philanthropy Day Award Luncheon on November 1st. “I am honored to be chosen for this award,” said…

• Extra! Extra! Read All About it! Chargers to Participate in Kids’ NewsDay

  WHAT: Rady Children’s Hospital Auxiliary, The San Diego Union-Tribune and NBC 7 San Diego have partnered once again for the 22nd Annual Union-Tribune Kids’ NewsDay event. Look for the yellow aprons on street corners as the San Diego Chargers and more than 1,600 volunteers sell the $1 special edition newspaper in San Diego County on…

• Thousands of Walkers to Participate in Annual Walk at SeaWorld

  WHAT: Costume characters, flamingos and other SeaWorld animals will greet walkers during the 5th annual SeaWorld Shamu & You Family Walk to benefit Rady Children’s Hospital. On October 1st close to 4,000 participants are expected to take part in the annual walk to help raise money for Rady Children’s. Registration and pre-walk festivities begin at…

• Inspiring Former Patients Help Launch the Campaign for Rady Children’s

  Fundraising Campaign Seeks to Raise $220 Million by December 2012

• Rady Children’s Ranked Among The Best Places To Volunteer in San Diego

  San Diego, CA- San Diego Union-Tribune readers nominated Rady Children’s Hospital as one of the best places to volunteer in San Diego County. Rady Children’s was ranked number 2 among the top 7 places in the county to volunteer according to the Union-Tribune’s “San Diego’s Best 2011”. “We have volunteers that have been with us…

• Rady Children’s Researchers Find Heart Stent Effective in Very Young Patients

  Findings Appear in August issue of Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions

• Ariel Feldstein, M.D., Joins Medical Staff at Rady Children’s

  (San Diego, CA, August 15, 2011) – Rady Children’s Hospital-San Diego is pleased to announce that Ariel Feldstein, M.D. has joined the Hospital staff as the new Chief of the Pediatric Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition. Dr. Feldstein is regarded as a leading physician scientist in the field of pediatric hepatology. “My vision is…

• Rady Children’s Unveils Kid Friendly MRI

  Innovative Technology Allows Children to Watch a Movie While Being Scanned

• Local Mom to Share Story About How Bike Helmet Helped Save Her Son’s Life

  WHAT: This summer Rady Children’s Hospital and Heartland Fire & Rescue want to make sure children and teens wear appropriate safety helmets while riding a bicycle. Every year, about 300,000 children and teenagers are treated in emergency room across the county because of bike injuries. On Wednesday, July 6 at 11 a.m. at the El…

• Andrew Pennock, M.D. to Join NFL Players to Discuss Sports Injuries

  SAN DIEGO, CA –– Leaders from the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine (AOSSM), Rady Children’s Hospital-San Diego, UC San Diego Health System and SportsMed Surgery will hold a free educational event on Saturday, July 9 from 2 to 3:30 p.m. Andrew Pennock, M.D., pediatric and adolescent orthopedic sport medicine specialist at Rady Children’s, will…

• Trauma Team Offers Safety Tips to Prevent Injuries from Falling TVs

  (San Diego, CA) – Rady Children’s Hospital-San Diego wants to get the word out about the dangers of falling television sets in homes. The warning follows the recent death of a child in which a television fell on the victim. The Rady Children’s trauma team is seeing an increasing number of kids injured by toppling…

• Rady Children’s Earns Green Globe Award

  Hospital Honored for Innovative Program

• Rady Children’s Opens Inpatient Center for the Treatment of Eating Disorders

  Unique program emphasizes family involvement in recovery

• Rady Children’s Ranked Among Nation’s Best in 10 Pediatric Specialties

  Top Children’s Hospital Designations Appear in U.S. News & World Report Survey

• Quarter Art to be Displayed at Hospital During Miracle Mile of Quarters Event

  WHAT: The Kiwanis International Division 100 will hold the annual Miracle Mile of Quarters event at Rady Children’s Hospital on Saturday, May 7. More than 250 Kiwanis members from 60 clubs in San Diego County, community groups, students, hospital employees and patients will show off their skills and design quarter art placed on red carpets…

• Safe Kids San Diego and Rady Children’s to Host a Injury Prevention Workshop

  WHAT: Rady Children’s and Safe Kids San Diego have launched a campaign to focus on injury prevention in San Diego County. The campaign focuses on four areas which are critical to keeping young athletes healthy and injury-free: • Preventing acute and overuse injuries• Proper hydration before, during and after play• Annual pre-participation physical evaluation prior…

• Itkin-Ansari and Tremoulet Receive Hartwell Research Awards

  April 6, 2011 – Pamela Itkin-Ansari, PhD and Adriana Tremoulet, MD, assistant professors in the Department of Pediatrics, UC San Diego, Rady Children’s Hospital-San Diego, are two among twelve recipients of the Hartwell Individual Biomedical Research Awards, honoring researchers whose work contributes to the advancement of children’s health. Each will receive a $100,000 grant annually…

• Ceremony Recognized Hospital Volunteers for Their Outstanding Work

  WHAT: Rady Children’s recognized eight outstanding volunteers as part of National Volunteer Week during a luncheon at the Double Tree Hotel in Mission Valley on April 14th. Volunteers are vital to the success of Rady Children’s; in 2009-2010, 425 volunteers contributed more than 40,618 hours of service, which is equivalent to 20 full-time employees.The volunteers…

• Stucky Fisher Receives Highest Honor from Society of Hospital Medicine

  Dr. Erin Stucky Fisher, Vice Chair of Clinical Affairs, Professor of Clinical Pediatrics and Hospitalist at UC San Diego, Rady Children’s Hospital-San Diego, was one of four hospitalists to receive the highest honor as a Master of Hospital Medicine (MHM) by the Society of Hospital Medicine this year.

• Escondido Mother to Share Story of How CPR Saved Her Son’s Life

  WHAT: The American Heart Association and Rady Children’s Hospital are teaming up to share new CPR guidelines that go into effect on April 1. In previous guidelines, the association recommended looking, listening and feeling for normal breathing before starting CPR.  Research showed this approach was causing significant delays in starting chest compressions, which are essential…

• Rady Children’s and Sanford Children’s Open “Castle of Care” in Oceanside

  Rady Children's Hospital-San Diego and Sanford Children's are jointly opening a new medical center for children in Oceanside.

• Hundreds of Local Children Are Treated for Poison Contact or Ingestion

  San Diego, CA – Each year, approximately 2.4 million people – more than half are children under age 6 swallow or have contact with a poisonous substance.  Rady Children’s Hospital-San Diego and The American Academy of Pediatrics have some important tips to prevent and to treat exposures to poison.  You can start off by safe-proofing…

• Rady Children’s Hospital Announces New Chairman of the Board of Trustees

  (San Diego, CA) – Rady Children’s Hospital-San Diego is pleased to announce the appointment of David F. Hale to Chairman of the Board of Trustees. Mr. Hale has been a member of the Board of Trustees since 1996 and has held a number of leadership positions on the Board. Mr. Hale began his new role…

• National Pancake Day on March 1, 2011; Event to Benefit Rady Children’s

  WHAT: Be a part of the pancake pandemonium as IHOP serves up FREE PANCAKES in celebration of National Pancake Day on March 1, 2011 from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. at all 19 IHOP restaurants in San Diego County. Families and friends can enjoy a short stack of IHOP’s famous buttermilk pancakes and in turn,…

• Health Alert: Small Magnets Causing Serious Health Problems

  When swallowed, powerful magnets stick together in intestines.

• Heart Party to Re-Unite Current and Former Patients

  WHAT: Rady Children’s Hospital Heart Institute will once again hold the annual Heart Party for current and former patients who have undergone open-heart surgeries or suffer from heart conditions. The event, the 29th Annual Heart Party, is a time for patients and physicians to re-unite and share their stories. The Heart Institute is the largest…

• Autism Discovery Institute Opens at Rady Children’s

  San Diego, CA- Rady Children’s Hospital-San Diego has opened a state-of-the art, 11,685-square-foot facility that will house the new Autism Discovery Institute. The institute will offer all of Rady Children’s autism services under one roof in a comprehensive research and treatment facility. “Having everything in one place should be much easier on families and should…

• Patients Take Part in National Kawasaki Disease Awareness Day at Rady Children’s

  WHAT: January 26th has been declared National Kawasaki Disease Awareness Day. Local families and doctors will hold a media event at Rady Children’s Hospital at 10:30 a.m. to share their stories about Kawasaki Disease (KD) and to raise awareness in the community. Kawasaki Disease is an illness that can cause permanent heart damage or even lead…

• International Conference on Child Abuse Brings Experts to San Diego

  The 25th Annual San Diego International Conference on Child and Family Maltreatment

• Doctors Warn “Button” Batteries Are a Serious Health Hazard for Kids

  (San Diego, CA)– They look like buttons and are widely used in household products including remote controls, watches, calculators, small toys, hearing aids, small electronic devices and many other products which children have easy access too. They are called button batteries, made of lithium, and when accidentally ingested by young children can cause serious harm…

• Rady Children’s Recognized for Improving Cancer Care in Tijuana

  Rady Children’s received international recognition for helping to improve pediatric cancer care in Baja California.