December 22, 2025

The Parks Effect: Turning Loss into Legacy

On July 15, 2016, Brock and Katy Heckmann welcomed their son, Parks Dempsey Heckmann, into the world at just 26 weeks. Born prematurely, Parks’ vital organs weren’t fully developed, and after three days in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) at Rady Children’s Hospital in San Diego, he developed a severe brain bleed. Despite his…

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December 10, 2025

Care From the Heart

Rady Children’s makes sure even the tiniest patients feel the love on Valentine’s Day. The NEONATAL INTENSIVE CARE UNIT (NICU) at Rady Children’s Hospital San Diego is a special place. While Hospital staff provides highly specialized care for premature and critically ill newborns, they also celebrate the small moments—like a baby’s first holiday. Rady Children’s…

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April 23, 2024

The Story of Amazing Mia

Mia Roman’s extraordinary journey began unexpectedly early.   Born at just 25-and-a-half weeks, she weighed a mere 1 pound or just a loaf of bread. Her lungs were not ready for the outside world, and Mia’s care team at a Los Angeles hospital struggled to wean her off respiratory support despite many attempts. The team…

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July 10, 2023

A Collaboration Between Rady Children’s and Scripps Benefits Both New Moms and Babies

Partners in Care Laura Mello’s first pregnancy seemed like a run-of-the-mill experience until it took a dramatic turn and her premature baby required specialized care to survive. “I had an easy pregnancy in the beginning,” says Laura. “It was a boring, plain-old pregnancy and the baby was doing well. I was naïve to think that…

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January 2, 2023

Top-Notch Care for Newborns in Critical Need

Rady Children’s Neonatology Program combines TLC with high-tech equipment to care for critically ill infants. A baby’s due date is a day often met with anticipation and excitement. But what happens when that day comes much too early? Or when complications arise and emergency interventions are required to keep mom and baby alive? While most…

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December 12, 2018

A Continuum of Care: Kelly’s Story

If you take a walk by our inpatient pharmacy on the weekend, it’s likely you’ll catch Kelly Chan, a 23-year-old Doctor of Pharmacy candidate at UC San Diego Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, hard at work as an intern. For Kelly, vying for this role was an easy decision — after all, Rady…

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