Subject:                                MCH In the News for the Week of September 21, 2012

 

This weekly recap provided on behalf of the marketing team by Nancy Humbert, Chief Hospitality Officer, Senior Vice President of Strategic Business Planning & Public Affairs and Marcia Diaz de Villegas, Administrative Director, Marketing, Outreach and Public Relations.

 

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MCH Mentions in the News for the Week of September 21, 2012

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Television:

 

Eye Diseases Common in Adulthood also seen in Children

WPLG Local 10

From the time she was born, 15-year-old Gaby Sallai has seen the world around her differently than many children."I think I see like normal people but I can't really tell," said Sallai. Sallai was born with cataracts that had to be surgically removed. "My doctor was in shock because it usually develops a couple of years after cataracts," Sallai said. Dr. Roberto Warman, a pediatric ophthalmologist with Miami Children's Hospital, said there are a variety of eye conditions that can affect children from infancy through the teen years.

 

Print and Online Publications:

 

FDA to Parents: Don’t Give SimplyThick to Infants

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WEBMD 

ABC Memphis, TN

ABC Syracuse, NY

ABC/NBC Binghamton, NY

CBS Jacksonville, FL

CBS Fresno, CA

FOX Wichita, KS

FOX Tulsa, OK

FOX Little Rock, AR

NBC Mobile, AL/Pensacola, FL

NBC Elmira, NY

NBC-CW Eugene, OR

 

BPA in Foods, Drinks Linked to Childhood Obesity

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WEBMD 

ABC Memphis, TN

ABC Syracuse, NY

ABC/NBC Binghamton, NY

CBS Fresno, CA

CBS Jacksonville, FL

CBS Harrisburg/York, PA

CW Harrisburg/Lancaster, PA

CW Little Rock, AR

NBC Elmira/Corning, NY

NBC Mobile AL/Panhandle FL

NBC/CW Eugene/Springfield, OR

FOX Jacksonville, FL

FOX Tulsa, OK

FOX Wichita, KS

FOX Little Rock, AR

Medicine.net

 

Nicklaus Center Gives North Palm Beach County Kids Their Own Place for Care

The Palm Beach Post

Purple tile floors and a rock-climbing wall with handles shaped like tiny frogs are part of the rehabilitation process at the Miami Children’s Hospital Nicklaus Outpatient Center in Legacy Place

 

Heartburn can be Alleviated by Lifestyle Modifications

Miami Herald

The Bravo capsule is another increasingly popular pH monitor, especially for younger patients who might have trouble adequately telling a parent or physician how often they are suffering pain, said Dr. Jesse Reeves-Garcia, director of the division of gastroenterology at Miami Children’s Hospital and clinical professor for pediatrics at the Florida International University Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine.

 

Nuevas Opciones Para Tratar la Acidez Estomacal

El Nuevo Herald

La cápsula Bravo es otro monitor de pH de creciente popularidad, especialmente utilizada en pacientes jóvenes que pueden tener problemas verbalizando adecuadamente cuán frecuente están sufriendo de dolor, dice el Dr. Jesse Reeves-García, director de la división de gastroenterología del Miami Children’s Hospital y profesor clínico de pediatría en la Escuela de Medicina Herbert Wertheim de la Universidad Internacional de Florida.

 

Gluten: Learn the facts
MiamiHerald.com
Don't make the mistake of going out and buying a lot of gluten-free copycat products as soon as you are diagnosed, says Mirta Rios, a pediatric dietitian at Miami Children's Hospital. They can be expensive and may not satisfy.

 

Know the Difference between Milk Allergies and Lactose Intolerance

MiamiHerald.com

Dr. Alisa Muñiz Crim, a pediatric gastroenterologist at Miami Children’s Hospital, said many people mistake milk allergies with dairy allergies.

“There is a common misconception that if you’re allergic to milk, then you’re allergic to eggs, but that’s not true. You just have to avoid the proteins in milk, caseins and whey,” Muñiz Crim said.

 

Hospitals stock donated human breast milk
MiamiHerald.com
Hospitals all over the country are beginning to stock human breast milk. The three children's hospitals in South Florida — Holtz/Jackson, Miami Children's and Joe DiMaggio/Memorial — don't have their own milk banks, but they do have human breast milk ...

 

Miami Children’s Hospital and the Nicklaus Children’s Healthcare Foundation Announce the Opening of Miami Children’s Hospital Nicklaus Outpatient Center

I4U.com

Miami Children’s Hospital and the Nicklaus Children’s Healthcare Foundation are pleased to announce the opening of pediatric rehabilitation services at the new Miami Children's Hospital Nicklaus Outpatient Center in Palm ...

 

Miami Children's Hospital Ranks 31 on 2012 InformationWeek 500 ...
Advance for Health Information Professionals

Miami Children's Hospital (MCH) announced that it ranked 31 on this year's InformationWeek 500- a list of the top technology innovators in the U.S. MCH was ...

 

Miami Children's Hospital Receives Anonymous iPad Donations For Kids
CBS Local
Now, children recovering from various operations and treatments at Miami Children's Hospital can spend their time playing games, watching movies or listening to music on brand new iPads, thanks to an anonymous donor. Dr. Chad Perlyn, plastic surgeon at ...

 

Miami Children’s Hospital Gets New IPads

WPLG

Children recovering from various operations and treatments at Miami Children’s Hospital can now spend their time playing games, watching movies or listening to lullabies on brand new iPads, thanks to an anonymous donor.

 

Anonymous Donation Made To Miami Children's Hospital
WIOD NewsRadio 610

Anonymous Donation Made To Miami Children’s Hospital Someone anonymously donated 10 new iPads to patients at ...Miami Children’s Hospital. Now the kids recovering from surgery or other treatment can play games

 

Brandon Knight Visits Miami Children’s Hospital (Page 3)

Community Newspapers

 

S. Fla. hospitals deliver big profits in 2011
South Florida Business Journal
They even overcame a 12 percent reduction in state Medicaid funding that started in July 2011, although some hospitals that relied more on Medicaid – such as Jackson Health System and Miami Children's Hospital – were adversely impacted.

 

Jesus Salas Miami Co-Chairs Miami Children's Hospital Foundation ...
Though Jesus Salas Miami leads a busy and demanding career life, you would have a hard time finding anyone to call him “self-centered.” Jesus Salas Miami is

 

CABA's Young Lawyers Committee & Miami Children's Hospital ...
CABA's Young Lawyers Committee & Miami Children's Hospital Young Ambassadors Invite You to Christmas in September: Thursday, Sept. 20. Start: Sep 20

 

Taste of the Beach September 29 and 30
Miami New Times (blog)
A portion of the event's proceeds will be given back to the community through the Miami Beach Arts Trust and the Miami Children's Hospital Foundation. Forty restaurants and community organizations will be on hand, rain or shine from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.

 

Charitable work has LoMo up for Clemente Award
Flamarlins.com
Morrison also has done charitable work for the Miami Children's Hospital, agreeing to shave his head a few months ago to raise awareness. For his charitable efforts, Morrison is the Marlins' nominee for the 2012 Roberto Clemente Award, which honors ...

 

Miami Children Hospital Outpatient Center Nicklaus opened this ...
Allergology.UA.org

In 2010, opened the Miami Children's Hospital Nicklaus Care Center hospital campus in West Palm Loxahatchee West Palm Beach County.

 

Gastroenterologist on the Move: Dr. Robert Williams Joins NC's Betty H ...
Becker's ASC Review
Dr. Williams received his MD from St. George's University in Great River, N.Y., according to his bio. He completed a residency in pediatrics at Miami Children's Hospital and a fellowship in pediatric gastroenterology at Vanderbilt University School of ...

 

Miami Marlins' Logan Morrison Nominated For 2012 Roberto Clemente Award
Fish Stripes
There is no mistaking Morrison's contributions in causes such as the American Lung Association, Miami Children's Hospital, and other organizations. Of course, Morrison's motivation to some of these causes is tied to his own personal family life. If you ...

 

Miami Beach Man Beat Girlfriend's 4-Year-Old Son: Police
NBC 6 Miami
According to the report, the young boy told a nurse at Miami Children's Hospital that Cancel had choked him then told him to put his hands up and punched him in the "tummy," the report said. Bales of Marijuana Wash Ashore in Lauderdale-By-The-Sea

 

Police: Boy's Bowels Ruptured After Miami Beach Beating
CBS Local
CBSMiami — A 23-year-old Miami-Dade man is being held on $251,000 after police say he severely beat his girlfriend's 4-year-old son. The child remains in critical condition at Miami Children's Hospital

 

Police: Man choked, punched girlfriend's boy, 4
WPLG Channel 10 Miami

Alfonso’s son was taken to Mt. Sinai then to Miami Children’s Hospital , where he had surgery after receiving blunt force trauma to the abdomen. ...

 

Miami Beach police: man's punch ruptured 4-year-old's bowels
MiamiHerald.com
According to arrest affidavits, Gabby Cancel, of Miami, choked his girlfriend's son and then told him to put his hands up and punched him in the abdomen. Police said the Sept. 4 attack ruptured the child's bowels and he was taken to Miami Children's

 

Brutal golpiza a un niño de 4 años en Miami Beach
El Nuevo Herald
La policía dijo que el ataque del 4 de septiembre rompió los intestinos del niño y hubo que llevarlo al Miami Children's Hospital. El sargento Bobby Hernández, portavoz de la policía, dijo que el niño fue sedado durante varios días pero identificó a ...

 

Miami Children's Hospital uses a fact-based approached to ...
Buxton.com

Miami Children's Hospital wanted a strategic planning approach that would use ... Using patient and demographic data, Miami Children's Hospital was able to ...

 

Tulpehocken School Board creates hall of fame for alumni
Reading Eagle
The three inaugural inductees will include: Dr. Alisa Muniz Crim, a 1992 graduate who works as a pediatrician at Miami Children's Hospital in Florida; David Degler, a 1977 graduate who works for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration; and Dr.

 

Study on the HyGreen® Hand Hygiene System Shows Significant Decrease in ...
PR.com (press release)
Study conducted by Miami Children's Hospital on the HyGreen® Hand Hygiene System reports a significant decrease in healthcare associated infections and healthcare costs. Gainesville, FL, September 20, 2012 --(PR.com)-- As healthcare costs in the U.S. ...