Nationwide Children's Events & Announcements

Nationwide Children’s Hospital - Toledo Brings Pediatric Rheumatology to Northwest Ohio
Aug 25, 2025

Nationwide Children’s Hospital - Toledo Brings Pediatric Rheumatology to Northwest Ohio

Nationwide Children’s Hospital - Toledo proudly welcomes Megan Crippen, MD, as northwest Ohio’s first dedicated pediatric rheumatologist, providing local care to children and families beginning September 8.

Aug 12, 2025

Joe Burrow Foundation, Nationwide Children’s Hospital Launch Mental Health Program for Schools in Appalachian Ohio

Today, the Joe Burrow Foundation and Nationwide Children’s Hospital announced the launch of a new training and consulting program to help school-based health centers support students’ mental health needs, starting with 20 school districts in Appalachian Ohio.

Aug 11, 2025

Nationwide Children’s Hospital Expands School-Based Health Services at KIPP Columbus

Nationwide Children’s Hospital’s school-based health center at KIPP Columbus is expanding to a new building on campus and increasing health care offerings beginning Monday, August 11. This expansion is part of ongoing efforts to increase access to primary care and mental health services for students across the community.

Aug 08, 2025

Nationwide Children’s Appoints Heart Center Faculty to New Leadership Roles

Robert Gajarski, MD, MHSA has been appointed to a new leadership position within the Center for Clinical Excellence at Nationwide Children’s Hospital and Stephen Hart, MD, has been selected as the next Executive Co-Director Pediatric Acute Care Cardiology Collaborative.

Jul 23, 2025

Nationwide Children's Researchers Work to Transform Approach to Epigenetic Studies in Pediatric Cancer

Researchers from the Center for Childhood Cancer Research at Nationwide Children’s Hospital offer a new platform technology and proof of concept that illuminates the role of PAX3::FOXO1, a known gene fusion driving rhabdomyosarcoma.

Jul 23, 2025

Nationwide Children’s Hospital Emergency Department Main Campus Recognized for Excellence

Nationwide Children’s Hospital’s emergency department has been selected as a recipient of the 2025 Emergency Nurses Association Lantern Award, which recognizes leadership, practice, education and advocacy that resulted in improved patient care and staff well-being.

Jul 14, 2025

New Study Finds Sharp Increase in Nicotine Pouch Ingestions Among Young Children

A new study reveals that ingestions of nicotine pouches by young children have surged in recent years. Researchers at the Center for Injury Research and Policy of the Abigail Wexner Research Institute at Nationwide Children’s Hospital and the Central Ohio Poison Center analyzed calls to U.S. poison centers and found an alarming 763% increase in the rate of reported nicotine pouch ingestions among children younger than 6 years old from 2020 to 2023. Nicotine pouches were also more likely to be associated with serious medical outcomes or hospital admissions than other nicotine products like gum/lozenges, e-liquids, powder/granules, and tablets/capsules/caplets.

Nationwide Children’s Hospital Physician Named Editor-In-Chief of Pediatrics
Jun 18, 2025

Nationwide Children’s Hospital Physician Named Editor-In-Chief of Pediatrics

Alex Kemper, MD, division chief of Primary Care Pediatrics at Nationwide Children’s Hospital, has been named editor-in-chief of Pediatrics, the official journal of the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), effective in July.

Modern Healthcare Names Catherine Krawczeski, MD, to  List of “50 Most Influential Clinical Executives”
Jun 09, 2025

Modern Healthcare Names Catherine Krawczeski, MD, to List of “50 Most Influential Clinical Executives”

Catherine Krawczeski, MD, physician-in-chief and chief medical officer at Nationwide Children’s Hospital, has been named to Modern Healthcare’s 2025 list of “50 Most Influential Clinical Executives.”