Nationwide Children's Events & Announcements
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Jan 09, 2024
Nationwide Children’s Hospital Redesignated with American Nurses Credentialing Center Magnet Recognition®
The American Nurses Credentialing Center’s (ANCC) Magnet Recognition Program® has awarded Nationwide Children’s Hospital its fifth consecutive Magnet Designation. The ANCC Magnet Recognition Program® recognizes health care organizations worldwide for their commitment to nursing excellence and innovation. There are just over 600 Magnet designated hospitals in the world, with less than 1% having achieved this honor five or more times.
Dec 20, 2023
Central Ohio’s First Proton Therapy Center Opens to Treat Children and Adults
Nationwide Children’s and The Ohio State University have brought the first proton therapy treatment facility to central Ohio. The facility opened in late 2023 and offers the most advanced technologies available, including FLASH proton therapy.
Dec 11, 2023
Nationwide Children’s Hospital Becomes Authorized Treatment Center for Sickle Cell Gene Therapy
Nationwide Children’s Hospital has been designated an authorized treatment center for CASGEVY™ (exagamglogene autotemcel (exa-cel)), a gene therapy for the treatment of sickle cell disease.
Dec 07, 2023
Toledo Health Systems Partner to Improve Housing in Lucas County
Nationwide Children’s - Toledo, Mercy Health and ProMedica are partnering to address the social, economic and environmental factors that impact the health of children and families in the Toledo community. Each system has invested in social determinants of health individually but during recent months agreed to work together to have a stronger impact on addressing these critical issues that affect childhood and overall community health. Working collaboratively with community organizations, these local hospital systems will improve housing affordability and quality, support lead remediation and reduce lead exposure for families in northwest Ohio.
Nov 16, 2023
Study Shows Amount and Days of Opioids Prescribed at Discharge Decreased After 2017 Ohio Prescription Opioid Cap Law
In a new study, published in PLOS One, researchers at the Center for Injury Research and Policy, Center for Pediatric Trauma Research, Department of Pediatric Surgery, Department of Pediatrics, Department of Orthopedics, and Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine at Nationwide Children’s Hospital compared the amount of opioid analgesics prescribed to children following enactment of the Ohio Opioid Cap Law with historical controls.
Nov 14, 2023
Nationwide Children’s Hospital’s “Light Up the Lawn, Light Up a Life” Makes Sparkling Return for Year Two
Nationwide Children’s Hospital’s “Light Up the Lawn, Light Up a Life” Campaign will return for its second year starting today, November 14. "Light Up the Lawn, Light Up a Life” is designed to brighten the holidays for children hospitalized at Nationwide Children’s, their families and the health care heroes caring for them.
Oct 23, 2023
Probiotics Delivered in Biofilm State Protect the Intestines and Brain in NEC Model
Researchers at Nationwide Children’s have been working on a novel solution to prevent NEC. They have developed a novel probiotic system that harnesses the durability of biofilms to improve the administration of probiotics to patients. It has been licensed to Scioto Biosciences. Their latest study, published in Nature Scientific Reports, describes the use of a biofilm formulation of Limosilactobacillus reuteri (Lr) to prevent NEC in a piglet model.
Oct 19, 2023
Jaimie D. Nathan, MD, Achieves Surgical Milestone: 100th TPIAT Procedure
Nationwide Children’s Hospital congratulates Jaimie D. Nathan, MD, on a significant milestone in an advanced procedure known as a total pancreatectomy with islet autotransplantation (TPIAT). Dr. Nathan performed his 100th TPIAT on September 19, 2023.
Oct 18, 2023
Nationwide Children's Hospital to Expand Mental and Behavioral Health Research
Nationwide Children's Hospital has created a new Institute for Mental and Behavioral Health Research, significantly expanding opportunities to seek a better understanding of mental and behavioral health in children and to develop better diagnostics, treatment and preventative strategies. Leading this new institute will be Eric Youngstrom, PhD, a nationally renowned psychologist specializing in the relationship of mood and psychopathology, and the clinical assessment of children and families.
Oct 09, 2023
Study Finds GERD Less Likely Cause of Fussiness in Irritable Infants
In a new study published in The Journal of Pediatrics, researchers in the Abigail Wexner Research Institute at Nationwide Children’s Hospital have found that high-risk infants who express irritability and arching of their backs likely are not suffering from gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD).