Nationwide Children's Events & Announcements

Apr 06, 2005

Columbus Children's Hospital Achieves Highest Honor For Excellence in Nursing

Columbus Children's Hospital has become the first freestanding children's hospital in Ohio to receive Magnet Recognition by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) of the American Nurses Association the highest honor for excellence in nursing.

Jan 05, 2005

Child Magazine Ranks Columbus Children's Hospital Among Nation's Best in Pediatric Emergency Medicine

Child magazine has ranked Columbus Childrens Hospital as second in the nation in providing outstanding Pediatric Emergency Medical Care, which includes Emergency Services, Trauma Services and Urgent Care Centers.

Oct 10, 2004

Columbus Children's Hospital Unveils New Program to Battle Obesity

With government figures estimating 30 percent of all U.S. children are overweight or at risk for being too heavy, there is a necessity for innovative new strategies to prevent these young people from becoming overweight or obese adults.

Sep 14, 2004

Columbus Children's Hospital's Pediatric Trauma Center Reverified

The Trauma Center at Columbus Childrens Hospital has received a three-year re-verification as a Level I Pediatric Trauma Center by the Committee on Trauma (COT) of the American College of Surgeons (ACS).

Aug 20, 2004

Iraqi Patient Update

Fatemah continues treatment with interferon injections (a chemotherapy-type treatment), and Columbus Childrens Hospital physicians are satisfied with her progress. She has not experienced any infections and has been breathing, eating and playing normally.

Aug 17, 2004

Columbus Children's Hospital Launches New Health e-Hints Program

Childrens Hospital has launched Health e-Hints, a free e-newsletter designed to provide parents and caregivers with customized pediatric health and safety information in the most convenient and accessible way possibledelivered right to their desktops! The Health e-Hints e-newsletter was designed to

Jun 03, 2004

Children's Hospital's New Research Facilty Opens with a

A Passion for Answers: A Night of Discovery was the theme for the recent official grand opening celebration of Columbus Childrens Hospitals newest research facility, Research II.

May 20, 2004

Iraqi Infant Flown to Columbus Children's Hospital

A seven-month-old Iraqi infant, Fatemah, and her mother, Beydaa, arrived at Columbus Childrens Hospital Wednesday night, May 19, at 11:30 p.m. following military transport from Iraq through Germany to Rickenbacker International Airport.

Jan 01, 0001

Hyundai Hope on Wheels Presents Nationwide Children’s Hospital with Hyundai Hope Scholar and Young Investigator Grants Totaling $500,000 to Support Pediatric Cancer Research

In the newest rounds of grants marking its 20th anniversary, Hyundai Hope On Wheels® 501(c)(3) celebrates National Childhood Cancer Awareness Month by awarding  grants totaling $500,000 to Dean Lee, MD, PhD, and Ryan Roberts, MD, PhD, physician-scientists in The Research Institute at Nationwide Children’s Hospital.

Jan 01, 0001

PANERA’S INAUGURAL ‘CHIP IN FOR CHILDREN’S MENTAL HEALTH’ CAMPAIGN TO BENEFIT ON OUR SLEEVES MAY 9-22

Covelli Enterprises, the largest franchisee of Panera Bread, is partnering with On Our Sleeves, the movement for children’s mental health, through the launch of its inaugural Chip in for Children’s Mental Health campaign. In honor of Mental Health Awareness month, from May 9-22, a portion of proceeds from all Chocolate Chipper cookies sold at thirty-nine Covelli-owned and operated Panera Bread locations in Columbus and Central Ohio, will support this vital initiative, powered by Nationwide Children’s Hospital.