Nationwide Children's News Releases

Dec 21, 2010

NFL Charities Awards More Than $1.6 Million in Sports Medical Research Grants

NFL Charities, the charitable foundation of the National Football League owners, has awarded more than $1.6 million in grants to support sports-related medical research at 16 organizations, the NFL announced today. Of these grants, $988,224 will go to studying concussion prevention and treatment.

Dec 20, 2010

Rock N Bowl Slated for February 5; Team Registration Open

Winter in central Ohio is a great time for indoor activities. What better way to spend a cold, snowy day than a day filled with bowling fun all while supporting a good cause.

Dec 15, 2010

Nationwide Childrens Hospital Unveils Clinical Interiors of New Main Hospital Set to Open in June 2012

Recently, Nationwide Children’s Hospital unveiled publically for the first time the clinical interiors of its new main hospital – the centerpiece of its six-part master facilities plan.

Dec 10, 2010

St. Baldricks Foundation Awards a Total of $117,560 to The Research Institute at Nationwide Childrens Hospital

The St. Baldrick’s Foundation, a nonprofit organization dedicated to raising money for childhood cancer research, awarded an infrastructure grant of $67,560 to The Research Institute at Nationwide Children’s Hospital.

Dec 08, 2010

Teen Pregnancy Prevention Program Takes Aim At Unsafe Birth Spacing

OhioHealth recently received a federal grant of an estimated $2.8 million from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children, Youth and Families' and Family and Youth Services Bureau, for a five-year study to reduce subsequent pregnancies in teenagers.

Dec 07, 2010

Media Advisory: New Hospital Mock Rooms Media Open House

WHAT: New Hospital Mock Rooms Media Open House A sneak peak inside the new Nationwide Children’s Hospital WHEN: Wednesday, December 8, 2010 10:30 a.m.

Dec 07, 2010

Nationwide Childrens Hospital Partners with The Ohio State University Medical Center to Better Understand Preterm Birth

Every year, more than 50,000 babies are born premature in the United States. Despite the notable advances in neonatal care, these premature infants often suffer from preterm birth complications – the single largest cause of infant mortality.

Dec 07, 2010

New National Study Highlights Dangers of Exertional Heat-Related Injuries

A new study conducted by researchers at the Center for Injury Research and Policy of The Research Institute at Nationwide Children’s Hospital examined exertional heat-related injuries that were treated in emergency departments between 1997 and 2006.

Dec 06, 2010

Nationwide Childrens Hospital to Introduce New Technology to Enhance Pediatric Assessment and Early Diagnosis

Nationwide Children’s Hospital announced today the introduction of a new pediatric diagnostic tool that assesses developmental milestones in early childhood while helping identify problems so that treatments for various conditions or disorders can begin sooner.

Dec 02, 2010

Media Advisory: Nationwide Childrens Hospital to demonstrate new technology to enhance pediatric assessment & diagnosis

WHAT: Nationwide Children’s Hospital will unveil a new and innovative use of technology, called Pediaglyphs™, that will be used for patient education, pediatric developmental screening and diagnostics. Dr.