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Refer a Patient
Complete this form to refer a patient to the Fetal Center at Nationwide Children's Hospital.
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Provider Information
Access resources for referring providers and homecare health professionals.
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School-Based Asthma Therapy Program
Our School-Based Asthma Therapy (SBAT) Program is a link between your child's school and his or her asthma-care provider. Through the program, a child with high-risk asthma can have his or her prescribed medication administered while at school.
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Speak With Our Team
To speak with a member of our team about Neurovascular Services and patient referrals, please call (614) 722-2010. You may also complete the following form and someone will respond to you as soon as possible.
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Requisition and Labeling Information
The test requisition combines patient registration information, billing information, specimen information, bar coded specimen labels and a physician order for confirmation of testing. The patient bill requisition should be completed by the physician or authorized staff and signed by the ordering physician.
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Comprehensive Pediatric Feeding and Swallowing Program
The Comprehensive Pediatric Feeding and Swallowing Program offers a variety of services, including evaluation and an intensive feeding program, for children who are diagnosed with feeding difficulties.
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Psychogenic Non-Epileptic Events
Psychogenic non-epileptic events are episodes of change in behavior that resemble epileptic seizures but are not caused by abnormal electrical activity in the brain.
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Financial Definitions
Healthcare terms that appear on bills or an explanation of benefits can be confusing. These definitions can help.
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Order Supplies
Laboratory Services will provide your office with supplies for the collection of specimens (blood, body fluids, tissue) that you send to us. Please complete this form to order the supplies you need.
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Nationwide Childrens Hospital and Childrens Practicing Pediatricians Launch Referral Website
Nationwide Children’s Hospital and Children’s Practicing Pediatricians (CPP) have partnered to provide a valuable resource for parents, children and health care officials to access quality, local information about numerous community resources.
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Kawasaki Disease Program
Our world-class, comprehensive care program for Kawasaki disease combines teams from Infectious Diseases and The Heart Center.
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Bone Marrow Transplant Clinic
The Bone Marrow Transplant (BMT) Clinic provides care to patients and families before and after transplant.
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Homecare Update
In February 2024, Nationwide Children's Homecare began caring for pediatric patients in the Toledo area. Since then, Homecare's monthly visit average in the Toledo area has gone from approximately 150 visits each month to an average of 700 visits per month
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Referrals and Scheduling
We accept patient referrals and appointment requests through several options. Choose the option that works best for you.
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Bone Marrow Failure and Cytopenia Clinic
The Bone Marrow Failure and Cytopenia Clinic at Nationwide Children’s Hospital focuses on the needs of infants, children, adolescents and young adults who have inherited and/or acquired disorders of bone marrow production or heightened cellular destruction resulting in neutropenia, anemia,
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The CCPR Intake Process: Embracing Collaborative Care for Your Child
At CCPR, every step is coordinated with precision, empathy, and a commitment to delivering world-class care. We are not just your healthcare providers; we're your partners in this journey to obtain the very best patient outcomes.
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Sleep Disorder Center
Our Sleep Disorder Center and our Sleep Medicine Clinics assist primary care physicians and specialists with the diagnosis and treatment of sleep disorders in children from infancy to adolescence.
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Movement Disorders Clinic
Pediatric movement disorders are complex. They require specialized care as children's bodies and brains develop. Nationwide Children's has one of the few pediatric movement disorders clinics in the U.S. and is staffed with a specially trained pediatric movement disorders neurologist.
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Community-Based Services
From intensive home-based treatments and group therapies to school-based programs, our team provides a broad range of services to support at-risk youth in school, at home and in the community. Learn about available programs and services.
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Young Women's Hematology Clinic
The Young Women’s Hematology Clinic at the Dublin Close to Home Center boasts a hematology and adolescent gynecology team with remarkable expertise, and a caring approach to adolescent girls with possible bleeding and clotting disorders.
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Physician Liaisons
Our physician liaisons provide a critical connection to the hospital. It's another way we strive to better serve physicians, their office staff and patients.
Resources for Professionals
The Center for Healthy Weight and Nutrition has developed several tools intended to provide primary care physicians with practical guidance on the approach to the obese child.
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Emergency Medicine
The Division of Emergency Medicine at Nationwide Children’s Hospital staffs two Emergency Departments, seven Urgent Care locations and the Psychiatric Crisis Department. Our team is comprised of pediatric emergency medicine sub specialists, general pediatricians and nurse practitioners.
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Neuromuscular Disorders
Groundbreaking. Multidisciplinary. Comprehensive. These words don’t just describe our world-class Neuromuscular Disorders program. They are fundamental to our work and the commitment we make to the families who come to us from across the country.
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The Kidney and Urinary Tract Center
The Kidney and Urinary Tract Center is a collaborative, integrated process designed to combine patient care, advocacy, research, and training to develop the next generation of nephrology and urology treatment for children.
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Check-ups for Teens in Out-of-Home Placement
Teens in foster or kinship care have unique needs. They are learning life skills like how to make decisions on their own. Teens also have many concerns about their health, relationships with friends, and privacy.
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Beyond Type 1 Diabetes: Could Your Child Have a Different Type?
Although type 1 diabetes is the most common form of diabetes in children, there are other types of diabetes that can occur.
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Nationwide Children’s Hospital Named a CMT Center of Excellence
The Charcot-Marie-Tooth Association has named Nationwide Children’s Hospital a CMT Center of Excellence, in recognition of the comprehensive care and expertise provided to children with the most common form of Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, CMT1A.
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Fetal Echocardiography
Fetal echocardiography is a specialized ultrasound test performed during pregnancy to evaluate the position, size, structure, function and rhythm of the unborn baby’s heart.
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Speech and Communication Evaluations for Babies with Hearing Loss
Babies begin communication as early as birth. This takes many forms before the actual use of words. Most babies learn non-verbal ways to make their wants and needs known.
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Hereditary Polyposis Clinic
Our multidisciplinary program provides unique expertise for children and their families in diagnosis and treatment of hereditary polyposis disorders.
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Fairfield Medical Center Uses Telemedicine Technology
Nationwide Children’s Hospital and Fairfield Medical Center have come together to provide families from rural areas the chance to benefit from the pediatric expertise Nationwide Children’s specialists have to offer.
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Auditory Processing Disorder (APD)
Auditory Processing Disorder (APD), also referred to as Central Auditory Processing Disorder (CAPD), is a disorder of the auditory (hearing) system that causes a disruption in the way that an individual’s brain understands what they are hearing. It is not a form of hearing loss.
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Ranula
A ranula is a fluid collection or cyst that forms in the mouth under the tongue. It is filled with saliva that has leaked out of a damaged salivary gland. If a ranula stays in the mouth underneath the tongue it is called a simple ranula. If it grows down into the neck it is called a plunging ranula.
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Marijuana
Marijuana (also known as cannabis, weed, or pot) is the leaves, stems, seeds, and dried, crushed flowers of a cannabis plant. There are over 100 chemicals in the cannabis plant called cannabinoids. The most common cannabinoids are THC and CBD.
Improving Family Health Through Legal Representation
Some families who visit Nationwide Children’s Hospital face domestic violence, possible evictions or other legal situations that could have a huge effect on child health. The hospital’s free legal service, Lawyers for Kids, helped many of those families in 2021.
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Hospice
Our mission is to return each child to a pain-free life as possible. We strive to support children with life-limiting illnesses physically, emotionally, socially and spiritually.
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Urgent Appointments
We strive to schedule all patients in a timely manner, but we recognize some patients need to be seen on an urgent basis. Learn about our Urgent Appointment Promise.
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Learning Modules
Our learning modules provide school staff with a detailed description of the SBAT program.
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Undescended Testicle
Testicles are formed prior to birth in the abdomen below the kidneys, and progressively descend during pregnancy from the abdomen through the groin into the scrotum. An undescended testicle is a testis that fails to descend into the scrotum.
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4 Reasons Why Wisdom Teeth May Need to Be Removed
Third molars, more commonly known as “wisdom teeth,” are teeth that form in our teenage years. If these teeth can be easily cleaned, stay healthy, grow in properly and don’t affect the bite, they can stay in the mouth for a lifetime.
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During Your Visit
Learn more about what to expect before, during and after your visit with the Center for Craniofacial Disorders.
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Treatment Insights and Provider Support
Ohio community-based primary care providers can receive provider-to-provider consultation with our psychiatrists through virtual appointments.
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International Symposium Explores New Hybrid Approach to Congenital Heart Disease
Interventional cardiologists and cardiothoracic surgeons from throughout the United States, North and South America, Europe, Australia and Asia will gather at Columbus Childrens Hospital from June 28-30, 2006, for the inaugural International Symposium on the Hybrid Approach to Congenital Heart
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Columbus Hospital Systems Form Unique 'Columbus Fetal Medicine Collaborative'
The Columbus Fetal Medicine Collaborative has been formed by Mount Carmel Health System, OhioHealth, The Ohio State University Medical Center and Nationwide Children’s Hospital joining together to provide optimal outcomes for high-risk expectant mothers and their babies with suspected fetal
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Hereditary Multiple Osteochondromas
Hereditary multiple osteochondromas (HMO) is a rare genetic disorder. Children develop non-cancerous (benign) bone tumors called osteochondromas. Knees, shoulders, ankles and wrists are the most common sites for osteochondromas.
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Why Your Child's Sports Physical Should Be Done in a Doctor's Office
Sports physicals should ideally be performed at least 6 weeks prior to the start of practice to allow adequate time for further evaluation, treatment and rehabilitation of any identified conditions and should be performed by the athlete’s primary care physician in the medical home.
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International Symposium Explores Hybrid Approach to Congenital Heart Disease
Interventional cardiologists and cardiothoracic surgeons from throughout the United States, North and South America, Europe, Australia and Asia will gather at Columbus Childrens Hospital from June 27-29, 2007, for the second International Symposium on the Hybrid Approach to Congenital Heart Disease
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Behavior Issues
Families of children who have had treatment for cancer have already been through a lot of stress. We know that your family may need additional support during this time.
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Surgical Oncology Clinic
Our clinic offers convenient, comprehensive care for patients with cancer by bringing all relevant experts together to ease the burden on patients and their families. We streamline the process from diagnosis to treatment and improve the entire family's care experience.
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Cannabis Use During Pregnancy Can Impact Thinking and Learning Skills, Increase Aggression Among Children, Study Shows
As cannabis is legalized and is more accessible in various forms across the country, there is increasing concern among health care providers about potential impact on children. Researchers at Nationwide Children’s Hospital have new findings to add to the existing evidence that cannabis exposure before birth can negatively impact children.
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Prevention Services
Prevention Services supports the social-emotional development of young children and teaches them skills to manage their own feelings and behavior.
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Juvenile Arthritis: Diagnosis and Treatment Options for Your Child
When I tell people I’m a pediatric rheumatologist – which is a doctor who takes care of children with arthritis and autoimmune disorders, - nearly everyone responds, “I didn’t know kids could get arthritis.” Arthritis is a common condition in children, affecting one in
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Plantar Warts: A Quick Guide to a Common Condition
Here are some things to know about warts and common treatments.
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WIC
Learn how to apply for WIC, The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC). Federal grant money for WIC helps low-income women and their babies get: nutritious food or formula, health care referrals, and nutrition education.
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Moving from Pediatric to Adult Care: Finding a Doctor
Take the big step in moving from Nationwide Children's Hospital to a provider that sees adults with this Helping Hand.
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Prepare for Your Sports Medicine Visit
How you can prepare for your visit at the Sports Medicine clinic at Nationwide Children's Hospital.
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Epilepsy and Learning Disabilities: Helping Children at School
Epilepsy is not just about seizures. What many people don’t realize is that for some children with epilepsy, problems with learning and school performance can sometimes be harder to deal with than the seizures themselves.
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Frequently Asked Questions
When you or your child are diagnosed with a heart condition you are sure to have questions. Our experts answer some of the most commonly asked questions about heart disease.
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Transplant Guide
Check out a compiled list of answers to the questions we hear most often about lung and heart-lung transplant.
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Community Provider Corner
- Ohio Amblyope Registry
- Tips for Toothbrusing
- Updated Management Guidelines for Insomnia
- Discontinuation of 722-KIDS
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International Symposium Hosted by Nationwide Childrens Hospital Explores Hybrid Approach to Congenital Heart Disease
Interventional cardiologists and cardiothoracic surgeons throughout the United States and the world, who treat patients with congenital heart disease, will gather at the Hilton Columbus at Easton Town Center August 31-September 2, 2010 for the International Symposium on the Hybrid Approach to
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International Symposium Explores Hybrid Approach to Congenital Heart Disease
Interventional cardiologists and cardiothoracic surgeons throughout the United States, North and South America, Europe, Asia and Australia, who treat patients with congenital heart disease, will gather at Nationwide Childrens Hospital June 16-18, 2008 for the third International Symposium on the
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PAX
The PAX Good Behavior Game® and PAX Tools give adults in schools and community settings strategies to help prevent behavioral health concerns and promote positive relationships.
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Biobehavioral Outcomes Core
The Biobehavioral Outcomes Core assists investigators who want to incorporate behavioral assessments in their research.
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Orthodontic Treatment Program
Facial differences can impact a child’s physical, social and emotional development. The Orthodontic Treatment Program offers a compassionate approach to comprehensive care, provided by experts who understand the dental development of children as they grow.
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O'Brien Wynkoop Lab
Under the direction of Nicole F. O'Brien, MD, and Hunter Wynkoop, MD, the O'Brien Wynkoop Lab exists to explore global health research with a major focus on severe malaria, one of the leading causes of pediatric death and long-term morbidity on the African continent.
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Homecare Update
Homecare is expanding services and improving outcomes while fulfilling its mission to give all children the best life possible at home by providing expert, collaborative, family-centered care.
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Radiologists Identify and Treat Teenage Self-Injury
Using ultrasound and a minimally-invasive procedure, radiologists can identify and treat patients who engage in a disturbing self-injury behavior known as self-embedding, according to a new study published in the online edition and October print issue of the journal Radiology.
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4 Things to Know About Caring for Your Child’s Cast
Up to 40% of girls and as many as 50% of boys experience a broken bone during childhood. Here are four things you should know about casts and how to care for them.
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Development Board
The Development Board is a dynamic group of Columbus area business professionals committed to raising funds to support various programs at Nationwide Children's Hospital.
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A Parent’s Guide to Sudden Cardiac Arrest
Learn more about Lindsay's Law in Ohio and how it impacts your student athlete.
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The Fetal Center
The Fetal Center offers advanced diagnostic, treatment and recovery options for families facing complex birth defects. We are devoted to improving neonatal outcomes for most fetal complications while supporting you along the way.
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Genetic and Genomic Medicine
The Genetics services at Nationwide Children's Hospital provide diagnostic evaluations for patients with known or suspected genetic diseases, genetic and prenatal counseling for families and treatment of genetics disorders, especially inborn errors of metabolism.
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Ohio Early Childhood Initiative Keeps Kids in Preschool Centers and Home Childcare
Expulsion rates of children prior to kindergarten are at rates up to 34 times higher than the rates of children expelled from kindergarten through 12th grade, combined.
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Helping Ohio Preschoolers Excel
Helping Ohio Preschoolers Excel (previously known as the Ohio Preschool Expulsion Prevention Partnership) is an evidence-informed, statewide program that connects early learning professionals who work with children ages 0-8 to long-term support.
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A Coach’s Guide to Sudden Cardiac Arrest
View frequently asked questions and resources for school and YSO coaches regarding Ohio's Lindsay’s Law.
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School Health Services
Our providers work on-site at schools across Ohio to provide primary care services, mental health counseling, asthma therapy care, vision care, dental care and more.
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Ohio Pediatric Care Alliance Opens March 24, 2014
Officials at Dayton Children’s Hospital and Nationwide Children’s Hospital are pleased to announce their joint outpatient specialty care center will open March 24, 2014.
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Health Literacy and Partnering in Your Child's Care
We know there’s an overwhelming amount of complicated information about your child’s health, and we’re working to communicate more clearly. While we do that, here are some health literacy tips you can use before your next pediatrician’s visit.
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Healthy Coping
Have you or a family member recently been diagnosed with diabetes? Read this chapter to learn how to properly cope and prepare.
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A School Administrator’s Guide to Sudden Cardiac Arrest
View frequently asked questions and resources for school administrators regarding Ohio's Lindsay’s Law.
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Curriculum
Our Sports Medicine is built on a broad curriculum that gives our fellows the opportunity to practice in different fields. Learn more about our curriculum.
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Cystic Fibrosis Newborn Screening
Within the first few days of a newborn baby’s life, a blood test is done. This newborn screening tests for many diseases that can be found and treated early in life, including cystic fibrosis.
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Hematologic Disorders
Hematologic disorders are conditions found in the blood and blood forming organs. This includes blood cell cancers, genetic disorders, anemia, HIV related conditions, sickle cell disease, and complications do to chemotherapy treatment or transfusions.
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Brachial Plexus and Nerve Program
The brachial plexus is a network of nerves that controls the arm, shoulder and hand function. Injury during birth, or later trauma, can leave the arm without feeling or movement. Surgery may be necessary. Our experts are ready to evaluate, educate and provide appropriate interventions.
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Williams Syndrome Clinic
The Williams Syndrome Clinic provides treatment and support services to children and adults with Williams syndrome and their families. Services may include focused consultation with special attention to the unique medical, developmental and behavioral problems experienced by people with Williams syndrome.
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New Mobile Health Locator App Connects Central Ohioans to Care When and Where They Need It Most
The Central Ohio Mobile Consortium (COMC), a partnership between 10 local entities and health organizations, has come together with the goal of making high-quality health care more accessible for everyone through mobile health units. The group has launched the new Mobile Health Locator app, making it easier for residents to find health care services nearby in real-time.
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The Adaptive Sports Medicine Program
Our program provides specialized resources for young athletes with physical disabilities to help them enter and excel in athletics. We utilize state-of-the-art technology and multidisciplinary care to individualize treatment for each athlete.
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Psychology
Pediatric Psychology experts provide care to children who have a brief or long-term medical condition. Behavior assessments and intervention services for children and their families helping in learning positive coping skills and ways to manage their physical condition.
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Physician Careers
Nationwide Children’s Hospital is always looking for excellent board certified and board eligible pediatric physicians to join our Medical Staff.
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Biostatistics Resource at Nationwide Children's Hospital (BRANCH)
The Biostatistics Resource at Nationwide Children's Hospital (BRANCH) is an extension of The Ohio State University's Center for Biostatistics. BRANCH provides collaboration and assistance for grant development, data analysis, publication-ready results and statistical education.
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Multidisciplinary Services
Our Cystic Fibrosis Center is made up of several groups involved in cystic fibrosis care including physicians, nurses, nutrition, social work, respiratory therapy and genetics.
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Clinic Visits
The American Diabetes Association (ADA) recommends that every 3 months anyone with diabetes should be seen by a healthcare provider who can help manage diabetes. This chapter will help you make sure you are ready for each appointment.
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Intensive Pain Rehabilitation and Education Program
The Intensive Pain Rehabilitation and Education Program (iPREP) at Nationwide Children's Hospital is designed for children 10-18 years of age who suffer from debilitating pain, are medically stable and who have had an inadequate response to an outpatient pain program.
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Anatomic Pathology Services
Learn more about the Anatomic Pathology services offered at Nationwide Children's Hospital.
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Announcements
See the latest announcements about the Center for Injury Research and Policy including information about recent awards, publications, studies, and events.