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The three-year pediatrics residency program at USA Health is a university-based initiative designed to prepare residents to enter practice as general pediatricians or for subspecialty training.
Project Inspire’s robust curriculum includes trauma-informed training and confidence building, educational and professional development, financial literacy, entrepreneurship, and mentorship.
As surgical quality officer, Danuel Laan, M.D., will be responsible for overseeing, coordinating, and advancing quality, safety, and performance improvement initiatives across all surgical services at the hospital.
Tyler C. McDonald, M.D., will work with hospital and quality leaders to optimize the delivery of pediatric surgical care.
Local Ace Hardware stores provided more than 100 metallic trees, plus treats and coloring sheets, ornaments, and volunteers to assist patients and their caregivers. Ace Hardware is a Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals community partner.
Children’s & Women’s Hospital was one of five sites where student-athletes from Delaware and the University of Louisiana devoted time during the 68 Ventures Bowl Community Service Day.
This milestone strengthens USA Health’s role as the region’s only academic health system, offering advanced treatment options backed by research and innovation to improve the health of communities across the Gulf Coast.
Courtney Thomson, RNC-NIC, the pediatric community outreach educator for Children’s & Women’s Hospital, developed the youth empowerment series as part of a broader effort to promote healthier, safer communities by equipping young people and parents with practical guidance and research-backed support resources.
The 3P Pediatric Plating Platform Hip System allowed pediatric orthopaedic surgeon William Cutchen, M.D., and the operative team to address an adolescent patient’s fracture and deformity in one setting.
The benefits of robotic surgery include a shortened length of stay, less blood loss, reduced complications, and less post-operative pain.
“Helping others to build a coping toolkit is a passion of mine, because throughout my life people along my journey helped me build my own set of coping skills,” said Kim Crawford Meeks, BCC, chaplain and spiritual care manager for USA Health.
Heinl has authored or supported research on shared governance, advanced practice provider models, and clinical nurse leader initiatives, with her work published in the Journal of Nursing Administration. She has presented at regional and national conferences on topics ranging from antibiotic stewardship to accreditation readiness.
