News in Brief
The Department of Radiology and Medical Imaging at Cincinnati Children's and five of its members were chosen among the Industry Top 10 by Medical Imaging magazine in its January 2006 issue. The department was voted fifth best radiology department within a hospital. It was the only pediatric radiology department voted into the top 10. Also voted into the top 10 were two Cincinnati Children's radiologists, a radiology technologist and two PACS/RIS/radiology administrators. "We wanted to find and acknowledge the best and the brightest in the field of radiology," Medical Imaging magazine writer Andi Lucas wrote in the January issue.
Cincinnati Children's has become the first freestanding pediatric hospital in the country to own a MEG (magnetoencephalography) for clinical and research purposes. MEG is used to study and aid in the treatment of brain diseases and disorders such as epilepsy, tumors and tuberous sclerosis. Clinical applications at Cincinnati Children's began in January. Children have been studied previously with MEG at other medical facilities in the United States, including the University of California Los Angeles and National Institutes of Health, but usually in programs directed primarily toward adults.
Cincinnati Children's recently won the American Hospital Association's McKesson Quest for Quality Prize. In the past, one winner and two finalists had been selected, but because the medical center made such a strong showing, just one first-place award was given this year. Cincinnati Children's is the first pediatric hospital to win the award. The selection committee cited achievements in family-centered care as one of the main reasons for choosing the medical center. Says Jim Anderson, president and CEO, "We are truly setting the bar for quality improvement in the health care industry."
The Fetal Care Center of Cincinnati has opened a fetal surgery unit which is the first of its kind in the world. It complements and expands services to include two state-of-the-art critical care/highrisk rooms designed for women admitted after fetoscopic surgery, open fetal surgery or an EXIT procedure. The new unit, housed at Cincinnati Children's, includes both inpatient and outpatient facilities. "We are proud to be a leader in providing exceptional care, advanced treatments and improved outcomes to babies and moms," says Timothy Crombleholme, MD, center director.
Cincinnati Children's has a renowned research staff that attracts millions of dollars in research funding and private and corporate donations annually. These funds are reinvested into research supplies, equipment and salaries so our researchers have the resources to continually "raise the bar" in the pediatric health care field. We are ranked third in funding among comprehensive pediatric centers receiving National Institutes of Health (NIH) research grants. Recent grants obtained include:
| Ammerman, R. | Increasing Retention in Home Visitation; Health Resources and Services Administration; 1/1/06 - 12/31/09; $680,359 |
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| Britto, M. | Evaluation of Pediatric Patient Portals; National Institutes of Health; 9/1/05 - 8/31/07; $241,994 |
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| Dolan, L. | SEARCH for Diabetes in Youth 2: Ohio Site; Centers for Disease Control; 9/30/05 - 9/29/10; $2,261,046 |
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| Elder, D. | Beta Cell Function in Adolescents With Type II Diabetes; National Institutes of Health; 9/1/05 - 8/31/10; $582,500 |
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| Fairbrother, G. | How Insurance Instability Impacts Children; Health Resources and Services Administration; 1/1/06 - 12/31/07; $165,608 |
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| Schonfeld, D. | National Center for School Crisis and Bereavement; September 11th Children's Fund; 1/1/06 - 12/31/08; $499,627 |
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| Wells, S. | Role and Regulation of the Human DEK Proto-Oncogene; National Institutes of Health; 4/1/06 - 2/28/11; $887,500 |
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| Williams, D. | Novel Molecular and Cellular Therapies in Fanconi Anemia; National Institutes of Health; 4/1/06 - 3/31/10; $1,075,826 |
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