Orange, Calif. (Feb. 12, 2018) — With close to 30 years of leadership experience in business operations, human resources and change management, Mark Steiman has joined CHOC Children’s as executive director, human resources. He will lead employee relations and engagement strategies for the pediatric healthcare system. In addition, he will assume responsibilities for human resources […]
Mission Hospital and CHOC Mission Receive Verification as a Level II Trauma Center
CHOC Children’s at Mission Hospital (CHOC Mission) and Mission Hospital recently announced that its regional trauma center has met the rigorous national requirements set by the American College of Surgeons (ACS) as a verified Level II Trauma Center, for both adults and pediatrics. It is the only verified level two trauma center in South Orange […]
CHOC Children’s Hospital’s Emergency Department Earns National Honor
The Julia and George Argyros Emergency Department at CHOC Children’s Hospital is one of only three emergency departments in California—and 22 in the country— to be named a 2017 Lantern Award recipient from the Emergency Nurses Association. The honor recognizes emergency departments across the nation for demonstrating excellence and innovation in leadership, practice, education, advocacy […]
Veteran nurse to help lead CHOC Children’s inpatient mental health center
(ORANGE, Calif., July 31, 2017) –A veteran psychiatric nurse has been tapped to help lead CHOC Children’s inpatient mental health center set to open next spring. Dani Milliken has been named clinical director of the CHOC Children’s Mental Health Inpatient Center, bringing a wealth of experience in the design and operation of pediatric mental health […]
CHOC Children’s recognized as critical care leader
CHOC has again been recognized by an international consortium for its excellence in extracorporeal life support (ECLS), a special procedure that takes over the heart’s pumping function and the lungs’ oxygen exchange until a patient can recover from injury or illness. The gold-level Extracorporeal Life Support Organization (ELSO) Award of Excellence in Life Support recognizes […]
Help Me Grow Orange County Wins National Innovation Challenge
Help Me Grow Orange County, which became operational at CHOC Children’s in 2007 to help ensure the community’s children and families are connected to developmental services, was named the winner of the 10K Innovation Challenge. The Help Me Grow National Center and Connecticut Children’s Advancing Kids Innovation Program (AKIP) invited the nation’s 28 Help Me […]