Rady Children’s Health Orange County highlights the rise in pediatric e-bike injuries as schools strengthen safety rules to help protect young riders.
CHOC Inside
Iconic community pediatrician Dr. Robert Kaplan takes his final at bat after 52-year career
In addition to spending part of his residency at CHOC in 1972-74, Dr. Kaplan’s longtime practice in Los Alamitos has, since 2018, been part of the primary care network at CHOC, now Rady Children’s Health.
The Orange County Register: At Rady Children’s Health in OC, Disney characters in MRI rooms aim to ease scan anxiety
Philips and Disney are using a Disney-themed MRI experience to help children feel less stressed during scans, with encouraging results at Rady Children’s Health.
Orange County Business Journal: OC50 2026: Kimberly Chavalas Cripe
Kimberly Chavalas Cripe, president and chief executive officer of Rady Children’s Health, was featured in the Orange County Business Journal’s (OCBJ) OC50 for 2026.
Healthcare IT News: AI’s promise meets the pediatric frontline
Dr. Steven Martel sees generative AI not as a magic switch, but as a tool that could ease clinician burnout, speed care and reshape how hospitals think about data.
2026 CHOC Gala, Presented by Pacific Life and Pacific Life Foundation, Raises $7 Million to Advance Pediatric Care
ORANGE, Calif., May 21, 2026 — More than 1,100 community and philanthropic leaders gathered at the Grove of Anaheim on Saturday, May 9, for the 17th annual CHOC Gala, presented by Pacific Life and Pacific Life Foundation, raising $7 million in support of Rady Children’s Health – Orange County (Rady Children’s), formerly CHOC. This year’s […]







