CHOC Children’s President and CEO Kimberly Chavalas Cripe has been elected to the board of trustees of the Children’s Hospital Association. She will begin her term on January 1, 2015. Cripe brings more than two decades of health care leadership experience to the board, including serving as CHOC’s president and CEO since 1997. She served […]
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Ryan Hansen Named Director, CHOC Children’s Heart Institute
Following a nationwide search, Ryan Hansen has been named director of the CHOC Children’s Heart Institute. In his new role, Hansen will work closely with hospital and physician leaders to advance strategies designed to make the Heart Institute a leading destination for pediatric and adolescent cardiovascular care. “CHOC is clearly an organization on the rise […]
CHOC PICU Honored for Exceptional Patient Care
The American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN) recently conferred a gold-level Beacon Award for Excellence on The Josie Y.S. Lee Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) at CHOC Children’s Hospital. This is the second time CHOC has earned the gold-level distinction. The Beacon Award for Excellence— honoring exceptional patient care and healthy work environments—recognizes PICU caregivers […]
Most Influential 2016: Negar Ashouri was doctor turned detective when infections hit Anaheim dental clinic
From The Orange County Register By Courtney Perkes / Staff Writer Dr. Negar Ashouri, is a pediatric infectious disease specialist at CHOC Hospital, who has been credited with determining that an outbreak of pediatric dental infections was under way. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG) Dr. Negar Ashouri, a pediatric infectious disease specialist, was […]
CHOC Children’s Honored as a National Leader in Driving Employee Engagement
(ORANGE, Calif., May 9, 2016) — CHOC Children’s has been awarded The Advisory Board Company’s 2016 Workplace Transformation Award and the Workplace of the Year Award for its commitment to fostering and maintaining high levels of employee engagement. CHOC is the only organization to receive both awards. “CHOC’s mission to nurture, advance and protect the […]
Cherese Mari Laulhere Foundation Donates $5 Million to CHOC’s Child Life Department
CHOC Children’s President and CEO Kimberly Chavalas Cripe, left, with Larry and Chris Laulhere. The Cherese Mari Laulhere Foundation, whose mission is to provide funding and support to charitable organizations that enrich the lives of children and families, has donated $5 million to endow the child life department at CHOC Children’s Hospital. In recognition of the foundation’s generosity and […]
