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 […]
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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 […]
A Conversation with January Cover Doctor Michele Domico, Medical Director of the Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit at CHOC
From www.orangecoast.com By Astgik Khatchatryan A Conversation with Doctor Michele Domico, Medical Director of the Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit at CHOC What is your role at CHOC?I treat children and babies with heart disease—mainly those who have had heart surgery and are quite sick. I take care of them until they are better. They’re often hooked up to […]
CHOC Named One of the Safest Hospitals in the Nation
CHOC Children’s Hospital has once again been named a “Top Hospital” by The Leapfrog Group for providing the safest and highest quality health care services to patients. CHOC is one of only nine children’s hospitals in the nation—and the only one on the West Coast— to earn the prestigious distinction. “CHOC is committed to becoming the world’s safest […]
CHOC Children’s Receives $500,000 Grant For Mental Health Initiative
(ORANGE, Calif., Jan. 22, 2016) – CHOC Children’s has received the first installment of a $500,000 capital grant in support of its mental health initiative from the Pacific Life Foundation. In honor of the gift, a cluster of six private patient rooms in the CHOC Children’s Mental Health Inpatient Center will be named after the […]
