“Stop talking and start doing.” The 10-year-old Virginia girl who spoke these words to lawmakers helped increase funding for pediatric research this year with the passing of a new law, and Seattle Children’s Research Institute is celebrating the news. “Pediatrics gets a very small share of the National Institutes of Health budget, certainly not proportional […]
Seattle Children’s clinicians do everything they can to accurately diagnose concussions and recommend the most appropriate treatment. But those tasks are difficult without definitive diagnostic tools to determine when concussions have occurred or objective evidence to prove which treatments are best. To provide better care, physicians need better research. That is why Seattle Children’s Research […]
Last fall, 20-year-old Milton Wright III was given a death sentence. Today, he is expected to live a long, healthy life. This is the incredible story of how two determined researchers and the parents of a young boy came together to save him. On Sept. 18, 2013, 20-year-old Milton Wright III walked into Seattle Children’s Hospital […]
Let’s go back…way back, to 1977. The first Star Wars film was released and a gallon of gas cost 65 cents. That was the year Ed Marcuse, MD, MPH, a young physician who came to Seattle Children’s in 1973, joined the search committee to find a new nursing director for outpatient clinics. Marcuse and the […]
It’s Seahawks mania all around the city of Seattle and for good reason – they are going to the big game this Sunday! The Seahawks have long been friends of Seattle Children’s Hospital, visiting our patients annually around the holidays during their Captain’s Blitz. This year, our incredible relationship with quarterback Russell Wilson has also […]
UPDATE: The competition continues Seahawks fever is still in the air! As of Jan. 24, Seahawks fans have raised more than $257,000 for UCSF Benioff. And 49ers fans have raised more than $157,000 for Seattle Children’s. Thank you 49ers fans and Seattle’s 12th man for supporting our patients and families. With the support of the […]
Being sick is never fun for a child, and spending time in a hospital can be especially difficult for families during the holidays. Children sometimes wonder if Santa will be able to find them come Christmas day. But at Seattle Children’s, there’s no need to worry. Every year, Santa makes a very special visit to […]
Once a year, the patient playroom at Seattle Children’s transforms. Usually it’s a place for patients to have fun and play with toys and games. But last Thursday, volunteers and Child Life staff members turned the room into every kid’s fantasy – a toy store where absolutely everything is free. Every holiday season, Children’s partners […]
The holiday season is a time where family and friends come together and often reflect on what they are most thankful for. It’s a time of celebration and joy, and for some, it’s also a time to give back. For 17-year-old Sophie Kuniholm, this time of the year is a combination of all those things. […]
This month, Travis Patterson and his 16-year-old son, Turner, are spearheading their seventh annual holiday toy drive for patients at Seattle Children’s. It’s just one way the Pattersons give back to the place that saved Turner’s life and changed Travis’s forever. Nearly 11 years after Travis first walked through Children’s doors, holding tight to a […]