FE ATURES
PENN STATE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL
NEARS COMPLETION ON $148 MILLION
EXPANSION 06
November 2020 hera lds the completion of the Penn State
Children's Hospita l expansion project, which will complete
the plan to bring a ll pediatric inpatient services together in
the new Children's Hospita l.
NATIONALLY RANKED PEDIATRIC
NEPHROLOGY DIVISION 08
Comprehensive and innovative pediatric nephrolog y
care helped the Penn State Children's Hospita l Pediatric
Nephrolog y Division earn recognition as a top program in U.S.
News & World Report 's annua l rankings.
PENN STATE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL BRINGS
SPECIALIZED PEDIATRIC HEMATOLOGY
SERVICES TO CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA 09
Hematologic diseases and conditions, such as white cell
blood disorders, anemia and blood infections, can be treated
within an expanded Hematolog y section at Penn State
Children's Hospita l.
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PENN STATE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL: SAVING
LIVES IN THE NICU, ONE OUNCE AT A TIME 10
About 600 children a year are admitted to the only level IV
NICU in a ll of centra l Pennsylvania, which has a range of
specia lists, from surgeons to endocrinologists, to help treat
any condition.
SPECIAL CLINICAL SECTION: PEDIATRICS
PRESCRIPTION FOR PLAYTIME 14
How much physica l activity should pediatricians recommend
for children of different ages, and how does sedentary behavior
affect cardiometabolic hea lth?
DEPARTMENTS
PRODUCT SPOTLIGHT 02
INNOVATION TECHNOLOGY 05
BUSINESS OF MEDICINE 12
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