CNN referred to Dr. Ford as they provided an update of Dr. Sanjay Gupta’s surgical efforts on the USS Carl Vinson.  Dr. Ford is mentioned approximately half-way through the video clip.  Watch the video Leave your comments of encouragement for Dr. Henri Ford’s efforts Tweet

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Henri Ford, MD our surgeon-in-chief, is a Haitian native and arrived on scene in Port-Au-Prince on Saturday, January 16th to provide medical care.  Currently he is stationed at the U.S. Embassy.  We’re reprinting his first official report on his activities to intervene on behalf of children in desparate need of medical support.      “I have been on [...]

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When our pediatrician, who I also work for, came to me with Dr. Alan Lewis’ name we we hopeful and excited. We made our appointment. And, after a visit with him, he took my son off the meds right away and explained that, in the future, he may need them, but not now.

We were relieved and so happy with the knowledge and caring that Dr. Lewis brought to us and our son. Our son is now seven years old and, to this day, he has been able to stay off medication.

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Thank You! We Never Gave Up By Grateful Patient Mom, Yolanda Silvestre My son was diagnosed with leukemia and was treated there in the hospital. I am so grateful to all the doctors and nurses who took care of my son. Thank you so much for helping my son live healthy now. I always knew [...]

Filed under: Parent or Guardian Story, Share Your Story on January 17th, 2010 | No Comments »

Everyone was so kind and IT DID NOT HURT A BIT!! It only took 15 minutes. Yeah that easy.

I urge everyone to please donate blood. Fifteen minutes of your time can save someone’s life.

Now I can proudly say “I am a Children’s Hospital Los Angeles blood donor.”

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From the begining of our children’s births, we knew we had to be positive and that everything happens for a reason. We ended up at Children’s Hospital for a reason. And we met some of the most amazing people. All the NICCU Doctors were awesome and we got to know some of them personally. I guess 6 months with someone … you get to know them.

The nurses and nurse practitioners – all I can say is AWESOME. We got to joke with them and when we had a bad day, they where there to cheer us up. Not only were they caregivers to our son, but also our friends. The front desk, the cleaning ladies … everyone in 3 West are the best.

Filed under: Parent or Guardian Story, Share Your Story on January 14th, 2010 | No Comments »