On Dec. 1, patients and families gathered in the 4th floor family room for a surprise visit from Bruno Mars as part of the Get Well Soon Tour.
The tour unites musicians to bring happiness and light to sick children through musical performances at hospitals around the world. As part of the effort, Austin Bisnow, a co-founder of the tour came for the visit. A musician himself, Austin welcomed the patients and families to the room, handed out bongos, tambourines and shakers and gave them the tools to jam with him as they waited for the surprise guest to arrive.
Filed under: Celebrities, Hospital Visitors, Patients & Families on December 29th, 2011 | No Comments »
Selena Gomez fan and Children’s Hospital Los Angeles patient, Hana Hwang received the surprise of her 13-year-old life when the pop start showed up at the hospital for a surprise visit.
Hana’s tutor, Sara Kim, nominated Hana and her family as recipients for the KISSMAS Giving campaign on the 102.7 radio station in Los Angeles. Sara requested a care package and a Kindle for Hana, an avid reader.
However, when Ryan Seacrest learned that the 13-year-old Children’s Hospital Los Angeles patient is a devoted Selena Gomez fan, he immediately reached out to the young star.
Filed under: Celebrities, Hospital News, Hospital Visitors, Patients & Families on December 16th, 2011 | 33 Comments »
Since 2005, Dan and Martha Cuñado have been spreading holiday cheer to patients at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles during the annual Holiday Lighting Ceremony.
In honor of the care provided by Children’s Hospital Los Angeles during their child’s stay, the Cuñado family have provided all the decorations and lighting for the event for the past six years, held in The Joyce and Stanley Black and Family Healing and Meditation Garden.
Filed under: Celebrities, Events, Hospital News, Hospital Visitors, Patients & Families on December 9th, 2011 | No Comments »
We asked our friends at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, “What are you thankful for this holiday season?”
From doctors, nurses, other hospital staff, patients, volunteers and supporters, this is what they had to say.
Filed under: Caregivers, Community, Doctors, Hospital Visitors, Nurses, Patients & Families on November 28th, 2011 | 3 Comments »
2-Day-Old Dorion Freeman becomes the 1,000th patient to receive life-saving extracoporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) technology at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles. Thanks to the technology and a team of highly specialized physicians in one of the nation’s top NICCU’s, Dorion was taken off ECMO on Friday and is expected to make a full recovery.
Filed under: Hospital News, Patients & Families on November 9th, 2011 | 2 Comments »
Maria Menounos returned to the hospital on Oct. 13 for her Annual Day of Beauty with several celebrity friends in tow, including stylists to the stars. Maria started the event seven years ago as a way to lift patients’ and parents’ spirits by pampering them with hair styling, makeup, manicures and gift bags for girls [...]
Filed under: Celebrities, Donations, Events, Hospital Visitors, Patients & Families, Supporter Story on October 18th, 2011 | No Comments »
Each year, Child Passenger Safety Week (CPS) is celebrated across the country to remind parents and caregivers of the need to keep children of all ages properly restrained in the seat that meets their weight and height requirements.
Child passenger safety technicians will be present at the locations listed below to ensure that families are using the right restraint—whether it’s a car seat, booster seat or seat belt.
Filed under: Community, Events, Injury Prevention, Patients & Families on September 21st, 2011 | No Comments »
It’s not often a young patient comes to the hospital smiling as brightly as 10-year-old Manny Hernandez was when he arrived at the Marion and John E. Anderson Pavilion on Sunday.
But this was no ordinary day at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles.
Hernandez, who has been treated at Children’s for the past seven years, was the first patient moved into the newly-opened building.
Filed under: Events, Patients & Families on July 19th, 2011 | No Comments »
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles has successfully moved into the new Marion and John E. Anderson Pavilion after a day spent transporting 191 inpatients into the 317-bed, seven story, state-of-the-art building designed for children and their families.
During the historic move into the 460,000 square-foot-structure, staff and volunteers worked from early Sunday morning until late in the afternoon when the last inpatient was brought inside the new building.
Filed under: Caregivers, Events, Patients & Families on July 17th, 2011 | No Comments »
The fourth annual ThinkCure! Weekend at Dodger Stadium on June 24-26 was a huge success! This year’s weekend raised nearly $350,000 for cancer research.
Benefiting cancer research at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles and City of Hope, the annual ThinkCure! celebration included radio programming, fan donations, a silent auction and celebrity involvement.
Filed under: Campaigns, Doctors, Events, Fundraising, Nurses, Patients & Families on July 12th, 2011 | No Comments »
