Annotated Bibliography: Boston Children's Hospital

The pediatric observation assignment allows me to observe not only about the children but also about myself. While doing this assignment, I have observed myself that I can understand the theories better when I can able to apply them practically. The developmental theories I have learned in class are reflected in this process of observation and documentation. Also, the observation assessment tool, Hawaii Early Learning Checklist helped me to observe specifically about developmental signs of the child of the assigned age range. Together with the knowledge I already have and the assist of HELP Checklist, I documented the skills, and patterns of development of the 30-months-old-preschooler-boy Isaac.

1.) What is the marginal cost estimate of the Phase 4 hospital services, assuming that 60 percent of the designated costs are fixed and the remaining costs are variable?

This essay examines Duke Children's Hospital's implementation of the balanced scorecard (BSC) approach monitoring and managing their performance. The Hospital achieved a dramatic turnaround in its finances and patient and staff satisfaction ratings over a period from 1993 to 2000. The case study authors attribute the Hospital's success to its use of the balanced scorecard methodology.

I. Need: Direct my audience to understand the situation of the children suffering of cancer in St. Jude Children Hospital and motivate them to volunteer or donate.

When most people think of Christmas, they think of family, presents, and happiness. Christmas day in 2012 was very different for Phoenix and his family. At just seventeen months old, Phoenix became a patient at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in Memphis Tennessee. He was diagnosed with bilateral retinoblastoma, a cancerous tumor that affects the eyes. Five year old Phoenix had no control over his eyes, and the average child should have full control by age one. After months of undergoing chemotherapy, Phoenix’s cancer was in remission. “Physically he’s doing good, emotionally he’s doing good”, said Pamela. “I know St. Jude is the reason he has both his eyes. I tell everyone everywhere I go, St. Jude is amazing. I know God has to be in the midst of it. I don’t think I would have my grandson if we had not gotten to St. Jude” (Qtd. in St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital).

Achondroplasia (ACH) is the most common form of short-limb dwarfism occuring in 1 in 15,000 to 28,000 births and appears to be slightly more prevalent in females, but indiscriminent toward race (1-3). Evidence has been found in Egypt for cases of ACH dating back as far as 4500 B.C. (4). In simplest terms, ACH is a disease where the dwarfing of bones formed in the cartilage occurs (5). There are many features that accompany this disease including rhizomelic (proximal) shortening of the extremities, megalencephaly (enlarged brain), short stature, trident hand, and frontal bossing (prominent forehead) (1, 3, 4, 6-8). Expression of this gene at high levels is primarily found in cells of the nervous system and the cartilage rudiments and

I have personally used this website for the same reason researching information about ADHD signs and symptoms. We were looking up the ADHD webpage for insight about this neurodevelopmental disorder related to our son after talking with his preschool teacher. The ADHD webpage was easy to navigate and addressed all our questions. This website is filled with information based on evidence provided by studies and evaluated prior to publishing. After reading the general overview about ADHD, should further information be required it can be found by visiting the diagnosis section. The diagnosis section describes next steps to take because there is no diagnostic test to identify this disorder (CDC, 2016). A medical exam including vision and hearing tests are recommended to rule out ADHD, because these present similar symptoms to ADHD due to limiting the child’s ability to focus (CDC, 2016). On the ADHD homepage listed under state information there is an interactive map of the United States. With this map locations can be chosen to view for specific provider contact information and their therapy specialties (CDC,

St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital is the number one worldwide organization for children's cancer and other serious childhood diseases. “St. Jude has helped improve the survival rate of childhood cancer from 20 to 80 percent”(Young). With your help the families of the children with illnesses pay absolutely nothing throughout their time and stay at St. Jude, making their child's condition and health their only and number one priority (About St. Jude’s Research Hospital). The amount of money that is donated to this hospital benefits not only the patients there, but convalescent’s all around the globe. St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital is an organization in which you should donate your money because all of the money goes into paying for the patients’ care and stay, the breakthroughs that they make are shared so doctors everywhere can help more children, and they have improved the survival rate of children’s cancer.

Many urgent care facilities are open 24 hours a day, seven days a week, so if your child is injured or gets sick on a weekend, you don't have to wait until your doctor's office is open to have them treated. You can take them to the facility and have their illness diagnosed or injury accessed right away. The quicker that your child can be seen will help them feel better sooner and recover

Texas children's hospital isn't that a place for kids with cancer? I can remember asking my mom that question when she told me what Doctor I was being sent to next. When I was in seventh grade I had noticed for the first time a pain like no other pain I had ever felt in my left calf. After two ER trips, multiple MRIs and X-rays, and countless trips to my pediatrician, my doctor decided I needed to be seen by a specialists. So off to Texas children's hospital my mom and I went. Little did I know my life was about tt take a drastic change and would never be the same again.

Research is continually being conducted everyday with this common disorder. Many parents main concerns is the use of medication to treat their child. Many doctors nowadays show the parents the current research of studies being done and their effectiveness as well as providing papers for families for their willingness to participate in ongoing studies to better help understand their childs disorder and the best way to treat it ( Görtz-dorten, Breuer, Hautmann, Rothenberger, Döpfner, 2011).

When you need health care, you don’t want to skimp. CCN General Medicine at the Boston Road Medical Center is known as the premier health care provider in the Bronx. A part of the Boston Road Medical Center, a primary care health center offering pediatrics, internal medicine, dentistry, and other specialties, CCN General Medicine uses a patient-centered medical home approach.

The diagnosis of the disease, its cause or causes, stage, treatment and prognosis will be sought from the pediatrician. He establishes and explains the connection between the disease and the patient's family history. He prescribes appropriate medicines and medications to alleviate the patient's symptoms. The moral principles surrounding the couple's decision concerning the disease are contributed by the ethicist. He warns against the double-effect situation in this disease condition. He emphasizes that birth defects

The new Perth Children’s Hospital estimated at 1.2 Billion AUD, is a major cornerstone of the Western Australian state Government strategy to deliver major social infrastructure for the states future generations (Treasury, 2014). The Perth Children’s Hospital (PCH) is being procured as a two staged managing contract which is being delivered under a fixed price by the tier one contractor John Holland. The stage one design development and external subcontract pricing was carried during prior earlier works and ended December of 2012, by Aurecon, Donald, Cants, Watts & Corke and other consultants (Andrian X Sanchez, 2015). John Holland was required to design and tender 80% of the project prior to the submission of the stage 2 offer. This meant

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