Twelve-year-old Ariel is like most teens her age. She is quietly sassy, has a wicked sense of humour and loves spending time with her friends. All of this is possible thanks to parenteral nutrition, which helped save her life.
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A partnership between The Children鈥檚 Hospital at Westmead Redevelopment Team and Hospital School recently launched to connect students with the builders of the new Paediatric Services Building through fun and engaging classroom activities.
Hospital Scientist Dr Benjamin Nash has been awarded an AGRF grant to support his research journey, enabling his team access to long read sequencing technology.
'Jupiter' and 'Andy' are the new names for the tower cranes on site to build the Sydney Children's Hospital Stage 1 and Minderoo Children's Comprehensive Cancer Centre (SCH1/MCCCC), thanks to the creativity of two special patients.
Young ones and the young at heart have celebrated a competition at The Children鈥檚 Hospital at Westmead (CHW) to name three tower cranes which are supporting the delivery of the Stage 2 redevelopment project.
For children with craniosynostosis, early intervention is vital. Toddler Morgan is a testament to this, with life-changing results thanks for the incredible work of his Westmead team.
It鈥檚 the definition of preparing for the worst and hoping for the best 鈥� Australia's very first biocontainment centre, designed to safely contain and treat patients with the most infectious and dangerous diseases.
Just months after an unexpected hearing loss diagnosis, two-year-old Landon pointed up with amazement to a plane in the sky. For the first time he could not only see the plane but hear it too.
Come and celebrate our two tower cranes being named at a special Family Day on 6 July 2023 from 10am to 1pm. The event will feature a barbecue lunch, games, activities and fun characters too!
As Australia's first tertiary paediatric hospital network to implement digital referral management, SCHN is leading the effort to win back valuable time for clinicians and administrators.