Each year, Doernbecher Children’s Hospital receives a gift that lasts all year long. The giver: Spirit Mountain Casino, which collects gifts throughout November and December. This week’s delivery was on Dec 20th – a full truckload of toys for patients who are here for the holidays and also those who hospitalized in the many months beyond. Doernbecher’s Beth Christian talks about how this gift keeps giving for months and months:
During the holiday season, lots of folks go out of their way to bring a little cheer to Doernbecher Children’s Hospital patients. This season, one family brought cheer and also some hope for a cure. Today, Doernbecher received $1,000 check to help cure cancer. The oversized check was presented by the brother and cousins of Riley Erin Arriola, a 9-year-old girl who lost her battle with cancer in 2010. The children, CJ, Megan and Paige, … Read More
It was an extremely busy week in the OHSU press office last week…but not for the right reasons. We didn’t announce a big science breakthrough or escort press to one of our big holiday celebrations for pediatric patients. Press both called and came to OHSU Hospital as we were the medical center that treated the teenage injured in last week tragic shooting at Clackamas Town Center. Then, just three days later, the phones started ringing … Read More
Here’s a story that’s getting a lot of press as of late: An excerpt: Researchers report that they found a wide range of disease-causing bacteria, fungus and mold on pacifiers that young children had been using. They added that pacifiers can often grow a slimy coating of bacteria — called a biofilm — that actually alters the normal bacteria in a baby or toddler’s mouth. That biofilm can spur inflammation and potentially increase the risk … Read More
