Neonatologist receives national award
Kristin Hoffman, M.D., received a Children’s Miracle Network (CMN) Achievement Award for her development of a NICU webcam program that enables parents to see their infants remotely when they are unable to be at the bedside. The national honor — awarded to a caregiver, team or unit that has specifically been impacted by Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals’ funds — showcases her significant impact to elevate care, expand access, and improve the connections and bonding between families.
Empowering foster parents
Our Trauma Prevention and Outreach Program was established in 1996 to help decrease preventable death and injuries through education, research and outreach. A new component of the program focuses on training foster parents in areas of drowning prevention, car seat safety, and infant-safe sleeping.
Genetic testing for critically ill newborns
In January 2019, UC Davis Children’s Hospital became the fifth hospital statewide to join Project Baby Bear, the first California state-funded program to offer rapid whole genome sequencing for critically ill newborns. The $2 million Medi-Cal pilot program provides genome testing for babies who are hospitalized in intensive care and suspected of having a genetic disorder.
Patients express themselves through film
Pediatric patients have an outlet to express their imaginations by becoming directors, actors, and heroes of their own stories. Partnering Bay Area nonprofit BayKids Studios helps normalize the hospital environment by allowing children to be creative, learn new skills, and create unique stories through filmmaking.
