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FOX40’s Holiday Toy Drive Benefits Kids at Shriners Hospital

November 28, 2018
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Broadcasting live from Mountain Mike’s Pizza in Elk Grove, FOX40 kicked off its Holiday Toy Drive on Monday, November 26. Shriners Hospitals for Children — Northern California is the lucky beneficiary of the annual toy drive that continues through December 7. Morning show hosts Mae Fesai and Pedro Rivera invited viewers to help make holiday…

Shriners Hospital Nurse Honored for Exceptional Service as 2018 DAISY Award Winner

November 16, 2018
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Kelsey James, R.N., a perioperative nurse at Shriners Hospitals for Children — Northern California is the recipient of the 2018 DAISY Award. The annual award recognizes nurses who go over and above their day-to-day responsibilities to make a positive difference. “As a perioperative nurse Kelsey provides surgical patient care by assessing, planning, and implementing the…

“Pull-Through” Surgery Gives Young Patient the Gift of Play

November 13, 2018
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Shortly after Giovanni was born at a Southern California hospital, nurses noticed he had a rare abnormality. They fed him and his stomach swelled up and remained distended. Further examination revealed that Giovanni had an anorectal malformation that occurs in roughly 1 in 5,000 births. His colon did not develop in the right location, making…

Shriners Hospitals for Children Receives $198,000 Gift to Benefit Hand Program

November 6, 2018
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Shriners Hospitals for Children — Northern California has received a gift for $198,000 to benefit its pediatric hand program. The gift to the hospital was made at the direction of anonymous donors, who have a personalized charitable fund at Placer Community Foundation (PCF). “We are very pleased to make this significant grant on behalf of…

Shriners Hospital Patient to Golf with Pros in PGA Pro-Am Tournament in Las Vegas

October 22, 2018
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A longtime Shriners Hospital for Children — Northern California patient whose golf game has soared like an eagle thanks to many hospital visits — and lots of practice — will play in a PGA pro-am tournament later this month in Las Vegas. John Scott Senz, an 18-year-old senior on the Concord High School golf team,…

Olympic Paratriathlete Says Sports Transformed His Life

October 17, 2018
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Olympic para-triathlete Mohammad Lahna told how sports transformed his life when he spoke at the Reaching Your Stride Seminar at Shriners Hospitals for Children — Northern California on Saturday, October 13. Patients and their families attended the seminar which focused on the challenges, opportunities and accomplishments of individuals with limb differences. Born without a femur…

Shriners Hospitals for Children — Northern California Hosts Orthopaedic Residents

October 10, 2018
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Shriners Hospitals for Children — Northern California hosted the inaugural PediOrtho WEST (Western Education & Surgical Techniques) Resident Education Course on October 5 and 6. The seminar brought together young doctors from throughout the West to introduce them to the dynamic field of pediatric orthopaedics. The leading pediatric surgeons in the state, including distinguished doctors…

Families Affected by Hirschsprung Disease Will Convene at Shriners Hospitals for Children

September 12, 2018
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Medical professionals and families affected by Hirschsprung Disease will convene at Shriners Hospitals for Children — Northern California on Saturday, September 15, for the 6th Annual REACH Symposium. The event is organized by REACH, a non-profit organization devoted to promoting research, education and awareness for children affected by Hirschsprung Disease, a birth disorder in which…

Shriners Hospitals for Children Hosts Regional Burn Conference on November 2

September 11, 2018
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Doctors, nurses, firefighters and paramedics from throughout California and the Western United States are invited to the 2018 Regional Burn Conference at Shriners Hospitals for Children — Northern California on Friday, November 2. Presentations and discussions will be facilitated by internationally noted burn surgeons who lead the burn program at the Shriners regional pediatric…

Teddy Bears Land at Shriners Hospital in Celebration of National Teddy Bear Day

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Sixty teddy bears landed at Shriners Hospitals for Children — Northern California, just in time to celebrate National Teddy Bear Day on Sunday, Sept. 9. The hospital’s child life team was all smiles as they unpacked boxes of the bears donated by Southwest® Airlines and Build-A-Bear, knowing what joy they would bring to kids at…

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