Heart Center Home Monitoring Program
7/20/2021
Beginning in 2015, UVA Children’s Heart Center committed to revolutionizing home monitoring for the most complex of infants with congenital heart disease. Remote patient monitoring had become the standard for…
Best Wishes, Dr. Stephen Early!
7/1/2021
A note from the Department of Otolaryngology team A legend is retiring from the University of Virginia this summer, Dr. Stephen Early, Pediatric Otolaryngologist. Dr. Early has served as Pediatric…
COVID-19 Corner: July 2021 Updates
6/30/2021
Brief updates on epidemiology, variants, vaccines and more… by Dr. Debbie-Ann Shirley, Division Head of Pediatric Infectious Disease The pandemic and children. Over 4.03 million children have tested positive for…
Impacts of the Pandemic on the NICU
6/15/2021
The COVID-19 pandemic has waged a toll across the world, not seen in over a century. Although there are still some countries who are in the midst of a 2nd…
Reducing Opioid Use in the NICU
6/15/2021
Over 4,000 neonates undergo surgery in the United States every year. One of the key aspects of post-surgical care for the babies in the NICU following surgery includes adequate pain…
Using Vital Signs to Help Predict Outcomes in the NICU
6/15/2021
Unlike other intensive care units, the NICU cares for some otherwise healthy premature infants who need support to grow and develop. These patients have a high risk of acquiring a…
US News & World Report Ranks UVA Neonatology 8 Years Running
6/15/2021
On Tuesday, June 15th, US News and World Report announced the results of their Best Children’s Hospital rankings. For the 8th year in a row, the Neonatology program at the…
UVA’s Heart Failure & Transplant Program
6/2/2021
By Thomas L'Ecuyer, MD, Division Chief of Pediatric Cardiology Q: Please briefly summarize your program. A: UVA has had a pediatric heart failure and transplant program for many years. In…
Brief Updates on Epidemiology, Variants, Vaccines, and More…
5/28/2021
by Dr. Debbie-Ann Shirley, Division Head of Pediatric Infectious Disease The pandemic and children. We are well into our second year of the pandemic and over 3.94 million children to…
UVA Children’s Strategic Plan Updates: June 2021
5/8/2021
by Jim Nataro, MD, PhD, MBA, FAAP As many of you know, it is an exciting time for us at UVA Children's! There are a lot of changes going on…
