US News & World Report Ranks Us Number 1 Again!
6/28/2022
by James Nataro, MD PhD MBA, Chair, Department of Pediatrics By now, most of you know that UVA Children's was once again named the number one Children's Hospital in the…
The Meaning of Empowerment and How We’re Listening
6/2/2022
by James Nataro, MD PhD MBA, Chair, Department of Pediatrics Read the introduction to this project from January 2022 Empowerment has been variously defined as the authority or power given…
The Latest Updates on VC3 (Virginia Congenital Cardiac Consortium)
3/31/2022
by James Nataro, MD PhD MBA, Chair, Department of Pediatrics One of the most exciting things to watch at UVA Children’s over the past decade has been the growth of…
3/6/2022
by James Nataro, MD PhD MBA, Chair, Department of Pediatrics With the two-year anniversary of COVID-19 in the United States and the passing of the great January peak, it is…
Empowerment: What does it mean in our workplace?
1/21/2022
by James Nataro, MD PhD MBA, Chair, Department of Pediatrics During a recent conversation, Executive Vice President for Health Affairs Dr. Craig Kent noted that the people working in our…
The Real and the Ideal Clinical Study: How iTHRIV Can Make a Difference
12/3/2021
by James Nataro, MD PhD MBA, Chair, Department of Pediatrics In the October 7, 2021 edition of the New England Journal of Medicine the editors delivered a shot across the…
Digital Innovation at UVA Children’s
10/27/2021
by James Nataro, MD PhD MBA, Chair, Department of Pediatrics & Jeffrey Vergales, MD, Cardiology We all know that we live in the digital age. We have electronic medical records,…
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…
Updates on the Strategic Planning Process
1/25/2021
By Dr. James Nataro As many of you know, last January UVA Children's kicked off a formal and ambitious strategic planning process. We contracted with Whitecap Health Advisors who, COVID-19…
4/2/2020
By James Nataro, Karin Skeen, and Billy Petersen We write this piece at an extraordinary time for the UVA Children’s Hospital. After several “false starts” surrounding potential pandemics, from SARS…