U.S. News & World Report ranked Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital as one of the top children’s hospitals in the U.S. in the latest 2016-17 Best Children’s Hospitals rankings. This year, Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital ranked in six pediatric specialty areas:
Johns Hopkins All Children’s is Florida’s top-ranked hospital in pediatric orthopedics and the only hospital on Florida’s west coast to rank in any pediatric specialty.“These rankings suggest that our journey to being an exemplary high-quality, family-centered care provider for children is progressing," said Jonathan Ellen, M.D., president, CEO and physician-in-chief of Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital and vice dean and professor of pediatrics at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.Read full report at Johns Hopkins All Childrens Hospital website.
The Emergency Nurses Association’s (ENA) Lantern Award recognizes leadership, practice, education, and advocacy leading to an increase in patient care and staff well-being. Less than 2% of hospitals worldwide are selected and Orlando Health Bayfront is the only recipient in Pinellas and Hillsborough Counties. This award is on display in the emergency department and the hospital will be honored at the ENA annual conference in New Orleans in September.
Our next Tech X-Change will feature Dr. Ahmed introducing Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation, or TMS, a FDA-cleared treatment that uses electromagnetic pulses to stimulate neurons in specific parts of the brain found to be under-active due to depression. TMS is a breakthrough technology that has helped thousands of individuals treat, and even overcome their depression when traditional treatments like medication and talk therapy have not provided enough relief.
Kudos to Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital for breaking ground on a new hospital in Wesley Chapel. We are excited to see them bring specialized pediatric care closer to home for families north of Tampa Bay.