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Cook Children's recognition icons Cook Children’s ranked among Child magazine’s Best Children’s Hospitals in the nation.Cook Children’s received prestigious Magnet Recognition for excellence in nursing from the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC).Cook Children’s Medical Center was one of only 41 hospitals, including eight children’s hospitals, in the nation to be named 2007 Leapfrog Top Hospitals. The results were based on the Leapfrog Hospital Quality and Safety Survey, a rating system that provides an up-to-the-minute assessment of a hospital’s quality and safety.Cook Children’s complied with the highest national standards for safety and quality of care to receive the Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval™.Cook Children’s became one of only five pediatric neonatal transport teams accredited worldwide from the Commission on Accreditation of Medical Transport Services.
Cook Children’s leads Children’s Community Health Assessment and Planning Survey

Cook Children's establishes Community-wide Children's Health Assessment and Planning Survey. ...read more


Organ donors honored with Walk of Honor

The Cook Children's Walk of Honor recognizes the love and leadership of families whose children were organ and tissue donors this past year. ...read more


Neighborhood clinics provide medical home for underserved, homeless

Cook Children’s Medical Center will provide a van and driver on a weekly basis to transport homeless children and parents to the Miller Neighborhood Clinic to receive primary health care. ...read more


Save a Smile increases access to dental care for underserved children

Save a Smile is an innovative, collaborative partnership which mirrors the mission of Cook Children’s: “to improve the health status of every child through prevention and treatment of illness, disease and injury.”
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"I love working in an environment that offers families quality medical care with a healthy dose of fun." ...read more

Reaching the Community
Director of Trauma Services speaks out on ATV injuries
ATV accidents are on the rise. Cook Children's expert explains the risk and the importance of proper training and equipment. ...read more
spotlight kid
While visiting her grandparents in Abilene, Olivia’s first recognizable seizure occurred when she was just 4 weeks old. ...read more
testimonials
"The nurses go above and beyond the call of duty. They take such good care of him and focus on putting him at ease. They treat him like he's their kid."

Deirdre, mother of a home health patient
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Upcoming Events
Grand Rounds: Endocarditis Prophylaxis
5/20/2008
Dr. Kathryn Taubert addresses the rationale, cardiac conditions, and antibiotic recommendations for treating endocarditis.

Grand Rounds: MPS Disorders-Hunter's Syndrome
5/27/2008
Dr. Joseph Muenzer discusses early symptoms, definitive diagnosis, and treatment options for MPS disorders.

BLS (CPR) for Healthcare Providers Renewal
5/28/2008
This course allows individuals who are nearing the end of their two-year American Heart Association BLS for Healthcare Providers certification to renew their certificate.

CPR for Family and Friends
5/28/2008
CPR for Family and Friends is an introduction to adult, child, and infant CPR. Participants do not receive a certification card.

Heartsaver CPR
5/28/2008
The Heartsaver CPR course is designed to teach CPR and relief of foreign-body airway obstruction to lay rescuers, particularly those who are expected to respond to emergencies in the workplace.

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