William G. Mackenzie, MD was invested on May 8, 2013, as the first holder of The Shands/MacEwen Endowed Chair of Orthopaedic Surgery in a ceremony at Nemours/Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children.

Sharon S. Lehman, MD, Division Chief, Pediatric Ophthalmology, Nemours/Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children, has been selected to the 2013-2014 class of fellows in the Hedwig van Ameringen Executive Leadership in Academic Medicine® (ELAM) Program at Drexel University College of Medicine.

Nemours/Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children (AIDHC) pediatrician Sandra G. Hassink, MD, is one of two candidates nominated in 2013 for the office of President of the AAP. Elections will take place in November.

The Delaware Survey of Children’s Health (DSCH), sponsored by Nemours, is a surveillance instrument, administered by telephone, with results from over 3,000 households with children from birth through age 17. Administered in 2006, 2008 and 2011, the DSCH provides data on trends in such issues as weight status, consumption of healthy foods, activity levels, use of screen media, and parental understanding of a child’s weight.

Julia Spencer Barthold, MD, Associate Chief, Division of Urology, Nemours/Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children is a 2013 recipient of the Urology Care Foundation John W. Duckett Pediatric Urology Research Excellence Award.

Anne E. Kazak, PhD, ABPP, has joined Nemours/Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children as Co-Director of the Nemours Center for Healthcare Delivery Science.

Nemours, one of the nation's premier pediatric health systems, today announces the appointment of Brent R. King, MD to the positions of Chief Medical Officer (CMO) and Physician-in-Chief at Nemours/Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children in Wilmington, DE.

The Nemours Pediatric Obesity Fellowship has received a two-year provisional accreditation by the Academic Pediatric Association (APA). It's the first and only accredited pediatric obesity fellowship in the country.

Nemours/Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children is the first children’s hospital in the Delaware Valley to offer the da Vinci® Si™ Surgical System.

Vinu Krishnan, a research student at Nemours Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders, is a recipient of the American Association of Cancer Research’s Gerald B. Grindey Memorial Scholar-in-Training Award.

The Leukemia Research Foundation of Delaware announced that it will make a one million-dollar research grant to the Nemours Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders at the duPont Hospital for Children.

Nemours took a major step forward in clinical acuity and the training of those who provide high risk patient care.

To prevent the spread of the flu virus and protect the health of all children at duPont Hospital for Children, a temporary inpatient visitation restriction has been put into effect.

Last fall, survivors of childhood cancer aged 2-20 walked the runway modeling clothes from local boutiques to benefit childhood cancer research.

The Leapfrog Group’s annual list of Top Hospitals included Nemours/Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children in Wilmington, DE, for the first time.

The Nemours Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders received internationally-recognized accreditation by the Foundation for the Accreditation of Cellular Therapy (FACT).

Molecular Pharmaceutics reported promising findings about the potential for nanotechnology to deliver chemotherapeutic agents in a way that attacks cancer cells without harming healthy cells.

The Delaware Valley HR Awards, Inc. recognized Nemours Human Resources Department as the HR Department of the Year for organizations with a staff of 21-50.

Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children has been granted a full, seven-year accreditation as a Clinical Pastoral Care Education training center by the College of Pastoral Supervision and Psychotherapy.

Nemours/Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children has achieved Magnet® recognition as a reflection of its nursing professionalism, teamwork, and superiority in patient care.

This month, Nemours/Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children received a gift of $130,337 from the Kohl’s Cares program.

U.S. Sen. Tom Carper and U.S. Rep. John Carney announced $4.6 million in funding from the National Cancer Institute for the Community Clinical Oncology Program.

The Swank Foundation presented a gift of $500,000 to fund the establishment of a new Tissue Repository to support research on neuro-orthopedic conditions like cerebral palsy.

Associates of Walmart stores in Delaware have chosen Nemours/Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children to receive a gift of $50,000 to support the expansion of the hospital.

Hyundai Hope On Wheels and Wilmington-area Hyundai dealers awarded Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children a $250,000 Hope Grant to support pediatric cancer research.

The Wilson family of Malvern, PA, made a special gift in memory of their son, Jeremy, to promote childhood cancer research at Nemours.

Nemours received a five year cooperative agreement from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to support healthy lifestyles for young children in child care.

Mark Ogino, MD, has been appointed Chief, Division of Neonatology at the Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children. He comes to Nemours from the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP).

Nemours/Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children partners with Delmarva Broadcasting Company for our Annual Radiothon.

The International Rett Syndrome Foundation awarded a $600,000 grant to researchers at Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children to study therapeutic options for Rett syndrome.

Sixty-five organ transplant recipients, including 13 athletes who were transplanted at Nemours/Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children, competed in the Transplant Games of America.

The Society of Pediatric Psychology Board of Directors has announced Jennifer Shroff Pendley, PhD and Doug Tynan, PhD as the Co-Editors for its journal, Clinical Practice in Pediatric Psychology.

The Langseder family of Hockessin, Delaware made a special gift to benefit children with cancer. Through the Jack Langseder Forever Strong Foundation, the family donated $25,000 in memory of their son, Jack, who was a patient of Nemours.

Timothy Constantine, President of Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield Delaware, announced the company has contributed $500,000 in support of the expansion of Nemours/Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children.

The Delaware Community Foundation has awarded a grant of $10,000 to Nemours/Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children to support its expansion.

Nemours/Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children has again been recognized among the “Most Wired” hospitals and health systems in the U.S. for 2012 by Hospitals and Health Networks magazine.

The Nemours Kids Transport Program is a critical care specialty service that primarily transports patients from other licensed health care facilities to Nemours/Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children for specialized pediatric care and support.

Deena Brecher, Clinical Nurse Specialist in the Emergency Department at Nemours/Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children, has been elected to the National Emergency Nurses Association (ENA) Board of Directors as the 2013 President-Elect.

Nemours will receive $3.6 million to implement projects that focus on delivering better health, improved care, and lower costs to people enrolled in Medicare, Medicaid, and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP).

The annual Summer Picnic at Nemours/Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children offers patients and families a break from the stress often associated with the hospital experience, allowing them to put aside their normal hospital routines for the afternoon.

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The Nemours Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders of the Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children is hosting a bone marrow donor drive on Tuesday, June 5, from 8:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.

Anders “Andy” Kolb, MD, Director of the Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders at Nemours/Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children, has been appointed to the Children’s Oncology Group (COG) Scientific Council.

With the help and support of the community, the auditorium at the Nemours/Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children was magically transformed into a colorful, festive setting for The “Beach Ball,” a special prom for teens with cancer or in recovery.

The Fifth Annual Jonathan Beech Memorial Concert benefitted the Nemours/Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children and our SuperSibs! Program.

Cheer for Charity Competition Raises Money for Nemours/Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children.

Nemours Researchers Uncover New Evidence of Harmfulness of Secondhand Smoke

The Nemours Spine and Scoliosis Center installs ultra-low-dose imaging machine

Nemours Supports Congressional Efforts to Tackle Childhood Obesity Epidemic

Nemours and Bryn Mawr's expanded relationship ensures children throughout the Main Line have access to specialized Pediatric Care in their community.

The work of Dr. Langhans and the Nemours Center for Childhood Cancer Research holds promise for the treatment of brain tumors in both children and adults.

Last fall, children and youth aged 3-20 walked the runway modeling clothes from local boutiques to benefit childhood cancer research at Nemours/Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children.

The Caitlin Robb Foundation of Wilmington, DE, recently presented a check for $60,000 in support of the Nemours Center for Childhood Cancer Research.

The Nemours Foundation commences demolition of The Murphy House.

The Healthy Kids Delaware Network celebrates its first anniversary.

Nemours Health & Prevention Services (NHPS) announce the findings of a recently completed report showing kids that are more physically fit do better academically.

The Nemours/Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children Trauma Center has once again been verified as a Level II Trauma Center by the American College of Surgeons (ACS).

The Masonic Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania has made a gift of $40,000 to Nemours/Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children to purchase telemedicine equipment for use with pediatric patients at the Dover Air Force Base in Delaware.

Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery Services are now available at Nemours Children’s Clinic, Philadelphia on the campus of Thomas Jefferson University Hospital.

The Partnership for a Healthier America, of which Nemours is a founding member, has a mission of supporting First Lady Michelle Obama’s Let’s Move! campaign by working with the private sector to fight childhood obesity.

The William E. Proudford Sickle Cell Fund of Baltimore, MD, brought the therapeutic art program artSPEAKS, developed for children with sickle cell disease, to Nemours/Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children in November.

This month, Nemours/Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children received a gift of $140,779 from the Kohl’s Cares® program. For the sixth year in a row, this generous grant from Kohl’s Department Stores will be used to enhance the hospital’s injury prevention education programs to local communities.

The Nemours/Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children is pleased to announce that Joan Hess, RN, BS, has been appointed as the Professional Relations Liaison for the South Jersey region.

On November 9, the D.O. Believe Foundation presented a donation of $25,000 to the Nemours Center for Childhood Cancer Research.

The Nemours Fund for Children’s Health, the philanthropic arm of Nemours, honored Jack Porter with its Inspiration Award in October.

The Delaware Health Sciences Alliance (DHSA) has selected three teams of investigators for funding through its pilot grant program. A team led by Dr. A.J. Rajasekaran, Director, Nemours Center for Childhood Cancer Research, received a $75,000 award to study nanotechnology-based drug delivery for childhood leukemia.

Students from the Willowdale Art Academy in Kennett Square, PA, recently visited the Nemours/Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children to donate a large group project to the hospital’s pediatric cancer unit.

Karen Smail, MSN, CNNP, CPNP is a 2011 recipient of the Champions for Children award from Prevent Child Abuse Delaware (PCAD).

Parents and coaches of female athletes ages 11 to 18 are invited to a free workshop on November 1, to be led by sports medicine specialists at Nemours/Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children.

Renée Wulf, Certified Medical Interpreter, Spanish language, at Nemours/Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children, is the first medical interpreter in Delaware to be nationally certified through the National Board of Certification for Medical Interpreters.

Wilma Berends, RN, has been appointed Director, Cardiac Center Nursing at Nemours/Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children.

On October 21, a contingent from the Nemours Cardiac Center will leave for Peru on a two-week charitable mission to provide exams, medical care and surgery for children in poor and medically underserved areas.

To support three new videos for younger kids with cancer, local Hyundai dealers and representatives of Hyundai Motor America presented a Hope Grant in the amount of $100,000 to Nemours/Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children.

Three unencrypted computer backup tapes containing patient billing and employee payroll data have been reported missing from a Nemours facility in Wilmington, Delaware. The tapes were stored in a locked cabinet following a computer systems conversion completed in 2004. The tapes and locked cabinet were reported missing on September 8, 2011 and are believed to have been removed on or about August 10, 2011 during a facility remodeling project.

The Echocardiography Department within the Nemours Cardiac Center at the Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children has received three-year accreditation for pediatric transthoracic echocardiography by the Intersocietal Commission for the Accreditation of Echocardiography Laboratories (ICAEL) -- the country’s highest level of achievement in the specialty.

Nemours/Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children now offers primary care services and a “medical home” for children in foster care in Delaware.

The Nemours/Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children’s Division of Pediatric Emergency Medicine received federal funding to join the Pediatric Emergency Care Applied Research Network (PECARN).

The Darden group of restaurants, which includes Red Lobster and Olive Garden, announced today that they will provide healthier and lower-calorie options on their menus and will serve fruit or vegetables and milk as default choices to accompany kid’s meals.

Through its participation in a nationwide network of children’s hospitals dedicated to eradicating central line-associated blood stream infections (CLABSIs) in hospitalized children, Nemours/Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children has prevented 68 of these infections and saved $2,377,229 in health care spending.

Nemours/Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children partners with Delmarva Broadcasting Company for its first-ever radiothon and raises more than $100,000.

HIMSS Analytics announced that the Nemours/Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children received its Stage 7 Award, which honors hospitals that operate in a paperless environment and represent best practices in implementation of the electronic medical record.

Thanks to a $2.5 million gift from DuPont, a global company based in Wilmington, Delaware, and operating in 90 countries, Nemours/Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children has received a tremendous boost for its plans to expand into a new five-story patient care building.

More than 800 people gathered on the grounds of the Nemours/Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children to ceremoniously “break the sky” on phase one of a $260 million hospital expansion.

Nemours/Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children is pleased to announce their partnership with South Jersey Healthcare to expand access to high quality pediatric specialty care throughout South Jersey. As part of this new relationship Nemours Pediatric Partners at South Jersey Healthcare (SJH) will provide around-the-clock neonatal, pediatric, and emergency care for children at SJH Regional Medical Center requiring specialized care.

Nemours Health & Prevention Services (NHPS), in partnership with the Delaware School Board Association (DSBA), the Delaware Department of Education (DOE), the Delaware Coalition for Healthy Eating and Active Living (DE HEAL), the Delaware Division of Public Health, and the Delaware Association of School Administrators (DASA), is pleased to announce the 2010-2011 school year recipients of the Edith P. Vincent Healthy Schools Award for Nutrition and Physical Activity.

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Nemours/Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children has been recognized among the “Most Wired” hospitals and health systems in the U.S. by Hospitals and Health Networks magazine.

Elissa Miller, MD, has joined Nemours/Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children as director of the new Thomas P. Ferry Palliative Care Program. Dr. Miller recently completed fellowship training in pediatric hospice and palliative care medicine at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, one of only four such fellowship programs in the U.S.

University of Delaware (UD) football head coach K.C. Keeler, who received the 2010 Liberty Mutual Coach of the Year Award, has shared that award with the Nemours/Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children.

Nemours announced the formation of The Nemours Kids Transport Program. This transport service is owned, operated, and staffed by Nemours, providing an immediate introduction to the "Nemours Experience" for patients and their families.

The Howard W. Swank, Alma K. Swank and Richard Kemper Swank Foundation, located in Wilmington, has announced a gift of $1 million ($333,000 in each of three years) to establish The Swank Center for Neuro-Orthopaedics at Nemours/Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children.

Nemours is contributing to the National Foundation on Fitness, Sports and Nutrition’s efforts through the in-kind assistance of Rich Killingsworth, Deputy Director and Senior Advisor for Nemours Health & Prevention Services (NHPS).

A prime example of the growing contributions of high tech robotic equipment was unveiled as philanthropists, health professionals, researchers, and families of children with cancer convened at the Nemours Center for Childhood Cancer Research (NCCCR) for the grand opening of the new High-Throughput Screening Laboratory, which includes equipment purchased through a $250,000 gift from The Andrew McDonough B+ Foundation.

First Lady Michelle Obama’s Let’s Move! campaign today announced a new aspect of the healthy eating/active living initiative that focuses on early childhood.

Nemours/Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children is pleased to announce that it has been chosen as a beneficiary of the 2011 Best of Delaware Party. The hospital, which has served children and families in Delaware for more than 70 years, is one of the three appointed beneficiaries this year.

A Night at Nemours, the sixth annual black-tie gala to benefit the Nemours/Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children, will take place on Friday, June 17, 2011 on the hospital grounds near the landmark Carillon tower.

The Delaware Health Sciences Alliance (DHSA), of which Nemours/Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children is a founding member, will host its 3rd Annual Research Symposium on Tuesday, May 17, 2011, at the Dorrance Hamilton Building of Thomas Jefferson University.

Today, BMC Cancer reported promising findings from the Nemours Center for Childhood Cancer Research in Wilmington, DE, about the potential for components of a common spice to be effective in treating brain tumors in children.

One hundred fifty-two Nemours physicians have been selected among the Best Doctors in America ® for 2011-2012.

Mary Kate Mouser has been appointed Executive Director of Nemours Health and Prevention Services (NHPS), the health promotion and disease prevention arm of the Nemours pediatric health system.

Improving healthcare communications and engaging patients is critical to improving safety and reducing error. That’s why in celebration of The National Patient Safety Foundation’s Patient Safety Awareness Week, March 6-12, patient safety thought leaders will be podcasting at the Engaging the Patient blog about how to improve patient safety and empower patients to become more actively involved in their care.

On Valentine’s Day, more than 200 stuffed animals were presented to the Endocrinology Department at Nemours/Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children. The Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF), in conjunction with Build-A-Bear Workshop®, donated the furry friends in hopes of sharing hugs and putting a smile on the face of a child newly diagnosed with type 1 diabetes.

Popular syndicated radio host, Delilah, has become a spokesperson for Together for Kids, a national alliance of children’s hospitals, including Nemours/Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children, and will help raise money and awareness for Together for Kids hospitals nationwide.

Last fall, 35 children and youth aged 3-20 walked the runway modeling clothes from local boutiques to benefit childhood cancer research at the Nemours/Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children. What made the fashion show extra special were the models themselves – all survivors of childhood cancers.

Journalism student Melissa Pileiro was diagnosed at 18 months old with cerebral palsy. In this article for The Daily Journal in Wilmington, Delaware, she writes about her 20 year relationship with Nemours/Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children and her orthopedic specialist, Dr. Freeman Miller.

Richard Killingsworth, Senior Advisor for Nemours Health & Prevention Services, has been appointed special advisor to the President’s Council on Fitness, Sports and Nutrition for one year.

The Nemours/ Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children has joined the ranks of hospitals and health care providers across the nation that are enthusiastically embracing the benefits of electronic health records and other forms of health IT.