The Nemours Foundation commences demolition of The Murphey House.

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).

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

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.

The William E. Proudford Sickle Cell Fund brought the therapeutic art program artSPEAKS to Nemours/Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children.

Nemours/Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children received a gift of $140,779 from the Kohl’s Cares program.

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. The 18-month awards – for projects addressing hypertension, childhood cancer and autism – started November 1, 2011.

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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).

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.

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.

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.

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.

Nemours, one of the nation’s premier pediatric health systems, today announces the appointment of Randall W. Hartley to the position of Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) for Nemours Children’s Hospital (NCH).

One hundred fifty-one 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.

Health First, Brevard County's leading health care provider and Nemours, one of the nation’s premier pediatric health systems, today announced a partnership that will bring expanded pediatric care to the region through a newly created pediatric hospitalist program at Health First's Holmes Regional Medical Center in Melbourne.

The joint Pediatric Cancer Program of Nemours Children’s Clinic, Jacksonville and Wolfson Children’s Hospital has received the prestigious Outstanding Achievement Award from the American College of Surgeons (ACS).

Nemours today announces the addition of a third professional relations liaison, Lisa Howell, for Nemours Children’s Hospital (NCH). Nemours’ professional relations liaisons are key points of contact for referring physicians concerning the new hospital and Nemours Children’s Clinic, Orlando

Nemours, one of the nation’s premier pediatric health systems, has received the prestigious HIMSS Davies Organizational Award of Excellence for 2010 from the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS).

Nemours announces the public opening of the Nemours Children’s Hospital (NCH) Preview Center, located at 9145 Narcoossee Road, Suite A102 in Orlando, FL. The facility will introduce the new hospital to the community and showcase the transformation of family-centered pediatric care delivery in the 21st century.

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.

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.

Nemours pediatric otolaryngologist Gary Josephson, MD, and Mayo Clinic in Florida otolaryngologist David Grant, MD, recently performed a minimally invasive procedure called a sialendoscopy, which allows the surgeon to look into the salivary ductal system and gland.The outpatient procedure – the first pediatric sialendoscopy in our region and one of only a few done in the U.S. on a child  was performed at Wolfson Children’s Hospital on a six-year-old girl with two salivary gland stones.

The Foundation for the Accreditation of Cellular Therapy (FACT) has awarded a three-year accreditation renewal to the Blood and Marrow Transplantation Program of Mayo Clinic, Nemours Children’s Clinic, Jacksonville and Wolfson Children’s Hospital.

Nemours, one of the nation’s leading pediatric health systems, today announces that Martha V. Taboada, M.D. has joined the Division of Endocrinology at Nemours Children’s Clinic, Orlando beginning this week.

Nemours, one of the nation’s leading pediatric health systems, today announces that Brett Chafin, M.D., has joined the Division of Otolaryngology (ear, nose and throat or ENT) at Nemours Children’s Clinic, Jacksonville.

Nemours Receives Federal Appropriation for Hospital Expansion

NHPS is is pleased to announce the first recipients of the Edith P. Vincent Healthy Schools Awards. These newly established awards are given to Delaware public schools that have demonstrated both interest and progress in enhancing student health via nutrition or physical education/physical activity initiatives.

In the 2010-2011 edition of Best Children's Hospitals, published by U.S. News & World Report, Nemours/Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children has been ranked among the best in the specialty rankings: 6th in Orthopedics, 20th in Gastroenterology, and 29th in Urology.

The Arsht-Cannon Fund at the Delaware Community Foundation has announced a gift of $300,000 to bring the innovative Nemours BrightStart! Dyslexia Initiative to Delaware.

AstraZeneca donates $1 Million to Nemours/Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children Expansion Project.

Trauma centers are distinguished by the immediate availability of specialty surgeons, nurses with advanced urgent care training and life support equipment. Not all hospitals have trauma centers, but those that do are rated level 1 to 4.

The Jacksonville Zoo & Gardens 18th Annual Teddy Bear Affair sponsored by Nemours, takes place Saturday, April 10th from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Children ages 3-12 who bring their teddy bears or other stuffed animal on that day will receive free admission.

143 Nemours physicians from the Delaware Valley and Florida were voted as some of the Best Doctors in America® for 2009-2010.

When the devastating January 12 earthquake hit Haiti, nurse Amy Desiderio couldn't get to the country fast enough to help the countless patients in need.

Here is how Nemours is helping to make a difference for children in Haiti.

Former CEO of Children's Hospital in Pittsburgh, Roger Oxendale, MBA, has been named CEO of Nemours Children's Hospital and join the organization on April 12, 2010. Mr. Oxendale is a nationally known executive leader in chilldren's health care with an impressive list of accomplishments.

Challenges for 16-month-old Antoine Woodlyn, earthquake survivor faces are steeper than doctors realized and will require significant long-term support.

The prevalence of overweight and obesity among Delaware children, ages 2-17, shows a flattening of the trajectory – no change- between 2006 and 2008. Because overweight and obesity rates had previously been climbing rapidly, the leveling-off is cause for optimism reports Nemours in the March 2010 edition of Health Affairs.

GetWellTown, the new pediatric version of a patient interactive program, allows patients to play games and enjoy movies, send messages to hospital staff, as well as receive educational and clinical care tools to our patients and their families.

Mothers are giving birth to newborns much smaller than expected. The birthweights of newborns has fallen nearly 2 to 3 ounces. Researchers can't explain the trend but the decline is alarming. Newborns should be getting heavier, not lighter.

A second team of doctors and nurses from the Nemours Foundation's Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children leaves today for a week in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, adding their energy and skill to medical relief efforts triggered by the devastating Jan. 12 earthquake.

concussions aren't like other injuries where victims are noticeably hurt and often unable to get off the field -- or even stand up -- on their own. In many cases, a concussion is not easily and immediately identifiable and it can occur without a victim ever losing consciousness. Players also don't have to be in a competition to suffer a concussion.

Wodeline Augustine and Antoine were one of seven parent-and-child teams making these trips Thursday. Some arrived in flip-flops and shorts, but warmer clothes -- sweat shirts and jackets -- were waiting for them. Antoine was wrapped in a blanket given to him by the Philadelphia Eagles, which had provided the plane that brought four of them north from Florida. He had brand-new Eagles socks on his tiny feet.

When Miami Children’s Hospital, in coordination with Project Medishare, requested assistance, Nemours associates jumped at the opportunity to volunteer. On February 2, 2010, a 12-member team, comprised of Nemours health care workers from Delaware and Florida, was dispatched to Haiti.

Today, a new foundation was launched to address the serious epidemic of childhood obesity. The Partnership for a Healthier America will bring together the public and private sectors, other organizations, business and thought leaders, the media, and states and local communities to make meaningful and measurable commitments to fighting childhood obesity.

Today, the self-described "mom in chief" is launching Let's Move, a campaign to help other parents deal with a national health crisis she describes in epic terms. The goal: to eliminate childhood obesity in a generation.

A team of Nemours doctors, nurses and other health care workers will travel to Haiti this week to lend a hand with ongoing efforts to aid victims of last month's earthquake.

The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommends that clinicians screen children ages 6 to 18 years for obesity and refer as appropriate to programs to improve their weight status, according to evidence-based guidelines posted online January 18 and to be published in the February print issue of Pediatrics.

Gavin Owen was only three when he lost his valiant fight to a rare, genetic disorder. His family was determined to help other families at AIDHC in his honor. On January 8 they came back to 3E to make a donation of over 2,000 new BabyLegs - leg warmers that Gavin wore his entire life

Nemours today announces the appointment of Raymond Remmer as practice administrator – Nemours Florida.

Nemours recently received “Accreditation with Commendation” from the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) as a provider of continuing medical education (CME) for physicians. This award is the highest level of accreditation in the country and, on average, nly 10% of CME providers achieve this designation.

As 2009 comes to a close, KidsHealth.org has once again published its annual list of “10 Kids’ Health Issues to Watch.” The issues chosen represent a wide range of concerns — some may hit close to home while others may be more far reaching.

President Barack Obama and United States Department of Commerce Secretary Gary Locke named AtlantiCare one of only five winners of the 2009 Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award (MBNQA) December 7.

According to Safe Kids U.S.A., more than 3 billion toys and games are sold in the United States each year, with most being purchased between Thanksgiving and Christmas.

Ayyappan K. Rajasekaran, PhD, Director of the Nemours Center for Childhood Cancer Research has shown that the beta-subunit of sodium pump plays a critical role in heart function.

Constantly worrying whether your child's blood sugar is spiking or plummeting. Waking them up in the middle of the night every two hours to prick their toes. Being a prisoner in their home because their blood sugar needed to be checked so often.

Kevin Neal, a pediatric orthopedic surgeon at Nemours Children’s Clinic, treated Joann Briker's 13-year-old child for scoliosis.

Effective Monday, November 9th, a new restricted patient visitation policy will be in effect at AIDHC for the remainder of the flu season and until further notice.

The State of Delaware Child Death, Near Death and Stillbirth Commission and the Division of Public Health (Department of Health and Social Services) have joined forces with the duPont Hospital to help reduce the risk of infant injury and death due to unsafe sleep environments by providing education and resources to families.

There have been no exceptions since Brunelle's 10-year-old daughter, Jordan, spent much of this month recovering from a serious bout of swine -- or H1N1 -- flu.

Swine flu fears begin to grip parts of the state and worried parents start to inundate hospitals with their sick children. Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children spent most of the summer planning for an event such as this. The high volume of emergency room patients was not completely unexpected by any means.

Nemours/ Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children asks, "What's in it for the kids?" This nation needs a health system that not only ensures all children will get care when they're sick, but one that does its utmost to keep them healthy.

David F. Lyons Sr., of Centreville, Delaware, was presented with The Inspiration Award on September 9 by the Nemours Partnership for Children’s Health. The award is presented to an individual who has been generous to Nemours with their time and resources, is active in the community, and who encourages others to do the same.

Most parents think they're pretty vigilant about their children's safety in the car, but loose straps and expired seats are two common mistakes child passenger safety technicians find when they check how a seat is being used, said Andrea Summers, community relations officer for the Delaware Office of Highway Safety.

Playing a sport has been credited with helping young athletes develop a healthy self-esteem, learn discipline and grasp the importance of working together. But as team sports become increasingly specialized and the training year-round, some players are learning another unintended lesson of the game -- how to deal with injuries.

The School District of Osceola County recently partnered with Nemours BrightStart! to implement their new early literacy program for children in the district’s prekindergarten classes this fall.

Nemours announced that Florida’s Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA) officially determined that the organization successfully met its statutory obligation to demonstrate continuous construction of Nemours Children's Hospital within 18 months of receiving its Certificates of Need (CON).

Every employee who took part in the drill was screened for influenza by volunteer nurses who were positioned at four entrances not only to manage the flow, but to also encourage participants to get seasonal flu shots.Wilmington News Journal, Hiran Ratnayake

With school back in session, kids may catch a bad cold or other virus from a classmate and head to the emergency department if their pediatrician's office is closed. Injuries from sports practices and games are common, and fall is prime time for allergy- and asthma-related complications.

Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children and Nemours Health & Prevention Services have teamed up to present “Growing Together…Love & Limits,” a free seminar for parents of young children.

Nemours announced the opening of The Body Theater, made possible by a donation by AstraZeneca to the Nemours Partnership for Children’s Health. The Body Theater, located in a busy outpatient waiting area in the hospital, will feature hours of engaging, child-oriented content on a 50-inch, flat-screen display.

The lab is part of the Nemours Center for Childhood Cancer Research, a fledgling enterprise that recently hired researcher Andrew Napper to launch a drug discovery program for childhood cancers.

Andrew Napper, PhD, has joined the research team at the Nemours Center for Childhood Cancer Research (NCCCR) to establish its High Throughput Screening and Drug Discovery Laboratory.

One hundred young patients have now received liver transplants at A.I. duPont Hospital for Children.

Over 13,000 children under age 19 will be diagnosed with cancer this year. That’s roughly two average-size classrooms of students diagnosed each school day. Cancers found in children are inherently different from those commonly seen in adults.

A new, environmentally green children's hospital designed with input from kids and parents began construction Thursday at the burgeoning "medical city" at Lake Nona.

Construction crews will begin work Thursday on part of a project that will define Central Florida's new Medical City, a $400 million Nemours Children's Hospital project.

Nemours, a leading children's health system, begins construction on the Nemours Children's Hospital in Lake Nona's medical city.

A new $400 million children's hospital will begin construction in Orange County. The facility will be built at the site of the University of Central Florida's medical center at Lake Nona.

Nemours begins construction on the Nemours Children’s Hospital in Lake Nona’s medical city. The 630,000-square-foot children’s hospital will include 95 beds and serve as the core of a 60-acre pediatric health campus.

At a press conference held today at The Endocrine Society’s 91st Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C., Nelly Mauras, M.D., Division Chief of Endocrinology at Nemours Children’s Clinic in Jacksonville, announced the results of a four year study with findings that show childhood obesity increases early signs of cardiovascular disease.

A new clinic offering specialists for children will open this week in East Hempfield Township.

Nemours recently selected several key individuals to guide Nemours’ mission to improve the health of children as well as develop an integrated system of pediatric care in Florida.

It may feel like just yesterday you were teaching your little girl the ABCs, and now she’s asking about getting her first bra and when she’ll start her period! Puberty is an awkward stage for kids so talking about it is an important job for parents.

On May 12, Tri-State CheerNastics presented a check to the Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children to benefit their Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU). Funds totaling $32,000 were raised.

The American Cancer Society, the largest non-government, not-for-profit funding source of cancer research in the United States, recognized current and former recipients of Society research funding at a luncheon held at the Chase Center on the Wilmington Riverfront.

A Night at Nemours, the fourth annual black-tie gala to benefit the Nemours/Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children, will take place on Friday, June 19, 2009 on the hospital grounds in the shadow of the historic Carillon.

Delaware will take another major step to expand human health research with a new five-year, $17.4-million grant from the National Center for Research Resources (NCRR) at the National Institutes of Health (NIH).

Newark, DE: Nemours Health and Prevention Services (NHPS) has been nationally recognized with three prestigious awards for its Campaign to Make Delaware’s Kids the Healthiest in the Nation.

For most children to reach or maintain a healthy weight, the best advice available is to eat right and exercise. This means eating more vegetables, less greasy, fatty foods and getting at least an hour of physical activity a day.

Unintentional injuries are the leading cause of death of American children ages 1 to 14 years. Many parents and caregivers are unaware of the risks around the home and on the road that present a danger to their children.

In December of 2008, Lou and Jennifer Insalaco got some traumatic news. Their 8-year-old daughter, Andrea was found to have a heart murmur.

Carol Ireland was cycling near Hockessin on a sunny day last October when her bike struck a pothole. The next thing she knew, she hit the ground head first.

NEMOURS HEALTH & PREVENTION SERVICES Supports National Turnoff Week April 20-26, 2009

Nemours, announced that it received full accreditation for its human research protection program from the Association for the Accreditation of Human Research Protection Programs, Inc. (AAHRPP).

A Night with Nemours Gala in Jacksonville, FL on Friday, October 16th, 2009.

Nemours, one of the nation’s largest children’s health systems, today announced four leadership appointments which will continue to elevate quality, patient satisfaction and clinical outcomes in Florida.

The Delaware Health Sciences Alliance—a new partnership of Christiana Care Health System (Christiana Care), Nemours, Thomas Jefferson University (TJU) and the University of Delaware (UD)—combines the priorities and assets of these member institutions to provide leadership in the improvement of health and health services to all Delawareans, while also nurturing research and advanced technology development that will be key to Delaware’s economic future.

Poison Prevention Tips, March 19, at Nemours Children’s Clinic, Jacksonville.

Free Nutrition Counseling for overweight boys six to 10! Offered by Nemours Children’s Clinic Division of Endocrinology.

Effective March 1, 2009, all Nemours main locations in Jacksonville will begin using the telephone prefix 697.

Gitter Gallery has donated to Nemours 11 pieces of Giclee on canvas from original artwork that are child-friendly with colorful youthful scenes and vibrant animals.

Nemours broke ground on the Nemours Children’s Hospital in Lake Nona’s medical city on Wednesday, February, 25th. Read more and view the video.

The Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children receives donation by the Delaware Department of Justice used to promote lower drug costs for uninsured and/or under-insured Delaware residents.

A celebration was held at the Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children today to recognize our designation as a Pediatric Level II Trauma Center by the State of Delaware.

Newark, DE: Nemours Health and Prevention Services (NHPS) was recently honored with three awards from the Sixth Annual Service Industry Advertising Awards (SIAA): a Gold Award in Newspaper Advertising – Series; a Gold Award for Television Advertising – Single; and a Merit Award for Total Advertising Campaign.

Three Nemours physicians received awards on Sunday, January 12, 2009 from the BASE Camp Children’s Cancer Foundation, Inc., at a special presentation concert by the Orlando Philaharmonic Orchestra for their “Extraordinary Service for Children with Cancer.”

Nemours congratulates Principal Research Scientist, Tim Wysocki, PhD, of Nemours Children’s Clinic, Jacksonville on receiving a $2.86 million National Institutes of Health (NIH) grant.

Parents Magazine names Nemours/Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children (AIDHC) as being among the “Top 25 Best Children’s Hospitals!"

The research team at the Nemours Center for Childhood Cancer Research (NCCCR), a newly established division of Nemours Biomedical Research headquartered at the Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children, has secured $1,020,000 in external funding for awards starting in 2008 and 2009.

Many children received a trampoline for Christmas and several injuries resulting from playing on the trampoline have already been seen in the Division of Orthopedics at Nemours Children’s Clinic Pensacola.

Nemours launched a new partnership in June with Orange County Parks and Recreation to provide a healthy lifestyle and activity series in Orlando. The series, featuring the Nemours 5-2-1-Almost None program is being held at Orlo Vista Park in Pine Hills once a week for ten weeks (two separate five week sessions) and will wrap up in mid-August. The sessions are held on Thursday nights from 6:30-8:00 p.m.