Gillette Children's Hospital

Since 1962 St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital has been the second largest hospital to help children that suffer from catastrophic pediatric diseases such as cancer and AIDS. I will be discussing how developing and launching new offerings caused this organization to move forward with a program called Cure4Kids. You will see how an idea was generated and tested to use IT to transfer medical

There comes a time in every child’s life when they become aware of who they are and question their place in the world, this is no different for a child with a disability. Most important is that every child has a safe environment to be able to express themselves without receiving judgement from adults.

Throughout the ages, people with disabilities have been hidden away at homes or institutions and were often not educated. This was common practice and as such, when the education system was designed, children with disabilities were not even considered. Then, starting soon after the civil rights movement in the 50’s, a series of lawsuits was brought against school boards and the federal government took notice. Then the Education for all Handicapped Children Act of 1975 was passed and these children were finally allowed the education they deserved. As time went

What comes into one’s mind when they are asked to consider physical disabilities? Pity and embarrassment, or hope and encouragement? Perhaps a mix between the two contrasting emotions? The average, able-bodied person must have a different perspective than a handicapped person, on the quality of life of a physically disabled person. Nancy Mairs, Andre Dubus, and Harriet McBryde Johnson are three authors who shared their experiences as physically handicapped adults. Although the three authors wrote different pieces, all three essays demonstrate the frustrations, struggles, contemplations, and triumphs from a disabled person’s point of view and are aimed at a reader with no physical disability.

I am a product manager intern at MIT Starfish, a Massachusetts Institute of Technology start-up company, a nonprofit that helps to place disabled professionals into the workforce. When I suffered from burns on my feet at the age of ten and then had to relearn how to walk again, I learned to empathize deeply with people who have disabilities. I learned to see beyond their physical forms to appreciate the persons they are with unique talents and abilities. I realized that for everyone who has a disability, there is a part of them, whether a sense or a sensibility that becomes heightened, more powerful. Project starfish is leveraging the technology to create a platform for disabled people to find employment.

The company we chose for our presentation is Children’s Hospital of MI. They are run by the Detroit Medical Center (DMC) along with 7 other hospitals. Children’s Hospital of MI was the first hospital in Michigan to concentrate on children’s needs such as cancer care, cardiology and heart surgery, gastroenterology/surgery, neurology/surgery, nephrology, orthopedics, pulmonology, and urology. Children’s Hospital of MI opened in 1886 and has trained more pediatricians than any other facility in Michigan during that time frame. They have developed many projects over the years to improve their operations. Two of their more recent projects include the 29 Minute Wait and the Electronic Medical Records (EMR) systems. U.S. News ranked Children’s Hospital of Michigan nationally in 4 categories: #46 in Pediatric Cardiology and Heart Surgery, #45 in Pediatric Nephrology, #33 in Pediatric Neurology &

The Seattle Children 's Hospital has received magnet designation by the American Nurses Credentialing Center which they are the only children’s hospital in the Northwest to receive this recognition. They also received the Beacon Award for Excellence in their Pediatric Intensive Care Unit for their supportive, positive work environment and effective communication between staff for high quality care. They were ranked number six in the country for having high quality care for a children hospital. They also got cited for being a great place to work for having a great benefits package, an uplifting environment to work in, they recognize when an employee does a great job and their ability to develop their employees professionally by offering continued education (Seattle, 2016).

The purpose of this paper is to analyze the way information technology at All Children’s Hospital is used in nursing care delivery and to describe its significance within the hospital. Cerner’s electronic medical record (EMR), PowerChart, at All Children’s Hospital has been implemented in a way that has changed the way nurses manage patient care.

For a start, children with a disability already face so much, and now have to deal with their programs being cut. I know how hard is it for these students, I have a godson who has autism. He struggles everyday with the littlest thing, and yet always want to go to school. Having a disability making everything more challenging with school, work, and

Have you ever wondered what it's like to be critically disabled? To live every day of your life, wondering if you'll even survive through the day? Have you ever wondered how, despite their disability, many of them still stay strong? All around the world, people of all shapes, sizes, and colours must deal with a disability, or multiple disabilities on a daily basis. Of course, in a situation like that, it's easy to let it get to you. Its easy to simply let your disability crush you, and take whoever you were before with it. It's simply easier to do that, isn't it? But there are some people, people who even with a crippling disability, are able to live their lives fully, achieve great things, and not let their disability get to them. People who

If there is something that cannot be disputed by any single individual is the prevalence of disabilities in the world. What people may not be so informed upon is the types of handicaps that exist and how those who either have them or know people that do, deal with them. Having disabilities in the past used to come with much negativity and discrimination for people generally weren’t accepting and cognizant of all the possible elements of life. However, with the increased availability of literature on the matter, more people have started to become aware and realize that handicaps shouldn’t be viewed in this demeaning manner, in turn, they are becoming more understanding and compassionate. Impressions start young, so it is extremely beneficial for the information about disabilities to start in children’s books. As kids become

It is nearly impossible for me to grasp the idea of what being truly disabled is like. There are far too many people around the world living day by day, with major struggles to accomplish the basic tasks of life because of their affliction. Through volunteering this past summer at Hartford Hospital, serving meals to destitute people at the South Park Inn Homeless Shelter and meeting disabled veterans at a Rangers Lead the Way fundraiser, I have seen first-hand, some of the problems and challenges of people with disability. Through these experiences and the insight gained from them, I believe that I am on a quest to enable the disabled around the world.

Education is the foundation of the world; it is necessary to educate people in order to advance as a society. Unfortunately, not all people have access to education, especially those who have disabilities. As someone who was born with a congenital heart condition, I know the struggles of learning inside and outside the classroom while having a disability. When I was a child, the Make-A-Wish foundation granted my family and I a trip to Orlando to visit Walt Disney World, where we relaxed from the stress of surgeries and rehabilitation. While I am unable to repay them for the memorable experiences, my family volunteered during two spring breaks in order to give back to this organization. I assisted in serving meals and helped organize a Halloween

Living my life with a brother with disabilities has never been easy. It has been difficult throughout my life watching him grow up and encounter more and more struggles in life because of his disabilities. Our biggest question throughout the years, though, has been what our plan will be for him later in life. How will he live his life as an adult? Will he work? Where will he live? Will he have friends? How happy can he be? People with children with disabilities have to explain, “How do people with disabilities really fit into American society”? It’s not just families discussing this question; experts as well are debating this unknown by looking at the same questions I mentioned before. Looking at where disabled people are living,

Schooling for the disabled requires a special environment—one that only a few teachers have the gift to care for. Instead of looking out for the child’s