Seattle Children’s Provider News

Seattle Children’s Emergency Department and Hospital Capacity Updates

2.7.24 | Our ED volumes have been stable over the last several weeks with lower volumes from our 2023 peaks but well above previous years and on track to match our pre-pandemic volumes.

Headache Management in Primary Care: A Q&A With Dr. Heidi Blume

2.7.24 | Headaches are very common in pediatrics. One study found that over 10% of school-aged kids and more than 20% of teens had “frequent or severe” headaches in the past year, and about 5% of younger children and 20% of teen girls have migraines.

Family Experiences and Data Lead to Elimination of Disparities of Central Line Infections

2.7.24 | Focusing on solutions to reduce health disparities leads to better health outcomes for all. That’s a point made clear by Seattle Children’s efforts to reduce central line-associated bloodstream infections, also known as CLABSI.

Building Trust With Patients and Families to Improve Racial and Ethnic Diversity in Research

2.7.24 | Ana and Martin Medina-Lamas came to Seattle Children’s in 2013 hopeful to find the quality healthcare needed for their two daughters, Mary and Monica. Since the age of two, both girls have lived with renal insufficiency, or kidney disease.

Seattle Children’s Sickle Cell Program Makes Significant Progress Toward Becoming a Center of Excellence

2.7.24 | For more than two decades, Seattle Children’s and Odessa Brown Children’s Clinic (OBCC) has treated patients with SCD and we aim to be a medical home and center of excellence in which all families feel empowered, welcomed, and well cared for.

Meet Dr. Vittorio Gallo: A Scientific Leader Who Will Never Hang Up His Lab Coat

01.4.2024 | In his native language, Dr. Vittorio Gallo (he/him) is a nuovo arrivato — a newcomer — in a brand-new role as senior vice president and chief scientific officer (CSO) at Seattle Children’s Research Institute, but he brings years of experience both as a scientist and as a leader.

We Grieve, Too: An Essay by Dr. Molly Taylor

1.4.24 | In her own words, Dr. Molly Taylor, an attending physician in Seattle Children’s Cancer and Blood Disorders Center, shares a heart-rending story about the feelings of grief and guilt clinicians experience after losing a patient.

New Provider News Host Site and Provider Resource Roundup

1.4.24 | We recently migrated the host site of Provider News – please update any bookmarks you may have saved.

Odessa Brown Children’s Clinic Offers Quick Access to Therapies and X-Rays; Outside Referrals Are Welcome

12.6.23 | We’d like to remind providers that Odessa Brown Children’s Clinic (OBCC) site in Rainier Valley — OBCC Othello — offers not only primary care services but also several specialty therapy services that are available with an outside referral with little to no wait time.