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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. U.S. News & World Report named Cook Children’s to its Best Children's Hospitals list for 2008.
Physician spotlight - Kathryn D. Bass, M.D., FACS, FAAP director of Trauma Services

Kathryn D. Bass, M.D., FACS, FAAP, joined Cook Children’s as the director of Trauma Services and a general surgeon with the same goal she’s had throughout her career – “to make a difference and have an impact on positive outcomes for kids.” ...read more


Cook Children’s Bone Marrow and Stem Cell Transplant and Apheresis Programs obtain national accreditation

The Bone Marrow and Stem Cell Transplant and Apheresis programs at Cook Children’s Medical Center are one of only 163 organizations that have obtained Foundation for the Accreditation of Cellular Therapy  (FACT) accreditation nationwide. 

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Summer heat can be fatal for children left in cars

Approximately 36 deaths occur each year due to heath related incidents – most of them involve children 3 years old and under. ...read more


Seasoned staff leads Cystic Fibrosis Center

The Fort Worth Cystic Fibrosis Center at Cook Children’s Medical Center provides care to its patients from as far west as the Big Bend region, as far south as San Antonio, as far east as Tyler and far north as Oklahoma. ...read more
featured jobs
"I love children and working with other professionals who love children." ...read more

Reaching the Community
Protect children around vehicles in a few easy steps
Terri Ford, Safe Kids Tarrant County coordinator in the Community Health Outreach Department at Cook Children’s, speaks with CBS 11 reporter Joel Thomas on the importance of parents watching for children around vehicles. ...read more
spotlight kid
While Alaina’s gymnastics career was not necessarily in jeopardy, her ability to compete at the highest level was questionable. Alaina never was operated on. Instead, she was referred to physical therapy at Cook Children's state-of-the-art SPORTS program....read more
testimonials
"It’s really the entire organization at Cook Children’s. Everybody works so well together. I remember how I felt from the first moment I walked in at 2 in the morning. It was just comforting. You know you are going to be treated well and your child is going to be taken care of by everyone."

Lynn, mother of a child with cerebral palsy.
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Kaleidoscope of Homes
8/30/2008

benefitting Cook Children's

Home tours in West Fort Worth Montserrat Estates.

For more information call: 817-457-2864 or visit: FortWorthbuilders.org

 



Cowtown Classic Bike Ride
9/6/2008

benefitting Life After Cancer Program

Online registration: BikeReg.com

For more information contact Steven Ginsberg at 817-336-5155 or visit: CowtownClassicBikeRide.org



Asthma Education
9/9/2008
Learn more about your child's asthma and how to manage it.

2008 Pediatric Trauma Workshop
9/11/2008
This program will provide the health care professional with the most current information in treating pediatric trauma patients throughout the continuum of care.

Heartsaver Pediatric First Aid
9/13/2008
The Heartsaver Pediatric First Aid course teaches the skills necessary to provide CPR and first aid for children. Adult CPR and AED are included.

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