by Hannah Berger | Apr 30, 2018 | Blog
It’s been my experience that good nursing care is key to a good recovery. When my Father had open heart surgery, the nurses were diligent, intelligent and thoughtful. The nurses cared for our family members as much as they cared for my Dad. The large and small acts of...
by Hannah Berger | Feb 8, 2018 | Blog
In January, a team of medical volunteers provided over 40 surgeries for children and adults in Siem Reap, Cambodia. Patients were treated for birth defects such as cleft lip and palette and microtia which is a malformation or absence of the ear/s. Thanks to our...
by Hannah Berger | Nov 11, 2017 | Blog
Artwork is a powerful therapeutic tool to help children and caregivers express their emotions about their medical experiences. Children often have a difficult time verbalizing feelings associated with pain and the modality of art provides them the opportunity to...
by Hannah Berger | Jul 30, 2017 | Blog
Our journey to Tblisi… With child and family centered healthcare at the forefront of our minds, we recently embarked on an exciting and powerful journey to Tblisi, Georgia where we reunited with colleague and Standish Advisor Khatuna Dolidze, PhD, MS, CCLS 10 years...
by Hannah Berger | May 31, 2017 | Blog
Last week we packed up and headed to the 2017 Association for Child Life Professionals conference. We joined thousands of pediatric healthcare professionals from around the globe including nurses, doctors, administrators, educators, students and child life specialists...
by Hannah Berger | Mar 31, 2017 | Blog
We asked a few Child Life Specialists “What do you love about your job?” Here is what they...
