Archive | September 2012
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New Outpatient Services Building Groundbreaking
Primary Children’s marked the beginning of construction on its new George S. and Dolores Doré Eccles Outpatient Services Building at a groundbreaking ceremony. When completed, the new building will house 41 outpatient departments in a six-level, 243,000 square-foot building. “As one of the best children’s hospitals in the country, Primary Children’s is planning to meet [...]
National Child Passenger Safety Week
by Janet B. Brooks Child Advocacy Manager Beyond the walls of our own home, another place we spend a lot of time is in our vehicles. Though we work hard to make everything in our home safe and orderly, do we make similar efforts to ensure the safety of those riding in our vehicle, such [...]
Story Lines: Enthusiastic Aumberlee
by Aumberlee Davis Layton, Utah My name is Aumberlee Davis and I am 10 years old. In 2009 I began to feel sick. I had fevers, headaches, and I cried a lot because of leg pain. My family doctor couldn’t figure out why I was sick. In November of 2009 my parents decided to take [...]
Childhood Cancer Basics
September is Childhood Cancer Awareness Month. We thought it might be helpful to discuss some of the basics of childhood cancer. Every bodily cell is tightly regulated with respect to growth, interaction with other cells, and even its life span. Cancer occurs when a type of cell has lost these normal control mechanisms and grows [...]
