Every child responds to
#grief
in a unique way, but there are some general best practices to support kids who are grieving. Learn more in this OpEd from
@drsarahmccarthy
: Prince Harry’s Book ‘Spare’ is a Reminder to Support Child Grief
@visiblemagazine
Meet 12-year-old Mighty Micah. After 198 days in the hospital, he's waiting for a heart transplant due to restrictive cardiomyopathy. Micah stays strong with his faith, schoolwork, and Zelda. Let’s send him strength as he awaits his “Hero Heart.” 💪❤️
We are celebrating the opening of the relocated
#PICU
at
@MayoClinicKids
! This new unit will be able to care for up to 23 pediatric patients and provides our pediatric families more space in a welcoming environment. Peyton was the first patient to see his room!
Happy 3rd Birthday to our facility dog, Alicia!
Celebrating Alicia’s birthday gives our patients a fun reason to get out of their rooms and socialize while bringing a sense of normalcy to the hospital setting.
Send your birthday wishes to Alicia in the comments below!
Happy World Music Therapy Day! 🎶
Carolyn, a music therapist at Mayo Clinic Children’s Center, offers tips for using music to reduce stress.
#musictherapy
@MayoClinic
Thank you to
@HyVee
who brought in more over 1,000 balloons as part of their Balloon Brigade initiative! Balloons are given to patients and visitors of
@MayoClinic
Children's Center,
@RMHMN
and Hope Lodge. The Balloon Brigade is made possible by donations from Hy-Vee customers.
Join us Thursday, July 12 at 11 a.m. CT for a video Q&A with Dr. Angela Mattke, pediatrician, Dr. Shelagh Cofer, pediatric otolaryngology, and Dr. Samir Mardini, plastic surgery, about cleft lip and cleft palate.
#AsktheMayoMom
@MayoClinic
Yesterday, Child Life held their second annual fair at the children’s hospital! Our patients and families got to dunk staff members in the dunk tank, pie a doctor, enjoy donuts and root beer floats, face painting, spin art and more!
@MayoClinic
Spina bifida is birth defect that affects the spinal cord and other areas. Join us August 23 at 11 a.m. CT for a video Q&A with Dr. Angela Mattke, pediatrician, Dr. William Shaughnessy, orthopedic surgeon, and Dr. Sheri Driscoll, pediatric physiatrist, to learn more.
@MayoClinic
The Mayo Clinic Children’s Center had many extra smiles today! Hy-Vee brought in more over 600 balloons as part of their Balloon Brigade initiative, to be given to visitors and patients of the Children’s Center. Thank you for brightening the day of our pediatric patients!
The
@ByronBearsHS
Student Council organized a game drive to collect new card and board games for the Child Life Program at Mayo Clinic Children’s Center! Thank you for bringing joy and many hours of entertainment to our patients and families.
Congratulations to this wonderful group of
@MayoPedsRes
graduating residents! Here they are sporting their
@DGlaucomflecken
#pediatrician
🦄 headbands. Thank you for your dedication to our pediatric patients!
When a child is critically ill, transportation to the hospital by well-trained medical professionals is vital. Join us to learn more on Thurs, Dec 6 at 11 a.m. CT for a video Q&A with Dr. Angela Mattke, pediatrician, & Dr. Stephen Gleich, pediatric anesthesia & critical care.
We are thrilled to introduce the newest member of our
@MayoClinic
Children’s Center “pack.” Meet Alicia, our facility dog! We’re so excited to have Alicia on our team and to watch the “paws”-itive impact she has on those she meets.
Please join us in welcoming Alicia!
@canineorg
World Marrow Donor Day is September 16th!
Pediatric hematologist/oncologists and bone marrow transplant specialists Dr. Mira Kohorst and Dr. Asmaa Ferdjallah encourage you to go to and be a potential life-saver.
#bethematch
#childhoodcancerawareness
We just opened 13 new pediatric specific operating rooms, 2 procedure rooms, and 25 pre-post rooms as we strive to create a pediatric friendly environment for the children and families we serve. Check out two of our amazing surgeons
@candacegranberg
and
@PedsOrthoGirl
Santa (pediatric cardiologist Dr. Jonathan Johnson) and his helper elf (registered nurse Adrienne Sween) visited our friends in the pediatric, neonatal, transplant, and cardiac ICUs yesterday, where even the littlest of our patients met Santa for the first time!
@MayoClinicCV
Questions about
#PCOS
and abnormal menstrual cycles in teens and young women? Join us Thursday, December 20 at 11 a.m. CT for a video Q&A with Dr. Angela Mattke, pediatrician, and Dr. Asma Chattha, pediatric gynecologist, about this topic
Congratulations to
@namd4kids
for being awarded
@AmerAcadPeds
#catchgrant
"Dialogue, Diseases and Debunking: Immunization Outreach to Minnesota's Somali Community,"
We “reel”-y love our facility dog, Alicia! She “lured” the patients and families in to get the big ones at our “fin”-tastic Minnesota State Fair event. What a catch! 🐟
@canineorg
All newborns should be screened for hearing loss. Learn more about this and hearing loss in children on Thursday, June 7 at 11 a.m. CT for a video Q&A with Dr. Angela Mattke, pediatrician, and Dr. Colin Driscoll
Shortly after Nathan Ruhland arrived at
@MayoClinic
, Marty Unruh, DNP, showed his patient — a dog lover — a photo of his dog, Ervin, dressed in scrubs, with a stethoscope around his neck. Ervin would come to play an important role in Nathan's time at Mayo.
Recently, the children’s hospital threw a paw-ty for a special member of our team. Alicia, our beloved facility dog, celebrated her 3rd birthday!
@canineorg
@MayoClinic
Shortly after Nathan Ruhland arrived at
@MayoClinic
, Marty Unruh, DNP, showed his patient — a dog lover — a photo of his dog, Ervin, dressed in scrubs, with a stethoscope around his neck. Ervin would come to play an important role in Nathan's time at Mayo.
Do you know the signs of teen depression? Join us Thursday, April 11th at 11 a.m. CT for a video Q&A with Dr. Angela Mattke, Dr. Rachel Lynch, pediatricians, and Caitlin Earle, L.I.C.S.W, M.S.W, therapist and clinical social worker, about teen depression.
What palliative care and how to help children with their grief, illness? Learn more about pediatric palliative care on
#AskTheMayoMom
on Jan 25th @ 11 am CT with guests Dr. Brenda Schiltz and Audrey Manahan RN.