Cook Children’s is proud to announce Paul Thornton, M.D., medical director of Diabetes and Endocrinology, is the recipient of the 2023 Global Impact Award. The City of Fort Worth and Fort Worth Sister Cities International bestowed the award for Dr. T...
October is Down Syndrome Awareness Month. Hear from Alexis Pechek, Unit Secretary, Cook Children's Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, who writes from the heart about her daughter Luciana, now 2.
Fort Worth, Texas - We are thrilled to receive the distinction of being ranked the Second Healthiest Employer in Texas serving 5,000 to 9,999 employees. Healthiest Employers® is an award program that recognizes and celebrates organizations focused on...
By Jean YaegerA new school year is just around the corner and it’s time for incoming kindergarteners and seventh-graders to get caught up on their routine immunizations. Vaccines to protect against certain contagious diseases – including measles, pol...
Community activist Opal Lee and author Megan Jackson visited with patients Tuesday at Cook Children's Medical Center. They read Jackson's children's book “Words are Magic" live on our Child Life Zone TV and joined patients in activities in the Child ...
By Heather DugeThree-year-old Rylee McLemore and his dad Steven do everything together. Fishing, driving in the Jeep and exploring outdoors are just a few of their favorite pastimes. “Rylee is a daddy’s boy,” Steven said. “He is my best friend and I’...
The Center for Community Health led by Cook Children's joins many community events for parents and families to share safety and parenting information. The Center for Community Health provides education and resources to reduce injuries and share great...
Fort Worth Magazine featured the doctors on JamieLynn and AmieLynn's care team for the April 2023 - Top Doctors special issue.José L. Iglesias, M.D., FACS, Medical Director of Pediatric Surgery at Cook Children’s Medical Center, who was the lead surg...
The Fort Worth Zoo outreach program and ambassador animals visited patients at Cook Children's Wednesday. Patients learned about these incredible animals and got to see them up close. Thistle the porcupineNigel the Brazilian spectacled owlLaguna the ...
By Heather DugeJose L. Iglesias, M.D., Medical Director of Pediatric Surgery at Cook Children’s Medical Center, was the lead surgeon during the first separation of conjoined twins, JamieLynn and AmieLynn, in Cook Children's Medical Center's 105-year ...
Inclement Weather: Click here to view closures and delayed openings at our Cook Children's locations. Although offices may be physically closed, phones are still being answered and virtual appointments are an option at several locations.Many counties...
On Thursday, Mattel, Inc. donated 2,000 Barbies, toys and infant toys to patients at Cook Children's Medical Center in memory of 7-year-old Athena Strand. She was killed in December while a package of “You Can Be Anything” Barbies was being delivered...
Checkup Newsroom is the top source for news about Cook Children's Health Care System and pediatric health care. From a story of kismet to the opening of a new Medical Center, these are the stories that were the most viewed in 2022.1. Baby Formula...
Listen to Episode 33 of the Raising Joy podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and Google Podcasts. The podcast is part of the JOY Campaign, which launched in April 2021 as a suicide prevention communication initiative, and aims to reach parents through ...
By Carmen OchoaSpring is officially here! Along with the start of spring, allergies are starting back up again as well. However, at Cook Children’s there has been an increase in flu cases at CCHCS this past month and the cold season isn’t over just y...
We’ve all seen the heartbreaking images of children in the midst of the war zone in Ukraine. Sick and injured babies and children sheltering in the basement of hospitals. Doctors and nurses doing their best with what they have to save their lives.The...
When we think back on some of the most memorable days in our lives, we often think of a baby’s first steps, an important anniversary or even a graduation. For Crystal Foster, one of the most vivid days to date happened on May 31, 1990. Crystal was in...
Rebecca Benson had a feeling the weather predictions would be wrong when she woke up Thursday, Feb. 11. As she suspected, no winter storm arrived overnight to cancel school for her two children. Like any other day, she quietly put on her scrubs while...
COVID-19 cases are increasing at Cook Children’s Medical Center and across North Texas.
As of Oct. 12, the number of patients who have tested positive reached 1,657, with four of those patients currently in the hospital.
Pediatric cases of COVI...
The abduction of an 8-year-old Fort Worth girl is the kind of news that rocks a community.
The child has since been located and the man accused of kidnapping her is in custody. But many parents are left wondering what if this happened to them and ...
My family and I got to spend an amazing afternoon at the new Dream Park at Trinity Park in Fort Worth!
What makes this park so special? Well, it’s not your typical run-of-the-mill playground. It’s a park for “children of all abilities.”
Childre...
It’s spring in North Texas and just like clockwork, severe weather is expected to impact our area this evening. Large hail, damaging winds and even tornadoes are a possibility with the thunderstorms that are predicted to develop by late afternoon. Fo...
The Peter Pan Birthday Club of Cook Children's is open to all kids ages 12 and under and is designed to foster and encourage philanthropy in children. Click here to learn more.
You may be surprised to see a child life specialist in one of the rooms at Cook Children’s Newborn Intensive Care Unit (NICU). After all, this is an area devoted to babies.
But spend some time in one of those rooms and you will see a big part of t...
Let’s Not Send Zombies Off to School: Work on Sleep Schedules NOW
My kids are currently out of town for their annual summertime week with my mother, and that leaves us parents with some time to relax, eat out, watch Game of Thrones, and —drumr...
Tarrant County Public Health (TCPH) reported today the first West Nile Virus-associated death of the 2017 season. The death involved a senior adult with underlying medical conditions. Additional details are not being released due to privacy laws.
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Frank McGehee, M.D., may surprise you when it comes to his parenting tips as a father of four biological children and two step kids – he puts all of the children second.
Dr. McGehee, seen here with his daughter Brigid, became a stepfather of two y...
The first days after having a baby are full of wonder, awe and excitement, but those days can also bring anxiety. Breastfeeding can be one of the largest sources of this. If you are feeling this way, know that you are not alone! Many doctor moms say ...
“The last thing I remember was my coach counting me down after my ride. Five … four … three … two … one … and I collapsed.”
Marc Keralla knew he didn’t have much time left to prepare before taking a shot at his goal. An avid cyclist for 25 years, ...