Stop by to celebrate our birthday and have a little family fun this Sunday, May 19, 9:30 a.m. - 5 p.m. at the Children's Museum of Richmond downtown (2626 W. Broad Street)! This event is open to the public. Children under 18 will receive FREE access to the museum. #unwrapthefun

#Asthma can make it hard to breathe on the best days, but kids don’t have to miss out when they’re feeling great and their asthma is under control. More on what well-controlled asthma looks like and why to follow up with care even when breathing is fine: bit.ly/3V2wXia

It’s no secret that adults and teens experience #anxiety , but it’s common in young kids too. Head to bit.ly/3UMVqXg for 8 questions with Dr. Dorothy O’Keefe on how to identify anxiety in a little one and help them learn to navigate situations that make them uneasy.

Continue celebrating the Children’s Tower’s first birthday with us this Sunday, May 19 at the Children’s Museum of Richmond (2626 W. Broad Street)! And make sure to stop by the CHoR booth in the lobby to enter a raffle and snag some CHoR goodies! #unwrapthefun

We are springing into summer safety this Safe Kids Month! With bike season officially here, it's time to talk bike safety. Here are 5 quick tips from Safe Kids Worldwide. For more visit: bit.ly/3QNyWo2 🚴‍♂️🚴‍♀️

Are you ready to let your baby take the lead on feeding? Pediatrician Dr. Elizabeth Wolf answers common questions about baby-led weaning in our latest blog article: bit.ly/3KmdFyd

Great feature in Richmond BizSense on upcoming expansion plans here at CHoR: bit.ly/3WEqISD

Closing out our National #Nurses Week celebrations is Jenna Davis, another rock star team member from our transitional care unit. To all of our nurses, thank you again for choosing #CHoR and for caring for our kids and families so well!

Celebrating another outstanding #nurse from our Children's Pavilion team today: Jocy Vuiller! Head to bit.ly/3WAJUkb to read all about Jocy and the other team members we have featured this week, and don't forget to comment or tag us with your favorite #CHoR nurses!

For more than 40 years Alma Morgan has ensured that patients with cancer, blood diseases and chronic illnesses are supported and continue learning during and after treatment. Read more about this unfaltering educator, leader, and advocate here: bit.ly/4bdiWUf

As we continue to celebrate our undeniably awesome nurses this week, we're taking this #thankfulthursday to shine a spotlight on Ashley Rozario, one of our acute care RNs. Thank you, CHoR nurses!

Hospitals and health care clinics would be lost without them. Patients and colleagues would sorely miss their compassion and skill. We’re talking about nurses, and this is their week to shine! Today we are introducing you to one of our emergency department nurses: Hannah Humrich!

It's #WelcomeWednesday time! Dr. James Engels is an orthopaedic surgeon whose clinical interests include pediatric sports medicine and trauma, as well as lower extremity congenital limb differences. He also enjoys bird watching, scuba diving, and family pizza nights. Welcome!

#Nurses across our inpatient and outpatient locations have a variety of backgrounds and areas of expertise, so this National Nurses Week we're introducing you to a few who help make sure our kids get nothing but the best. Thank you, CHoR nurses!

As young Americans face higher death rates, researchers VCU and CHoR are shedding new light on how Black and Native American (American Indian and Alaska Native) youth have been disproportionately affected. Read the full story: bit.ly/3UwCwUt

🍋 Meet Wesley, CHoR’s 2024 Anthem LemonAid Ambassador! Click the link to read Wesley’s story and join us July 19-21 by hosting a lemonade stand and helping unstoppable kids like Wesley who are fighting cancer at CHoR! bit.ly/3QxLY95 🍋

📢 Within our first year of opening the Children’s Tower, CHoR’s pediatric epilepsy monitoring unit has earned a level 4 accreditation from the National Association of Epilepsy Centers and is one of two Level 4 pediatric epilepsy centers in VA! Read more: bit.ly/44zwZRF

The numbers are in! Since April 2023, our 16-story, completely kid-focused Children’s Tower has facilitated increases in areas from surgeries to acute care admissions, intensive care admissions to emergency department visits. Full story ➡️ bit.ly/3WuRugj

A few photos from what has been a week of undeniably awesome celebrations of the biggest 1-year-old in town, our Children's Tower! #unwrapthefun #childrenstowerturnsone

Let the celebrations continue! It's still birthday week after all, and we are thrilled to share a message from another of our unwavering team members on what she loves about the Children's Tower. #unwrapthefun #childrenstowerturnsone