Blog – UC Davis Children's Hospital

All treats, no tricks thanks to Spirit Halloween

Halloween can be scary for kids. So can hospitalization. Thanks to Spirit Halloween, it’s all treats for pediatric patients at UC Davis Children’s Hospital this season. Spirit Halloween supports Child…

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UC Davis Children’s Hospital among 20 CMN Hospitals to receive Rite Aid KidsCents grant

The Rite Aid Foundation just awarded KidCents Grants to children’s hospitals across the US, including $50,000 for UC Davis Children’s Hospital. The grant will fund Project Adam, a program that…

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Gianna had to have brain surgery. So did her dad.

Imagine your husband undergoing brain surgery. Then imagine your young daughter has to have surgery for the same condition. That would be terrifying for any family and that’s exactly what…

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Gaming for good, GameStop style

Born with a broken heart, Damian had his first pediatric cardiology surgery at UC Davis Children’s Hospital at two days old. Now 11 years and several surgeries later, this fun…

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Jackson’s parents thought it was the flu. It wasn’t.

Local Children’s Miracle Network Champion, Jackson Manning, was like any other kid. He loved playing sports. Adored his cats. Enjoyed playing with his friends. Liked hanging with his dad. Then…

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Fetal surgery saved Matthew before he was even born

A first of its kind at surgery at the UC Davis Fetal Care and Treatment Center gave Matthew Saeturn-Angeles a chance to survive until birth. Two years later, he is…

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Extra Life is the icing on the cake for “OneCakeLady”

Extra Life is SWEET! That’s what Amber Gillespie would say if you asked her about playing games and helping kids. Known as “OneCakeLady” on Twitter, Amber is part of the…

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CMN at UC Davis “Give for Kids” Mediathon donations top $560,000

The annual ABC10 Give for Kids Mediathon raised a total of $561,482 this year for UC Davis Children’s Hospital. During the week of August 12, ABC10 broadcast from the hospital…

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CMN grants fund important clinical care and research at UC Davis Children’s Hospital

With the award of its 2019-2021 clinical and research grants to UC Davis Children’s Hospital, Children’s Miracle Network at UC Davis donations made a MedGraphics Mobile Ultima Cardio2 Metabolic Cart…

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Putting your money where the miracles are: Facility Dogs

Being hospitalized can be scary. Especially for kids. But for Madelyn O’Brien and her family, it was made much easier thanks to a four-legged member of the Child Life and…

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