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From young gymnasts flipping and flying across the mat, to cheerleaders balancing high above their teammates, to the pageantry and grace of a young Folklorico dancer, several talents were on display during Friday’s “Moving Parts” event at The Children’s Hospital of San Antonio.

To shine a light on the importance of children’s hospitals and how donations help kids get the best care when they need it, The Children’s Hospital of San Antonio is pleased to participate in the third annual #ChildrensHospitalsWeek, scheduled for March 18-24.

A new partnership between PHI Air Medical and The Children’s Hospital of San Antonio will launch a new medical helicopter in 2019, increasing life-saving access to children in the region.

It’s one of the highest levels of recognition a hospital  can achieve. The Children's Hospital of San Antonio has been designated as a Magnet facility for quality patient care, nursing excellence and innovations in professional nursing practice by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s (ANCC) Magnet Recognition Program.

Please join us in celebrating the first graduating class of The Children’s Hospital of San Antonio and Baylor College of Medicine’s Pediatric Residency Program. Resident Physicians and Fellows will be in attendance along with program coordinators to share their excitement for the residency program and providing compassionate care to the children and families of San Antonio.

Texas Biomedical Research Institute and The Children’s Hospital of San Antonio have joined forces to cure a mysterious condition called Kawasaki disease. The illness which affects young children is named after the Japanese doctor who first described it more than 50 years ago. However, researchers still do not know what causes the rashes, fever, and artery damage. Some type of infectious agent is suspected.

An international recognition spotlight is now on The Children’s Hospital of San Antonio for creating an environment and culture that supports mother-baby bonding, breastfeeding and best practice in maternity care. The Children’s Hospital of San Antonio is the first hospital in San Antonio, and among only a select few in the nation, to earn this recognition as a Baby-Friendly Hospital.

The Culinary Health Education for Families program at The Children’s Hospital of San Antonio received the Innovation Award for Health Care Provider Training and Education at the Second Annual Healthy Kitchens, Healthy Lives national conference. The award, presented in Napa, California on Saturday, recognizes leading health professional training programs providing innovative nutrition, physical activity, and obesity counseling education to their students. 

After a nationwide search, CHRISTUS Health has selected Cris Daskevich, FACHE, as Chief Executive Officer at The Children’s Hospital of San Antonio. As part of the strategy to elevate the status of The Children’s Hospital of San Antonio along with pediatric and maternal services within CHRISTUS Health, Daskevich will also serve as Senior Vice President of Maternal Services for the CHRISTUS Health system in the U.S. and Latin America. 

Dr. Charles Hankins will join CHRISTUS Health as the President and Chief Medical Officer (CMO) of The Children’s Hospital of San Antonio effective January 8, 2018. Dr. Hankins will serve as Senior Vice President with responsibility for enhancing and growing pediatric services in coordination with the Chief Executive Officers of the U.S. and Latin American health care ministries of CHRISTUS Health System.