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			<title>St. Chris Welcomes Six New Physicians</title>
			<pubDate>Sun, 22 Nov 2015 03:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
			<description>St. Christopher&#8217;s Hospital for Children, located at 160 East Erie Avenue in Philadelphia, is pleased to welcome six new physicians to various departments, including Erin Cipko, MD; Erica Cucinella, MD; Uta Lichter-Konecki, MD; Priya Patel, MD; Maryann Snyder, MD; and Jennifer Tingo, MD.  Erin Cipko, MD, is an attending physician in the section of neonatal-perinatal medicine at St. Christopher&#8217;s. Dr. Cipko is [PR.com]</description>
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			<title>St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children to Host Pediatric GI Conference</title>
			<pubDate>Sat, 17 Oct 2015 03:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
			<description>St. Chris to Host First Educational Conference to Address Needs in Pediatric Gastroenterology. [PR.com]</description>
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			<title>St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children and Drexel University College of Medicine Name Dr. Mary Moran to Top Pediatric Posts</title>
			<pubDate>Sat, 03 Oct 2015 03:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
			<description>Mary M. Moran, MD, has been appointed to the positions of Pediatrician-in-Chief at St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children, Chief Executive Officer of St. Christopher’s Pediatric Associates, and Chair of the Department of Pediatrics of Drexel University. [PR.com]</description>
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			<title>Minimally Invasive Technique for Treating Common Chest Wall Abnormality Helps Give Young Adult Confidence</title>
			<pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2015 03:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
			<description>It&#8217;s hard to come across a 16 year old girl who doesn&#8217;t have at least one insecurity.  &#8220;I didn&#8217;t really notice until I was a teenager that I had a pretty big indent in my chest,&#8221; says Erica Yi, of Huntington Valley, Pa. &#8220;And it made me really self-conscious &#8211; I always tried to keep it covered and never wanted to be in a bathing suit.&#8221;  Erica was 16 at the time and her [PR.com]</description>
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			<title>St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children Appoints Regional Director, Operating Finance</title>
			<pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2015 03:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
			<description>St. Christopher&#8217;s Hospital for Children is pleased to welcome Nicholas Stamatiades as Regional Director, Operations Finance, Tenet Physician Resources. In this role, he will be working collaboratively with Laura Irwin, St. Christopher&#8217;s Senior Regional Director, Practice Plan Operations, in leading the operational financial performance and strategic growth objectives for the Philadelphia Market Practices at [PR.com]</description>
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			<title>St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children Announces Partnership with YMCA</title>
			<pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2015 03:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
			<description>St. Christopher’s Partners with The Philadelphia Freedom Valley YMCA. [PR.com]</description>
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			<title>St. Christopher’s Celebrates Second Annual Breastfeeding Awareness Week at the Hospital</title>
			<pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2015 03:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
			<description>To celebrate National Breastfeeding Awareness Month in August, St. Christopher&#8217;s Hospital for Children will host a breastfeeding awareness week August 3-7, 2015 at the hospital, located at 160 East Erie Avenue in Philadelphia, PA. This is the second year that St. Christopher&#8217;s is hosting events in honor of the nationally-recognized month.  The events will help raise awareness for the importance of [PR.com]</description>
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			<title>St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children Ranks in Nephrology and Gastroenterology and GI Surgery in U.S. News &amp; World Report 2015-16 Best Children’s Hospitals</title>
			<pubDate>Sun, 28 Jun 2015 03:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
			<description>U.S. News &#38; World Report has ranked St. Christopher&#8217;s Hospital for Children in nephrology and gastroenterology and GI surgery in the new 2015-16 Best Children&#8217;s Hospitals rankings.  The Best Children&#8217;s Hospitals rankings highlight U.S. News&#8217;s top 50 U.S. pediatric facilities in cancer, cardiology &#38; heart surgery, diabetes &#38; endocrinology, gastroenterology &#38; GI surgery, neonatology, [PR.com]</description>
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			<title>St. Christopher’s Hosts Dodgeball Tournament to Benefit Non-Profit Program</title>
			<pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2015 03:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
			<description>Proceeds from St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children’s 2nd Annual Dodgeball Tournament will go directly to Reach Out and Read Program. [PR.com]</description>
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			<title>St. Christopher’s Physician Accepts Unsung Hero Recognition</title>
			<pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2015 03:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
			<description>Dr. Laurie Varlotta presented with 2015 Unsung Hero from Wishes &amp; Dreams for Cystic Fibrosis. [PR.com]</description>
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			<title>St. Chris Welcomes Chief of Neonatology</title>
			<pubDate>Sun, 05 Apr 2015 03:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
			<description>St. Christopher’s Welcomes Dr. Vineet Bhandari as Chief of Neonatology. [PR.com]</description>
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			<title>St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children &amp; the Crohn’s &amp; Colitis Foundation of America Hosting 3rd Annual Inflammatory Bowel Disease Family Education Day</title>
			<pubDate>Sun, 29 Mar 2015 03:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
			<description>St. Christopher&#8217;s Hospital for Children and the Philadelphia/Delaware Valley Chapter of Crohn&#8217;s &#38; Colitis Foundation of America is hosting the third annual Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) Family Education Day at St. Christopher&#8217;s Hospital for Children, located at 160 East Erie Avenue in Philadelphia. The event will be held on Saturday, April 11 from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.  The free event is open to the [PR.com]</description>
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			<title>St. Christopher’s is Pleased Announces Change to Its Governing Board Leadership</title>
			<pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2015 03:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
			<description>St. Christopher&#8217;s Hospital for Children is pleased to announce changes to its Governing Board leadership.  Dianne L. Semingson, who has served on the board since 2002, was named Chair of the Board of Governors. Harry G. Hayman III, who has served on the board since 2003, will become Vice Chair. Semingson follows Stephen Madva, former Managing Partner of Montgomery, McCracken, Walker and Rhoads, LLP law firm.  The [PR.com]</description>
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			<title>St. Christopher’s Social Worker Receives Impactful Grant</title>
			<pubDate>Sat, 21 Mar 2015 03:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
			<description>Kate Sachs, MSW, LSW, announced as recipient of “Children with Special Health Care Needs Community Activity Grant” from the Philadelphia Department of Public Health. [PR.com]</description>
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			<title>St. Christopher’s Again Receives Highest Nursing Credential with Magnet® Recognition</title>
			<pubDate>Sat, 14 Mar 2015 03:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
			<description>St. Christopher&#8217;s Hospital for Children has again attained Magnet&#174; recognition as part of the American Nurses Credentialing Center&#8217;s (ANCC) Magnet Recognition Program&#174;.  This voluntary credentialing program for hospitals recognizes excellence in nursing. This credential is the highest honor an organization can receive for professional nursing practice.  &#8220;St. Christopher&#8217;s was honored to [PR.com]</description>
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			<title>8 Tips for Dealing with Picky Eaters</title>
			<pubDate>Thu, 26 Feb 2015 03:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
			<description>Dr. Deborah Sandrock, pediatrician at St. Christopher’s, offers tips on how to manage your picky eaters. [PR.com]</description>
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			<title>St. Christopher’s Welcomes Dr. Michael L. Spear as Director of Palliative Care</title>
			<pubDate>Sat, 07 Feb 2015 03:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
			<description>St. Christopher’s welcomes Dr. Michael Spear as director of the Palliative Care Program and attending neonatologist. [PR.com]</description>
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			<title>St. Christopher’s Welcomes Dr. Gabriel Hauser as Chief Medical Officer and Vice Chair of Pediatrics</title>
			<pubDate>Wed, 14 Jan 2015 03:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
			<description>St. Christopher&#8217;s Hospital for Children is pleased to welcome Gabriel Hauser, MD, MBA, FCCM, FAAP, to its team. Dr. Hauser joins St. Christopher&#8217;s as Chief Medical Officer and joins Drexel University College of Medicine (DUCOM) as Vice Chair of Pediatrics.  As CMO, Dr. Hauser oversee patient safety, quality improvement, risk management, regulatory compliance/accreditation, process improvement, infection [PR.com]</description>
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			<title>St. Christopher’s Physician Receives Prestigious Award in Recognition of Fight Against Hunger</title>
			<pubDate>Sat, 10 Jan 2015 03:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
			<description>Dr. Hans Kersten honored with Pat Temple-West Award from the Coalition Against Hunger. [PR.com]</description>
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			<title>St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children, Only Hospital in Pennsylvania to be Awarded  Coveted 2014 Leapfrog Top Hospital Distinction</title>
			<pubDate>Thu, 04 Dec 2014 03:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
			<description>Recognition Highlights the Nation’s Premier Hospitals for Safety and Quality [PR.com]</description>
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			<title>St. Christopher’s Physician Receives 2014 APA Miller-Sarkin Mentoring Award and Co-Leads Multi-Center Collaborative</title>
			<pubDate>Wed, 26 Nov 2014 03:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
			<description>Nancy Spector, MD, ambulatory pediatric attending physician and pediatric residency program director at St. Christopher&#8217;s Hospital for Children and professor of pediatrics at Drexel University College of Medicine, has been awarded the Miller-Sarkin Mentoring Award by the Academic Pediatric Association (APA). Dr. Spector received the award in May at the Pediatric Academic Societies&#8217; Annual Meeting in Vancouver. [PR.com]</description>
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			<title>St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children Earns &quot;Top Performer on Key Quality Measures®&quot; Recognition from The Joint Commission</title>
			<pubDate>Fri, 21 Nov 2014 03:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
			<description>St. Christopher’s the only hospital in Pennsylvania to receive 2013 Top Performer on Key Quality Measures® for children’s asthma. [PR.com]</description>
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			<title>St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children Physician Receives 2014 Red Ribbon Award</title>
			<pubDate>Wed, 19 Nov 2014 03:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
			<description>Dr. Roberta Laguerre-Frederique receives award for contribution in fight against HIV/AIDS. [PR.com]</description>
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			<title>St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children Welcomes New Physicians</title>
			<pubDate>Sat, 25 Oct 2014 03:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
			<description>St. Christopher’s welcomes Dr. Megan Gresh, Dr. Yolandee Bell-Cheddar, Dr. Michael Luceri, and Dr. Danielle Mercurio. [PR.com]</description>
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			<title>Yanick Vibert, DO, Named Roosevelt Award for Services to Humanity Honoree by the March of Dimes</title>
			<pubDate>Sun, 05 Oct 2014 03:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
			<description>St. Christopher&#039;s Physician Named Roosevelt Award for Services to Humanity Honoree for Her Service to the Underserved. [PR.com]</description>
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			<title>St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children Gains International Recognition for Life-Saving ECMO Treatment</title>
			<pubDate>Thu, 25 Sep 2014 03:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
			<description>St. Christopher’s recently received the “Excellence in Life Support Award” from the Extracorporeal Life Support Organization (ELSO). St. Christopher’s received this award back in 2009. [PR.com]</description>
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			<title>Dr. Maria Delivoria-Papadopoulos Receives Prestigious Medical Award</title>
			<pubDate>Sat, 23 Aug 2014 03:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
			<description>Maria Delivoria-Papadopoulos, MD, was recently announced as the 2014 recipient of the Trust Fund of the Alumni Association of Women&#8217;s Medical College MCP Phyllis Marciano, MD, Woman in Medicine Award. Dr. Delivoria-Papadopoulous is the Chief of the Section of Neonatal- Perinatal Medicine and an Attending Neonatologist at St. Christopher&#8217;s Hospital for Children, located at 160 East Erie Avenue in Philadelphia, [PR.com]</description>
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			<title>St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children to Open Center for the Urban Child</title>
			<pubDate>Sat, 09 Aug 2014 03:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
			<description>The Center for the Urban Children is a community-focused primary care initiative of St. Christopher’s and Tenet Healthcare Corporation, the parent company of St. Christopher’s. It is designed to address the issues that contribute to health disparities in children and their families throughout Philadelphia. [PR.com]</description>
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