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Historic Double Hand Transplant
Zion Harvey received a double hand transplant at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia — first child to undergo this procedure. Zion received OT and PT several times a day during his recovery.
Zion’s Story - Double Hand Transplant
By any measure, 8-year-old Zion Harvey has led an extraordinary life. At the age of 2, he developed sepsis, a life-threatening infection that led to the amputation of his feet and hands. The illness also damaged his kidneys and, two years later, Zion underwent a kidney transplant — receiving an organ donated by his mother, Pattie Ray.
The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Opens Unique Breast Milk Bank
New on-site milk bank will enhance process of providing human milk to vulnerable infants.
World’s First Child to Receive a Bilateral Hand Transplant Returns Home from The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Zion Harvey, the world’s first child to receive a bilateral hand transplant earlier this summer, was discharged from The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) earlier today.
World’s first bilateral hand transplant on a child performed at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Surgeons at The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia joined with colleagues from Penn Medicine recently to complete the world’s first bilateral hand transplant on a child.
The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and Lancaster General Health Announce Partnership
The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia partners with Lancaster General Health to provide inpatient pediatric services and emergency department support at Lancaster General Hospital.
CHOP Experts Draw Lessons from Philadelphia’s Large-Scale Obstetric Unit Closures
A new CHOP-led study finds that better planning is needed to improve mother-infant outcomes, and reduce stress on health systems and staff when hospital OB units close.
Premie Eye Disease Can Be Successfully Screened by Telemedicine
CHOP expert leads study aimed at improving outcomes in underserved children by using telemedicine.
Dr. Scott Lorch Appointed to Serve on the Health Resources and Services Administration’s Advisory Committee on Infant and Maternal Mortality
Dr. Scott Lorch of Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) invited to serve as a member of the Health Resources and Services Administration’s Advisory Committee on Infant and Maternal Mortality.