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Last updated 05:00 06/06/2012 
FRAGILE: Violet Woodward, 2, with her mother, Roxanna Woodward, is on peritoneal dialysis and needs new kidneys and a liver transplant.
Theirs should be a perfectly happy young family.
Roxana and Robbie Woodward got married, bought a house and thought having their first child would be the next exciting step in life.
But their whole world changed two days after Violet's birth.
"She was in the neonatal intensive care unit and we thought she was nearly ready to come home," Roxana Woodward says.
"Then one day we walked in to find her back in an incubator and the doctors were saying there were big problems."
Violet, now 2, was born with autosomal recessive polycystic kidney disease.
Function quickly deteriorated and last year her kidneys were removed. Violet now needs peritoneal dialysis to rid her body of toxins.
Her condition is inherited and the Woodwards know that if they have another child there is a one in four chance the baby will have the same problems.
Some people can have peritoneal dialysis at home. But things keep going wrong for the Christchurch child and her health is fragile so she needs to be in Auckland, close to Starship hospital and her specialists.
She is among many children all over the country who will benefit directly from Project Kidney, a fundraiser being run by the Mad Butcher and Suburban Newspapers Community Trust in conjunction with Fairfax Media, publisher of The Press.
Money raised will help purchase four haemodialysis machines for the first dedicated Paediatric Haemodialysis Units at Starship.
Violet needs to have her spleen removed this week and will require a new liver.
She will go on the transplant list once her condition stabilises and wait for a new kidney. But donated kidneys tend to last only about 15 years. Hospitals and medication will be part of her reality for the rest of her life.
Violet's mum sold her hair salon and now spends most of her time living at Ronald McDonald House, so that she is within walking distance of Starship. Her husband continues to work in Christchurch and goes to Auckland every couple of weeks.
Violet remains a happy child through it all.
"She doesn't know any different," Ms Woodward says. "She's not a very well girl but she's so happy, so easygoing and we just try to give her as normal a life as possible."
Woodward says Violet has never walked and is only just starting to crawl.
"Dialysis gives her only about 25 per cent of the function a kidney would so she gets tired easily."
Fed through a tube since birth, Violet will have to learn to eat as well as walk once she receives a new kidney.
- © Fairfax NZ News
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MEMPHIS, Tenn., Jun 05, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Satellite Healthcare, one of the nation's first and leading providers of kidney dialysis services and a major sponsor of nephrology research, announced today that it has joined with UT Medical Group, Inc. (UTMG) to provide patient-focused, personalized services at two dialysis centers in Memphis.
Satellite, a not-for-profit community-based organization with over 50 centers in California, Texas, Tennessee, Illinois, Indiana and New Jersey, has provided excellent patient care for nearly 40 years. UTMG, a not-for-profit, non-tax-supported group practice, is the private practice arm of the University of Tennessee Health Science Center.
"Satellite is focused on providing comprehensive, personalized care for those with chronic kidney disease (CKD)," said Mark Burke, President and CEO of Satellite Healthcare. "We are delighted to bring our patient-centered approach and capabilities to the Memphis community. We look forward to a strong, enduring relationship with both UTMG's physicians and the patients and staff at our new locations."
"UT Medical Group welcomes its partnership with Satellite Healthcare, an organization with an enviable emphasis on quality, continuity of care, academic support and community needs," said J. Lacey Smith, M.D., CEO and Chief Medical Officer for UTMG. "Considering Tennessee's and the Mid-South's endemic problems with diabetes, vascular disease and renal failure, Satellite is a strong match for UTMG, the largest multi-specialty group in Memphis and the major practice arm of the University of Tennessee."
"This partnership will bring cutting edge, evidenced based approaches for treatment of the large number of patients with chronic kidney disease who live in the Memphis area," said L. Darryl Quarles, M.D., Director, Division of Nephrology at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center. "Satellite shares our commitment to excellence and innovation in patient care and together we are committed to delivering the best care possible."
The two Memphis dialysis centers, formerly operated by RAI Care Centers in partnership with UTMG, are located at 4185 Pace Road and 1333 Poplar Avenue.
About UT Medical Group
UT Medical Group is the private group practice affiliated with the UT Health Science Center College of Medicine faculty. A not-for-profit, non-tax-supported group practice, UTMG is dedicated to quality patient care, medical education, and medical research.
For more information, visit
www.utmedicalgroup.com .
About Satellite Healthcare
Satellite Healthcare, Inc. is one of the nation's first and leading providers of dialysis services and kidney disease therapy. Through its Satellite WellBound, Satellite Dialysis, and Satellite Research divisions, Satellite Healthcare provides patients personal and compassionate care, empowering them with wellness education, treatment options and innovative medical expertise. Satellite's comprehensive offering allows the company to advance the standard of chronic kidney disease care so patients can achieve a Better life.
Building on its not-for-profit heritage, Satellite Healthcare invests in kidney disease research, both within the company and at major universities and medical centers in North America.
For more information, visit
www.SatelliteHealth.com .
Better care. Better life. Better choice.(R)
SOURCE: Satellite Healthcare, Inc.
Satellite Healthcare, Inc.
Kim Hernandez
Director, Branding & Communications
650-404-3623
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Satellite Healthcare and UT Medical Group Announce Partnership to ... - MarketWatch (press release) |
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MEMPHIS, Tenn., Jun 05, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Satellite Healthcare, one of the nation's first and leading providers of kidney dialysis services and a major sponsor of nephrology research, announced today that it has joined with UT Medical Group, Inc. (UTMG) to provide patient-focused, personalized services at two dialysis centers in Memphis.
Satellite, a not-for-profit community-based organization with over 50 centers in California, Texas, Tennessee, Illinois, Indiana and New Jersey, has provided excellent patient care for nearly 40 years. UTMG, a not-for-profit, non-tax-supported group practice, is the private practice arm of the University of Tennessee Health Science Center.
"Satellite is focused on providing comprehensive, personalized care for those with chronic kidney disease (CKD)," said Mark Burke, President and CEO of Satellite Healthcare. "We are delighted to bring our patient-centered approach and capabilities to the Memphis community. We look forward to a strong, enduring relationship with both UTMG's physicians and the patients and staff at our new locations."
"UT Medical Group welcomes its partnership with Satellite Healthcare, an organization with an enviable emphasis on quality, continuity of care, academic support and community needs," said J. Lacey Smith, M.D., CEO and Chief Medical Officer for UTMG. "Considering Tennessee's and the Mid-South's endemic problems with diabetes, vascular disease and renal failure, Satellite is a strong match for UTMG, the largest multi-specialty group in Memphis and the major practice arm of the University of Tennessee."
"This partnership will bring cutting edge, evidenced based approaches for treatment of the large number of patients with chronic kidney disease who live in the Memphis area," said L. Darryl Quarles, M.D., Director, Division of Nephrology at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center. "Satellite shares our commitment to excellence and innovation in patient care and together we are committed to delivering the best care possible."
The two Memphis dialysis centers, formerly operated by RAI Care Centers in partnership with UTMG, are located at 4185 Pace Road and 1333 Poplar Avenue.
About UT Medical Group
UT Medical Group is the private group practice affiliated with the UT Health Science Center College of Medicine faculty. A not-for-profit, non-tax-supported group practice, UTMG is dedicated to quality patient care, medical education, and medical research.
For more information, visit
www.utmedicalgroup.com .
About Satellite Healthcare
Satellite Healthcare, Inc. is one of the nation's first and leading providers of dialysis services and kidney disease therapy. Through its Satellite WellBound, Satellite Dialysis, and Satellite Research divisions, Satellite Healthcare provides patients personal and compassionate care, empowering them with wellness education, treatment options and innovative medical expertise. Satellite's comprehensive offering allows the company to advance the standard of chronic kidney disease care so patients can achieve a Better life.
Building on its not-for-profit heritage, Satellite Healthcare invests in kidney disease research, both within the company and at major universities and medical centers in North America.
For more information, visit
www.SatelliteHealth.com .
Better care. Better life. Better choice.(R)
SOURCE: Satellite Healthcare, Inc.
Satellite Healthcare, Inc.
Kim Hernandez
Director, Branding & Communications
650-404-3623
This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
Copyright Business Wire 2012
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Boston Children's Hospital Ranks #1 on US News World Report Best Children's ... - MarketWatch (press release) |
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BOSTON, June 5, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Ranked in the Top 4 in all 10 Specialty Areas
Boston Children's Hospital ranks first in the U.S. News & World Report's 2012-13 Best Children's Hospitals Rankings Honor Roll. With evaluation results released today, Boston Children's is first in Cardiology & Heart Surgery, Nephrology, Neurology & Neurosurgery; second in Cancer, Diabetes & Endocrinology, Gastroenterology and Urology; third in Neonatology and Orthopedics; and fourth in Pulmonology. Boston Children's partners with Dana-Farber Cancer Institute to operate the Dana-Farber/Children's Hospital Cancer Center - an integrated pediatric oncology program.
"We're honored by this recognition and view it as a challenge to continue to work tirelessly to improve the quality of care given to each and every family that comes through our doors," says James Mandell, MD, CEO of Boston Children's.
The rankings feature 50 hospitals in each of 10 pediatric specialties: cancer, cardiology and heart surgery, diabetes and endocrinology, gastroenterology, neonatology, nephrology, neurology and neurosurgery, orthopedics, pulmonology, and urology. Eighty hospitals across the country ranked in one or more specialties. Among hospitals in Massachusetts, Boston Children's was the only hospital ranked in the top 30 in any of the specialty areas.
"The rankings reflect the dedication of our caregivers, researchers, staff, volunteers and referring doctors across Boston Children's community of care," adds Sandra Fenwick, President and COO of Boston Children's. "Our staff represents the finest in their fields, and it's only through working together that we can provide such exceptional care."
This year, U.S. News surveyed 178 pediatric centers to obtain hard data such as availability of key resources and ability to prevent complications and infections. The hospital survey made up 75 percent of the evaluation to determine rankings. A separate reputational survey in which 1,500 pediatric specialists--150 in each specialty--were asked where they would send the sickest children in their specialty made up the remaining 25 percent of data used for evaluation.
Founded in 1869 as a 20-bed hospital for children, Boston Children's Hospital has been ranked as one of the nation's best pediatric hospitals by U.S.News & World Report for the past 21 years. Boston Children's is the primary pediatric teaching hospital of Harvard Medical School and the largest provider of health care to Massachusetts children. In addition to 395 pediatric and adolescent inpatient beds and 228 outpatient programs, Boston Children's houses the world's largest research enterprise based at a pediatric medical center, where its discoveries benefit both children and adults. More than 1,100 scientists, including nine members of the National Academy of Sciences, 11 members of the Institute of Medicine and nine members of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute comprise Boston Children's research community. For more information about the hospital visit:
www.childrenshospital.org/newsroom .
CONTACT:Rob GrahamBoston Children's Hospital
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SOURCE Boston Children's Hospital
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