Heroes: The Story of Hasbro Children's Hospital

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Hasbro Children’s Hospital in Providence, Rhode Island, is the premier pediatric facility for clinical care, research and education for Rhode Island and surrounding southeastern New England. A private, not-for-profit institution, it is the pediatric division of Rhode Island Hospital and the pediatric teaching and research hospital of The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University. It ranked in the top 30 children’s hospitals in the USA by Parents magazine in 2009.

It offers New England’s only established program for in-utero laser surgery for twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome and it specialises in minimally invasive surgery for infants and children. Hasbro Children’s Hospital is home to nationally recognised physicians and surgeons who are leaders in their respective fields, including asthma, child protection, emergency medicine, gastroenterology, cardiology, orthopedics, cancer care, endoscopy and other surgical specialties including craniofacial surgery. The hospital has pioneered numerous procedures and programs and is recognised for its Draw-A-Breath asthma program, diabetes care and its Injury Prevention Center.

Heroes: The Story of Hasbro Children’s Hospital offers a fascinating insight into the history, present and future of this world-class facility, with a focus on the people and technology behind this hospital’s many remarkable achievements.