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Is your child sick with the flu? Here’s where to turn for care.As flu, RSV and COVID-19 circulate this winter, knowing w...
01/13/2026

Is your child sick with the flu? Here’s where to turn for care.

As flu, RSV and COVID-19 circulate this winter, knowing where to go can help your child recover safely while keeping emergency care available for children with serious or life-threatening conditions.

🏠 Mild symptoms: Children with a fever under 103, cough or congestion who are able to drink fluids can often recover at home. Families can also contact their child’s pediatrician, visit urgent care or schedule a virtual visit.

⚠️ Higher-risk children: Infants younger than 3 months and children with chronic conditions or weakened immune systems should contact their pediatrician early in the illness.

🚨 Emergency care: Seek emergency care or call 911 for breathing problems, bluish lips or face, signs of dehydration, ongoing vomiting or unusual sleepiness.

💉 Flu shot reminder: It’s not too late to vaccinate. Flu shots can help prevent severe illness and hospitalization.

Find out what to do if your child gets the flu: https://bit.ly/4sUahj9

A great look back at last weekend’s Teddy Bear Toss, featuring Miracle Child Izzy and a powerful reminder of why moments...
01/12/2026

A great look back at last weekend’s Teddy Bear Toss, featuring Miracle Child Izzy and a powerful reminder of why moments like this matter. 🐻

Missed the Holiday Donation Window? You Can Still Bring Joy to Our Patients 🎁If you missed donating over the holidays, d...
01/09/2026

Missed the Holiday Donation Window? You Can Still Bring Joy to Our Patients 🎁

If you missed donating over the holidays, don’t worry — we’ll begin accepting donations starting Monday, February 2, 2026.

✨ To see our current wish lists, donation guidelines and schedule a delivery appointment, visit: https://bit.ly/4qjoGU7

Thank you for helping bring comfort and joy to children in our care — every donation makes a difference! 💙

What’s going around this week? Pediatricians at Penn State Health Golisano Children’s Hospital are seeing:🤧 Flu😷 Viral ...
01/08/2026

What’s going around this week?

Pediatricians at Penn State Health Golisano Children’s Hospital are seeing:
🤧 Flu
😷 Viral upper respiratory infections
🫁 Bronchiolitis
👂 Ear infections

Dr. Leah Kaye, pediatrician at Penn State Health Golisano Children’s Hospital, shares helpful at-home tips for parents:

🌡️ Fevers (in children older than 3 months) can often be managed at home if comfort improves when the fever comes down
💧 Encourage fluids
🌫️ Use a humidifier
🍯 Honey may help reduce coughing for children over 1 year old
💦 Saline spray or drops can ease congestion

📞 Call your child’s provider if️ a cough lasts more than two weeks without improvement.

When in doubt, your child’s care team can help guide next steps.

A new step forward in pediatric brain cancer research 🔬Researchers at Penn State College of Medicine are working to adva...
01/07/2026

A new step forward in pediatric brain cancer research 🔬

Researchers at Penn State College of Medicine are working to advance a new treatment approach for children with diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma (DIPG), one of the most aggressive childhood brain cancers.

Through its leadership of the Beat Childhood Cancer Research Consortium (Research: Beat Childhood Cancer) and Four Diamonds, in partnership with Targepeutics, the collaboration is helping move a targeted therapy called GB13 closer to clinical trials at Penn State Health. The therapy is designed to attack tumor cells while protecting healthy brain tissue, with a focus on children and adolescents who currently have very limited treatment options.

“Our goal is to pursue the most promising science and move it into clinical trials with urgency and rigor,” said Dr. Giselle Sholler, chair of the Beat Childhood Cancer Research Consortium and division chief of pediatric hematology, oncology and bone marrow transplant at Penn State Health Golisano Children’s Hospital.

Learn more about how this work is bringing new possibilities to children and families facing DIPG: https://bit.ly/3LycwYo

New Treatments Offer Hope for Children with EpilepsySeizures can disrupt everyday life and put children at risk for inju...
01/06/2026

New Treatments Offer Hope for Children with Epilepsy

Seizures can disrupt everyday life and put children at risk for injury. At Penn State Health Golisano Children’s Hospital, advanced treatments are helping kids live safer, fuller lives.

Maverick, 2, went from having dozens of seizures a day to just one or two after receiving vagus nerve stimulation and brain surgery. He’s now catching up on speech and development and has more time to play, learn and grow.

Noah, 18, struggled with seizures that medication couldn’t control. After resection surgery, he became seizure-free, returned to school and is thriving in sports, academics and everyday life.

Our team combines cutting-edge treatments — including surgery, neuromodulation devices and specialized dietary therapies — with around-the-clock monitoring, personalized care plans and coordinated support for families. This approach helps children reduce seizures, protect development and get back to living life to the fullest.

Learn more about epilepsy care and treatment at Penn State Health: https://bit.ly/4pYx7UK

Teddy Bears Take Over the Ice! 🧸🏒Fans of the Hershey Bears made this year’s GIANT Teddy Bear Toss unforgettable — sendin...
01/05/2026

Teddy Bears Take Over the Ice! 🧸🏒

Fans of the Hershey Bears made this year’s GIANT Teddy Bear Toss unforgettable — sending 81,796 teddy bears and stuffed animals onto the ice to benefit Children's Miracle Network Hershey at Penn State Health Golisano Children’s Hospital and other local charities.

Thanks to The GIANT Company, CMN will receive a $100,000 donation — and more than 150 volunteers will help deliver the bears to over 60 local and regional organizations, bringing comfort and joy to children throughout the community.

Miracle Child Izzy Rivera and her family joined the fun on the ice — showing just how much happiness a little generosity — and a lot of teddy bears — can bring to kids and families. 💙

Learn more about this beloved tradition: https://bit.ly/49lDqdL

🐻 The Teddy Bear Toss is back! Start 2026 with one of the most heartwarming traditions in hockey when the Hershey Bears ...
01/02/2026

🐻 The Teddy Bear Toss is back! Start 2026 with one of the most heartwarming traditions in hockey when the Hershey Bears host their annual Teddy Bear Toss this Sunday, Jan. 4, at 3 p.m. at the GIANT Center.

🏒 Bring a new stuffed animal and toss it onto the ice after the Bears score their first goal. All stuffed animals will be donated to more than 60 local and regional organizations serving children and families in need.

💙 For the past decade, the Sweigart Family Foundation has supported this event by donating $1 to Children's Miracle Network Hershey at Penn State Health Golisano Children’s Hospital for every stuffed animal tossed. This year, The GIANT Company is honoring the late Jeff Sweigart by pledging a $100,000 donation if fans can surpass last year’s world-record total of 102,343 stuffed animals.

🎉 Happy New Year! Penn State Health Golisano Children’s Hospital welcomed one of the first babies of 2026.At 12:08 a.m. ...
01/02/2026

🎉 Happy New Year! Penn State Health Golisano Children’s Hospital welcomed one of the first babies of 2026.

At 12:08 a.m. on Jan. 1, Ahnalys Alani Johnson made her grand entrance, weighing 5 pounds, 10 ounces and measuring 19 inches long. Proud parents Angelica Perez and Durhian Johnson of York started the year with a bundle of joy!

Welcome to the world, Ahnalys — we can’t wait to watch you grow! 💙

01/01/2026

🎉 Happy New Year from Penn State Health Golisano Children’s Hospital! 🎉

Yesterday, Child Life and Integrative Therapies helped patients and families celebrate a “Noon” Year’s Eve a little early — and we brought the fun straight to their rooms!

The celebration was broadcast on our closed-circuit TV channel so patients could watch live from their hospital rooms. Using their hospital room phone or a personal phone, they called in to help solve a Wheel of Fortune–style puzzle while our team guessed letters. Team Fireworks won over Team Confetti!

The fun included a countdown to Noon Year’s and ended with a pizza lunch for caregivers across the Children’s Hospital.

Moments like these bring joy, connection and a sense of normalcy to our patients and families — and we’re so grateful to the teams who made it happen. 💙

12/31/2025

Milestones. Memories. Breakthroughs.

2025 was a year of progress and possibility at Penn State Health Golisano Children’s Hospital. Highlighted by a transformational $50 million gift from Tom Golisano, this historic year brought new momentum to our mission — advancing pediatric care, driving medical innovation and expanding hope for children and families across our community.

Together with our patients, families, donors and care teams, we’re building a healthier, stronger future for every child. Thank you for trusting us with what matters most and for being part of what’s next. 💙

🧱 Building joy, one brick at a time.Last week, two pallets of LEGO kits arrived at Penn State Health Golisano Children’s...
12/30/2025

🧱 Building joy, one brick at a time.

Last week, two pallets of LEGO kits arrived at Penn State Health Golisano Children’s Hospital — thanks to LEGO and Walmart! Our Child Life team dove right in, sorting all the sets that are ready to spark creativity and bring joy to our patients throughout the year. ✨

Some of the bigger sets even made their way into special holiday giveaways, spreading extra smiles this season.

A huge thank you to LEGO and Walmart for helping make playtime magical — and to everyone who helped make it happen through Children's Miracle Network Hershey! 💙

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