Children's Hospital Los Angeles

05/31/2026

Teens today face constant comparison, rapid‑fire content, and unregulated online spaces that can expose them to real risks like cyberbullying. Dr. Vanderbilt reminds us that the strongest buffer is family connection. Ask how their day went. Sit together at dinner. Create moments without screens. These small routines build trust and help teens feel grounded and safe in a digital world.

Learn more about screen time and its effects on teens: https://bit.ly/4fcCb2H

05/29/2026

Music can put a smile on a young patient's face. 🎸💙

Thank you to Musicians On Call for bringing the uplifting power of live music to CHLA patients right at their bedside. These special moments can brighten a patient’s day and bring comfort and joy to the hospital experience.

05/28/2026

Please join us in congratulating the graduating class of CHLA’s Pediatric Residency Program! 🥳

This remarkable group of 37 residents has left a lasting mark through their research, advocacy, dedication to community, and support for one another. Since beginning their residency in June 2023, they have grown into compassionate physicians ready to lead in pediatric care.

The Pediatric Residency program is part of The Chuck Lorre Pediatric Health Education Institute at CHLA, which supports education and training across six pillars and helps shape the future pediatric health care workforce.

05/27/2026

CHLA’s Literally Healing program recently held their annual Children’s Book Festival, bringing 17 best-selling authors and illustrators to campus to autograph and gift their books to our patient families. 📚

Families could sign up for a library card with the Los Angeles Public Library, listen to an author read in our story corner, and collaborate with our Expressive Arts and Therapies team to write and illustrate their very own mini book. This year, Literally Healing gifted nearly 3,000 books in a single day to hundreds of kids.

This festive day is made possible by the generosity of these authors and illustrators, our team of dedicated volunteers, and our program sponsors, the Native Daughters of the Golden West Children’s Foundation.

Until next year – happy reading!

05/26/2026

Meet Arlani—a strong, resilient 9-year-old who has been part of the CHLA family since she was just 4 days old. 💙

After her newborn screening showed she had sickle cell SC, Arlani began receiving care at CHLA and has been supported by a dedicated team ever since. Today, she continues to receive expert complex care across multiple specialties, and recently had a successful adenoid removal surgery that led to an instant improvement in her breathing. Stories like Arlani’s remind us why coordinated, compassionate pediatric care matters so much.

Her mom Princess shared: “Children’s Hospital Los Angeles continues to amaze me as the hospital is dedicated to children and the care they provide has always put my family at ease.”

05/23/2026

How do aggressive Wilms tumors evade treatment? CHLA researcher Dr. Astgik Petrosyan is investigating key signals from the tumor environment—and how they might be blocked.

New research at CHLA is exploring how the tumor environment influences aggressive Wilms tumors.

05/22/2026

A night to get dressed up, celebrate, and just be a teen. ✨💃🕺

CHLA’s Patient Prom, presented by Chase Foundation and the Louis and Gladyce Foster Family Foundation, is a no-cost celebration created especially for teen patients ages 15–19 and their chosen guest. From attire and accessories to hair, nails, makeup, dinner, dancing, entertainment, and more, every detail is designed to create a joyful, memorable, and empowering experience.

Thank you to everyone who helped make this special night possible for our patients. 💙

05/21/2026

We’re proud to recognize Dr. Mark Krieger on reaching an extraordinary milestone: 4,500 pediatric neurosurgical procedures.

Milestones like this represent more than volume; they reflect the trust of thousands of families and a sustained commitment to improving outcomes for children with some of the most challenging neurological conditions.

As the Billy and Audrey Wilder Neurosurgery Chair, Surgeon-in-Chief, and Senior Vice President at CHLA, Dr. Krieger’s impact extends far beyond the operating room. His decades of leadership and research have helped shape CHLA’s programs, advance surgical innovation, and train the next generation of pediatric neurosurgeons.

05/19/2026

Research at CHLA in the 1970s broadened understanding of infant botulism, and later a revolutionary treatment tested at CHLA and several other California sites became the first-line treatment for this illness.

Infant botulism accounts for about 70% of all cases in the U.S.

05/18/2026

While most of the city is asleep, a different kind of work is happening inside these walls.

Night shift at CHLA means constant care, steady focus, and teams who rely on each other through every hour of the night. From nurses and physicians to food services and distribution, every role helps carry the hospital through until morning.

Thank you to the night shift teams who show up, stay ready, and care for patients and families every night. 💙