Cold winter days make us crave comfort food, don’t they? From hot cocoa and chicken noodle soup to macaroni and cheese and ramen noodles, we’re all looking for ways to stay warm. For me it’s a hot cup of tea after a long drive home.

As a nurse with the Burn Program at Children’s Hospital, I see way too many kids who are hurt when they pull a container of hot liquid onto themselves or are left unsupervised in the kitchen.

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Welcome to Children’s Hospital and Health System’s new blog, which we hope will serve as a meeting place for conversation about children’s health. We also plan to offer you a more personal glimpse into what’s happening here at Children’s.

This is an ambitious organization with so many projects in the works–everything from planning the opening of our new west tower in two short months to scheduling field trips for school classes at Children’s Health Education Center to working on Magnet nursing recertification and collaborating on new pediatric research through Children’s Research Institute. None of this would be possible without your support, but what does it all mean? And, the bottom line is, how does this impact children in our care and in the community? We’ll offer our thoughts.

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