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Hope is a Powerful Medicine
Philanthropy has been part of the PHS culture since we opened our doors for business in 1990. Since formalizing our giving and volunteering by introducing the Sharing Care program,...
Dreams of Building a Kid-Focused Hospice Home in MN are Coming Closer with Crescent Cove
“It all started as a dream of offering child and family-focused respite and end-of-life care to children with life-limiting conditions in Minnesota” ~Katie Lindenfelser, founder of Crescent Cove Did...
PHS to Conduct Clinical Study on Tracheobronchitis
Starting this fall, PHS will be conducting a clinical observational study in its tracheostomy dependent patients. One of the most common medical conditions that occur in pediatric patients with...
Sending Kids With Asthma Back to School
By: Kay Kufahl, RRT-NPS, LRT, AE-C and Barb Lehn, RRT-NPS, LRT, AE-C It happens every year. Commonly called the September Asthma Epidemic, researchers have tracked a predictable increase in...
Hassle-Free Family Visit to the MN State Fair
All-you-can-drink milk, $1. Scavenger hunts. Tractor rides. Watching a lamb come into the world. Everything to eat on a stick. The great Minnesota get-together, the Minnesota State Fair, runs...
Protecting Home Medical Equipment From Summer Storm Power Outages
Lightning, thunder, dark skies and sirens during summer storms are upsetting. Yet power outages from thunderstorms and tornadoes can be very dangerous for kids who depend on home health...
Worried about taking a sick baby home from the hospital? Help is available.
Janita McLean is right. Taking a medically-fragile baby home from the hospital is scary. And overwhelming. Taking any baby home from the hospital – even a healthy one –...