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Facebook Use Benefits PHS and Our Families
Always looking to inspire and inform our families, PHS also uses Facebook. The PHS Facebook page allows PHS to interact with patients, families, physicians, and community organizations. PHS carefully...
Four Steps to Safer Car Seat and Seat Belt Use for Kids
Protect your kids in the car with proper car seat and seat belt use. From quick grocery store jaunts to family road trip vacations, here’s the latest on new...
Sharing Care at Faith’s Lodge
PHS doesn’t just take care of children and families. We also proudly help care for a very special place where families can grieve and build hope. It’s Faith’s Lodge,...
Techniques for Safe Lifting and Carrying of Patients
Some PHS patients have little or no mobility and that means parents and caregivers may have to do some significant lifting, handling, and carrying. Physical demands for those caring...
Jamming at JAM: Sharing Care at Juvenile Arthritis March
The day started with Charles Dias, a PHS kid, starting this year’s Juvenile Arthritis March (JAM). He sounded an empty air horn, so he improvised and ended up yelling...
Medicaid for Children
Are you eligible for health coverage—yet unable to afford the premiums? In Minnesota, Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program, or CHIP, offer free or low-cost health coverage to...
Bowling to Benefit Kids
PHS helps raise money for U of M’ s Amplatz Children’s Hospital At PHS, we help kids thrive every day—usually in their homes. But last week, staffers carried out...
Adaptive Sports Programs for Medically Complex Kids
“Yes, you can,” parents and caregivers can tell medically complex kids. ‘Yes’ to playing baseball, soccer, golf, scuba—and a little downhill skiing when the season’s right. PHS continually sees...