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Integrating Healthcare and Technology – Not for the Faint of Heart
By Pam Clifton, Senior VP of Operations As Pediatric Home Service prepares to launch online ordering early this winter, we reflect on lessons learned from the MNSure and Healthcare.gov roll...
Calling all Chronically Cool Kids
For children with chronic illnesses (and their siblings), finding peers who are going through the same situation as them can be a really empowering and meaningful thing. Chronically Cool...
Tips and Tricks for Managing Feeding Tubes and Buttons
On our Facebook page recently, we asked parents and caregivers how they keep their kiddo from pulling out their tubes or buttons. So when we saw that the parent of...
Recreational Activities for Your Special Needs Kiddo
July is National Recreation Month – not that Minnesotans need a specific reason to spend as much time as possible outdoors and being active during the summer. Soccer and baseball...
New Name, Same Great Service
Does your kiddo receive Private Duty Nursing Service (PDNS) from us? If so, you might notice that our staff has started referring to it as Home Care Nursing, or...
What You Wish People Knew About Life With a Medically Complex Child
Being the parent to a child with medical complexities can bring an abundance of rewards and joy – but it can also bring stresses or situations that parents wouldn’t otherwise...
Guest Post: Dealing With the Loss of a Medically Complex Child
Ella’s Halo was created in memory of Ella Jo, who was born premature and lived in the NICU at a Minneapolis hospital for 83 days, before she passed away....
Secondary Trauma in Caregivers
Monica Handlos, MSW, LICSW, is the Clinical Social Worker at PHS. In this role, she provides mental health for children, adolescents and adults, as well as counseling for short-term...