Welcome to the Hummingbird Program At Penn State Hershey Children's Hospital
Learning that your child has a life-limiting, complex medical condition can be one of the most devastating events in a parent's life. The Hummingbird Program at Penn State Hershey Children's Hospital provides customized care to children and families so they will not face their challenges alone. It provides pediatric inpatient and outpatient services to improve quality-of-life by focusing on the physical, emotional, social, and spiritual suffering that many children with life-limiting conditions (and their families) experience.
The Hummingbird Program was founded through the generous financial contribution of Ed and Jeanne Arnold. Thanks to the Arnolds and Children's Miracle Network for their ongoing support of the program. More...
Kohl's Healthy Choices for Healthy Champions
In an effort to stem the rise in childhood obesity, Penn State Hershey PRO Wellness Center with Penn State Hershey Children's Hospital has partnered with Kohl's Department Store to create the program, Kohl's Healthy Choices for Healthy Champions. This program teaches families the importance of bringing healthy choices to life — starting with eating healthy and getting active.
Through outreach events,this program provides tools and resources for making behavior changes to support increasing consumption of fruits and vegetables, making better beverage choices, understanding proper portion size, increasing minutes of daily physical activity, and recognizing the need to balance calories consumed through food/drink versus calories burned through physical activity and growth. Click to learn more about our Video Contest.
Journey toward Healing
Penn State Hershey Parent Support Group
If you are grieving the loss of a child, you are not alone! There are others who can relate and understand what you are going through. Join us.
Regularly scheduled meetings provide an opportunity to meet others who are going through a similar situation. To get to know one another, socialize, and support each other through this incredibly trying time.
- When: Wednesdays, May 1- June 19 (7:00-8:30 p.m.)
- Where: 30 Hope Drive, Entrance B (Room 1019); East Health Campus; Penn State Milton S Hershey Medical Center, Hershey
- For more information, including how to register, download our flyer.
Neiman Marcus Fashion Show and Luncheon Raises $65,000
The Neiman Marcus “Giving is Always in Fashion” Show and Luncheon raised $65,000 for Children’s Miracle Network at Penn State Hershey Children’s Hospital. The event was held December 2 at The Hotel Hershey. Kim Lemon of WGAL-TV8 served as the emcee. The event featured a runway fashion show, luncheon, and basket, Mo’s on Main diamond earring, Marco Bicego and Dennis Basso raffles. Click here to read more about the fashion show and luncheon.
Our lives changed dramatically when our seemingly healthy ten-month-old baby, Olivia, went into severe respiratory distress and was placed on life support at Penn State Hershey Children’s Hospital. What was thought to be a common cold turned out to be severe abnormalities of her trachea (windpipe). During her first ten days in the hospital, Olivia had three major surgeries to correct these abnormalities. She struggled to survive. She spent almost an entire year in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit. The complexity of her condition required the services of many pediatric specialty doctors and multiple other surgeries. More...
Megan Nickey was diagnosed with Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (EDS) at three years of age. EDS is a disorder that affects connective tissue. Affected individuals can have easily dislocated joints; loose, thin skin; and extreme fragility of the skin and blood vessels. Megan has experienced many hospitalizations and surgeries related to her condition. In August of 2008, Megan suffered a life-threatening aneurysm rupture and complications that required extensive surgical intervention and a lengthy stay at Penn State Hershey Children’s Hospital. The Hummingbird Program became involved with Megan and her family to assist with pain and symptom management, to provide much needed emotional support, and to assist with the transition of her care back to their home. More...
- Deadline approaching for Kohl’s Healthy Champions video contest Penn State Hershey PRO Wellness Center, together with the Kohl’s Cares Hospital Program and Penn State Hershey Children’s Hospital, is hosting a video contest for families, schools and organizations. Participants have a chance to win a MacBook Pro, MacBook Air or iPad mini.More...
- Penn State Hershey Epilepsy Program recognized by NAEC Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center’s Comprehensive Epilepsy Program was recently recognized as a Level 4 Center by the National Association of Epilepsy Centers (NAEC).More...
- New leadership coming to human resources, community relations Lisa Abbott will join Penn State Hershey on June 3 as associate vice president for human resources for health affairs for Penn State and chief human resources officer for Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center. With Abbott’s arrival, Charles Wilson, who has served as chief human resources officer for the Medical Center since 2002, will move into the new role of chief community relations officer on an interim basis.More...
- The Medical Minute: Preparing home and car for emergencies Whether traveling or at home, there are things you can do before an emergency to ensure a swift response and a better possible outcome to your situation.More...