Children's National Hospital

Children’s National Hospital will open a pediatric and infant care center at the new hospital on the St. Elizabeths East campus. News4’s Mark Segraves reports infant mortality rates continue to get worse in D.C.

D.C.’s Children’s National Hospital recently reached its capacity amid a number of COVID-19 and RSV cases. Here’s what families should know.

Children’s National Hospital in Washington, D.C., reached full capacity over the weekend as it treated more children with RSV, a respiratory virus that infects the lungs and breathing passages, a hospital official says. All 323 beds of Children’s National’s acute care hospital were filled over the weekend, Chief Medical Officer Dr. David Wessel told News4 on Monday. Of those...

Some children and teens who get the coronavirus suffer from symptoms months later. News4’s Doreen Gentzler explains how Children’s National Hospital in D.C. is trying to help children with long COVID.

Some children are suffering from lingering physical, mental and neurological symptoms months after getting COVID-19. Now, Children’s National Hospital in Washington, D.C., is studying the phenomenon and trying to help young people get some relief. “I’m a pretty healthy kid, right. I’m 17 years old, but when I had COVID, at the height, I was 16,” Messiah Rodriguez said....

News4’s Aimee Cho reports on a gallery exhibit for a young artist with autism.

A talented teen with autism who created a booming business selling his paintings can also add a gallery exhibit to his list of accomplishments. News4 featured 14-year-old Amari Taylor in April and shared the story of how he has overcome his disability. Taylor creates paintings featuring bright, vibrant colors and sells them on Instagram. “Because I want to see...

Nearly all hospitals in the nation’s hospital will require the COVID-19 vaccine as a condition of employment. News4’s Darcy Spencer reports.

Nearly all hospitals in Washington, D.C., will make it mandatory for their employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19, health officials announced Wednesday. The District of Columbia Hospital Association said in a news release “nearly all health systems and hospitals in the District of Columbia will each set a date after which vaccination against COVID-19 will be a condition of...

Almost 17 million children nationwide qualify for the Pfizer vaccine, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Fourteen-year-old Hector Knox was the first person to get vaccinated Thursday morning at Children’s National Hospital in D.C. For Hector, it’s a shot of hope knowing he’ll soon have the same level of protection as adults in the fight against...

Children ages 12 to 15 are now eligible to receive the Pfizer shot. Hear from 14-year-old Hector Knox who was the first young teen vaccinated at Children’s National Hospital. News4’s Doreen Gentzler reports.

The pandemic kept many local children with asthma out of hospitals, according to a study by Children’s National Hospital in D.C.

Children’s National Hospital found a 75% drop in emergency department visits and hospitalizations among local children compared to recent years. News4’s Doreen Gentzler reports.

One D.C.-area couple kept their long-held tradition of bringing Santa’s magic to Children’s National Hospital going strong, even in a pandemic. News4’s Juliana Valencia reports.

Students are out of the classroom spending hours in front of a computer screen at home, and doctors worry it may be taking a toll on their health. Doreen Gentzler reports.

New research from Children’s National Hospital in D.C. shows the coronavirus and antibodies can appear simultaneously in young patients, meaning children are still contagious and may transmit COVID-19 to others even if antibodies are detected and they don’t have symptoms. News4’s Doreen Gentzler reports.

With possible COVID-19 vaccines in the final phases of clinical trials, Children’s National Hospital’s Dr. Sarah Schafer and Dr. Linda Fu believe an informational campaign to get the public ready for a vaccine should start now.  Schafer and Fu recently published an article in the Journal of the American Medical Association raising concerns of the need to lower vaccine hesitation through education. “Part of...

Experts say that lowering vaccine hesitation through immediate education will be crucial for COVID-19 vaccination efforts. Health and Human Services, however, are weighing early outreach efforts against the numerous unknowns of a potential vaccine. News4’s Juliana Valencia reports.

New research by Children’s National Hospital in Washington, D.C., found racial disparities in how the coronavirus affects children.  The study published this week in the journal “Pediatrics” used information from the first 1,000 children who were tested for COVID-19 at the hospital’s drive-thru testing site. Researchers found that children from minority groups were most at risk.  Seven percent of...

Researchers at Childrens’ National Hospital discovered minority children and children from low income neighborhoods face heightened risk of contracting the coronavirus. News4’s Doreen Gentzler reports.