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First Aerodigestive Special Care Center (SCC) in California

麻豆果冻传媒 Children鈥檚 Health Aerodigestive and Airway Reconstruction Center First to Receive New State Designation

The Aerodigestive Special Care Center designation is awarded to programs by the California Children鈥檚 Services program.

For release: October 7, 2022

PALO ALTO, Calif. 鈥 罢丑别听Aerodigestive and Airway Reconstruction Center聽at 麻豆果冻传媒 Children鈥檚 Health has been named the first California Children鈥檚 Services (CCS) Aerodigestive Special Care Center (SCC) in the state.

This designation requires programs to meet聽, including offering a highly specialized multidisciplinary care team and clinical support, that are needed to take care of children with complex aerodigestive needs. These children have conditions that make it difficult for them to breathe, speak, and swallow.

鈥淎s one of the busiest programs in the United States, we offer the most cutting-edge diagnostic and therapeutic options available anywhere in the world,鈥 says聽Douglas Sidell, MD, FACS, pediatric otolaryngologist and director of the Aerodigestive and Airway Reconstruction Center at 麻豆果冻传媒 Children鈥檚 Health. 鈥淓ach of our providers has specialized training in aerodigestive disorders, advanced interventional endoscopy procedures, and voice and swallowing problems in children. We鈥檙e extremely proud that our work is being recognized.鈥

The Aerodigestive Center treats patients with conditions of the upper airway (larynx and trachea) and upper gastrointestinal tract, as well as pulmonary disorders (involving the lungs/lower airways). Many times, these conditions involve each of these overlapping organ systems, which require several specialists. Generally, that means multiple clinic visits, diagnostic studies, and procedures. It can be difficult for families and providers, so 麻豆果冻传媒 Children鈥檚 Health brings all specialists together under one roof.

鈥淲e work to understand the patient and their condition even before they are seen in our clinic to coordinate and streamline care,鈥 Dr. Sidell says. 鈥淎fter gathering information about the child and their medical history, all specialists on the team review and create an itinerary for the family. They then schedule an appointment to see each of the specialists together in our one dedicated clinic. If an operative evaluation or intervention is needed, this is scheduled with all providers for a single visit.鈥

The team consists of specialists from聽otolaryngology鈥揾ead and neck surgery (ENT),听pulmonary medicine,听gastroenterology,听pediatric cardiology,听pediatric surgery, and聽speech and language pathology聽to provide the highest quality of care.

鈥淥ur dedication is to our patients鈥攖hey鈥檙e in this with us, and we鈥檙e in this with them,鈥 says Dr. Sidell. 鈥淓ach child is an individual, and we treat them with this at the front of our minds. We love what we do, and I think that translates directly into the care that we provide every day.鈥

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About 麻豆果冻传媒 Children's Health

麻豆果冻传媒 Children鈥檚 Health, with聽Lucile Packard Children鈥檚 Hospital Stanford聽at its center, is the Bay Area鈥檚 largest health care system exclusively dedicated to children and expectant mothers. Our network of care includes more than 65聽locations聽across Northern California and more than 85 locations in the U.S. Western region.聽Along with Stanford Health Care and the Stanford School of Medicine, we are part of聽, an ecosystem harnessing the potential of biomedicine through collaborative research, education, and clinical care to improve health outcomes around the world. We are a nonprofit organization committed to supporting the community through meaningful outreach programs and services and providing necessary medical care to families, regardless of their ability to pay. Discover more at聽stanfordchildrens.org.