Johns Hopkins Hospital

This Doctors’ Day, we want to thank all doctors for all the ways you make this world a better place. Thank you for delivering exceptional care and for your boundless compassion, integrity, and devotion to the well-being of others. In honor of National Doctors’ Day, please share a story about a doctor who inspires you.

Congratulations to Leslie O'Connell, a clinical technician II on Bloomberg 3 who was presented with November’s ROSE Award. The ROSE (Recognition of Stellar Skills and Empathy) Award celebrates team members in clinical support roles who have made a meaningful difference in patients’ lives. “I am forever grateful for staff like Leslie who show such a caring nature" said the daughter of a patient under Leslie’s care. Leslie, thank you for your consistent hard work, dedication and kindness.

To effectively diagnose, follow and treat the various manifestations of neurofibromatosis, patients often need multiple specialists spread across a wide variety of fields. At the Johns Hopkins Comprehensive Neurofibromatosis Center, patients receive coordinated care from world- renowned experts throughout Johns Hopkins Medicine. https://bit.ly/4kWiJu5

Osseointegration is a surgical procedure that aims to offer better quality of life and improved function and mobility to people who have had an amputation. Orthopaedic oncologist Dr. Brock Lindsey discusses commonly asked questions about the surgery, including the benefits of osseointegration over tradition prosthetic limbs. https://bit.ly/4kS5Cdq

Kudos to Dr. Joseph Cofrancesco Jr., director of the Institute for Excellence and Education who recently received a positive comment from a patient for providing “excellence in every action.” “Dr. Cofrancesco is the best physician we've ever known!” the patient wrote. “I wish everyone had a doctor like Dr. Cofrancesco. The world would be a better and healthier place!” Thanks to Dr. Cofrancesco for providing such excellent care to our patients.

When Ryan Loveless discovered he had the same genetic heart condition that claimed the lives of his mother and brother, he was determined to get ahead of his inevitable diagnosis of heart failure. The only definitive cure was a heart transplant. Thanks to our dedicated team, Loveless received a new heart on October 20, 2024. Ryan is just one of the 65 heart transplant recipients at Johns Hopkins in 2024. https://bit.ly/4kvRtT0

Exceptional patient care is at the heart of The Johns Hopkins Hospital. In Newsweek’s upcoming World’s Best Hospitals issue, President Redonda Miller shares what sets truly exceptional hospitals apart: "It’s about going beyond diagnosis and treatment—sitting quietly with a patient and holding their hand after they’ve received bad news, or gathering the whole care team to cheer when a patient rings the bell at the end of cancer treatment, or even hosting a wedding in an intensive care unit so a father who doesn’t have long to live can give his daughter away.” https://bit.ly/3RbJIUE

The measles is one of the most contagious infections on earth. Learn the best ways to protect your children. https://bit.ly/43DRoGM

Nicole Newman and Eleanor Reiner have been best friends since they met at dance camp in middle school. When they got to their senior year of high school, neither had firm plans for the future until they happened upon a life-changing two-week mentorship program in The Johns Hopkins Hospital’s pediatric operating rooms. The mentorship program was started 10 years ago by certified registered nurse anesthetists Aileen Mendez and Soo-Ok Kim. From the beginning, they were determined to make the two-week program exceptional. “You want them to see how extraordinarily exciting it is to do what we do,” says Mendez. After just two weeks of shadowing nurses, surgeons and anesthetists, Newman and Reiner knew they wanted to work on the Johns Hopkins Hospital’s pediatric intensive care unit (PICU). “It just set us on a very direct path,” Reiner says. And five years later, Newman and Reiner have realized their dream. They are both nursing school graduates and are well into their second year as Johns Hopkins registered nurses on the PICU. “It was the most incredible experience of my entire life,” says Newman.

Last Friday, Feb. 28, was Rare Disease Day. This day honors the 25-30 million Americans living with rare diseases. To mark the occasion, the iconic Dome atop The Johns Hopkins Hospital Billings Building shone in blue, pink, and green. “Rare Disease Day celebrates our progress in improving the lives of patients and families through scientific advancements,” said Amy Patterson, a genetic counselor in the Department of Genetic Medicine. “A diagnosis is the first positive step toward finding the right care plan for our patients.”