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MADERA, Calif. – Valley Children’s Hospital issued a safety alert to school districts and athletic programs across the Central Valley this week following a sharp rise in serious facial injuries among young football players. This summer alone, the hospital has…

Remember to A.C.T. to Protect Kids from Hot Car Dangers

July 10, 2025

MADERA, Calif. – Valley Children’s Hospital is urging parents and caregivers to stay alert as deaths of children in hot cars have risen across the United States in recent weeks. As of July 10, the total number of hot car…

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Staying Safe This Fourth of July

July 3, 2025

MADERA, Calif. – July Fourth brings red, white and blue decorations, hot dogs, hamburgers and everyone’s favorite bright and festive fireworks. But these festivities also bring safety concerns when it comes to injuries connected to barbecues and fireworks. With that…

Keeping Your Child Safe From Measles if They’re Too Young to Get Vaccinated

April 18, 2025

If your child is too young to receive vaccination to protect them from measles, what should you do to keep them safe? In March, the Fresno County Department of Public Health confirmed a second case of measles in the county…

Valley Children’s Pediatric Resident Presents Research on Healthcare Disparities at National Critical Care Conference

October 30, 2022

DAVIS, Calif. – Second-year pediatric resident Dr. Bhavishya Devireddy recently presented an abstract of a study she coauthored, which examined healthcare disparities among trauma patients requiring pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) admission in the COVID-19 era. Dr. Devireddy presented the…

Valley Children’s Joins National “Zero Suicide” Collaborative

September 23, 2022

MADERA, Calif. – Valley Children’s was recently selected as one of 16 children’s hospitals across the country to participate in a “Preventing Youth Suicide” collaborative, led by the Children’s Hospital Association, Zero Suicide Institute and Cardinal Health Foundation. Formed on…

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Rising Temperatures Renew Reminders to Protect Kids from Vehicle-Related Heat Dangers

May 20, 2022

MADERA, Calif. – Hot summer days have contributed to two child deaths so far this year in the United States as a result of heatstroke, which can happen when kids are unattended in cars. Valley Children’s, the lead agency for…

United States Bans Crib Bumpers and Infant Inclined Sleepers

May 18, 2022

WASHINGTON, D.C. – On May 18, 2022, the President signed the Safe Sleep for Babies Act, which prohibits the manufacturing and sale of padded crib bumper pads and infant inclined sleepers, products which have known risks for entrapment and suffocation…

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