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UC Davis Children's Hospital is the Sacramento region's only nationally ranked, comprehensive hospital. For more information, visit http://children.ucdavis.edu.
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UC Davis Children's Hospital is the Sacramento region's only nationally ranked, comprehensive hospital for children, serving infants, children, adolescents and young adults with primary, subspecialty and critical care. It includes the Central Valley's only pediatric emergency department and level I pediatric trauma center, which offers the highest level of care for critically ill children, as well as the West Coast's only level I children's surgery center. The 129-bed children's hospital includes the state-of-the-art 49-bed neonatal and 24-bed pediatric intensive care and pediatric cardiac intensive care units.

02/02/2026

Dr. Courtney Wusthoff, our chief of child neurology, was instrumental in developing the American Clinical Neurophysiology Society guideline on indications for continuous EEG in neonates. She shares the best practices in treating newborns with potential HIE or suspected seizures.

01/31/2026

In honor of Omphalocele Awareness Day today, we celebrate Everly Jacobsen, who was diagnosed with an abnormally large omphalocele, a birth defect that affects one in 5,000 children.

"Everly is truly a miracle! Since her repair in October 2024, she has been absolutely thriving. She never let her condition get in her way, but now that she has recovered, she is unstoppable. She is currently enjoying dance, taking swimming lessons, doing well in school, and has a wonderful group of friends. She also became a big sister this year," said Everly's mom Brianne. "We are so grateful to the doctors and nurses at UC Davis for being such an important part of her journey." ❤️

01/30/2026

Celebrating love in our NICU! After saying “I do,” Ryan and Christina came straight from their wedding ceremony to celebrate the big day with their twins here in our NICU.

These photos capture a day filled with vows, strength and so much love. We’re honored to have been part of their story and to witness such a meaningful day.

We’re happy to share that this sweet family is now home and doing well 💕

Image descriptions:
1: Ryan and Christina stand in a NICU hospital room, each gently holding a newborn connected to medical tubes and monitors.
2: Black and white photo showing Ryan and Christina holding their babies.
3: A newborn in a tiny blue suit and bow tie rests in a hospital crib while Christina’s hand softly touches their chest.
4: Christina holds one of her newborns and is smiling down at them.
5: Ryan leans over a crib to gently hold one of his babies’ hands.
6: Ryan and Christina hold their babies facing one another and look lovingly down at their babies.
7: Christina smiles up at Ryan in the NICU.
8: A newborn lies swaddled on a hospital blanket wearing a blue outfit and bow tie, holding an adult’s hand.

01/24/2026

Pediatric pulmonology and sleep medicine services are now offered at the Folsom Turn Pike Specialty Care Clinic.

UC Davis pediatric pulmonologists Kiran Nandalike, Divya Chhabra and Gage Alvernaz, provide services on Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. This is an expansion of pediatric pulmonary services available at the Glassrock Clinic in Sacramento.

The clinic is located at 271 Turn Pike Dr., Folsom. To schedule an appointment or for more information, call 916-357-4777 or 800-823-4543.

01/22/2026

A big thank you to everyone who supported our Virtual Holiday Toy Drive! The holidays were merry and bright for hospitalized kids at UC Davis Children’s Hospital, thanks to the $32,736 raised. In addition to the monetary donations, individuals directly purchased more than 350 toys from the hospital’s Amazon wish list, which delivered items to the hospital. 🎁❤️

01/18/2026

Scientists from UC Davis Center for Surgical Bioengineering, the UC Davis MIND Institute and UC Berkeley’s Murthy Lab are developing an in-utero gene editing technology to fix mutations causing severe neurologic conditions.

Led by UC Davis Bioengineer Aijun Wang, the team will design and test a therapy targeting the UBE3A gene. Overexpression of this gene contributes to Dup15q syndrome, and its absence leads to Angelman syndrome. Both conditions are profound neurodevelopmental conditions that could co-occur with autism.

Dup15q syndrome affects about 1 in 5,000 individuals. It is 10 times more common in people with autism and intellectual disability. More than half of patients with Dup15q experience epilepsy.

“There is no readily available cure for Dup15q syndrome,” says Wang, professor of surgery and biomedical engineering. “Caring for chronically ill children with this condition places a significant emotional and financial burden on their families. The goal of the gene editing therapy we are developing is to one day treat Dup15q in utero so that children are born without the condition.”

01/17/2026

Congratulations to Dr. David Kawatu, professor of pediatrics and pediatric gastroenterologist, who has been selected as the associate chief medical officer for children’s health at UC Davis Medical Center.

Dr. Kawatu oversees day-to-day operations of the children’s hospital and works closely with the children’s hospital medical directors and physician advisors. 🎉🎉🎉

01/16/2026

Nicole Clancy was on a run less than half a mile away from her home when she was hit by a car while 28 weeks pregnant.

The car was traveling more than 40 miles an hour when it ran the red light. Nicole stayed conscious but does not remember the impact.

Scans showed Nicole had no internal bleeding, but fetal monitoring revealed her baby was in distress. The care team acted quickly and performed an emergency C-section.

“I’m proud of the work we do every day, but never more than on that day,” said Dr. Jonathan Kohler, UC Davis pediatric trauma medical director. “I walked into the OR and watched as our trauma surgeons helped our obstetricians deliver the baby so neonatologists could begin resuscitation while NICU nurses and transfusion specialists were preparing blood product for a transfusion. At the same time, our anesthesiologists were orchestrating care for two critically ill patients in one operating room.”

Both mother and daughter survived and were expected to recover, but baby McKenzie was born 12 weeks prematurely, weighing only 2 pounds, 10 ounces.

As McKenzie began her NICU journey, Nicole began her own recovery journey with a broken humerus, clavicle and hairline nasal fracture. She spent six days in the hospital before going home and later returned for orthopaedic surgery.

Fast forward a few months and both mom and baby are doing great!

Image descriptions:
1: A baby connected to multiple medical tubes and sensors.
2: Two adults sit closely together in a hospital room. One adult is holding a newborn wrapped in blankets and connected to medical tubes.

01/13/2026

Children’s Miracle Network at UC Davis Children's Hospital is excited to share a new look! New look, but same goal, to provide all kids with the health care they deserve!

01/12/2026

A few weeks before Thanksgiving, Darlene Hildebrandt and her husband welcomed their first child. They may never have met their healthy baby boy, and Hildebrandt herself may have faced life-threatening risks, had they not been referred to UC Davis Health earlier is year. She found the right high-risk obstetrics and neurosurgical care team to understand her very unique medical situation.

01/11/2026

Registration for the 18th annual Donut Dash is now open.

The fun run, which raises money for the UC Davis Child Life and Creative Arts Therapy Department, is scheduled for Saturday, March 7, at 8:30 a.m. at William Land Park in Sacramento.

It all starts with a two-mile run, jog or walk to Marie’s Donuts where the competitive participants eat four donuts before sprinting the two miles back to the start/finish area. Noncompetitive participants can consume three donuts or six donut holes (or nothing at all!) before heading back two miles to the start/finish area.

Since 2016, Donut Dash (as well as its companion event, the Scoop Scoot) has raised $587,500 for the Child Life and Creative Arts Therapy Department. The funds have supported the purchase of pediatric patient resources, such as video gaming carts, additional iPads, a 3D printer, art supplies and musical instruments. The money also supported the Beads of Courage program for patients with life-altering conditions at UC Davis Children’s Hospital.

01/08/2026

What happens when pediatric and veterinary neurosurgeons work together?

A first-of-its-kind surgery with UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine to save Viggo, a kitten with hydrocephalus – and may someday help human babies. 🐈👶

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4301 X Street
Sacramento, CA
95817

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+18008234543

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http://children.ucdavis.edu/

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