When Dorotea Orgovanyi was born at 26 weeks gestation in a small Iowa hospital in 2007, an ice storm prevented emergency transportation from moving her to a better-equipped facility. But it didn’t stop two University of Iowa doctors from heeding the call for help.
"Our 4-month-old son Jack stopped breathing and went into cardiac arrest. He was taken to a local hospital where emergency staff were able to get his heart beating again. He was then flown by helicopter to University of Iowa Stead Family Children’s Hospital." – Ali and Landon
“My name, Destany, really suits where I came from. It was my destiny to survive," Destany Schafer, Quincy, Illinois. “And it was my destiny to be a neonatologist," John Dagle, MD, PhD.
Courtney Jackson was born at only 23 weeks in 2001, weighing just over a pound with only about eight teaspoons of blood in her body. Doctors gave her a 50 percent chance of survival. Today, she's a healthy young adult. Video courtesy of the Today Show, NBC.
"We met with a pediatric neurosurgeon who confirmed a diagnosis of metopic craniosynostosis with trigonocephaly – the front suture of her skull had fused prematurely in utero and would need to be separated and reconstructed surgically." – Dan and Manda
When Madison Villaverde was diagnosed with chronic recurrent multifocal osteomyelitis (CRMO) in the third grade, her mother, Robin Villaverde, took to the Internet to research the rare disorder and search for support groups.
Levi Drager's condition was so serious that he was on ECMO, the most advanced form of life support for patients, to oxygenate his blood outside of his body. He's the first pediatric patient at our hospital to take steps while on ECMO.
March 22, 2019 was a life-changing day for 2-year old Nile Kron and his family. Named after Iowa Hawkeye Football legend, Nile Kinnick, Nile's hearing has been impaired since birth. But today, his cochlear implants were turned on allowing Nile to hear his parents' voices for the first time.
