by Kristin LaRose, Chief Nursing Officer | Apr 20, 2026 | Patient Care & Innovation
At A GlanceAfter discharge, families of medically complex children often run into issues securing critical medical equipment because of insurance issues, high costs, and children outgrowing items. Two therapists from Ranken Jordan Pediatric Bridge Hospital have been...
by Dr. Nick Holekamp, Chief Health Transformation Officer | Mar 24, 2026 | Patient Care & Innovation
At A GlanceNick Holekamp, MD, became Ranken Jordan’s Chief Health Transformation Officer in October 2025, a role created to bring systemic change to the care of medically complex children. The Chief Health Transformation Officer role, as well as Ranken Jordan’s...
by Kristin LaRose, Chief Nursing Officer | Mar 11, 2026 | Patient Care & Innovation
At A Glance17-year-old Jatayvion “JT” Thomas was making a tackle at a football game when he sustained a spinal cord injury and was rushed to a nearby hospital, ultimately resulting in JT being diagnosed with quadriplegia. After arriving at Ranken Jordan, JT found an...
by Kristin LaRose, Chief Nursing Officer | Feb 26, 2026 | Patient Care & Innovation
At A GlanceAs part of its Care Beyond the Bedside model, Ranken Jordan offers a robust music therapy program, led by music therapist Mary Hitchcock-Reinhart, MT-BC. Music therapy is a clinical and research-based practice that uses music interventions to accomplish...
by Dr. Nick Holekamp, Chief Health Transformation Officer | Feb 11, 2026 | Patient Care & Innovation
Because Ranken Jordan patients are medically complex, we have a much higher proportion of tracheostomized patients than most hospitals, as well as children with feeding tubes such as gastrostomy tubes (g-tube) or jejunostomy tubes (j-tube). Those who work with...
by Dr. Nick Holekamp, Chief Health Transformation Officer | Feb 10, 2026 | Patient Care & Innovation
When it’s snowy and cold outside, it’s easy to assume hospital activities would scale back. However, at Ranken Jordan, we don’t scale back… we keep playing. Play is central to our Care Beyond the Bedside®model because it’s a powerful tool for healing. Cold...
