CYSTIC FIBROSIS FOUNDATION AWARDS GRANT TO ATRIUM HEALTH LEVINE CHILDREN’S Continued philanthropic support from the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation is ensuring more patients like Cameron have access to quality cystic fibrosis care. A recent grant award of $128,200 will directly support Atrium Health’s accredited Cystic Fibrosis Center at Levine Children’s Hospital to provide t two years old, Cameron is an active
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medical care for children
boy who loves to run, swim, and play
and adolescents.
other toddler. He just happens to be living with
“Since our initial
cystic fibrosis, a chronic lung disease that causes
accreditation, our center
breathing problems and, for some,
continues to grow based
gastrointestinal symptoms.
on the excellent
outside. In many ways he’s just like any
outcomes in clinical
Dr. Ashley Chadha
Cameron was diagnosed with cystic fibrosis as a
care,” shared Dr. Ashley
newborn and has received care for the condition
Chadha, specialty medical director, pediatric
at Levine Children’s ever since. Ranked by U.S.
pulmonary and sleep medicine at Levine
News & World Report as one of the nation’s
Children’s. “We now are approaching 150
“Best Children’s Hospitals” for pediatric
pediatric patients and over 100 adult
pulmonology, Levine Children’s provides the
patients who have been under our care. As
highest quality medical care that Cameron and
we continue to grow, we will expand our
other children living with cystic fibrosis need.
offerings to include mental health services as well as increasing research opportunities.”
While the disease is a large part of Cameron’s life, this will hopefully lessen as he gets older. Not only will Cameron’s airways grow, requiring fewer treatments, but a breakthrough medication is being studied that has the potential to improve the quality of life for most cystic fibrosis patients. At Levine Children’s accredited Cystic Fibrosis Center, he and other patients have access to first-of-their-kind treatments as soon as they become available. In the meantime, Cameron is living his best life like any carefree two-year-old – one who can
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SINCE OUR INITIAL ACCREDITATION, OUR CENTER CONTINUES TO GROW BASED ON THE EXCELLENT OUTCOMES IN CLINICAL CARE.
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- DR. ASHLEY CHADHA SPECIALTY MEDICAL DIRECTOR, PEDIATRIC PULMONARY AND SLEEP MEDICINE LEVINE CHILDREN’S
run, swim, and play; and one whose health challenges are part of his childhood, but don't define it.
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