Teaching Us

As many of our locals know, we have a very reputable teaching hospital here in Charleston. MUSC (Medical University of South Carolina) offers an amazing Children's Hospital which caters to children in a very thorough and extensive manner. I cannot tell you how many countless stories I have heard from parents of how this hospital has catered to and helped their families.

I was on the MUSC website the other day researching something, and I noticed that MUSC posts a monthly Parenting Newsletter online. You also have the option of subscribing to the newsletter in which case you will have each newsletter sent directly to you via email. I browsed through some of the archive newsletters to see what kinds of topics were covered, and found that they have a great variety of topics. They cover things that are specific to specific medical conditions (such as, "Facts about Asthma" found in the March 2009 issue), but also cover more general topics that any parent could find relevant (such as, "When Does a Child Need an Eye Exam?" April 2009 issue or "Avoid Skipping Meals" February 2009 issue). This focus of this month's newsletter, actually, is Autism. You can find the link to the Parent Newsletters in the left side column under "News & Events" or simply click on the link within this blog.

MUSC also offers a separate monthly newsletter called Kids Connection Newsletter which spotlights specific patient stories. I read through a few, and they are very inspiring. You are also given the option to subscribe to this one as well.

Thank you, MUSC for making yourself not only accessible to your patients, but to your community as well.

A beautiful day to you all,

Jessica