Health care workers from Valley Children's Hospital and Wigmore Women's & Children's Hospital pose for a photo in Yerevan, Armenia. Valley Children's Hospital Facebook photo

Physicians from Valley Children’s Hospital will spread their care on a global scale following the announcement of an upcoming trip to Yerevan, Armenia, where the team of seven hospital physicians will partner with Wigmore Women’s & Children’s Hospital.

Valley Children’s and Wigmore first partnered in 2023. Last year during the hospitals’ initial partnership, Wigmore sent three pediatricians and one hospital administrator to Madera where the visiting doctors toured the hospital and were given a hands-on look at health care they hope to one day be the standard in Armenia.

While in Armenia, Valley Children’s physicians will work with Wigmore’s team to exchange knowledge, as well as participating in a neurosciences conference with the goal of sharing knowledge with pediatric neurologists, neonatologists and pediatricians in the area.

“This exchange represents an important next step in the commitment we made with Wigmore Women’s & Children’s Hospital to support transformative change in the healthcare landscape of Armenia,” said Valley Children’s President & CEO Todd Suntrapak. “As a Top Children’s Hospital in the U.S., we believe we have an important role to play in helping to elevate children’s healthcare around the world.”

 

Representing Valley Children’s Hospital on the trip are:

–Dr. Patricia Clerkin, medical director, Pediatric Neurosurgery

–Dr. Karen Dahl, vice president, Medical Affairs and Physician Health and Development

–Dr. Steven Ehhreich, pediatric neurologist

–Dr. Stephanie Jones, pediatric surgeon

–Amy Mauk-Fisher, RN , critical care charge nurse

–Dr. Julianna Sahoria, pediatric emergency medicine physician

–Cesar Santos, medical director, Neurosciences

Valley Children’s representatives are currently in Yerevan and will return later this month according to Valley Children’s Healthcare Public Relations Officer Zara Arboleda.