Children with craniofacial disorders can have an impact on their growth, development and appearance. There are surgical treatments for many conditions like clefts of the lip and palate, craniosynostosis microtias and other birth defects.
Our team is dedicated to providing comprehensive multidisciplinary care and expert diagnosis for your child who has a cleft lip or palate, or any other craniofacial abnormality. Our team works with you and your children to achieve the best possible outcomes for both of you.
The craniofacial specialist clinic is staffed in part by a group of experts who come from various clinical and research backgrounds. Their goal is to provide the best care possible for you child. The team consists of a plastic surgery, neurosurgeons (both pediatric and adult), speech pathologists, orthodontists, and nurse specialists. They work together in order to provide your child with an integrated approach.
Our craniofacial doctors offer a variety of treatments. These include non-invasive therapies, surgery for facial deformities correction, and pain control services. Our doctors are dedicated to offering the most advanced technologies and procedures. We also ensure that your child has a comfortable and stress-free experience.
We are CCS-approved Special Care Centers, meaning we have a dedicated Care Coordinator to help with coordination and follow-up. This team works closely with your family to make sure you understand the diagnosis, medical treatment plan and financial arrangements.
Seattle Children's Hospital's cranial-facial specialists are able to treat a number of disorders affecting the skull, facial region, jaw and ears. These conditions include cleft lip, cleft palate, craniosynostosis, Crouzon syndrome, and Pfeiffer syndrome.
* Children who have a cleft, cleft palette or other craniofacial defect are more susceptible to ear infection and hearing loss. We can offer treatment to prevent recurrent infections, or hearing impairment.
We also offer surgical treatment for a cleft lips, cleft palates, or any other craniofacial malformation. Reconstructive surgery is available to correct malformations in the nose, ears, and mouth. We employ the latest surgical procedures and methods to ensure the best possible outcome.
We perform complex and minimally invasive procedures for patients with craniofacial conditions, such as endoscopic suturectomy to remove asymmetric bone from the cranium and cranial vault remodeling to reshape asymmetric cranial bones. We perform laser therapy to treat birthmarks or skin anomalies, including hemifacial asymmetry (a facial condition where the chin and cheeks are not aligned properly).
The craniofacial clinic at Maria Fareri Children's Hospital can provide a range of services tailored to your child's individual needs. The program's staff includes experts in craniofacial care, oral and maximumillofacial surgery and neurosurgery. They also have expertise in audiology, otolaryngology and speech pathology.
The team that treats your child's craniofacial problem will meet with your child and you to discuss your concerns and specific issues. They will also go over treatment options. Then, they will work with you and/or your child to design a treatment plan for your family.
FAQ
What is the distinction between public and private health?
In this context, both terms refer to the decisions made by policymakers or legislators to create policies that affect how we deliver health services. It could be local, regional, or national to decide whether a new hospital should be built. Local, regional, and national officials may also decide whether employers should offer health insurance.
How can I make sure my family has access to quality health care?
Your state will probably have a department of health that helps ensure everyone has access to affordable health care. Some states offer programs to help low-income families have children. For more information, please contact the Department of Health in your state.
What are the health care services?
The most important thing for patients to know is that they have access to quality healthcare at any time. We are here to help, no matter if you have an emergency or need a routine check-up.
We offer many types of appointments including walk-in clinics and same-day surgery. If you live far away from our clinic, we can also provide home health care visits. We will ensure that you get prompt treatment at the nearest hospital if you aren't comfortable visiting our clinic.
Our team includes doctors, nurses, pharmacists, dentists, as well as other professionals who are dedicated to providing exceptional patient service. We strive to make every visit as simple and painless for our patients.
What are the three primary goals of a healthcare system?
The three most important goals of a healthcare system should be to provide care for patients at an affordable cost, improve health outcomes, and reduce costs.
These goals were combined into a framework named Triple Aim. It is based in part on Institute of Healthcare Improvement's (IHI) research. This was published by IHI in 2008.
The idea behind this framework is that if we focus on all three goals together, we can improve each goal without compromising any other goal.
This is because they aren't competing against one another. They support one another.
As an example, if access to care is improved, fewer people die from inability to pay. This lowers the overall cost for care.
Improving the quality of care also helps us achieve the first aim - providing care for patients at an acceptable cost. It also improves outcomes.
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- Price Increases, Aging Push Sector To 20 Percent Of Economy". (en.wikipedia.org)
- Healthcare Occupations PRINTER-FRIENDLY Employment in healthcare occupations is projected to grow 16 percent from 2020 to 2030, much faster than the average for all occupations, adding about 2.6 million new jobs. (bls.gov)
- For the most part, that's true—over 80 percent of patients are over the age of 65. (rasmussen.edu)
- The healthcare sector is one of the largest and most complex in the U.S. economy, accounting for 18% of gross domestic product (GDP) in 2020.1 (investopedia.com)
- Foreign investment in hospitals—up to 70% ownership- has been encouraged as an incentive for privatization. (en.wikipedia.org)
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What is the Healthcare Industry Value Chain?
The entire value chain of the healthcare industry includes all activities involved with providing healthcare services to patients. This includes all business processes at hospitals and clinics. It also includes supply chains that connect patients to other providers like pharmacists and insurance companies. The end result is a continuum, which begins with diagnosis and ends at discharge.
The value chain consists of four major components.
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Business Processes - These consist of the tasks performed by individuals throughout the entire process of delivering health care. For example, a physician might perform an examination, prescribe medication, and then send a prescription to a pharmacy for dispensing. Each step along the way must be completed efficiently and accurately.
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Supply Chains are all the organizations responsible for making sure the right supplies reach their intended recipients at the right time. A typical hospital has many suppliers. They include pharmacies as well lab testing facilities, imaging center, and even janitorial employees.
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Networked Organizations - To coordinate these various entities, there must be some form of communication between the different parts of the system. Most hospitals have multiple departments. Each department has its own office and phone number. Employees will be able to access a central point for information and updates in every department.
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Information Technology Systems (IT) - IT is essential in order for business processes to run smoothly. Without IT, things could quickly go sour. IT also provides a platform for integrating new technologies into the system. A secure network connection can be used by doctors to connect electronic medical records to their workflow.