Led by Rady Children’s and funded by the State of California, Project Baby Bear provided rapid Whole Genome Sequencing for infants hospitalized in intensive care while yielding life-changing benefits and saving $2.5 million in medical costs.

Rady Children’s Neonatology program has ranked among the top 10 in the nation for four consecutive years (2020, 2021, 2022, 2023). Our NICU is a major referral center for the most critically ill newborns, many of whom suffer from severe heart and lung conditions or are born extremely premature.

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Jun 4, 2021 · The evidence is in—a state-funded Rapid Precision Medicine program led by Rady Children’s Hospital-San Diego yielded life-changing outcomes for critically ill infants at five California hospitals while significantly reducing health care costs.

Jun 18, 2020 · Using the most comprehensive genomic test available—rapid Whole Genome Sequencing (rWGS)—the program called Project Baby Bear analyzed the genetic code of 178 infants to provide doctors and families with vital diagnostic information that empowered them to make life-altering medical decisions resulting in shorter hospital stays, fewer invasive pr...

For more than a decade, CHOC and Rady Children’s have collaborated on critical initiatives that advance pediatric care, research, and innovation, such as Project Baby Bear, a rapid Whole Genome Sequencing (rWGS®) initiative that quickly diagnoses infants with rare diseases.

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Scripps neonatal intensive care units (NICU) partner with Rady Children’s Hospital San Diego to provide exceptional care for infants with special health needs.

Rady Children’s Health (RCH), a premier pediatric healthcare system in Southern California, unites the trusted expertise of Children’s Hospital of Orange County (CHOC), nationally recognized for its commitment to safe, high-quality care, and Rady Children’s Hospital San Diego, ranked among the nation’s top 10 children’s hospitals by U ...

Sep 26, 2018 · The $2-million Medi-Cal pilot program will provide genome testing for babies hospitalized in intensive care. Project Baby Bear will leverage rapid WGS as a first-line diagnostic test done by Rady Children’s Institute for Genomic Medicine for babies at four participating hospitals statewide.