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Renowned for pediatric excellence, Miami Children’s Hospital (MCH) provides care to children and families in need locally and globally. MCH is the only freestanding hospital in South Florida dedicated exclusively to caring for children. MCH has 289 pediatric and neonatal beds, the largest children’s cancer center in the region, more than 40 pediatric specialties and subspecialties, South Florida's only free-standing pediatric trauma center and the largest clinical neurology program in the nation.
When you support MCH Foundation, you not only help a child, but you give that child what he or she needs to reach the important milestones in life. Without your support, a child may not be able to take his or her first step, ride a two-wheeler or graduate from college. MCH is here to give children the best chance to heal, and we need your support to give them the best chance at life.
10 Facts about Miami Children's Hospital
1. MCH offers more pediatric specialty services than any other children’s hospital in the area, and 10 of its specialty services are among the best in the nation, according to U.S.News & World Report's 2011-12 "America's Best Children's Hospitals" rankings. MCH is the only hospital in Florida with programs listed in all 10 categories in which the publication offers rankings.
2. The MCH Congenital Heart Institute is one of the leading programs in the nation with a 98 percent survival rate, one of the best in the world.
3. The MCH Brain Institute is largest clinical neurology program in the nation, treating more than 45,000 children annually
4. MCH has the largest children’s cancer center in the region with more than 4,300 visits a year
5. MCH is home to the only free-standing pediatric trauma center in Florida
6. MCH's Level III Neonatology Division admits more than 600 newborns each year, and we treat babies that can fit in the palm of your hand
7. MCH is the number one provider of pediatric orthopedics in the state.
8. MCH is a teaching hospital and have the largest hospital-based pediatric residency program in the southeastern United States
9. The Miami Children's Research Institute is one of the largest providers of pediatric clinical research in the region with more than 200 clinical protocols going on at any given time
10. MCH treats children from all over the world at its main campus in Miami. Committed to being “where the children are,” the Hospital offers multiple outpatient centers - Doral, Miami Lakes, Palm Beach County, Palmetto Bay, Weston and West Kendall – with plans to open in additional areas to accommodate the increasing demand for pediatric outpatient and specialty services in various communities throughout South Florida.
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