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Miami Children's Hospital Winner of the '2013 Worksite Wellness Forum And Awards'

April 25, 2013 – MCH was selected for demonstrating its commitment to employee wellness practices and programs that produce positive health outcomes.

Miami Children's Hospital among Parents Magazine's 'Best Children's Hospitals'

April 12, 2013 – MCH is the only children’s hospital in Florida to make the extended list, which includes 25 children’s hospitals from throughout the country.

Miami Children’s Hospital Recognized as a 2013 Computerworld Honors Laureate

March 28, 2013 – IDG’s Computerworld Honors Program has announced Miami Children’s Hospital (MCH) as a 2013 Laureate. The annual award program honors visionary applications of information technology promoting positive social, economic and educational change.

Her Royal Highness Princess of Jordan Visits Miami Children's Hospital

March 06, 2013 – Princess Zein bint Al Hussein of Jordan visited Miami Children’s Hospital (MCH) on March 5, 2013 to meet with administrators and greet hospitalized children.

Miami Children's Hospital becomes home To Victor Center for The Prevention of Jewish Genetic Diseases

February 25, 2013 – The MCH Brain Institute has become the new home of the Victor Center for the Prevention of Jewish Genetic Diseases to ensure ongoing access to comprehensive genetic education, counseling services and affordable screenings for all 19 genetic diseases that occur with greater frequency within the Jewish population.

New Technology offers Hope for Children Born with Heart Defects

February 24, 2013 – Use of CorMatrix extracellular matrix material provides new options for cardiac care.

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Child with Bone Cancer Receives Generous Holiday Gift

December 20, 2012 – 7-year-old Broward girl received a wonderful Christmas gift, amidst adversity.

Miami Children’s Hospital Midtown Outpatient Center Hosts Grand Opening and Community Open House

December 04, 2012 – MCH held a grand opening and community open house for the Midtown Outpatient Center. Patients and families enjoyed family fun entertainment, refreshments and tours of the new outpatient facility.

Miami Children's Hospital Midtown Outpatient Center Now Open For Pediatric Rehabilitation Services

October 24, 2012 – The Miami Children’s Hospital (MCH) Midtown Outpatient Center is now open for pediatric rehabilitation services, which includes physical, occupational and speech-language therapies.

Miami Children's Hospital Miramar Outpatient Center now open for Pediatric Rehabilitation, Diagnostic Imaging and more

October 22, 2012 – Miami Children's Hospital Miramar Outpatient Center now open for pediatric rehabilitation, diagnostic imaging and after-hours, walk-in urgent care services

Miami Children’s Hospital Receives Organ Donation Medal of Honor

October 16, 2012 – Miami Children’s Hospital has been awarded the Organ Donation Medal of Honor by the Secretary of the United States Department of Health and Human Services. MCH is the only children’s hospital in the nation to have received this honor and one of six hospitals in Florida.  

Miami Children's Hospital Physician is First in Miami-Dade to Offer New Minimally Invasive Limb Lengthening Technique for Children

October 15, 2012 – Dr. Christopher Iobst, an orthopedic surgeon at Miami Children’s Hospital (MCH), is Miami-Dade County’s first to offer a new minimally invasive treatment for children and adolescents with leg length discrepancies or short stature.

Miami Children's Hospital selects CareCloud's Cloud-based Revenue Cycle Management Service

October 08, 2012 – Miami Children’s Hospital, will use CareCloud’s leading revenue cycle management offering to enhance administration of care and improve operational and financial outcomes for its physician network, which delivers care to thousands of children from around the world.

Miami Children's Hospital and HealthTeacher Launch 'Awesome Upstander!' First Anti-Bullying Mobile Game for Kids

October 04, 2012 – The Awesome Upstander! game encourages children to race through a school cafeteria and bathroom to help rescue a target from a bully. Along the way, players must collect enough friends to stand up to the bully together.

Intensive Care Units at Miami Children’s Hospital Receive Three Beacon Awards for Excellence

September 28, 2012 – MCH is one of only three children’s hospital in the nation to be awarded Gold and Silver Level Beacon Awards for all of their ICU’s and the only children’s hospital in Florida to receive this distinction.

Miami Children's Hospital Ranks 31st on InformationWeek 500

September 17, 2012 – MCH was one of the top three finalists in the healthcare category, ranking 31st on this year’s InformationWeek 500 list of the top technology innovators in the U.S.

Miami Children's Hospital and The Nicklaus Children's Healthcare Foundation Announce Opening of Miami Children's Hospital Nicklaus Outpatient Center

September 14, 2012 – Miami Children’s Hospital and the Nicklaus Children’s Healthcare Foundation are pleased to announce the opening of pediatric rehabilitation services at the new Miami Children's Hospital Nicklaus Outpatient Center in Palm Beach Gardens. 

Miami Children's Hospital Receives Donation of 10 New I-pads

September 13, 2012 – Children recovering from various operations and treatments at Nicklaus Children's Hospital can now spend their time playing games, watching movies or listening to lullabies on brand new iPads, thanks to an anonymous donor.

Detroit Pistons' Point Guard and Former MCH Patient Brandon Knight Visit

August 31, 2012 – An MCH Pediatric Neurosurgeon operated on Brandon and within three-months of his surgery he was back on the basketball courts.

Hospitalized Children are Treated to Carnival Extravaganza

August 28, 2012 – Miami Children’s Hospital’s in-house radio station, Radio Lollipop, celebrated its "Sweet Sixteen" Anniversary. The carnival-themed party included musical numbers by local performers, face painting, caricatures and even live jugglers.