Children's Miracle Network is an alliance of premier hospitals for children. It is a non-profit organization dedicated to helping kids by raising funds for 170 children's hospitals across North America. Children's Miracle Network achieves its mission through three principle programs and services.
1. Hospital Support
Children's Miracle Network hospitals:
· Provide $2.5 billion in charity (uncompensated) care each year
· Treat 98% of all children needing heart or lung transplants
· Treat 88% of all children with cancer
· Treat 76% of all children with cystic fibrosis
· Treat 90% of all children with sickle cell anemia
· Treat 72% of children with pediatric AIDS
· Devote 60% of services to children under age six and 25% to newborns
· Train 60% of pediatricians and 80% of all pediatric specialists
· Educate families about issues such as safety seats, helmet safety and bicycle safety.
2. Public Education
Through television and radio, Children's Miracle Network develops, produces, broadcasts and promotes awareness programming concerning health, welfare, and development needs of children.
3. Professional Education and Network Support
Children's Miracle Network develops relationships with corporate partners to create fundraising programs. Children's Miracle Network corporate partners raise more than $100 million each year to assist children at participating hospitals.
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