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There are more than 170 Children’s Miracle Network hospitals worldwide. Each year these hospitals treat 17 million children for every disease and injury imaginable. Collectively they impact the lives of more children than any other children's organization in the world.
Children’s hospitals are special places, graced with experts trained in the care and handling of small, fragile, sick and injured children. It is critical that we, as a society, support these islands of care because any child can get sick or become seriously injured. When they do, it is critical that there be a children’s hospital nearby.
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Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals
Provide over 2.6 million Canadian children access to care, equipment, research and education each year.Train 60% of pediatricians and 80% of all pediatric specialists.Educate families about issues like child safety seats, helmet safety and bicycle safety.Devote nearly a quarter of their care to newborns, who require the most intensive nursing and medical care of all patients.Provide $2.5 billion in care each year.Children’s Health Facts
- Asthma is the leading serious chronic illness among children.
- Cancer is the chief cause of death by disease in children under 15.
- Congenital heart disease is the most common of all major birth defects.
- An estimated 150,000 babies are born each year with birth defects.
- One in five children have a minor chronic illness.
- Almost 80% of children with cancer will survive today due to advances in diagnosis and treatment of pediatric cancer.