Children's Miracle Network Hospitals

The miracle is our network. Thanks to the support of our corporate partners, donors, program participants, and community members, our member hospitals can provide best-in-class care for their patients and families. #ChangeKidsHealth

Allied Solutions LLC shared valuable information on how to highlight your Dance Marathon experience in the job search process last week at Ignite! Our presenter is a recruiter herself and touched on such helpful information for our students who will soon be starting the job hunt. They have internship and full time employment opportunities available too. We were so lucky to have them join us as an Ignite Partner again this year!

Your BLIZZARD® Treat, Their Miracle! ❤️ Craving a treat AND a way to give back? We've got you covered! Head to participating US Dairy Queen locations today (Miracle Treat Day!) and enjoy a delicious BLIZZARD® Treat. $1 or more from every BLIZZARD® Treat sold supports local children's hospitals through Children's Miracle Network Hospitals! Let's make this #MiracleTreatDay the sweetest yet! #DQCares #SupportKidsHealth

Born at 27 weeks, Caesey weighed only two pounds. He stayed in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) at James and Connie Maynard Children’s Hospital at ECU Health Medical Center for three months, where he received intense respiratory and neurological support, including two brain surgeries for hydrocephalus. When he experienced a shunt malfunction later, he had to have an emergent shunt revision: his third and hopefully final brain surgery. Today, Caesey is energetic and thriving in his daily life. Thanks to donations to Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals, specialty beds in the NICU helps to protect the tiniest patients, like Caesey.

At twelve days old, Caroline had her first of three open-heart surgeries. While her parents found out she would need life-saving open heart surgery after birth, they had not anticipated that she would also need a feeding tube. Six-week-old Caroline went to Prisma Children’s Hospital when she tested positive for RSV. For the first year of her life, Caroline and her parents spent at least one week a month in the hospital. Over the course of a decade, she faced more health challenges, including streptococcus pneumonia, but she continues to be resilient. She loves to dance and she’s happy to be a cheerleader now. Donations to Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals gave Caroline the opportunity to attend a medically-safe summer camp and support during her recovery from three heart surgeries.

Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals raises unrestricted funds for 170 children’s hospitals across the U.S. and Canada, helping make sure every child receives the best possible care - our member hospitals decide how to use these funds, ensuring the most urgent needs are met in each of their communities. 🏥 #ChangeKidsHealth

From the time he was born, Everett had faced numerous medical challenges, including a congenital heart defect, a stroke requiring brain surgery, and frequent epileptic seizures, sometimes multiple times a day. Despite medications, his seizures worsened and doctors recommended a hemispherectomy, a radical surgical procedure that removed the seizure-causing area in Everett’s brain. While this is one of the most successful operations at stopping seizures, his parents hesitated due to the risks. At Corewell Health Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital, they explored other options, including a new advanced imaging technology called magnetoencephalography (MEG) to locate the seizure source non-invasively. After exhausting all suitable treatment options, they agreed to the surgery, which successfully disconnected the left hemisphere of his brain. Although setbacks occurred in motor skills and communication, he did not experience any seizures post-surgery. Over time, his progress surprised everyone—within five weeks, he was taking steps; eight weeks later, he was walking and eventually learning to run. Now, Everett is thriving at school. He hasn’t suffered any seizures since surgery and doesn’t require any medication. Despite the challenges and uncertainty about the future, Everett’s resilience and determination have allowed him to regain his identity and make strides with his remarkable progress. Thanks to support from Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals, Everett benefitted from Child and Family Life, and Music Therapy during his treatments.

The first Ignite: Peer-to-Peer Leadership Conference is officially in the books! 👏💛 Watch to check out how our Dance Marathon and Extra Life community members have come together to change kids' health. #Ignite2024

Treatment began quickly, with surgery to remove Nolan’s left eye just two weeks after seeing the specialist. Nolan's spirit shines brighter than ever. He even calls his new prosthetic eye his "superhero eye!" ✨ Kids like Nolan are true #superheroes. Help them fight back by donating to Children's Miracle Network Hospitals at your nearest 7-Eleven, Speedway, and Stripes Convenience Stores! #ChangeKidsHealth

Owen’s parents had no idea what was happening as panic set in around the delivery room. Despite a healthy pregnancy and routine ultrasounds, Owen entered the world without enough oxygen pumping to his body, a result of a rare congenital heart defect known as transposition of the great arteries where the aorta and pulmonary artery are reversed. After attending to the immediate challenges that Owen faced, the delivery team reunited Owen with his family and introduced him to the UF Health Shands Neonatal Critical Care Transport, known as ShandsCair. Owen was intubated and transported to UF Health Shands Children’s Hospital in Gainesville, where he had his first surgery at a mere five hours old. At two-and-a-half weeks old, Owen underwent open-heart surgery and an arterial switch procedure to correct the heart defect. Remaining in the pediatric intensive care unit at UF Health Shands Children’s Hospital for nearly two months, Owen’s parents, Jessica and Ryan, finally had the joy of taking their baby boy home. Now, between his regular check-ups at the UF Health Congenital Heart Center, Owen thrives, embracing life with a love for the great outdoors, leaping into piles of leaves, playing with his older brother and entertaining his younger sister. From the critical care transport vehicle to the pediatric cardiac intensive care unit where he received lifesaving care, Owen and his family are grateful for the funds raised through Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals that made those resources available when he needed them most.