Looking beyond the horizon - Miami Children's Hospital Foundation

Looking to expand for a growing community.REACHING OUT TO SERVEFAMILIES THROUGHOUTSOUTH FLORIDAMiami Children’s Hospital continued toexpand services in neighborhoods throughoutSouth Florida in 2007, as part of a strategyto enhance convenience and improve accessto quality pediatric care while decompressingthe hospital’s busy main campus.“As demand for pediatric services continuesto grow, Miami Children’s is committedto enhancing access by extending andexpanding key services in communitiesthroughout the region,” said José Perdomo,Vice President of Ambulatory Services.expanded rehabilitation gym and the openingof an on-site heated pool for aquatic therapyand swim instruction. Also new for 2007,the center began offering orthopaedicand sports medicine services, and nowfeatures a gym to accommodate therapyand rehabilitation for orthopaedic conditions.Construction is also underway on a newUrgent Care Center for after-hours treatmentof minor pediatric injuries and illnesses.The Dan Marino Center offers families ofchildren with developmental disabilitiesand chronic medical problems the mostcomprehensive and integrated treatmentavailable in an outpatient setting. Individualservices include speech, occupational andphysical therapy, neurology, psychology,behavior modification, augmentative andThe South Dade Center also offers EarlySteps, an early intervention service forchildren 36 months of age or younger whoare at risk of developmental delays. Thecenter, which serves eligible children insouthern Miami-Dade County, enrolled 2,200As demand for pediatric services continues togrow, Miami Children’s is committed to enhancingaccess by extending and expanding key servicesin communities throughout the region.— José Perdomo, Vice President of Ambulatory Serviceschildren in Early Steps in 2007.Other offerings include rehabilitationservices and Miami Children’s HealthGrowthMiami Children’s Hospital Centersalternative communication (AAC), music therapyon Wheels preventive medicinein Doral and Kendall: Construction wasas well as educational and support services.outreach program.underway in 2007 on two new ambulatoryDiagnostic services include EEG, video EEGcenters slated to open in 2008. Thetelemetry, MRI and radiography/X-ray.The Miami Children’s Hospital South Dade25,000-square-foot Miami Children’sCenter is located at 17615 SW 97th AvenueHospital Doral Center will be located atThe Dan Marino center is located at 2900(Franjo Road) in Palmetto Bay. For more3601 NW 107th Avenue and is expectedSouth Commerce Parkway in Weston. Forinformation, please call 786-268-1777 orto open during the first half of 2008. Themore information, please call 954-385-6274log on to www.mchsouthdadecenter.comMiami Children’s Hospital Kendall Centeror log on to www.mchdanmarinocenter.comServing Florida’s Children, 2000 to 2007Miami Children’s Hospital helps meet the careneeds of children from throughout Florida.From 2000 to 2007, the hospital drew childrenfrom 94 percent of Florida’s 67 counties,making it an important statewide resource.We’re here for all of Florida’s children.Miami Children’s patientswill comprise 35,000 square feet and willbe situated in the London Square buildingon SW 137th Avenue and SW 120thStreet. It is expected to open in late 2008.These new centers will offer a spectrum ofservices, including after-hours urgent care,diagnostics and rehabilitation services.Miami Children’s Hospital Dan MarinoCenter: The Miami Children’s Hospital DanMarino Center opened its doors in 1998 andhas since undergone multiple expansions tokeep pace with demand for services at thecenter, which now hosts more than 50,000patient visits annually. Growth highlightsfor 2007 include the completion of a new,Miami Children’s Hospital South DadeCenter: The Miami Children’s HospitalSouth Dade Center reported sizable growthin services in 2007. The after-hours UrgentCare Service provided care for 14,668patients, a 10 percent increase comparedwith the previous year, while the MRIservice, launched in 2006, provided nearly700 imaging studies. In other 2007 news,the center received a contemporary newlook both inside and out and completedconstruction on a beautiful therapeuticwalkway on the grounds for use by patientsand the community.Miami Children’s Rehabilitation Services –Miami Lakes: Miami Children’s RehabilitationServices – Miami Lakes reported significantgrowth in 2007. The center, which providesaudiology, physical, occupational andspeech therapies, hosted almost 12,000patient visits – nearly double the activity ofthe previous year. The center is located at14505 Commerce Way, Suite 450. For moreinformation, please call 305-512-1550 orlog on to www.mchmiamilakescenter.comMiami Children’s Hospital Dan Marino Center45