Children'S Miracle Network

Filing Period

Jan 1, 2012 to Dec 31, 2012

Signed

Feb 3, 2014

Return Version

2012v2.1

Gross Receipts

$39,758,235

Mission

Major Activities

Activity 2

Public education and public awareness children's miracle network hospitals train 60 percent of the nation's pediatricians and nearly 80 percent of pediatric specialists. At one hospital, about $125,000 of funds donated by children's miracle network hospitals paid for educational programs for pediatric doctors and nurses as well as local emergency medical specialists. But beyond training caregivers, more than 90 percent of children's hospitals offer programs such as child safety seat use and continually educate families about other health and safety issues. For example, ministry st. Joseph's children's hospital in marshfield, wisconsin spent more than $31,500 in children's illness and injury prevention programs-all funded by children's miracle network. Children's miracle network hospitals has cultivated relationships with a wide range of national corporate and media partners to create awareness of the needs of children's hospitals and public education programs. National public awareness is generated through radio and television outreach, often focusing on the stories of children and their families who have experienced serious illnesses or injuries and were cared for at a local children's hospital. Key children's miracle network hospital public education and awareness campaigns in 2012 include: -children's miracle network hospitals telethons; -children's miracle network hospitals radiothons; -children's miracle network hospitals champions program, where one child from each state is selected to serve as an ambassador, meeting with media, congressional representatives and others to share the important work of children's hospitals; -children's hospitals heroes segments produced by fox owned & operated stations; -community event outreach from the hundreds of miss america organization participants who serve as ambassadors for children's miracle network hospitals, the official charity platform of the organization; and -out-of-home advertisements through the outdoor advertising association of america that call attention to charitable needs of children's hospitals. Children helped 10 million kids are treated at member hospitals every year. A few examples of patients who have benefited from children's miracle network hospitals funds: in april 2011, 7-year-old andrew was at his grandmother's home when a tornado struck, killing several of his family members. Andrew was found in a nearby field with major head and other injuries and taken to member hospital, tc thompson children's hospital at erlanger. Thanks to children's miracle network hospitals donations, the hospital had just completed a renovation to its pediatric intensive care unit (picu) rooms to allow the sickest patients to be with family members in a time of acute crisis (it's known that having access to family members is crucial for children's recovery). Andrew and his remaining family were able to use a new picu room as they gathered around and comfort him as they were all experiencing immense grief for the losses of their family members. Today, andrew is continuing to make a great recovery. When she was 9 years old, kayla was diagnosed with ewings sarcoma, a rare form of bone cancer that affects 250 american children each year. Beaumont hospital in royal oak is a children's miracle network hospital and provided kayla with her chemotherapy treatments that saved her life. Kayla spent many days on the 5th floor pediatric unit and enjoyed the children's miracle network hospitals-funded 'garden room' where she was able to recover while playing games, toys and video games in a brightly decorated and cheerful space. Her family's time there was also made more comfortable and less stressful as they had access to children's miracle network hospitals funded refrigerators and beds, as well as computers allowing them to stay connected with friends and family members. Sydnie is a 10-year-old child in georgia battling shwachman-diamond syndrome, a disease that affects the pancreas, bone marr

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EIN

87-0387205