| CHILDREN'S MIRACLE NETWORK
The Children’s Miracle Network is an affiliation of children’s hospitals throughout the country. Each year these non-profit hospitals provide state-of-the-art care, cutting edge research and preventative health education, and treat children for every disease and injury imaginable. The network hospitals impact the lives of more children than any other children’s organization in the world. These hospitals are committed to providing the best care for children when they need it.
- 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 all children with pediatric AIDS
- Devote 60% of their services to children
under age six and 25% to newborns
- Train 60% of pediatricians and 80% of all
pediatric specialists
- Educate families about issues like child safety
seats, helmet safety and bike safety
Credit Unions for Kids
 Credit Unions for Kids is the umbrella brand through which credit unions and affiliated organizations support children’s hospitals within the Children’s Miracle Network. All credit union donations, whether raised from the Cherry Blossom Ten Mile Run or other activities conducted by individual credit unions and affiliated organizations, are totaled through the Credit Unions for Kids recognition program.
Credit Unions for Kids is among the top three corporate contributors to Children’s Miracle Network nationwide, with over $9.5 million donated in 2008 alone!
To learn more about how donations are used at one children’s hospital, read the Stewardship Report from Children’s National medical Center, October 2009
There are 136 children's hospitals affiliated with the
Children's Miracle Network in the United States
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