Florida Governor Supports MCH's ‘Squeaky Clean’ Campaign

Published on: 09/03/2009

Miami - Governor Charlie Crist  visited Miami Children's Hospital (MCH) during a trip to South Florida on September 3 to create awareness about H1N1 Swine Flu prevention.  “This is why I am here…to promote hand washing,” said Crist, as he displayed the hospital’s “Squeaky Clean” poster to members of the media in the main lobby of the hospital. The Governor toured the hospital, met patients, families, and medical staff, and discussed H1N1 hospital readiness with MCH administrators and physicians. “Squeaky Clean” is a Miami Children's Hospital initiative that reminds visitors to wash their hands or use an antibacterial hand wipe while at the hospital to prevent transmission of disease-causing microorganisms. Several hand wipe stations are located throughout the main campus.

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Nicklaus Children's Hospital is South Florida's #1 nonprofit, freestanding specialty licensed hospital exclusively for children. With more than 850 physicians, including over 500 pediatric subspecialists, the hospital and its network of outpatient centers and offices serve close to 70% of children in the Miami market. The only hospital "where your child matters most™,” Nicklaus Children's is home to the region's most advanced Kenneth C. Griffin Surgical Tower, and its centers of excellence Helen & Jacob Shaham Cancer & Blood Disorders Institute, the Nicklaus Children’s Orthopedics, Sports Health and Spine Institute, Nicklaus Children’s Brain Institute and Nicklaus Children’s Heart Institute. The Nicklaus Children's Hospital's Transfer Center, Nick4Kids, and LifeFlight are responsible for transporting and saving close to 5,000 lives a year. Our 307-bed hospital, which is renowned for excellence in all aspects of pediatric medicine, has many specialty programs routinely ranked among the best in the nation by U.S. News & World Report since 2008. Nicklaus Children's is also home to the largest pediatric teaching program in the southeastern United States and since 2003 has been designated an American Nursing Credentialing Center (ANCC) Magnet facility, the nursing profession's most prestigious institutional honor. For more information, please visit www.nicklauschildrens.org.