Photo: Dr. Jefferies with Gillian Hernandez
WHAT: Miami Children’s Hospital celebrated its 28th Annual Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) “Doggone Good Time” Reunion Party. All former NICU babies and families were invited to this special event to celebrate and exchange stories.
WHERE: Miami Children’s Hospital, Auditorium
3100 S.W. 62 Avenue, Miami
WHEN: Sunday, February 26, 2006, from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.
Neonatal Patients Return
- Meet De’Najia Moore, who was born in November 2000, requiring immediate surgery for a complicated problem. Much of her gastrointestinal tract was exposed on the outside of her abdomen at birth. After major surgery, De’Najia stayed several months at MCH until she recovered enough for a second surgery. Today she is a lively toddler.
- Meet Deniye Chavez, who was admitted after being born prematurely (24 weeks) early in 2001. A fragile neonate, she stayed in the NICU until she was strong enough to go home in June 2001.
BACKGROUND: The Neonatology Division at Miami Children’s Hospital was the first of its kind in South Florida and has over 20 years of experience caring for neonates. This past year it admitted more than 650 newborns. Currently, Miami Children’s has more pediatric and neonatal beds than any other children’s hospital in Florida.
Founded in 1950, Miami Children's Hospital is the only licensed specialty hospital for children in South Florida. Ranked Miami–Dade County’s “Best Pediatric Hospital” by South Florida Parenting Magazine, Miami Children's Hospital offers medical care and services for children from birth to age 21. The 268-bed medical facility has expertise in all aspects of pediatric medicine.
CONTACT: Cynthia Gutierrez-White pager: (305) 286-4370
About Nicklaus Children's Hospital, Where Your Child Matters Most ™ (2025)
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 percent of children in the Miami market. The only "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 325-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.