Thank you to the Pinellas County Gator Club for donating toys for patients at UF Health Shands Children’s Hospital! Special thanks to Dr. Bill Slayton and Dr. Shelley Collins for presenting to the Pinellas and Titletown (not pictured) Gator Clubs.
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Support in Action: Donors step-up to address critical needs at UF Health Shands Children’s Hospital
Apr 23rd, 2024
When donors support Children’s Miracle Network at UF Health Shands Children’s Hospital, they step up to address critical needs in the children’s hospital. Most recently, that meant purchasing replacement ventilators for the essential care of pediatric patients. The Babypac ventilator, along with two aging LTV 1200 ventilators which had each been in use for more…
Extra Lifers take to the Tabletop to play games and heal kids
Apr 22nd, 2024
Over the weekend of April 12-14, Extra Life held their annual Tabletop Weekend to help raise funds for Children’s Miracles Network Hospitals. In support of UF Health Shands Children’s Hospital, the Gator Gaming crew organized a successful TableTop Weekend, raising $2,556 – more than doubling their total from last year’s event. Throughout their fundraising marathon,…
Dance Marathon at University of Florida raises $1.5 million for CMN Hospitals at UF Health Shands Children’s Hospital
Apr 22nd, 2024
26.2 In the world of running, 26.2 miles is the ultimate test of endurance and tenacity. But that number stands for so much more. It stands for overcoming. It stands for persistence. At the University of Florida, it stands for a commitment to advancing pediatric healthcare through Miracle Network Dance Marathon. For 30 years, DM…
Ambassador Highlight: Isla
Apr 16th, 2024
Isla Mock was in 4th-grade discovering her passion for sports, taking the field in a dual capacity for soccer and softball, when she faced a life-altering challenge. Two-and-a-half years ago, a traumatic accident threatened not just her future in sports, but in life. Following an ATV accident, Isla’s world turned upside down. She found herself…
Hope in action for Prader-Willi syndrome research
Apr 12th, 2024
In medicine there are those whose passion and dedication offer rays of hope to patients and their families. In the field of pediatric endocrinology, Jennifer Miller, M.D., the director of the UF Health Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS) program, shines brightly as an inspiration for many.