DJ Laz of the Power 96 Morning Show visited the Miami Children’s Hospital (MCH) Radio Lollipop studio on June 28, bringing toys and prizes for program participants. After the evening show, he visited hospitalized children who were unable to participate in the studio’s activities and donated $500 to support MCH’s in-house radio station.
On August 14, 1996, Miami Children’s became the first hospital in the United States to host a Radio Lollipop. Radio Lollipop is a fully equipped in-house radio station that involves the patients in recreational child-focused radio programs activities, fun and games. Radio Lollipop first began in 1979 at Queen Mary’s Hospital for Children in England.
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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.