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Left to Right: Christian C. Patrick, MD, PhD, PPGC Program Chair, Chief Medical Officer and Senior Vice President for Medical and Academic Affairs; T. Berry Brazelton, MD.; Deise Granado-Villar, MD, MPH, PPGC Program Chair , Director, Division of Preventive Medicine and Community Pediatrics
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MIAMI, FL (March 1, 2006)….Miami Children's Hospital was proud to present the 41st Annual Pediatric Postgraduate Course (PPGC) from Friday, February 3rd, 2006 through Thursday, February 9th, 2006 at the Fontainebleau Resort in Miami Beach.
One of this year’s featured lecturers was world renowned pediatrician and author, T. Berry Brazelton, MD. Dr. Brazelton presented "Early Childhood Development: The Core of Pediatrics.”
Founded in 1950, today Miami Children's Hospital has more than 600 attending physicians and over 130 pediatric sub-specialists. The 268-bed hospital is renowned for excellence in all aspects of pediatric medicine. Over the years, Miami Children’s has become a world leader in medical education and is the largest free-standing pediatric teaching hospital in the Southeastern United States. It has also been designated an American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) Magnet facility, the nursing profession’s most prestigious institutional honor. The focus at MCH is always on advancements in pediatric medicine. In fact, Miami Children's Hospital is South Florida's only licensed specialty hospital exclusively for children.
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About Nicklaus Children's Hospital, Where Children Matter Most ™ (2024)
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.