WHO: The ImPACT® program at Miami Children’s Hospital (MCH) will host free baseline pre-concussion screenings at several outpatient locations across South Florida on Saturday, August 9. The testing is open to middle school-aged students and older. ImPACT®, immediate post-concussion assessment cognitive testing, tests your child prior to a head injury to establish a baseline in cognitive functioning. Should he or she have a head injury later, the baseline can be compared to post-concussion testing and determine the severity of the injury.
WHEN: Saturday, August 9 from 10 a.m. to Noon
WHERE: At the MCH main hospital campus and all MCH Outpatient Center locations:
MCH Dan Marino Outpatient Center MCH Doral Outpatient Center
2900 S. Commerce Parkway 3601 NW 107 Ave
Weston, FL 33331 Doral, FL 33178
MCH Miami Lakes Outpatient Center MCH Nicklaus Outpatient Center
15025 NW 77 Avenue 11310 Legacy Avenue
Miami Lakes, FL 33014 Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33410
MCH Midtown Outpatient Center MCH Miramar Outpatient Center
3915 Biscayne Blvd 12246 Miramar Parkway
Miami, FL 33137 Miramar, FL 33025
MCH Palmetto Bay Outpatient Center MCH West Kendall Outpatient Center
17615 SW 97 Avenue (Franjo Rd) 13400 SW 120 Street
Palmetto Bay, FL 33157 Miami, FL 33186
MCH Main Hospital Campus
3100 SW 62 Avenue
Miami, FL 33155
WHY: If your child is in middle school or high school and participates in sports or activities that place them at high risk for head injury, it is important that you have them tested. Teen athletes sustain up to 300,000 concussions per year across the country. Reducing incidence of concussions has become a public
health priority.
To register for this test, please call 786-268-1789 or visit www.MCH.com/BrainInstitute
About Miami Children’s Hospital
Founded in 1950 by Variety Clubs International, Miami Children's Hospital® is South Florida’s only licensed specialty hospital exclusively for children, with more than 650 attending physicians and over 130 pediatric sub-specialists. The 289-bed hospital is renowned for excellence in all aspects of pediatric medicine with specialty programs ranked among the best in the nation in 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014-15 by U.S. News & World Report. The hospital is also home to the largest pediatric teaching program in the southeastern United States and has been designated an American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) Magnet facility, the nursing profession’s most prestigious institutional honor. For more information, please visit www.mch.com
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.