WHAT:
Miami Children’s Hospital’s Health on Wheels mobile health unit is providing care for children and teens in need of medical treatment following the recent hurricanes in Palm Beach County. The unit is stationed at the Pahokee Recreational Sports Ground Facility which is now “tent city” for the unfortunate people left homeless by hurricanes Jeanne and Frances. MCH doctors are offering general pediatric care, including treatment for cuts and abrasions, dehydration, viruses, dermatological conditions and heat exhaustion. The unit is providing help to more than 80 children and adults.
WHO:
Doctors and staff from Miami Children’s are actively collaborating with the Palm Beach Health Department to provide this service.
WHERE:
The Health on Wheels mobile unit is located at the Pahokee Recreational Sports Ground Facility located at 360 E. Main Street in Pahokee, Florida.
WHEN:
Hours of service are from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Friday October 1.
Miami Children’s Health on Wheels program features a 40-foot mobile health unit equipped with state-of-the-art medical and dental facilities. The mobile unit is lead by a board-certified pediatrician.a
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Founded in 1950 by Variety Clubs International, Nicklaus Children’s Hospital is South
Florida’s only licensed specialty hospital exclusively for children, with approximately
850 attending physicians, including more than 500 pediatric subspecialists. The 307-bed
hospital is renowned for excellence in all aspects of pediatric medicine with many specialty programs
routinely ranked among the best in the nation by U.S. News & World Report since 2008. The
hospital is also home to the largest pediatric teaching program in the southeastern
United States and since 2003 has been designated an American Nurses Credentialing
Center (ANCC) Magnet facility, the nursing profession’s most prestigious institutional
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