Big Miracles for Little Patients
What does it mean for your child to be treated by our medical experts? Our patients and their families share their stories.
We combine state-of-the art facilities, the latest research-backed care and University of Miami Health System physicians with staff who are focused on the full wellbeing of each child and their family and caregivers. There is no better way to understand the UHealth Jackson Children’s Care experience than through their stories.
A Rainbow After the Storm: How UHealth Jackson’s Fetal Care Team Helped a Mother and Baby Overcome a Rare Diagnosis
With the help of the team at Holtz Children’s Hospital, Ambroise carried her pregnancy to 37 weeks and gave birth to a baby boy, Raphael Moises.
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Pediatric Cardiac Teams at Holtz Children’s Hospital Use Internal Pacemaker Made for Adults to Save Premature Baby Born with Complete Heart Block
“Hearing that was really scary,” Limas said. “The team said it was the only way to save her life.”
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Dylan’s Miracle: 8-Year-Old Boy Makes Remarkable Recovery at Holtz Children’s Hospital After Near Drowning
Brandon Smith was barbecuing, Tiffany Smith was back-to-school shopping on her phone, and the kids, 8-year-old Dylan and 13-year-old Olivia, were playing in the pool.
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Hope Before Birth: Key West Family Celebrates First In-Utero Spina Bifida Repair at Holtz Children’s Hospital
Alongside her husband, the two do everything together – from managing their family’s small mom-and-pop shop in their hometown of Key West to traveling the world.
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A Brother’s Gift Helps Young Boy Beat Cancer Twice with Help from Holtz Children’s Hospital
“He was actually suffering from Ewing sarcoma,” said Marisel Jarrin Kleppen, Jake’s mother. “Never did I imagine we would leave the hospital with a cancer diagnosis.”
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15-Year-Old Bahamian Girl Receives Life-Changing Treatment for Scoliosis at Holtz Children’s Hospital
Deidre Romer, a 15-year-old from the Bahamas, was living a healthy life with her family when a diagnosis changed everything.
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Miami Transplant Institute Gives Young Girl a Second Chance at Life after a Rare Neurological Disease Led to Kidney Failure
At just 5 years old, Emory Crosdale was diagnosed with Joubert syndrome, a rare disease that affects how the brain develops, specifically motor skills, balance, and coordination.
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Breakthrough Treatment at Holtz Children’s Hospital Gives Florida Boy New Life After Sickle Cell Disease
“I feel good,” Weatherspoon said. “My life is a little easier right now because I was doing everything I was doing before, but I was in pain every day. But now I’m not in pain.”
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Fifteen Years and Counting: How a Kidney Transplant from the Miami Transplant Institute Saved Young Boy’s Life
As he grew older, Cooper began to advocate about the urgent need for organ donors, speaking at school events and debate tournaments.
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Multidisciplinary Fetal Cardiac Team at Holtz Children’s Hospital Saves Joshua Castro’s Life
Castro and her husband were thrilled to be welcoming another child into the world, but they were unsure of how to best support their son.
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Comprehensive Pediatric Heart Care from Womb to Adulthood
Expertise, innovation, collaboration, and family-centered care shape our mission to provide exceptional cardiac treatment for children with congenital or acquired heart disease.