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.
Surgeons Perform Miraculous Surgery with Baby Still Attached to Mom
Nicole Hannah-Edgecomb was 24 weeks pregnant with her second child when she went to see her obstetrician for a checkup.
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First-Time Parents Deliver Naturally-Conceived Quadruplets with Expert Care Team
In February 2014, Ivanna Cardenas Gutierrez was excited to learn that she was going to be a mom.
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Little Girl, Close to Death, Makes Miraculous Recovery at Holtz Hospital
When 6-year-old Victoria Bermudez came down with a low-grade fever, her mother, Judith Ferrer, did what most parents would: gave her Tylenol and Motrin.
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Five-year-old cancer survivor inspires with #Love4Salma
In March 2014, the Richani family was vacationing in Miami from their native Venezuela when then 4-year-old Salma had trouble walking and complained of severe back pain.
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UHealth Neurosurgeons at Holtz Children’s Hospital Perform Lifesaving Surgery on 13-year-old with Giant Vein Malformations and Aneurysms in the Brain
Almost 24 hours later, Sasha’s parents were reunited with her.
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Expectant Mother with Life-Threatening Placental Implantation Abnormality Saved by Multidisciplinary Team at Jackson Memorial Hospital
After having three sons, Lilia Silva and her husband were expecting their fourth child – this time a baby girl.
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World’s First: Breakthrough 4K/3D Medical Technology Used During Liver Transplant Surgery on 8-pound Baby
UHealth surgeons at Holtz Children’s Hospital are first in the world to use this innovative technology for transplantation, which magnifies images 26 times leading to better outcomes for high-risk patients.
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Miracle Baby Born at Holtz Children’s Hospital Goes Home for the Holidays
Claudia Bien-Aimé always dreamed of being a mother. The 36-year-old and her husband repeatedly tried to conceive a child.
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Child Recovers After Surgery To Remove Brain Tumor
David Dorval is like many other 11-year-old boys. He loves playing video games, trading Pokémon cards, and watching sports – especially basketball.
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Grateful for a Second Chance at Life
After many doctors told her nothing was unusual, she sought a second opinion at Holtz Children’s Hospital.
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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.