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Extra Life is a program that unites thousands of players around the world to host fundraising and gaming marathons in support of Children's Miracle Network Hospitals.  Each year, there is a national game day, where Extra Lifers pledge to play for 24 hours and spread awareness for pediatric health care. Or, they can create their own game day or days, breaking up the 24 hours into 1-2 hour mini-sessions. Essentially, gamers put in game time whenever works for them, because it all makes a difference for the kids.

For the past 18 years, The Torch Relay for Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals has consisted of multiple events around the nation where participants walked or ran a segment of the Torch Relay in their city fundraising for their local Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals.

When I was diagnosed with bone cancer, my life immediately shifted into survival mode. From ages 12 to 13, I spent a year of my life fighting a disease that I never expected to face. From chemotherapy, to surgeries, to needles and medications, my family and I journeyed through a battle that radically changed our lives.

With Central Florida’s only Level One Trauma Center and safety net hospital, Orlando Health has the experts and the experience to deal with any situation. That has continued despite the threat posed by COVID-19. Our clinical workforces are well-prepared and highly skilled at caring for both routine and extreme cases of any type, including COVID-19. They can do this without compromising the safety of other patients, physicians, team members or visitors.

How we Started The Howard Phillips Center for Children & Families, then known as the Arnold Palmer Hospital Center for Children &

ORLANDO, Fla. – Cannonball Kids’ cancer Foundation (CKc) today announced the awarding of $565,000 for four research grants to create 200 options for children battling cancer through clinical trials, programs and young investigators.

In the summer of 2017, Ryan started to experience lower back pain which varied in severity. We initially thought it was a minor soccer injury and took her to an Orthopedic Surgeon. He made an initial prognosis of slipped discs and prescribed a soft back brace to wear when she was in pain. The pain came and went over the next few months, but in March 2018, the level intensified to a point where over the counter pain medications were no longer working. 

The 2016 Panera Bread® Pink Ribbon Bagel Campaign raised over $21,000 for the UF Health Cancer Center – Orlando Health.

Representatives from CVS Health gathered at Orlando Health Orlando Regional Medical Center on Monday, January 17, 2020 to present their $20,000 grant that will fund Opioid Education for Healthcare Providers at our facility. The goal of this project is to educate providers on understanding addiction (specifically, opioid use disorder). 

Madison (Maddy) Flaherty was just short of her fifth birthday when she lost her battle to Cockayne Disease, a very rare neurodegenerative disorder. She and her twin sister, Morgan, had a seemingly normal delivery, but over time the family noticed that Maddy was not meeting the expected milestones.