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October 26, 2011

Memorial Healthcare System Among Modern Healthcare's 100 'Best Places to Work in Healthcare' Nationwide.
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October 17, 2011

ABC 10: Rare Condition Affects Davie Toddler
Parents Face Challenges Of Peter's Plus Syndrome
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October 13, 2011

Baby Bounces Back After Heart Transplant
The youngest transplant patient at Joe Dimaggio Children's Hospital is doing well after heart surgery.
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September 26, 2011

ABC 10: A new computer system that will help Joe DiMaggio Children's Hospital go paperless has some added benefits for patients and their families, as well.
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September 9, 2011

U18 Sports Medicine, Affiliated With Joe DiMaggio Children's Hospital,
Expands To Coral Springs
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August 22, 2011

Pediatrician Offers Back To School Tips
Proper Sleep Schedules, Nutrition Key Concerns
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August 12, 2011

Miami Herald: Children's asthma on the rise

"Sometimes parents can't even identify symptoms in their own children," said Dr. Juan Martinez, director of the pediatric pulmonary division at Joe DiMaggio Children's Hospital in Hollywood. "There is a discrepancy between what kids would say and what parents would say."
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August 12, 2011

Miami Herald: When kids grow up too fast

""Now I'm fine. I'm tall as everyone else – five seven. That was only because I was lucky enough to find it early enough," said Gabriela, now a 17-year-old high school senior who likes to swim and tutor math. Her physician was Dr. Samuel Freedman, a pediatric endocrinologist at Joe DiMaggio Children's Hospital in Hollywood. He said puberty is a normal process, but if it occurs much too early, it warrants evaluation. How to broach the sensitive subject?
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August 12, 2011

Overweight 2-year-olds showing signs of major health problems

The first indicators of insulin resistance are velvety brown patches of thick skin growing in folds and creases of the child's neck and arms. These are called acanthosis nigricans. "Mom and grandma may tell the child to wash his neck because they think it looks dirty," says Dr. R. Will Charlton, a pediatric endocrinologist at Joe DiMaggio Children's Hospital in Hollywood. But it's a sign of a much more serious problem than needing a bath.
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July 22, 2011

South Florida Business Journal: Memorial Healthcare Opens new Joe DiMaggio
Children's Hospital
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July 21, 2011

Homerun for a Hero
The new facility for Joe DiMaggio Children's Hospital honors an american icon with its emphasis on excellence.
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July 20, 2011

Miami Herald: Blessing ceremony takes place to honor new Joe DiMaggio Children's Hospital
in Hollywood
Rabbi Frazin was pleased to participate in the Blessing Ceremony, along with other community religious leaders. He said, "It was such an extraordinary experience! Together, we represented the fabric of America."
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July 19, 2011

Hard Rock Hollywood Supports Joe DiMaggio Children's Hospital
Our Hard Rock team cherishes every moment spent at the hospital and in the local community.
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July 19, 2011

Caring for Kids – It looks like a fun place for kids. The new Joe DiMaggio Children's Hospital wants kids to see it that way. Take the grand tour and see why this hospital is all about "Caring for Kids."
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July 16, 2011

ABC 10 New Freestanding Children's Hospital Dedicated: The South Florida community came out to celebrate the new Joe DiMaggio Children's Hospital Saturday. A dedication ceremony was held ahead of the hospital's July 21 grand opening.
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July 16, 2011

Sun-Sentinel.Com – Joe DiMaggio Children's Hospital Celebrates Opening of $140 million Facility
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July 14, 2011

NBC 6 New Children Hospital Gets Ready to Open
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July 13, 2011

CBS 4: New Hospital Designed Around the Power of Play Wednesday, there were the sounds of children's laughter filling the lobby of a hospital. The celebration was for the new, free-standing Joe DiMaggio Children's Hospital in Hollywood.
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July 12, 2011

ABC 10: New Children's Hospital Designed By Kids, For Kids
After years of planning, fundraising and construction, Broward County's first free-standing hospital for children is about to become a reality. The designers of the new Joe DiMaggio Children's Hospital, which opens this month, used children's ideas to promote healing in an environment that celebrates "The Power of Play."
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July 6, 2011

NBC 6: Doctor Warns Swimmer's Ear Needs Treatment: What does rubbing alcohol and a hair dryer have in common? According to Dr. Steven Singer from Joe DiMaggio Children's Hospital, both can be used as household remedies to treat swimmer's ear. However, if ears become swollen, painful or have fluid draining, you need to get to a doctor for prescription drops and further treatment, he adds.
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June 13, 2011

Larry Latson, M.D. Joins Joe DiMaggio Children's Hospital as Director of Interventional Cardiology
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May 06, 2011

Joe DiMaggio Children's Hospital to Open Freestanding Hospital, Providing Pediatric Specialty Care for Southern Florida and the Southeastern U.S.
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March 03, 2011

Second Annual ANF Tour de Broward, Presented by zMotion, Surpasses Fundraising Goal
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December 20, 2010

Joe DiMaggio Children's Hospital Receives federal Approval to Open Pediatric Heart Transplant Program First Patient Successfully Transplanted
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