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Emergency
Medical Services For Children (EMSC)
EMSC is the abbreviation for a complex network of protocols and
services aimed at getting ill and injured children the emergency
care they need.
Safe Kids of Virginia
The National SAFE KIDS Campaign was founded in 1987 and is the
first and only national nonprofit organization dedicated solely
to the prevention of unintentional childhood injury.
The commonwealth of Virginia is fortunate to have 10 SAFE KIDS
Coalitions and one SAFE KIDS Chapter that are actively working
to prevent unintentional injuries in children.
Virginia Sickle Cell Awareness Program
In an effort to reduce morbidity and mortality in children and
newborns identified with sickle cell disease, the Department of
Pediatrics on the MCV Campus of Virginia Commonwealth University
has developed a Comprehensive Sickle Cell Clinic.
The
Virginia Treatment Center For Children
At the Virginia Treatment Center for Children, each child deserves
the best treatment possible. The center believes that families
deserve respect and compassion as well as a voice in their child's
care ¼ from the initial evaluation to a participating role in
treatment. VTCC maintains a liberal visitation policy for patients
hospitalized at the facility ¼ family members and/or guardians
are encouraged to visit and participate in the child/adolescent's
treatment.
Children's
Miracle Network
Children's Miracle Network is an organization dedicated to generating
funds and awareness for the health care, benefiting the children
of Central Virginia. The Richmond branch of CMN was founded in
1983, and has successfully raised hundreds of thousands of dollars,
all of which remains in the area, directly benefiting the VCUHS
Children's Medical Center and Children's Hospital.
ASK
ASK is a private, nonprofit organization that supports clinical
and laboratory research at the VCU Health System to aid in finding
the causes and cures of childhood cancer.
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