Florida Children's Hospital Receives "Caring" Donation

Florida Children's Hospital Receives "Caring" Donation

Central Florida Boy Donates More Than 600 Care BearsTM to Patients at

Florida Children's Hospital

ORLANDO, Fla., Aug. 13, 2007 - Thanks to four-year-old Alex Medeiros, pediatric patients at Florida Children's Hospital at Florida Hospital received a brand new Care Bear^TM while in the hospital.  Alex recently won $500 dollars in a talent competition and wanted to do something good with the money.  He decided to buy as many Care Bears^TM as he could and donate them to children going through a tough time.  Alex has been able to purchase more than 600 brand new Care Bears^TM and donated them all to the little patients at Florida Children's Hospital.

Florida Children's Hospital is a 138 specialty bed "hospital within a hospital" that allows Florida Hospital to deliver a complete range of dedicated pediatric health services to younger patients, who benefit from the expertise of specialized departments throughout the hospital.  Florida Children's Hospital is served by Kids' Docs - the largest panel of pediatric specialists in Orlando.  More than 50,000 children are seen annually, and one of every two Central Florida residents chooses Florida Hospital as their health care provider.

For more information, contact Florida Hospital Media Relations at 407-303-8217.

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