http://blog.bcchildren.com The buzz about the BC Children's Hospital Dream Lottery Wed, 25 Aug 2010 04:26:19 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 http://blog.bcchildren.com/2010/07/21/did-you-know/ http://blog.bcchildren.com/2010/07/21/did-you-know/#comments Wed, 21 Jul 2010 19:57:11 +0000 admin http://blog.bcchildren.com/?p=13 Did you know…

• last year more than 8,200 children in BC required surgery at BC Children’s Hospital for potentially life threatening illness and injury?
• the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit at BC Children’s Hospital cares for over 1,000 children every year?
• BC Children’s Hospital receives more than 40,000 children in our Emergency Room each year?
• more than 130 open-heart surgeries are performed at BC Children’s Hospital every year?
• 64% of the 130 open-heart surgeries performed every year at BC Children’s Hospital are performed on patients younger than one year old?
• BC Children’s Hospital provides expert care for more than 75,000 children every year?
• an average of 643 sick and injured children receive care every day at BC Children’s Hospital?
• more than 800 youngsters receive active treatment for cancer at BC Children’s Hospital every year?
• 3,600 families are seen every year by the Medical Genetics team at BC Children’s Hospital?

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