MIX air staff Pat Leuck, Polly Peterson, Debbie McFadden and Ron Evans will lead the Mix team for the special event. "University of Iowa Children's Hospital serves thousands of patients from our region," Leuck says. "We're going to introduce some very brave and wonderful children who are facing some tremendous challenges, and they just might be your neighbor."

University of Iowa Children's Hospital treats more than 5,000 patients a year from Scott County, more than 2,200 from Rock Island County and 2,300 from Clinton County.

"As the state's only comprehensive academic medical center, we see the sickest children," says Michael Artman, M.D., pediatrician-in-chief of University of Iowa Children's Hospital. "Our goal is to provide world-class treatment and then develop a care plan with the referring provider so that follow-up care can take place back home. We embrace a family-centered care philosophy that involves parents at every step. Our new state-of-the art hospital facilities are child-friendly and designed to have parents close by throughout the hospital stay."

MIX 96 Program Director Jim O'Hara said, "Our station is so centered around Quad City families, we can't imagine a better cause than the Children's Miracle Network and University of Iowa Children's Hospital. We're excited to lend our support!"

Children's Miracle Network has a membership of 170 children's hospitals nationwide. University of Iowa Children's Hospital joined Children's Miracle Network in l984. Since then, more than $21 million has been raised to enhance the lives of hospitalized children and their families.

Headquartered in Salt Lake City, UT, Children's Miracle Network is an international, non-profit organization dedicated to generating funds and awareness programs to benefit children treated at children's hospitals throughout the United States and Canada. Children's Miracle Network's hallmark is that locally generated donations stay in the local area to benefit patients at the local children's hospital. To date, Children's Miracle Network has raised more than $2.6 billion for children's hospitals. Children's Miracle Network also includes 75 corporate sponsors, 200 television stations and more than 135 radio stations.

University of Iowa Children's Hospital is the state's longest-serving children's hospital. More than 130,000 children receive care at University of Iowa Children's Hospital and its statewide network of outreach clinics each year.

For more information about Children's Miracle Network, please contact Lisa Baum at 319-335-8447.

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Michael Artman, M.D.