Radiothon for Johns Hopkins Children’s Center

Ciena has been a corporate sponsor for this event for the last two years. In addition to offering financial support, Ciena employees and their families answer pledge telephones throughout the Radiothon.

Donations for the Children’s Center are used to fund medical research for cures and purchase much needed items for the children in the various departments of the Children's Center, ensuring that young patients receive the best pediatric medicine available today.

What is Johns Hopkins Children’s Center?

• A 177-bed facility for children
• Serves as Maryland’s only acute care hospital for children
• Annually sees 8,000 patients and 64,000 outpatients
• 26,000 children cared for in the 24-hour Pediatric Emergency Department
• No child is ever turned away because of an inability to pay for medical care (provided $5.3 million in charity last year)One of only 10 federally funded pediatric clinical research units in the United States
• 212 full-time pediatric faculty and 70 pediatric residents

If you would like to know more about the Johns Hopkins Children’s Center and how you can help with volunteer efforts, please visit: http://www.hopkinschildrens.org/