Children’s Miracle Network at PeaceHealth Sacred Heart
PeaceHealth Sacred Heart Medical Center has been a Children’s Miracle Network member hospital since 1987. As a fundraising program of the Sacred Heart Foundation, the Children’s Miracle Network team focuses on supporting the needs of hospital departments and programs that serve infants and children at RiverBend. Through national corporate partnerships, fundraising programs, local annual events, and the generosity of annual individual donors, the Children’s Miracle Network program has raised over $28 million in support of local children and families. Every dollar of every donation made stays right here, at home, where our own children live and play.
Locally, the Children’s Miracle Network program assists more than 4,000 infants and children annually from the five counties (Lane, Douglas, Linn, Coos and Benton) served by PeaceHealth Sacred Heart Medical Center. This hospital is mid-Oregon’s critical care center for pediatric medical treatment and is the only Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit between Portland and Medford. Without PeaceHealth Sacred Heart Medical Center, children and families would have to seek pediatric treatment far from home. When you donate to the Children’s Miracle Network program, 100% of your gift is dedicated to ensuring quality health care for the infants and children in your community.
How you can help
Participate in CMN events and programs
Much of our fund-raising is accomplished through community and regional events. Many have become traditions in the area. Learn more about our annual events:
Make a donation
Volunteer
We regularly have opportunities for volunteers to join our team! Please contact us at cmn@peacehealth.org if you are interested in volunteering in our office or at one of our special events.
Support CMN partner campaigns
Visit our CMN partners during their Miracle Balloon icon campaigns, Round Up campaigns, or participate in their fundraisers to help directly support our hospital!
- Ace Hardware (Register Campaign: April 1-April 30)
- Costco Wholesale (Register Campaign: May 1-May 31)
- Credit Unions for Kids (Varies – check with your local credit union to see how you can support!)
- Dairy Queen (Participating locations- Dip It For Kids Day: March 21; Register Campaign: June 1-July 28; Miracle Treat Day: July 28; Round Up: September 1-30)
- GameStop (Round Up at the Register: All Year)
- IHOP Restaurants (National Pancake Day Campaign: February 1-March 1; National Pancake Day: March 1)
- JOANN (Change Boxes: February 1-October 31; Register Campaign August 1-31)
- Love’s Travel Stops (TBD – Fall)
- Panda Restaurant Group (Round Up at the Register: All Year; Lunar New Year; February 1; Panda Cares Day: August 8)
- Rite Aid (TBD)
- Valvoline Instant Oil Change (Register Campaign: November 1-November 30)
- Walmart (Register Campaign: June 13-July 10)
If your business would like to participate in a Miracle Balloon campaign or other fundraiser, please contact us at cmn@peacehealth.org.
Create a fundraiser
Please contact us at cmn@peacehealth.org if you are interested in creating your own fundraiser to donate to the Children’s Miracle Network program. Our team can support you in a variety of ways!
Share your miracle story
Every child treated at PeaceHealth Sacred Heart Medical Center is a miracle! We would love to hear your story about how your family was impacted by pediatric programs and services at PeaceHealth, or how Children’s Miracle Network funding made a difference in your life. Please feel free to reach out to us at cmn@peacehealth.org to connect!
How your donations make a difference
Donations to Children's Miracle Network support a variety of clinical and community programs at PeaceHealth Sacred Heart Medical Center including:
Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU)
Sacred Heart’s 36-bed Level III nursery, neonatologists and NICU Care Team provides specialized, life-saving care to premature and medically fragile babies.
Pediatric/adolescent care unit
This 16-bed center includes advanced medical technology and specially trained staff to provide family-centered care for young patients, from newborns to young adults in their early 20s.
Pediatric specialties
Fully funded by philanthropy, the team of certified Child Life professionals provide developmentally and psychologically appropriate emotional support for children and families that interact with all areas of the hospital. Through therapeutic play, our Child Life Specialists prepare children and families for procedures, provide grief support, and offer education to reduce fear, anxiety, and pain.
Labor and delivery
Labor and Delivery offers birthing services in a caring, supportive environment, with access to the most advanced medical support available in the region.
Mother baby unit
The Mother Baby Unit includes 21 rooms and cares for mothers and their newborns following delivery.
NICU mobile ambulance
The Neonatal Ambulance, nicknamed “Ruby”, transports critically ill newborns to the Sacred Heart NICU – the only NICU serving our five-county region. Children's Miracle Network funds purchased one of the largest ambulances in the country to accommodate multiple birth infants. With enough capacity to house two neonatal isolettes, thanks to Children's Miracle Network funding, the ambulance has the latest in life-saving technology to ensure the best possible outcomes for the tiniest patients.
Reach Out and Read Early Literacy Program
Provides new books to families in the NICU and children in our pediatric clinics to promote healthy brain development, language acquisition, and helps families build meaningful bonds.
School-based health centers
Schools participating in the CMN Kids Helping Kids High School Pageants may apply for grants to help support their school-based health centers or other student health-related needs.