Fort Lauderdale, Florida - Children Diagnostics & Treatment Center (CDTC) was awarded a Sapphire Award at the 17th annual Florida Blue Foundation Sapphire Awards ceremony in Orlando on May 4. As part of the award, the Florida Blue Foundation granted a total of $500,000 to seven recipients, including CDTC, to advance innovative programs improving health equity in our community.
"CDTC is beyond proud to have received second place in the Sapphire Awards," said Ana Calderon Randazzo, Ph.D., executive director of Children’s Diagnostic & Treatment Center. "Our goal is to reduce health disparities among families of children with special needs, regardless of a family's ability to pay, will be furthered by this grant and recognition."
The Sapphire Awards recognize programs, organizations, and individuals whose services are recognized by outstanding leadership, innovation, and documented impacts in health equity.
For more information on Children’s Diagnostic & Treatment Center, visit ChildrensDiagnostic.com.
Broward Health, founded in 1938 and headquartered in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, ranks among the 10 largest public healthcare systems in the United States. Nationally recognized for its focus on high-quality care for the residents of Broward County and beyond, Broward Health boasts five hospitals, two trauma centers, a dynamic academic partnership with Florida Atlantic University, was the county’s first statutory teaching hospital and has an ever-growing graduate medical education program. It includes more than 50 health centers and physician practices covering virtually every healthcare specialty.
Broward Health never stops working toward its mission of Exceptional Care, Extraordinary Compassion and Everyday Excellence. Driven by more than 11,000 talented employees and physicians who deliver care to all patients, regardless of their ability to pay, Broward Health is one of the largest employers in Broward County with an operating budget of $1.6 billion, and annually provides more than $522.6 million of charity and uncompensated care.
For more information about Broward Health, visit BrowardHealth.org.
