Children's Miracle Network
Miracles really do happen on 34th Street.
Children's Miracle Network Hospitals (CMNH) generates funds for children's services at more than 170 hospitals in the United States and Canada. Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Foundation first partnered with Children's Miracle Network Hospitals in 1991. Since then, millions of dollars have been raised for children's services at Bakersfield Memorial Hospital. The Lauren Small Children's Center at Bakersfield Memorial Hospital is proud to be your CMNH partner. One hundred percent of funds raised locally, stay local! Thank you for helping us make miracles happen for sick kids in Kern County!
The Lauren Small Children’s Center at Memorial Hospital includes the Robert A. Grimm Children’s Pavilion for Emergency Services, the only dedicated pediatric emergency department between Los Angeles and Madera; a 31-bed Level II Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU); a 35-bed Pediatric Acute Care Unit (PICU); and an 8-bed Pediatric Intensive Care Unit.
Children's Miracle Network Hospitals Kern County
To learn more about Children's Miracle Network Hospitals at Memorial Hospital, please visit the Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Foundation.
Learn more about the Lauren Small Children's Center
Lauren's Story
The Lauren Small Children's center is named after Lauren Paige Small, a Bakersfield girl who inspired the community through her brave two-year battle with cancer.