Meet Miguel Contreras of Visalia, California. He was diagnosed with osteosarcoma. The cancer led to amputation below his right knee and he underwent treatment at Valley Children’s Hospital. See how our doctors, nurses and staff got Miguel get back on his feet – and helped him fulfill a dream of his to hike Yosemite National Park.
As one of the leading pediatric cancer and blood disorders centers on the West Coast, Valley Children's serves more than 500 families, sees more than 120 new children diagnosed with cancer every year and offers comprehensive hematology services for all types of blood disorders. Valley Children's is the only provider of in-depth, inpatient and outpatient pediatric cancer and blood diseases services in the entire Central California region.
Valley Children's ranks in the top 4% of institutions nationwide for enrolling patients in therapeutic studies for Children's Oncology Group - the world's largest organization devoted to childhood cancer research - ensuring a child's timely access to the most advanced therapies and supportive care. We also have the region's only Childhood Cancer Survivorship Program, which helps prepare survivors for adulthood and maintain excellent health for years to come.
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