SOUTHWEST MIAMI-DADE, FLA. (WSVN) - A South Florida hospital donated its facilities for a life-changing charity, Saturday.
For the 16th year, Baptist Children’s Hospital in Kendall opened its doors for a “Day of Smiles.” The event allows doctors from various specialties to spend their time and skills performing procedures on children whose families can’t afford medical treatment.
Today marked our 16th annual Day of Smiles, doctors and nurses donated their time to perform life-changing surgeries for local children. pic.twitter.com/1VPMmonkLH
— Baptist Health (@BaptistHealthSF) June 18, 2017
The event was a godsend for Angel Cobbs, whose son was born with a cleft lip. “It means a lot to us. We were in a different program at Jackson, and things fell apart,” she said. “[My son] was at school one day and a teacher suggested it, and when I met Dr. Lambert, I felt like he was someone that I could trust.”
Some of the operations included plastic surgery and oral surgery — fixing cleft palates, removing major scars and repairing nose and ear deformities.
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