Kennedy Krieger Children Hosp

Details

Name :

Kennedy Krieger Children Hosp

Address  :

707 North Broadway

Town  :

Baltimore

State  :

Maryland

Country  :

USA

Post Code:

21205

Phone  :

443 923 9200

Web URL  :


Description

Kennedy Krieger Institute is an internationally recognized institution located in Baltimore Maryland dedicated to improving the lives of children and adolescents with pediatric developmental disabilities through patient care special education research and professional training

Kennedy Kriegers clinical programs offer an interdisciplinary approach in treatment tailored to the individual needs of each child Services include over 40 outpatient clinics neurobehavioral rehabilitation and pediatric feeding disorders inpatient units plus several home and community programs providing services to assist families

Kennedy Krieger school is a nationally recognized Blue Ribbon School of Excellence and is a leader in providing model programs of innovative education for children adolescents and young adults with a wide range of learning emotional physical neurological and developmental disabilities

Faculty at Kennedy Krieger are among some of the worlds leading experts in this field and are attuned to the special needs of this population These faculty have made crucial medical discoveries leading to innovative treatments and have improved the lives of individuals with disabilities

In addition to providing evaluation rehabilitation educational services and cutting edge research on behalf of children with brain spinal cord and musculoskeletal related disorders Kennedy Krieger also provides professional training by renowned experts dedicated to increasing the number of qualified specialists in the United States and abroad
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