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Gillette joins UCP as first of its kind affiliate in network

 


Gillette Children’s Specialty Healthcare (Gillette) joined UCP as its newest affiliate and the first children’s hospital to join the UCP network in the organization’s 64-year history.

UCP’s Board of Trustees voted unanimously to welcome Gillette as UCP of Minnesota during a special meeting on Tuesday, August 14, 2012. This makes UCP and its affiliate network nearly a $1 billion enterprise devoted to educating, advocating for and providing support services to people who have a spectrum of disabilities.

Gillette is internationally recognized for its work in treating children who have disabilities and complex medical conditions. Its Center for Cerebral Palsy is world renowned for its medical treatment and rehabilitation services dedicated to reducing the effects of cerebral palsy through an interdisciplinary team. The hospital was cited by the 2012 US News & World Report as one of the country’s best children’s hospitals in the areas of orthopedics and neurology/neurosurgery. Gillette serves approximately 4,000 children and adults each year with cerebral palsy at its main campus in St. Paul, Minnesota and at clinics throughout the state. 

“This is an important day for UCP,” said Stephen Bennett, President & CEO of UCP. “Just as parents in the 1940s founded UCP as a response to wanting better for their children, UCP is excited to announce a partnership that expands its reach to help even more people under the UCP banner.”

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