The Future of Personalized Medicine Is Here
New Discoveries About Peanut Allergies
A landmark study from CHOP found that introducing peanuts to infants early may lower their risk of developing a peanut allergy.
A Cardiac Surgery Milestone
For the first time at CHOP, a team performed artificial heart surgery on an infant with complex congenital heart disease.
Making Neighborhoods Cleaner and Greener
Neighborhoods in West and Southwest Philadelphia have 1,000+ new trees and 1,000+ freshly cleaned and greened vacant lots thanks to Deeply Rooted, a community-academic partnership.
CHOP Receives Largest Single Gift in its History
The transformational $125 million gift will support Roberts Children’s Health at CHOP, a state-of-the-art hospital that will open in 2028.
Gene Therapy Patient Celebrates Treatment Anniversary
Rahemeen no longer needs regular blood transfusions for her inherited blood disorder, and her future has been transformed.
Transformational Gift Launches Lurie Autism Institute
A $50 million gift to CHOP and Penn Medicine launched the Lurie Autism Institute, which will drive discoveries for those living with autism spectrum disorder.
Firearm Safety Initiative Expands
The Center for Violence Prevention announced the expansion of its firearm safety education and resource distribution program to all 30 CHOP primary care practices.
A Lifesaving Fetal Heart Surgery
CHOP’s Center for Fetal Diagnosis and Treatment and Fetal Heart Program successfully removed a rare tumor from a baby’s heart while still in the womb.
Improving Access to Asthma Care
CHOP researchers found that community health workers play a critical role in coordinating asthma care.
Our numbers
With 36,003 inpatient admissions, 1.7 million outpatient visits and $375 million in external research funding, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia is a big place by almost any measure. Learn about our financial summary, hospital statistics and research statistics.