Hope in Full Bloom
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This May, we celebrated the return of Daisy Days to its grassroots origins by inviting community groups, local businesses, schools and individuals to plan creative ways to fundraise for CHOP.
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Generations of Giving
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While grandparents have always provided compassionate care inside and outside of medical settings, there is now an opportunity for CHOP grandparents to band together through philanthropy.
Question of the Month: December 2015
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With the announcement in November of CHOP’s partnership with Mount Sinai Health System in metropolitan New York, the CHOP Care Network now has locations in three states: Pennsylvania, New Jersey and New York.
CHOP Loses a Legendary Doctor, Mentor and Friend
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Dr. Pasquariello, who passed away Aug. 29, spent his entire 54-year career at CHOP. For many years, “Dr. Pat,” as patients, parents and physicians-in-training called him, was the director of CHOP’s Main Campus primary care practice, caring for thousands of children and families, sometimes for multiple generations.
A Day in the Life: Transport Team
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Patti Larkin, RN, has been a nurse at CHOP for 32 years, including 21 in Transport. Her partner in the 9 a.m. shift, Rosa Morelli, RN, has been at CHOP for 2 1/2 years. This is a day in their life.
Ask Dr. Bell: In a Nut Shell
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Peanut allergies are one of the most common causes of severe allergic reactions in the United States. The Learning Early About Peanut Allergy (LEAP) trial followed 640 children with a high risk of peanut allergy from age 4 to 11 months until age 5. Read about the trial and its findings.
Transformative Generosity
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Raymond G. Perelman has made a transformational $50 million gift to The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia that will fund pediatric research on a breathtakingly ambitious scale.
Driving Life-Changing Discoveries
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The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia’s Raymond G. Perelman Center for Cellular and Molecular Therapeutics (CCMT) is one of the few programs in the world to focus on applying gene therapy to pediatric diseases.
Celebrating Our Buerger Center Donors
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On Nov. 7, donors to The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia's Buerger Center toured the state-of-the-art facility, explored the rooftop gardens, enjoyed live entertainment, and much more.
Zion’s Story - Double Hand Transplant
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By any measure, 8-year-old Zion Harvey has led an extraordinary life. At the age of 2, he developed sepsis, a life-threatening infection that led to the amputation of his feet and hands. The illness also damaged his kidneys and, two years later, Zion underwent a kidney transplant — receiving an organ donated by his mother, Pattie Ray.