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Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Announces Expansion of Healthy Weight Food Pharmacy
The GIANT Company donates $100,000 to support hospital’s efforts in addressing food insecurity during COVID-19 pandemic.
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Opens Nicholas and Athena Karabots Primary Care Center in Norristown
Nicholas and Athena Karabots pledged $2 million to support the renovation and re-location of CHOP’s Primary Care Center in Norristown, PA.

Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Welcomes Its First Full-Time Facility Dog
CHOP has officially welcomed its first, full-time trained facility dog, who will help ease anxiety and reduce stress for young patients and their families.

CHOP Held Successful Virtual Events Well Before COVID-19
Creative thinking by CHOP’s team four years ago made it easy to nimbly switch in-person events to virtual ones.
Scientists Identify Targets for COVID-19 Vaccine Using Cancer Immunotherapy Tools
The strategy, developed by CHOP researchers, would help generate a vaccine that would protect people across the population.

CHOP and the Community Meet Challenges of COVID-19
CHOP partners with community donors to meet the extraordinary challenges created by the COVID-19 pandemic.
CHOP Teams Explore Experimental Treatments for COVID-19
As COVID-19 continues to spread worldwide, teams at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia are using a collaborative approach to identify and test potential treatments.

A Path Through the Unknown: How CHOP’s Unique Model for Predicting COVID-19 Spread is Helping the Country Navigate the Pandemic
Learn how CHOP’s unique model for predicting COVID-19 spread is helping the country navigate the pandemic.

Fourth Annual Philly Spin-In Raises More Than $660,000 for Cardiac Center at CHOP
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia’s fourth annual Philly Spin-In raised $662,717 and counting to benefit the Cardiac Center at CHOP.

Two Trailblazers
Longtime friends worked together to create an innovative device. Now, one is honoring the other’s legacy.