Foundation news

When Food Is Medicine
Opened in fall 2018, the Food Pharmacy is expected to assist about 250 families each year in its current West Philadelphia location.
How Daisy Days Bloomed
What started as four-day fund drive in 1953 has evolved into a monthlong event in May and a signature fundraising campaign in the region.
Technology Brings the Doctor to School
In a pilot program at a local school district, CHOP pediatricians are on call each school day for “telehealth” consults with students and school nurses.
Tiny Gland, Big Consequences
Aileen and Brian Roberts' commitment to Dr. Levine’s research into the genetic causes of hypoparathyroidism in children can be life changing.
Ask Dr. Bell: How Can We Address Opioid Misuse?
Louis Bell, MD, shares the latest in medical thinking on an important topic: prescribing opioids for pain.
A Day in the Life of a Clinical Engineer System Supervisor
Michael Hamid is a clinical engineer system supervisor who's been working at CHOP for 15 years. This is a day in his life.
Honoring Family and a Former Patient
Learn why Jacqueline Wottrich — a CHOP donor for 60 years — and her late son, Jon Wottrich, have decided to give to CHOP and about the impact of their donations.

Better Health. Better Community.
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia celebrates the fifth anniversary of the Nicholas and Athena Karabots Pediatric Care Center in West Philadelphia.
Nontraditional Partners. Real-world Solutions.
For 10 years, PolicyLab focused its research on those with lower socio-economic status, in underserved areas and with chronic conditions.

None Too Rare
Some diseases affect only a small number of people, and yet CHOP’s commitment to researching and treating them is huge.