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Why We Give
The Savetts are not a patient family at CHOP, yet they wanted to do something when their daughter, Rachel, died suddenly 23 years ago from anaphylactic shock.
Compassion. Connection. Coffee!
The Wawa Foundation brings the Coffee and Care Cart to CHOP’s Middleman Family Pavilion.
Always Remembered
When families are faced with the loss of a child, CHOP is there.
A Day in the Life: Ruth Abaya, MD, MPH
From the time she was a high school student in Nigeria, Ruth Abaya, MD, MPH, wanted to be a physician. She earned a medical degree from Northwestern University and completed a residency at Boston Children's Hospital before fellowship training at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia.
On the Path to Health Equity
CHOP’s Center for Health Equity is working with community members to identify and eliminate health disparities.
Wawa Launches Coffee and Care Cart at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia’s Middleman Family Pavilion
Multi-million dollar gift from The Wawa Foundation brings Coffee and Care Cart to CHOP’s second inpatient hospital, offering comfort to patients and families, while helping to expand Wawa Volunteer Services program.
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Receives $1 Million Grant from Pediatric Cancer Foundation
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) announced it has received $1 million from Pediatric Cancer Foundation, an organization that has been raising funds for research since 1970 to support doctors and hospitals in an effort to eradicate childhood cancer. The grant will help to fund a planned first-in-human phase 1 clinical trial led by Sarah K. Tasian, MD, which will use a new immunotherapy to target the FLT3 receptor protein in high-risk pediatric leukemias.
CHOP’s First In-person Cure Sickle Cell Walk & Family Fun Day Raises More Than $173,000 for Sickle Cell Research and Care
On a beautiful Saturday in June, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) hosted the first in-person Cure Sickle Cell Walk & Family Fun Day at Citizens Bank Park raising more than $173,000 to support CHOP’s large and comprehensive sickle cell program.
CHOP’s Carousel Ball Raises Record-Breaking $4.1 Million to Benefit Autism Research and Care
On June 10, 2023 at Lincoln Financial Field, more than 700 local philanthropists, corporate leaders and patient families came together for the hospital’s signature fundraiser, the Carousel Ball, raising more than $4.1 million for autism research and care at CHOP.
Why We Give
IBX Foundation’s commitment to expand mental health services led to a partnership with CHOP and Girard College to create a school-based model of care.