Seventh Annual Walk for Children’s Sets New Fundraising Record
On June 4, 2022, more than 4,000 Walkers from across the country joined together in person at Schenley Park and virtually to show support for our patient champions, raising more than $920,000 in this year’s Walk for Children’s presented by UPMC and UPMC Health Plan!
Recap: A Conversation with UPMC Children’s
On April 6, UPMC Children’s Hospital Foundation hosted an interactive discussion on the current state of children’s behavioral health and the effects of the pandemic, including how philanthropy is delivering improved care for our patients.
Physicians in Pursuit of the Self-Healing Heart
In the lab of Bernhard Kühn, MD, new findings offer the potential for use of an existing drug to treat children with heart disease by allowing the heart to heal itself.
New Look, Same Mission!
In April 2022, Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh Foundation officially became UPMC Children’s Hospital Foundation!
Whole Child Wellness Clinic Provides a Novel Approach to Meeting the Needs of Children and Families
With donor support, UPMC Children’s has launched a trailblazing pilot program that is expected to serve as a model for comprehensive and coordinated behavioral health care for pediatric patients.
UPMC Children’s Hospital Foundation Announces New Board Members
UPMC Children’s Hospital Foundation announced the appointment of three new board members to the UPMC Children’s Hospital Foundation Board of Trustees.
Innovation in Gene Therapy Starts at UPMC Children’s
UPMC Children’s is on its way to becoming the lead site for development and human clinical trials of a new gene therapy treatment for VLCADD (Very Long Chain Acyl CoA Dehydrogenase Deficiency), a rare genetic disorder that is identified through newborn screening.
UPMC Children’s Hospital Foundation Receives $1 Million Gift from Alba Tull to Benefit Children’s Neuroscience Institute
In April 2022, UPMC Children’s Hospital Foundation received a $1 million gift from Alba Tull to advance pediatric neuroscience research, education and patient care at UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh’s Children’s Neuroscience Institute (CNI).
Lasting Gifts to Strengthen Music Therapy at UPMC Children’s
Music therapy is one of UPMC Children’s most treasured programs.
Ninth Grade Athlete and Heart Transplant Recipient Organizes Golf Fundraiser
Owen and his community organized a fundraising golf event, which he called “Golf FORE Heart.”