UPMC Children’s Hospital Foundation Celebrates Historic Community Investment in Children’s Health
PITTSBURGH – UPMC Children’s Hospital Foundation announced the successful conclusion of its This Moment: Put a Child’s Future First fundraising campaign on June 30, surpassing its ambitious $200 million goal. The campaign is the largest in the hospital’s history, raising more than $250 million thanks to the extraordinary generosity of nearly 100,000 donors, corporate partners, […]
Celebrating What We Made Possible Together
As This Moment: Put a Child’s Future First reaches its close, we are proud to celebrate the incredible progress donors helped make possible for kids and families at UPMC Children’s. Across clinical care, research, patient experience, and community health, your generosity helped to put a child’s future first.
Training the Next Generation of Pediatric Palliative Care Leaders
When a child is living with a serious or life-threatening illness, pediatric palliative care helps families navigate complex decisions, manage symptoms, and find support during some of life’s hardest moments. At UPMC Children’s, the Pediatric Track of the Hospice and Palliative Medicine Fellowship Program prepares physicians to provide this specialized, compassionate care for children and […]
A Heart Made of Steel
Kendall’s Story — As told by Kendall’s parents, Jamie and Andy Three years ago, at our 20-week anatomy scan, we received the tough news that our unborn daughter had multiple congenital heart defects. In that moment, we felt the clouds move in overhead. We were directed to UPMC Children’s by our local hospital in Harrisburg. […]
Driving Hope, One Hole at a Time: Bruce Berman’s Golf Marathon Fundraiser
Bruce Berman leads the charge for the annual Golf Marathon at Chartiers Country Club benefitting UPMC Children’s. Since launching the event, Bruce and his team have golfed more than 1,000 holes and raised more than $300,000 to support the Pediatric Cancer Survivorship Clinic at UPMC Children’s. The Hope for Boo Endowment The marathon benefits the […]
UPMC Children’s Hospital Foundation Announces New Trustees
PITTSBURGH – UPMC Children’s Hospital Foundation Board of Trustees is pleased to announce the appointment of two new Trustees — Arthur Gabriel II and Matthew W. Johnson. With just one month remaining in This Moment, the largest fundraising campaign in the hospital’s history the new Trustees join the board at a pivotal time at the […]
Turning Tragedy into Hope — in Honor of Matt
The Graf family has taken their heartbreaking tragedy and turned it into hope for youth in our region by supporting behavioral health needs. Watch the full story: After the loss of their son, Matt, Tom and Katie have become devoted supporters and fundraisers for UPMC Children’s, most recently supporting the opening of the new South […]
Meet UPMC Children’s New Leader in Cancer Care
A Q&A With Incoming Division Chief Dr. Jeff Bednarski With donor support, we are thrilled to welcome Jeffrey J. Bednarski, MD, PhD, as the new leader of the Division of Hematology, Oncology, and Stem Cell Transplantation at UPMC Children’s. Effective June 1, 2026, Dr. Bednarski will serve as both division chief and director of the […]
Grantmakers 2026: Children’s Trust Grants $150,000 to Rising Researchers
Children’s Trust, an exclusive group of rising philanthropists, hosts the Grantmakers meeting every spring. The meeting brings together a group of hand-selected researchers whose work aims at improving pediatric health.
Draft Week at UPMC Children’s
The banners may be packed away, and the picks announced, but the smiles from Draft Week at UPMC Children’s are still sticking with us—and that’s a win we’ll hold onto. Check out some highlights from last week’s events and special visits. A special thanks to our friends at Acrisure and DICK’s Sporting Goods for supporting […]