High-quality care provided by NICU team inspires family to give back
“Seeing the incredible work done in the NICU opened our eyes to its needs. It’s hard to imagine a greater impact than what these healthcare professionals make.” Anthony Arias
Tag: Kids Health
Family honors the memory of a young patient with over a decade of support for Comer Children’s child life programs
“It gives the family something important, to see that their child is experiencing some joy in a difficult situation.” Johanna Veghts
The Collective Impact of Giving
“I get to see the kids’ smiles when they pick toys, and they aren’t expensive toys, but they give them a break from thinking about their sickness and time to just be a kid.” Dan Bergey
Lyon Family Foundation supports pediatric cancer patients and families
Updated May 2024 Over many years of partnership, University of Chicago Medicine Comer Children’s Hospital and the Lyon Family Foundation have worked to meet the needs of young patients navigating
Racing to improve kids’ health
RBC makes a lasting impact with Race for the Kids Every year, at the starting line of the RBC Race for the Kids at Comer Children’s Hospital, hundreds of runners
Gift fuels progress in treating childhood cancer
“Philanthropy is really an investment—sometimes a seed investment.” Barry Fields
Help for adolescents living with sickle cell disease
An 18-year-old Black male in excruciating pain enters an emergency department on Chicago’s South Side. He shares with the staff that he needs high-dose pain medication to alleviate his discomfort.
Cinespace Film Studios helps reduce barriers for Chicago youth
What if you could deliver medical and mental health care to children and teens—especially those living in underserved communities who face challenges to accessing care—without them having to travel to
Cheering for calm
Hannah Jones made a choice to change her diet and, ultimately, her life. Diagnosed with pediatric epilepsy in 2011, Hannah has been off and on epilepsy medications that caused deteriorating
Providing a community of support for young women
Region’s first pediatric lupus clinic opens at Comer Children’s Hospital Maddie Handley, of Park Ridge, Illinois, was living the normal life of an active, happy 12-year-old, until she started to