Childrens Hospital Foundation

Programs: The children's hospital foundation raises funds to support programs, equipment and facilities, research, advocacy and education for norton children's hospital, norton women's and norton children's hospital, and norton children's medical center. The children's hospital foundation is motivated to ensure that children in the louisville area have the medical care they need when they need it, while keeping kids as close to home as possible. Thanks to support from the community, norton children's hospital has some of the most talented and dedicated pediatric specialists and clinical and caregiving teams in the country ready to care for children. This 265-bed hospital is the only full-service, free-standing pediatric hospital in kentucky, level 1 pediatric trauma center in kentucky, and the primary teaching facility for the university of louisville school of medicine department of pediatrics. In order to continue to exceed the community's need for specialized pediatric care and meet the ever-growing needs at norton children's hospital, 2016 brought several specific fundraising initiatives forward to donors and the community at large. These efforts focused on raising funds for pediatric cancer, neurology and neurosurgery, type i diabetes, trauma and emergency care to name a few. While the foundation's "just for kids" campaign concluded in 2011, the three general areas of development from the campaign - workforce, research and facilities - continue to guide fundraising growth in each of the aforementioned pediatric services. Additionally, ongoing areas of need, such as child advocacy; pediatric pastoral care and bereavement programs; endowed research chairs; and specialty therapies, including child life, expressive and music therapies, continue to be areas of funding and priority for the children's hospital foundation to ensure a truly "just for kids" experience for patients and families. The foundation continues to expand partnerships within the community and enhance the hospital's ability to serve all children regardless of their families' ability to pay. The strength and value of the community's support for the hospital are visible through funding and support of many projects in 2016, including: * the children's hospital foundation office of child advocacy of norton children's hospital, which helps provide safety and outreach information aimed at keeping kids out of the hospital. * funding for the wendy novak diabetes center at norton children's hospital for workforce, expansion of technology and accreditation. * research for a pediatric immunotherapy research program, including the development of a chemo-immunotherapy approach for relapsed neuroblastoma. * staff educational opportunities and advanced certifications that can lead to improved patient treatment.

the children's hospital foundation provides funding for capital projects, in addition to programs, advocacy, education and research. In 2016, the foundation funded the following projects: * expansion of the neonatal intensive care unit * funding for a motion analysis lab * remodeling of a teen room at the addison jo blair cancer center * purchase of a pediatric echocardiography machine * purchase of servo ventilators * purchase of telemetry monitoring equipment * modernization and safety upgrades to the heliport