This September, Children’s Minnesota invites the community to help children fighting cancer and blood disorders by donating to the Shine Bright for Kids fundraising campaign. Donations of any size help support life-saving research, as well as services that ease the care journey for kids and their families, including music therapy and financial assistance.
Children’s Minnesota joined Gov. Tim Walz, Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan, the Minnesota Children’s Cabinet, and community advocates for the launch of a Children’s Outdoor Bill of Rights – a call to action to the community and commitment by state government agencies to remove barriers and create opportunity for children to be outdoors.
Dr. Marc Gorelick, president and CEO of Children’s Minnesota, shared how the organization is addressing numerous issues impacting the health of kids and the community in a recent CEO Viewpoint interview with Scottsdale Institute.
Children’s Minnesota is proud to be named among the top Minnesota-based Corporate Philanthropists, man inaugural list by the Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal.
Children’s Minnesota is pleased to announce that Dr. Stephanie Fritch Lilla has accepted the role of medical director of the sickle cell program.
A Children’s Minnesota surgeon is part of a University of Minnesota-led research team recently awarded a $3.7 million grant to prepare for human clinical trials of artificial, bioengineered pediatric blood vessels that grow with a patient.
Congratulations to Teresa Herriage, DNP, APRN, CPHON, who has accepted the position of Vice Chair of the Children’s Oncology Group (COG) Nursing Discipline. COG is the world’s largest organization devoted exclusively to childhood and adolescent cancer research.
The honor from the American Academy of Pediatrics Section on LGBT Health and Wellness recognizes the outstanding work Dr. Goepferd has done in advocacy for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer youth and families in Minnesota and the region.
Congratulations to Dave Lundal, senior vice president and chief information officer (CIO), for being recognized as one of Becker’s 23 Great Children’s Hospital CIOs to know 2022.
Children’s Minnesota is honored to announce that its primary care clinics in Plymouth and Maple Grove have each been named the Best Pediatrics Practice in their community!