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When The Pittsburgh Hospital for Children opened its doors on June 5, 1890, its mission was to provide care to sick and injured children in Pittsburgh, regardless of their families' ability to pay. To ensure this mission is met year after year, Children's established the Free Care Fund. Today, the Free Care Fund at Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh Foundation helps ensure that all children receive the medical care they need, and that no child from the tri-state area will be denied care because of an inability to pay.
A family might need free care for a lot of reasons: a working parent loses insurance between jobs; a child has a chronic illness, and the cost of care exceeds what insurance will pay; or a child has an illness that requires experimental treatment.
Each year Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC provides more free and uncompensated care. In 1996, the figure was $8.4 million. In 2007, it was more than $31 million.
If you would like to make a gift to support our Free Care Fund please use our secure donation form (Business or Group).
55th Free Care Telethon, Dec. 17, 2008
Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh Foundation has once again partnered with KDKA-TV to broadcast the holiday Free Care Fund Telethon from 4 - 8 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 17, live from the PPG Wintergarden, downtown Pittsburgh. We cannot do it without you. So watch and give, or give right now, and your gift will count toward the 2008 Telethon total that we announce during the show.
Host a Free Care Fund Event
For information about hosting an event for Free Care please contact us.
Thank You Supporters
Thank you to Catherine Roberts of Holy Trinity School in Robinson, Pa., for raising money for Children's Free Care fund since 2004 with her annual "Sing for the Sick" event. Learn more.
Thank you to the Phi Theta Phi Charitable Foundation for a successful 2007 Walk-a-thon. View their video below. |
Thank you to the Washington Group International, Inc., for their generous gift.
Pictured above, from left to right, are Jeff Gaydos Painters Local 6, Jeff Webb Millwright Local 2238, Chuck Elmore URS Washington Group Business Manager, Mandy Ranalli Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh Foundation, Chuck Meyer URS Washington Construction Manager, Kimberley Hammer Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh Foundation, AJ Lent Laborers Local 286, Jeff Karfelt Carpenters Local 84, Billy Ryan Pipefitters Local 354, Jim Hall Ironworkers Local 3, Charlie McClain Operating Engineers Local 66 and Phil Lapping Teamsters Locals 585 and 491.
Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh Foundation appreciates the support of Washington Group International, Inc., and their staff at the Allegheny Energy's Hartfield's Ferry power plant in Masontown, Pa., and their generous gift of $10,000 for the Free Care Fund. The $5,000 generously raised by the union contractors and matched by the Washington Group will help Children's keep its promise to ensure that each child, regardless of insurance or their families ability to pay, will receive the medical care that they need. |
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