UPMC Children’s Medical Staff Gives $100,000 to Support This Moment
Medical staff at UPMC Children’s are showing that their dedication to our hospital’s mission goes beyond the care they provide to patients every day. Through their collective generosity, medical staff have given $100,000 in support of This Moment: Put a Child’s Future First, our largest funding campaign in Foundation history. This is also the largest […]
Rare Impact Award Given to UPMC Children’s Researcher Dr. Jerry Vockley
The National Organization for Rare Disorders (NORD) awarded Dr. Jerry Vockley with the prestigious Medical and Scientific Trailblazer Award at the Rare Impact Wards. Rare Impact Awards recognize individuals driving progress for rare diseases. Dr. Vockley serves as director of the Center for Rare Disease Therapy and chief of the Division of Genetic and Genomic Medicine. Dr. Vockley […]
Grantmakers 2025: 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.
Celebrating 10 Years of Nora’s Warriors
Nora’s Warriors is a Walk for Children’s team that has been walking together since our first Walk for Children’s back in 2016 in honor of their warrior, Nora. Below, Nora’s mom, Andi, tells the story of how Nora’s Warriors came to be. Register for Walk for Children’s today! Our family was introduced to UPMC Children’s […]
Life Without Limits: how a research-based treatment cured Leon of sickle cell disease
Leon and his twin sister, Leigh-Marie, were born in the summer of 2021. When the babies were only about a week old, their parents, Stacy and Leon Sr., received an alarming call from UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh. The standard newborn screening test administered to all babies after birth revealed that Leon had sickle cell […]
Honoring Eli’s Light: Creating the Elijah Samson Englehart Endowment for Pediatric Oncology
After five years of steadfast fundraising for UPMC Children’s, Susan and Jerry Englehart have established the Elijah Samson Englehart Endowment for Pediatric Oncology in honor of their son, Eli. Read more below. Before his passing, Eli loved Pittsburgh. He attended the University of Pittsburgh, cheered for the sports teams, and loved the city as a […]
A Whole Other Family: Josh’s Journey with UPMC Children’s
On June 22, 2023, oncologists at UPMC Children’s diagnosed Josh with t-cell lymphoblastic lymphoma, a rare and aggressive cancer.
Celebrating 50 Years of Service to the Community: McKamish’s Blueprint for Success
McKamish has been a significant partner to UPMC Children’s, by laying the groundwork for a legacy of community giving for 50 years.
Liam’s Super Heart: Care from Birth at the Heart Institute
Baby Liam wasn’t breathing when he was born. He spent the first five nights of his life in the NICU at his local birth hospital, struggling to survive. He was diagnosed with a genetic illness called hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, a condition in which the heart muscle becomes thickened and stiff, making it harder for the heart […]
Expanding Our Vision for the Heart Institute
Our community is building a future in which every heart patient can not only survive but thrive