Our Mission
At Connecticut Children’s Medical Center Foundation, our mission is to support the Medical Center. By bringing together patient families, donors, community members, philanthropic partners and others to raise the financial resources needed to invest in people, research, technology and state-of-the-art equipment, we can support Connecticut Children’s in providing the care our children need and deserve.
OUR IMPACT
100,000+ Children
100,000+
Each year, more than 100,000 children receive care made possible by contributions to the Annual Giving Fund, which touches every corner of the Medical Center.
Annual Pediatric Transports
532
Patients in need of critical-care were transported to Connecticut Children's from regional hospitals. Of that, more than 300 were NICU babies.
ED Visits
59,485
Patient visits to the emergency department, which equate to 163 per day. No one is turned away due to an inability to pay.
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Upcoming Events
WarriorTHON is comprised of a group of students at Eastern Connecticut State University who are united by one mission – to help sick and injured kids in the local community get the treatment they need and the compassionate care they deserve. The 2019 leadership team is headed up by ECSU students, Felicity Dyer and Lauren Landry, Co-Executive Directors, who are supported by a talented group of soon to be young professionals.
As a first year Miracle Network Dance Marathon in 2018, ECSU students united around children and families to raise an outstanding $11,612. They look forward to filling the gymnasium on campus with energy and excitement on April 6th and encourage their campus and the community to get involved by sponsoring or making a donation.
Lauren is a child psychology and development major at Eastern who noticed that there were clubs on campus for almost every activity and cause, except helping children battling chronic and sometimes life-threatening diseases. When she came across Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals Dance marathons’ mission, she knew it had to happen at her college. It wasn’t hard to get Felicity, a psychology major, on board supporting the mission. They reached out to the Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals team at Connecticut Children’s, who provided them the resources to get started. Shortly after, Lauren and Felicity were able to start promoting their new on-campus organization, WarriorTHON. The name WarriorTHON didn’t come about solely due to their school mascot, but how they view kids that are courageously battling illness and fighting to get better no matter how big or small the hurdle is.
Rockville High students will dance the night away, raising money for Connecticut Children’s Medical Center! This is a community dance marathon, open to anyone in the community – Rockville High School students, grade 8 – 12, are encouraged to attend. There will be music, dancing, games, contests, face painting, raffle baskets and food to purchase.
Proceeds benefit the Department of Neurosurgery at Connecticut Children’s Medical Center in honor of Josh Hollm, a Rockville High graduate and a true survivor.
If any local businesses or organizations are interested in supporting this event, please contact Summer Sivetz via email.
Supporting Advanced Care in Your Backyard
In the Department of Neurosurgery at Connecticut Children’s, top neurosurgeons use the most advanced techniques and technologies to provide diagnoses and therapy. Whenever possible, Connecticut Children’s pediatric neurosurgeons use minimally invasive surgical techniques such as neuro-endoscopy to treat neonatal patients, infants, children and teens including:
- Neuroendoscopic management of hydrocephalus and selected intracranial disease
- Endonasal surgical management of selected skull base tumors and conditions
- Minimally invasive surgical management of craniosynostosis
Dedicated to the Care of Children
- Providing unparalleled care for children in Connecticut & Western Massachusetts
- The only free-standing children’s hospital in Connecticut
- An American College of Surgeons verified Level 1 trauma center
- Offering 24/7 in-house pediatric anesthesia and pediatric critical care attending coverage
- Offering 24/7 coverage by fellowship-trained pediatric neurosurgeons
Avon UNICO Spring Dance
Featuring “Locomotion”—Connecticut’s Powerhouse 9-Piece Dance Band
In support of Connecticut Children’s Medical Center and Avon UNICO Charities
Join the Avon Chapter of UNICO for a wonderful dinner followed by dancing, silent auction and an Italian cookie dessert station. A cash bar will be available for guests 21 and older. Proceeds in support of Connecticut Children’s Medical Center will benefit the Infusion & Outpatient Dialysis Centers. For more information or to RSVP, please email avonunico@gmail.com.
Connecticut Children’s Medical Center is proud to be a beneficiary of fundraising activities managed by the Avon Chapter of UNICO, having contributed nearly $70,000 since 2013 in support of world-class care for children in our region. Avon UNICO is part of a national non-profit, the largest Italian American service organization in the country. In Italian, the word unico means “unique” or “one of a kind” and has become an acronym standing for Unity, Neighborliness, Integrity, Charity, and Opportunity (UNICO) and represents the character and purpose of the organization.
Weslyan University is on a mission to help sick and injured kids in their local community. They are raising funds and awareness through a Dance Marathon for Connecticut Children’s Medical Center, their local Children’s Miracle Network Hospital. Connecticut Children’s treats more than 100,000 patients annually—with care ranging from annual checkups to treatments for a life-threatening disease or chronic illness—from Connecticut and beyond.
WesTHON was established by Shane Ross, who serves as co-executive director along with Grant Hill. Shane shared that WesTHON successfully raised more than $25,000 in their first two years without any University sponsored support. Shane was inspired to make a difference because he understand the anguish a sick family member can impose upon a family and he wanted to change that. After learning about Miracle Network Dance Marathons, he knew how to make it happen for families served by Connecticut’s only free-standing pediatric medical center.
Help kids like Siaana
Thankful. Life-altering news, yet one sentiment remained. Thankful.
An unexpected visit to Connecticut Children’s Medical Center led to a battery of tests. And then came the diagnosis: a congenital heart defect. Ten-month-old Siaana would require emergency open-heart surgery.
Her parents spent the week of Thanksgiving in the intensive care unit where Siaana began her journey to recovery… feeling thankful that their baby girl would have the chance to grow up.