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Seattle Children's Named to the Seramount Inclusion Index
11.1.22
The healthcare leader is recognized for best practices in sharing diversity data transparently
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Seattle Children’s Announces New Chief Operating Officer
10.24.22
Jamie Phillips Appointed Seattle Children’s Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
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Seattle Children's Health Equity and Anti-Racism Action Plan September Quarterly Progress Report
9.15.22
A Message From Seattle Children’s Executive Leadership Team
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Seattle Children’s Announces Chief Research Operations Officer
9.13.22
Dr. Eric Tham appointed senior vice president and chief research operations officer
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Seattle Children’s and four other leading children’s hospitals secure $29M in federal funding to enhance future pandemic readiness
7.19.22
Hospitals will focus on preventing the health disparities that emerged during COVID-19
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Seattle Children's Commitment to Sustainability Strengthens with Signing of HHS Health Care Sector Pledge
6.30.22
The Department of Health and Human Services and the White House’s joint initiative invites healthcare organizations to pledge to reduce greenhouse gas...
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Seattle Children's Health Equity and Anti-Racism Action Plan June Quarterly Progress Report
6.9.22
A Message From Seattle Children’s Executive Leadership Team
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Northwest study to assess COVID vaccine effectiveness
6.9.22
Researchers are seeking to recruit 3,500 children and adults in the Pacific Northwest to assess how well vaccines protect against COVID-19 infection.
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Seattle Children’s Announces New Chief Development Officer
5.5.22
Dondi Cupp appointed senior vice president and chief development officer, replacing former Foundation president Doug Picha, who retired earlier this year
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Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle Cancer Care Alliance, Seattle Children’s and UW Medicine Complete Restructure of Partnership
4.1.22
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center is a unified adult cancer research and care center that is a clinically integrated part of UW Medicine
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Seattle Children’s Earns Top Score in Human Rights Campaign Foundation’s 2022 Healthcare Equality Index
3.29.22
Seattle Children’s was one of a select group of healthcare providers nationwide to earn the coveted “LGBTQ+ Healthcare Equality Leader” designation
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Seattle Children's Health Equity and Anti-Racism Action Plan March Quarterly Progress Report
3.10.22
A Message From Seattle Children’s Executive Leadership Team
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Seattle Children’s Announces Executive Leadership Team Appointments
1.26.22
Dr. André Dick is appointed Seattle Children’s senior vice president (SVP) and surgeon-in-chief, Bonnie Fryzlewicz is appointed SVP and chief nursing officer...
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Seattle Children’s Health Equity and Anti-Racism Action Plan December Quarterly Progress Report
12.9.21
A Message From Seattle Children’s Executive Leadership Team
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Seattle Children’s Presents Pediatric Cancer Research Findings at American Society of Hematology Annual Meeting 2021
12.1.21
Seattle Children’s today announced seven oral presentations at the American Society of Hematology (ASH) annual meeting, the world’s premier event in malignant...
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Message to Seattle Children’s Workforce and Community
9.1.21
From Susan Betcher, Hospital Board of Trustees Chair and Dr. Jeff Sperring, CEO, Seattle Children’s
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Seattle Children's Health Equity and Anti-Racism Action Plan
9.1.21
A message to Seattle Children's Workforce and Community from Dr. Jeff Sperring
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Letter to Seattle Children’s Community Regarding Covington & Burling’s Assessment Report
8.9.21
Letter to Seattle Children’s Community from Susan Betcher, Hospital Board of Trustees Chair
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Letter to Seattle Children's Workforce and Community
7.30.21
Update
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The Largest High-Risk Medulloblastoma Trial Makes Monumental Strides Forward for Cancer Research, Increases Survival in Children by 19 Percent
7.22.21
Seattle Children’s is excited to announce results published in JAMA Oncology from the largest international trial involving children with high-risk...
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Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle Children’s and UW Medicine Lay Groundwork for Historic Cancer Partnership
7.13.21
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, UW Medicine, Seattle Cancer Care Alliance and Seattle Children’s are exploring a comprehensive collaboration aimed at...
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Anu and Satya Nadella Family Commit $15 Million to Seattle Children’s to Advance Precision Medicine Neurosciences and Mental Health Care
5.5.21
Seattle Children’s today announced that Anu and Satya Nadella and their family have generously committed $15 million to advance precision medicine...
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Dismantling systemic racism and improving health equity must address the role of security and law enforcement at healthcare organizations
4.21.21
A message from Bonnie Fryzlewicz, Vice President and Chief Nursing Officer for Seattle Children’s
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Standing Together Against Hate
3.19.21
A letter from Seattle Children’s Leadership team addressing increasing acts of violence, xenophobia and hate against Asian and Pacific Islander communities,...
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Seattle Children’s announces Andrew Lee as Vice President and Chief Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Officer to lead system-wide anti-racism and organizational change efforts
2.8.21
Today, following a national search, Seattle Children’s announced Andrew Lee will join the organization as Vice President and Chief Equity, Diversity and...
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A message from Dr. Jeff Sperring
2.3.21
It has been our deeply held value and commitment at Seattle Children’s to provide a place where every child and family member feels valued, safe and seen and...
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Seattle Children’s Assessment Committee Work is Underway
1.30.21
Statement from The Seattle Children’s Assessment Committee
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Former U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder of Covington & Burling to lead examination of institutional racism, equity, inclusion, and diversity practices at Seattle Children’s
1.14.21
New community and board trustee members named to Assessment Committee
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Seattle Children’s Commits to Rigorous Review of Race, Equity and Inclusion Practices
1.6.21
New board committee formed, will include community members and independent outside expert
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Seattle Children’s Plans COVID-19 Vaccine Rollout
12.15.20
Today, Seattle Children’s received its first doses of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine and will deploy its allocation in phases based on guidelines from the Centers...
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Statement from Seattle Children’s on Main Campus Operating Rooms
9.24.20
We frequently test the air in every OR and can confirm the operating rooms at Seattle Children’s are safe.
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GentiBio launches to develop engineered regulatory T cells for autoimmune and inflammatory diseases
8.5.20
Announces exclusive licensing partnerships for proprietary regulatory T cell engineering technologies with Seattle Children's Research Institute, Benaroya...
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CSL Behring and Seattle Children’s Research Institute to Advance Gene Therapy Treatments for Primary Immunodeficiency Diseases
6.2.20
Initially, the alliance will develop treatment options for patients with two rare, life-threatening primary immunodeficiency diseases – Wiskott-Aldrich...
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Seattle Children’s Research Institute: Building Cure Opens in Downtown Seattle to Accelerate Pediatric Research Discoveries
10.15.19
New building expands Seattle Children’s research campus to over 1.1 million square feet
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Seattle Children’s Receives $20 Million Gift From Ballmer Family to Support Odessa Brown Children’s Clinic
11.1.18
Gift brings total raised for OBCC to nearly $90 million; Seattle Children’s aims to raise $125 million by 2021
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UW Medicine and Seattle Children’s Appoint New Department of Pediatrics Chair, Associate Dean and Senior Vice President, Chief Academic Officer
10.9.18
Dr. Leslie R. Walker-Harding to assume position in February 2019
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Seattle Children’s Opens New Clinic to Better Serve Families in North King, Snohomish, Whatcom and Skagit Counties
8.15.18
The new clinic will provide access to more than 18 pediatric specialty care services in the North Sound region
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Solid Tumors Targeted in New CAR T-Cell Immunotherapy Trial
8.7.18
Open to children and young adults with relapsed or refractory disease, clinical trial extends immunotherapy to several types of EGFR-expressing solid tumors
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Seattle Children’s Announces New Odessa Brown Children’s Clinic to Better Serve the Needs of the Community
7.31.18
Seattle Children’s new Odessa Brown Children’s Clinic will be located in South Seattle to increase access to healthcare for lower-income families who have...
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Center for Infectious Disease Research to Join Seattle Children’s Research Institute
7.24.18
Combined scientific team will form largest pediatric infectious disease research program in the U.S.
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Seattle Children’s Names Building in Honor of Friends of Costco
7.23.18
Friends of Costco has raised $125 Million for uncompensated care at Seattle Children’s
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Seattle Children's Opens Immunotherapy Trial for Children With Relapsed Central Nervous System Tumors That Delivers CAR T Cells Directly Into the Brain
6.19.18
CAR T-cell immunotherapy targeting HER2 protein on cancer cells aims to provide children and young adults who have limited treatment options with a second line...
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CureWorks Collaborative Launches to Accelerate Development of Immunotherapy Treatments for Childhood Cancers, Increase Access to Clinical Trials
6.12.18
Seattle Children’s, Children’s National Health System, BC Children’s Hospital and Children's Hospital Los Angeles start international collaborative to expand...
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Seattle Children’s Receives $60 Million Legacy Gift
2.13.18
The landmark bequest is the second largest single charitable gift in Seattle Children’s 111-year history