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Seattle Children’s Receives $50 Million Gift to Support Leukemia Research, Treatment and Clinical Trials
3.28.24
One of the largest donations from an individual donor in its 117-year history
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Seattle Children's launches BrainChild Bio to accelerate CAR T-cell therapies for children with brain tumors
12.5.23
BrainChild Bio’s initial CAR T-cell therapy program will focus on advancing ongoing clinical trials evaluating safety and efficacy in pediatric brain tumors
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$4 Million Gift from Gaye and Jim Pigott Fuels Equity in Nursing Profession at Seattle Children's and Heritage University
10.3.23
Seattle Children’s and Heritage University are pleased to jointly announce a generous $4 million gift from Gaye and Jim Pigott to advance equity of the nursing workforce in Washington.
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Seattle Children’s Announces Chief Scientific Officer
9.18.23
Dr. Vittorio Gallo appointed senior vice president and chief scientific officer.
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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
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
Seattle Children’s and a network of children’s hospitals from across the country will coordinate on the response to future pandemics and other disasters through a new $29 million grant from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA).
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Seattle Children's Commitment to Sustainability Strengthens with Signing of HHS Health Care Sector Pledge
6.30.22
Seattle Children's Commitment to Sustainability Strengthens with Signing of HHS Health Care Sector Pledge
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Seattle Children's Health Equity and Anti-Racism Action Plan June Quarterly Progress Report
6.9.22
Today, Seattle Children’s is releasing the third Health Equity and Anti-Racism Action Plan quarterly report.
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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
Seattle Children’s announced the appointment of Dondi Cupp as its new senior vice president and chief development officer leading the Seattle Children’s Foundation and Guild Association effective June 2, 2022. Cupp joins Seattle Children’s from Oregon Health & Science University Foundation.
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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 received an evaluation of 100 and the designation of “LGBTQ+ Healthcare Equality Leader” in the Human Rights Campaign Foundation’s Healthcare Equality Index (HEI).
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Seattle Children's Health Equity and Anti-Racism Action Plan March Quarterly Progress Report
3.10.22
Today, Seattle Children’s is releasing the second Health Equity and Anti-Racism Action Plan (Action Plan) quarterly report, an important milestone during a week where we also celebrate the opening of the OBCC Othello Clinic with the OBCC team and community.
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Seattle Children’s Announces Executive Leadership Team
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 and Dr. Jeff Ojemann is appointed SVP and chief medical officer.
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Seattle Children’s Health Equity and Anti-Racism Action Plan December Quarterly Progress Report
12.9.21
When Seattle Children’s committed to becoming an anti-racist organization, we made a commitment to listen and make changes. Today Seattle Children’s is releasing the first Health Equity and Anti-Racism Action Plan quarterly report.
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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 presented at the American Society of Hematology annual meeting, the world’s premier event in malignant and non-malignant hematology, in Dec. 2021. These studies demonstrate the depth and breadth of research in pediatric blood cancer within Seattle Children's.
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Message to Seattle Children’s Workforce and Community
9.1.21
Seattle Children's releases our Health Equity and Anti-Racism Action Plan based on the Assessment Committee’s work with Covington & Burling LLP.
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Seattle Children's Health Equity and Anti-Racism Action Plan
9.1.21
Jeff Sperring, MD, CEO, shares Seattle Children’s Health Equity and Anti-Racism Action Plan in response to the recommendations Covington & Burling outlined in their independent assessment of Seattle Children’s efforts to dismantle racism and promote diversity, equity and inclusion.
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Letter to Seattle Children’s Community Regarding Covington & Burling’s Assessment Report
8.9.21
In line with the Assessment Committee’s recommendations and our community’s requests, the Seattle Children’s Hospital Board of Trustees voted unanimously to release Covington’s findings and recommendations, which will be used as a roadmap to guide the action plan Task Force.
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Letter to Seattle Children's Workforce and Community
7.30.21
A direct communication about the independent assessment of Seattle Children’s efforts to combat racism and promote diversity, equity and inclusion led by Former U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder of the Covington law firm.
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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 today in JAMA Oncology.
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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 bringing groundbreaking research to patient care for children and adults
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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 neurosciences and youth mental health care at Seattle Children's, and to help provide equitable access to care for every family and community.
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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, and this week’s shootings in the Atlanta area.
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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 where Seattle Children’s workforce feels respected and valued.
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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 for Disease Control and Prevention.
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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 Research Institute and MIGAL Galilee Research Institute
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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 Syndrome (WAS) and X-linked Agammaglobulinemia (XLA)
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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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