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the world of a child who is very ill. She’s afraid because she’s in a strange place. She doesn’t know
what will happen next. Imagine how this child’s parents feel. They are consumed with worry and stress
because of what the future may hold. Think of the doctors and nurses called to help this child. They’re trained to respond
quickly and skillfully, but crowded conditions challenge their every move.This is the world of the current Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh. Yet, despite
cramped patient rooms, a teeming Emergency Department, and limited research space,this hospital continues to offer world-class care, and achieve patient outcomes that areamong the best anywhere.
We are driven by this mission. Our vision of the future is simple. We will raise the bar—not only by enabling our brilliant clinicians and researchers to practice in anoutstanding facility but by making every child who comes through our doors feel more at ease, and every family more reassured.
But if we are to achieve our goals, there are needs that cannot be ignored. You canhelp expand our facilities and our horizons. With your generosity, Children’s Hospital ofPittsburgh will become one of the top five pediatric healthcare centers in the country—
a hospital that every child needs.
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Dear Friends,
It has been continually rewarding to play a part in the tremendouswork done at Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh. Children’s haslong been a leader in advancing pediatric medicine. In the 1950s,it was Jonas Salk’s miraculous polio vaccine. In the early 1980s,it was the start of the transplantation program that has performedmore pediatric organ and tissue transplants than any other center.
Through other pioneering treatments and research,children with cystic fibrosis, cancer, sickle cell disease and heartdefects have been able to live longer, fuller lives than anyoneever dreamed possible. And historic progress is being madetoward finding the cause and, thereby, a cure for juvenile diabetes.
Our medical capability has grown alongside our commitmentto the community. Families of the Pittsburgh region know thatChildren’s will never turn away a child in need.
This hospital has cared for generations of our children. As Children’s now faces several large and pressing issues—steadily increasing demand for care, rapidly outmoded facilities,and the explosive growth of research—we again are fortunate to play a part in helping Children’s take its next big step.
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As you can see on the pages that follow, the new Children’sHospital of Pittsburgh will fuel excellence on every level.In addition, the new facilities will be a dynamic engine ofgrowth, adding $100 million annually to the region’s economyand creating more than 1,000 well-paying jobs.
This institution has proven to be a true benefit to ourregion. Thus the goal of raising $100 million for construction,clinical programs and research is clearly as wise an investment for western Pennsylvania today as it was when Children’s wasfounded in 1890.
The funds raised in this Capital Campaign will supplementsubstantial support from UPMC and Highmark, making thisthe legacy of an entire community.
Please join us in this most rewarding effort, and show thatyou, too, care for Children’s.
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Edwin F. Scheetz Jr., Co-Chair
Mary Jo Howard Dively, Esq., Vice Chair
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Thomas G. Bigley, Co-Chair
Catharine M. Ryan, Incoming Chair
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Since its beginnings, Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh
has depended upon the philanthropic generosity of the region.
This renowned hospital has cared for generations of our
children. Now, at this important moment, we must show that
we care for Children’s. Your generosity will help shape
Children’s Hospital for the next 100 years.
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Funding for the new Children’s
Hospital of Pittsburgh will come from
a variety of sources. UPMC has committed
more than 80 percent of the total campus
construction cost, and Highmark has
helped with site exploration costs and
site purchase. The Capital Campaign
of the Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh
Foundation seeks to raise $100 million
to complete construction and to strengthen
the Foundation’s endowment, which
annually provides 5 percent of its value
to hospital programs and projects.
THE LEGACY OF AN ENTIRE COMMUNITY
Site SizeTotal Square Footage
Total BedsExpansion Beds
Critical Care BedsPrivate Rooms
Operating RoomsTransport Helipads
Emergency Exam RoomsResearch Lab Footage
Parking Spaces
10 acres1.5 million262477924613241300,0001,400
A LANDMARK CAMPUS
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$100 millionFoundation Capital Campaign Goal
$575 million budget for constructionUPMC
$68.6 million site exploration and purchaseHighmark
Imagine the possibilities. In the new
Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh, there will
be room to grow and deliver the highest levels
of patient care.
For example, in the clinical services building,
families are immediately welcomed by clear and
simple directional signs, electronic message boards
and family gathering areas. A total of 262 beds,
virtually all in private rooms, will provide more
personalized care in a family-centered environment.
With nine floors, three parking garages and two
helipads, there will be ample room for everyone.
Technology ranging from wireless networking to
reconfigurable floor plans will ensure that Children’s
will embrace the future. This will be one of the
first paperless, digital pediatric hospitals, where
a child’s doctor can view the complete patient
chart from anywhere on campus and simultaneously
with other caregivers.
Careful thought has been given to locate units
and operations that frequently work together. For
example, the orthopaedic outpatient clinic will be
adjacent to the X-ray and imaging services. The cardiac
intensive care unit will be on the same floor as the
catheterization laboratories and the operating rooms.
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The new research building, with 300,000 square
feet of bright, high-tech lab space, has been expertly
designed to encourage collaboration. Conveniently
located adjacent to the clinical services building,
the research facility includes a 200-seat auditorium
with full teleconferencing ability and capacity for
70 researchers and their teams.
This will be one of the first pediatric healthcare
institutions to pursue the Leadership in Energy and
Environmental Design (LEED) 2.0 standards, joining
the wave of new “green” projects that are transforming
the Pittsburgh region. In constructing a new campus,
Children’s can take into consideration the direct and
indirect effects that buildings have on the health of
patients, families and staff. Through the use of nontoxic
materials, energy-efficient natural lighting and other
building techniques, we can cut our daily operating
costs while improving the impact on our internal and
external environments.
The new Children’s Hospital will be a tribute
to the extraordinary dedication and continual
accomplishments of its physicians and staff. But more
important, it will be a warm and welcoming place
for families—a place where exceptional care will be
skillfully delivered in an environment that makes
every child feel safe and comfortable.
A WARM WELCOME
Katie ProsserA P I C T U R E O F H E A L T H
Katie Prosser was diagnosed with a malignant brain tumor at the age of 15 months. Although there seemed little hope for a cure, Katie is the
picture of health today, thanks to Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh. Katie’sdoctors followed her surgery with chemotherapy and intensity-modulatedradiation therapy—a new protocol that delivers high doses of radiation tothe tumor, while minimizing radiation to the healthy brain tissue. Katie was one of the youngest patients ever to be treated with thissophisticated therapy.
Now, at age 5, Katie is tumor-free, and her prognosis is excellent.“She doesn’t remember being sick,” says Katie’s mother, Valerie Prosser.“We could not have received better care anywhere.”
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Look around through
Katie’s eyes. What makes this place so special?
It feels more like home, rather than a hospital
room, with inviting colors and soft fabrics.
When Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh
embarked on the development of a new facility,
we asked doctors, nurses, parents and also
children what they needed in a hospital.
Their answers inspired us. Bright colors,
beds set at age-friendly heights. Sleeping space
for parents who want to stay with their child.
Desks, data ports and so much more. Slowly, the
vision evolved, meshing the wish lists of patients
and their families with those of world-renowned
clinicians, nurses and researchers.
Each year, more than 12,000 patients are
admitted to Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh.
They stay an average of five days in semiprivate
rooms designed to hold two patients. But often,
concerned parents and guardians stay by the
bedside for hours each day. While the family’s
involvement is a clear benefit, the crowding
can challenge caregivers’ ability to control
infection, ensure patient privacy and provide
other components of high-quality care.
In the new Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh,
nearly every patient room, including those in
critical care units, will be private. Patients will
have more control over noise, lighting and room
temperature, and families will enjoy more options
for creating a sense of normalcy.
Inpatient rooms will have a standardized
staff zone, so that caregivers can easily acclimate to
the work processes. There will be more flexibility
in assigning beds and coordinating the number
of caregivers with the needs of patients.
Each 21-bed inpatient unit also will bring
caregivers closer to patients, thereby increasing
response times and decreasing the possibility of
error. With more room for patients, and greater
staff efficiency, the new Children’s will rise to meet
the needs—and the challenges—of the future.
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From a distance, we wanted children to say, ‘That’s my building!’ It was important that this new hospital be designed to convey a sense of welcoming—the fact that they havereached an important destination designed just for them. Upon entering the campus, we wanted all visitors—patients,families and staff—to feel uplifted and hopeful. The newChildren’s campus is meant to transform our patients from a state of illness to wellness.
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ANDREW H. URBACH, MDAssistant Medical Director
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David RoganR E A L H O P E
David’s story is miraculous. Struck by lightning at a family reunion,David did not respond to CPR. His heartbeat was restored during
the ambulance ride to the local hospital, and David was redirected toChildren’s Hospital of Pittsburgh. But there were severe complications.Testing showed profound deafness in both ears, and symptoms of a torndeep membrane.
Otolaryngologist Dr. David Mandell explained the uncertainties of surgery to David’s parents. “That’s one of the things that I find to bevery special at Children’s Hospital—we very carefully keep the family inthe loop,” he says.
David’s surgery was doubly successful. Not only did his cognitivefaculties return, but his hearing was restored as well.
“They’re just amazing at Children’s,” said David’s mother, Jenny.
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Everyonewho is sick needs a
hand to hold. But for children like David, the
need goes far beyond that.
That’s why, decades ago, Children’s
created one of the first family advisory councils
in pediatric healthcare. And why, today, we’re
building a campus with thoughtful amenities
throughout, and four times more space for
families than other pediatric centers.
Patients and their families can gather in
a 20,000-square-foot Resource Center and
Solarium that will serve as the hospital’s “town
square,” complete with classrooms, libraries,
a business center for working parents, and
a chapel for all faiths.
Activity rooms on every inpatient unit
will be designated “medical-free zones,” where
patients, parents and siblings can go to forget
illness for a while. A beautiful, 500-square-foot
rooftop Healing Garden will be available with
fresh air and flowers in the day and twinkling
lights at night.
This is a world away from the hospital’s
current condition. Today, physical limitations
can interfere with care. Because rooms are
crowded, families are not always able to provide
comfort and encouragement at their child’s
bedside. Caregivers must take time to find
parents and guardians for consultations or
to be present for their children’s procedures.
With the realization of the Lawrenceville
campus, Children’s will offer private rooms,
plus many opportunities for families to gather
together or to be alone. To work, learn, eat,
play and—ideally—stay strong.
We welcome the family as an integral part
of each patient’s healthcare team because we
know that they not only provide a valuable
link between child and caregivers, they also
impart a special brand of support that cannot
come from anyone else.
When we help a family cope with their
child’s illness, the family is better able to help
us care for their child.
Communication is the most important thing we do. It’s important to listen to what the patient and parents aretelling you, and then to pursue data, in part, by asking the rightquestions. We also try to put ourselves in the shoes of the parents.We recognize that an emergency room is not where they wantto be, but we want their perception of the experience to be as good as it can be.
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RICHARD A. SALADINO, MDChief, Pediatric Emergency Medicine
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Matthew RickettsF A S T S A V E
The chances of Matthew recovering from near-fatal brain injuries sufferedin a car crash were slim. But thanks to the expertise of a multidisciplinary
trauma team at Children’s Hospital, the teen’s outcome was good.The car Matthew was riding in ran up an embankment and flipped
over. Matthew’s blood pressure was undetectable, and he was not able to take oxygen into his badly damaged lungs. Matthew was in danger ofbleeding to death. With his brain swelling, he slipped into a coma.
Surgeon Edward M. Barksdale Jr., MD, repaired Matthew’s lung, andthe brain swelling began to subside. Within a month, Matthew awoke fromhis coma and quickly recovered. He returned to high school for his senioryear and played a starring role on his high school soccer team.
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Howwould you feel if your child had
a serious head injury and was being rushed to
the hospital? You would want the best medical
team, the best technology, and the best chance
for a positive outcome.
In 2006, nearly 60,000 children passed
through Children’s emergency room, and 1,700
patients were admitted to the Benedum Pediatric
Trauma Program. With the busiest pediatric
trauma center in the country, the largest pediatric
transplantation institute anywhere, and leading
centers for the treatment of diabetes, cystic
fibrosis and other childhood illnesses, we already
enjoy a reputation for outstanding clinical care.
And we are vitally poised for future growth.
Thanks to new technology, scientific research
and a team of forward-thinking physician-scientists,
Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh is prepared
to forge ahead to make caring for children gentler,
less invasive and far more effective.
The only barrier that currently exists to
attracting and retaining world-class physicians
and scientists is the need for more laboratory
and clinical space.
Some of the new centers envisioned at
Children’s include:
Comprehensive Fetal Intervention Center
to address congenital problems detected in utero
by obstetrician-gynecologists
Comprehensive Intestinal Care Center
that will make possible more successful intestine
transplants in very small children
Cell Transplantation Center that will treat
muscle, bone and organ diseases
Pediatric Surgery Center that is state-of-
the-art, with minimally invasive surgical suites
and three-dimensional imaging technology
Pediatric Diagnostic Referral Center, with
a larger team of “super-diagnosticians” who will
address the most complex pediatric problems
When the new Children’s is complete, we
will achieve the vision of a pediatric hospital
that is—and will remain—one of the very best
in the country.
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Children’s is one of a few hospitals in the country that hasunited a well-established clinical program with an equally richresearch agenda. The collaboration between the hospital and theUniversity of Pittsburgh has been strong for generations. In thisenvironment and with the capacity of a new campus, I can seepediatric surgery forging even closer alliances with areas suchas transplantation, robotics and tissue engineering to developinnovative therapies for children.
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GEORGE K. GITTES, MDChief, Department of Pediatric
Surgery, Surgeon-in-Chief
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Jakob JasinA N E W B E G I N N I N G
Jakob Jasin was born with Maple Syrup Urine Disease (MSUD), a metabolicdisease that causes amino acids to accumulate in the body. The toxic effectcan lead to brain swelling, neurological damage and death.
During his first four years, Jakob’s metabolism was somewhat controlledby an extremely regimented diet free of protein with amino acids. Unlikemost kids, Jakob was not able to eat meat or dairy products. He had never tasted ice cream.
Despite his diet, Jakob continued to suffer approximately three metaboliccrises a year. Even something as simple as a cold could lead to brain swelling.The Jasins were led to Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh, where experts recommended a liver transplant.
Since the successful transplant, Jakob can eat a regular diet, and hisamino acid levels have remained normal. His family gained peace of mind,and other children with MSUD gained a new method of cure.
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Let’sput research under a microscope.
Let’s examine the quality and quantity of medical
breakthroughs that affect children like Jakob.
By any measure, Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh
stands out as a leader.
Because we focus the best scientific minds on
some of the most devastating pediatric healthcare
problems, Children’s consistently develops new
treatments and cures that affect hundreds of
thousands of children annually, well beyond the
borders of western Pennsylvania.
Right now, scientists at Children’s are working
on cures in the next decade for type 1 diabetes,
cystic fibrosis, juvenile rheumatoid arthritis and
Duchenne muscular dystrophy.
They are developing gene therapies that will
keep some of the most delicate premature infants
alive and growing normally. They are formulating
vaccines to prevent common and often deadly
lung infections in children with HIV. They are
dramatically improving the lives of young
transplant patients, helping them survive
longer than before—and with less need than
ever for harmful antirejection drugs.
They are studying how to prevent allergies,
and how to improve outcomes for a wide range of
pediatric conditions, from otitis media (middle
ear infection) to pediatric cancer.
In spite of extremely limited laboratory space,
researchers at Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh
conduct twice the volume of research per square
foot than the national average. Expanding research
programs have triggered a frequent refrain
from productive investigators: “I desperately
want to recruit more people, but there is nowhere
to put them.”
Imagine the new levels of research that will
be possible in the new Children’s—with even more
dedicated scientists, more laboratory facilities and
truly cutting-edge, sophisticated technology.
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For children whose livers are damaged by diseases and cancer,transplantation currently is the only option, but sometimes the waitfor an organ is too long. Our team is working on a mechanical support system—like dialysis for the liver—as a bridge to transplantation.But the best long-term hope, I believe, is our research into creatinghealthy liver cells from the patient’s own stem cells, ideally to help the liver repair itself.
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GEORGE V. MAZARIEGOS, MDDirector, Hillman Center for
Pediatric Transplantation
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Amazing breakthroughs are
on the horizon. When completed, the new
300,000-square-foot John G. Rangos Sr. Research
Center at Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh will
be one of the best-designed and most impressive
medical research laboratories in the country.
The result will be an environment that fosters
ingenuity and collaboration.
Better yet, it will bring together multidisci-
plinary teams of researchers to tackle the diseases
of childhood in new, more comprehensive ways.
With 75 percent more laboratory space than
the current facility, and with some of the most
advanced medical research tools, the new center
will enable Children’s to grow its federal research
funding to more than $50 million. An estimated
70 principal investigators and their teams will
work in the new center.
Designed by one of the foremost developers
of scientific laboratories in the United States,
with input from Children’s researchers, the new
center will maximize working laboratory space.
Five of the ten stories will be dedicated,
28,000-square-foot lab floors. Each will
have open work areas and a convenient conference
room to encourage cross-disciplinary research
and cooperation. Teams will be able to reconfigure
easily. Other floors will house a core of exciting
services available to all Children’s researchers:
apparatus for high-tech imaging, flow cytometry
and ex vivo cellular manipulation, to name a few.
Because the frontiers of pediatric
research are global as well as local, the hub
of the building will be a state-of-the-art
conference center. Two flexible meeting rooms
will adjoin an auditorium with moveable
seating for 200. All will be equipped with
an audiovisual and teleconferencing system
to enable the most productive presentations
and symposia.
This new research center will provide the
ideal environment to support the tremendous
research talent at Children’s today—and to
attract even more innovative thinkers to
Children’s Hospital in the years to come.
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Given the talent, ingenuity and enthusiasm of our researchers and their laboratoryteams, there is no reason that we cannot be one of the top five programs for pediatricresearch in the country. On the new Children’s campus, there will be room to fast-trackour most important studies.
We will be able to recruit researchers whose promising ideas can be explored. We caninvest in the technology that helps us move quickly from the laboratory bench to the bedside.
In addition, we will enable the cross-disciplinary collaboration that generates newtests, treatments and cures. And because many of Children’s programs are approved tooffer experimental treatments to today’s patients, we can be a destination of hope forfamilies from around the world.
DAVID H. PERLMUTTER, MDPhysician-in-Chief and Scientific Director
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AN ENVIRONMENT THAT FOSTERS INNOVATION AND COLLABORATION.
We’re very interested in understanding how certain enzymesbreak down dietary fats so they can be absorbed, and howthis affects digestion and disease. What we’re learning will open doors to new therapies for acute pancreatitis, better ways to feed chronically ill infants, and more effective appetite and weight control.
““MARK E. LOWE, MD, PHDChief of Pediatric Gastroenterology
Our goal at Children’s is twofold—to search for the cause of juvenilerheumatoid arthritis, while recruiting some of the best researchersand clinicians to pave the way to more effective therapies. Everythingwe do is really focused on how to apply our understanding towardbetter outcomes for our patients.
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RAPHAEL HIRSCH, MDChief of Pediatric Rheumatology
We are developing a program focused on lung immunologyand host defense to address the fact that, worldwide, respiratoryinfections are the No.1 killer of children. As we investigate genetherapies and new vaccines, we’ll be able to help doctors aroundthe world win the battle against viral and bacterial infections of the lungs.
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JAY K. KOLLS, MDChief of Pediatric Pulmonology
Curing type 1 diabetes is more than a theoretical possibility. It’s anachievable goal that becomes closer with each discovery in the lab.We’re very excited because we are about to begin groundbreakingclinical trials to see if the treatments that were so effective on animalswill work in patients. A diagnosis of type1 diabetes can be devastatingfor children and their families. We hope this trial will have resultsthat are life-altering for patients who suffer from the disease.
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MASSIMO M. TRUCCO, MDChief of Immunogenetics
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Thebest and the brightest
pediatric medical professionals are
attracted here.
Today Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh’s
residency program trains nearly 80 percent of
the pediatricians and pediatric specialists who
practice in the tristate region. It is not only
a rich and sought-after training ground, it is
one of the top 10 recipients of funding from
the prestigious National Institutes of Health.
Few pediatric healthcare centers are able
to offer robust fellowship programs in such
much-needed areas as pediatric rheumatology,
pulmonary medicine, gastroenterology, neuro-
surgery and otolaryngology. These fellowships
train approximately 70 specialists and
researchers each year.
Nearly 200 full-time faculty at Children’s
serve as teachers and mentors not only to
the pediatric residents and fellows, but also
to the students of the University of Pittsburgh
School of Medicine.
What’s more, our excellent clinical
outcomes owe a great deal of their success
to our outstanding nursing staff. Despite
a severe nationwide nursing shortage,
Children’s has been successful in its recruiting.
We are developing innovative programs for
nurse training and career development—
including paths in nursing research—to help
guarantee a continued competitive edge in
future recruitment.
These medical professionals, along with
recruited physician-researchers from renowned
medical institutions, embody a wealth of talent
and resources that is difficult to duplicate.
In combination with our advanced-design
clinical and research facilities, these experts will
extend the reputation of Children’s Hospital
around the country—and around the world.
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Taking care of children requires tuning in to a child’sdevelopmental level and involving the family in care and the healing process. If a nurse is looking for peers who are dedicated to nursing, an administration that embraces medical technology, and a chance to use the latest medicaladvances, Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh is the best place to be.
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DIANE S. HUPP, RN, MSNChief Nursing Officer
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There’s nothing more satisfying than helping a fellow pediatricianor primary care physician find the most appropriate care for ayoung patient. We offer a resource that is, frankly, quite uncommon.Our Diagnostic Referral Service allows physicians to tap into ourknowledge base and gain rapid access to a complete range ofservices within Children’s.
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BASIL J. ZITELLI, MDChief of Diagnostic Referral Service
As one of the first hospitals in the nation to establish a weight management and wellness program, our mission is to help children andtheir families achieve and maintain healthy behaviors for a lifetime. Asthe waistlines of America’s youth keep expanding, our goal is to helpchildren avoid the complications associated with obesity. We strive to advance our understanding of childhood obesity through research andnew developments.
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SILVA A. ARSLANIAN, MDDirector, Weight Management and Wellness Center
In critical care, we are bringing the laboratory to the bedside. This mix of complex, incredibly interesting medicine and the opportunity to connect with families and support them at such an important time is an amazing privilege. What else in the world could be as satisfying?
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ANN E. THOMPSON, MDDirector of Critical Care Medicine
The concept that a child can have major kidney, bladder or genital reconstruction and essentially have no scars is the standard of care at Children’s. We’re one of only a few centers in the world to provide this state-of-the-art care.
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STEVEN G. DOCIMO, MD, PHDChief of Pediatric Urology
It’s exciting to work in an environment that fosters so much creativityand has access to such cutting-edge technology. We’re one of only a few pediatric centers in the country, for example, that has successfullyimplanted an experimental, child-size artificial heart that keepsyoung patients alive while awaiting a heart transplant. Knowing our work makes a difference for these kids and their families is truly rewarding.
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VICTOR O. MORELL, MDChief of Cardiothoracic Surgery
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THE MOST ADVANCED TRAINING GROUND FOR THE FUTURE.
Training Clinical Specialists at Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh
Residents
Fellows
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2003 2004 2005 2006
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163 173 192 213
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Consider this future: By 2010,
Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh has become one
of the nation’s top five pediatric healthcare centers.
Already ranked among the country’s best
pediatric hospitals by U.S. News & World Report,
the Children’s of the future has broadened its
scope even further to provide some of the most
innovative and effective clinical programs; garners
more than $50 million annually in National
Institutes of Health research funding; and offers
the most competitive pediatric physician training
in the country.
Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh also
has become one of the best places to work for
pediatric clinicians, researchers, educators, nurses
and other caregivers. As one of the first pediatric
healthcare centers to meet Leadership in Energy
and Environmental Design (LEED) standards,
it can operate more efficiently, and can truly
embody our mission of providing a healthy,
stress-free environment that facilitates maximum
patient safety, and stimulates the best practices
in pediatric healthcare.
The new Children’s serves as a strong economic
engine, fueling the region’s economy with more
than 1,000 high-paying jobs and a steady stream
of revenue. Within the last year, hospital operations
directly or indirectly created more than 5,400
jobs in the state, and generated $25 million in
state tax revenue.
All told, Children’s infuses more than $671
million into the Pennsylvania economy, and that
includes more than $127 million from out-of-state
patients and visitors.
In Lawrenceville, home of Children’s 10-acre
campus, a once-vibrant city neighborhood has
returned to life in response to the influx of
3,000 employees, the many professionals attending
research and educational functions, and the
150,000 patients, families and visitors.
The benefits of the new Children’s Hospital
of Pittsburgh will be many—an anchor in its
city neighborhood, a jewel in our region and
an unsurpassed resource for healthcare providers
across the country and around the world.
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Many of these jobs require a bachelor’s and advanced degrees, helping the region retain itsbrainpower and leveraging the presence of our many colleges and universities. Taxes created as a resultof Children’s payroll will have a positive impact. In fact, spending in the state’s economy and thegeneration of fresh revenue from outside the state equaled $24.5 million in 2003. According tothe study, the new Children’s ongoing effect on the economy will be statewide.
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Further, one of the most interesting possibilities is the commercialization of research.Already, Children’s has highly specialized labs that perform analyses or create products such as“knockout” models, whose genes are modified to fit any number of traits under study. Researchersworldwide in need of these specialty services can and do include Children’s as a study subcontractor.
Beyond the direct-to-lab customers, it is possible that new discoveries could be spun off to companies such as those that specialize in biotech, precision instrumentation, software or pharmaceuticals. Anywhere from 370 to 800 full-time-equivalent jobs could be generated within five years by Children’s research efforts, either at new or existing companies.
AN ECONOMIC ENGINE
The building of a new healthcare campus for Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh is currently the third largest construction project in the region. In November 2003, Children’s Hospital ofPittsburgh commissioned Tripp Umbach Healthcare Consulting, Inc., to study the hospital’s current and projected impact on the economy.
The construction stage will last through 2008 and have a statewide economic impact of $777 million, including nearly 3,300 direct and indirect construction jobs in Allegheny County.
Yet construction is just the beginning. When the hospital begins operation in 2009, we can expect:
New direct full-time-equivalents 791 New indirect full-time-equivalents 1,423
ANNUAL ECONOMIC IMPACTS
COMMERCIALIZATION OF RESEARCH
Annual out-of-state revenue $127 million
Annual statewide impact $671 million
Including:
Allegheny County $318.9 million
City of Pittsburgh $175.0 million
Lawrenceville/Bloomfield $24.5 million
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For over 50 years, I have been honored to serve as a trustee andtrustee emeritus of Children’s Hospital. This half century has been a period of remarkable advances in caring for children. During thistime, this internationally renowned hospital has attracted some ofthe most brilliant minds in pediatric clinical care and research.Now, we have a rare opportunity to ensure that the dedicated doctors, researchers, nurses and hospital staff have our supportwith state-of-the-art facilities to continue their critical work. Our children and our future depend upon it.
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HENRY L. HILLMANChairman, Hillman Foundation and Henry L. Hillman Foundation
Throughout its existence, Children’s has raised the standardof pediatric medicine. The staff has translated their discoveries into improvements in the care of many childhood diseases, includingasthma, diabetes and obesity. Children’s does not just save the lives of sick children—it works to improve the lives of all children in our community.
“YVONNE COOK
President, Highmark FoundationVice President, Highmark Community and Health Initiatives
In a town of hardworking people, the staff of Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh do some of the hardest work of all, and they areamong the best in the country. Everyone in our organizationbelieves that this world-class care should be there for every childwho needs it, and the new campus will ensure this access now, and for the next one hundred years.
“JAMES S. BROADHURSTChairman & CEO, Eat’n Park Hospitality Group
Without a doubt, the new Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh is a resource for the whole region, but its leaders also share the vision of a revitalized Lawrenceville. We warmly welcomeChildren’s to our historic neighborhood, and we anticipate many mutual benefits for the institution and the community.
“KATE TRIMBLEExecutive Director, Lawrenceville Corporation
Our children will only grow up great if we are willing to providethem the best foundation. Good health is a key building block ofthat foundation, and that’s why we must support the new Children’sHospital of Pittsburgh. The hospital’s commitment to children’s healthand its expertise on many fronts are critical in the drive to betterprepare the next generation for school and life.
“JAMES E. ROHR
Chairman & CEO, PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.
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Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh has shownits leadership in many remarkable ways:
A pediatric trauma program that is one of the busiest in the country, admittingalmost 1,700 children in 2006 alone
The first Diagnostic Referral Service,created as a resource for pediatricianseverywhere who struggle to diagnosechildren with complicated illnesses
One of the world’s first programs for pediatric otolaryngology to improvetreatment of some of childhood’s mostcommon illnesses
The country’s first pediatric transplantation center, which continuesto achieve survival rates significantly higherthan national averages—across all types of transplants
The region’s only pediatric CardiacIntensive Care Unit (CICU), equipped tocare for the toughest medical conditionsthat compromise young hearts
An extensive research program that isamong the top 10 pediatric hospitals byshare of National Institutes of Health awards
A Residency in Pediatrics programthat trains nearly 80 percent of the pediatricians and pediatric specialistswho practice in the tristate region
One of the first pediatric hospitals to embrace computerized provider orderentry, a nationally recognized standardfor improving patient safety
Consistently ranked by U.S. News & World Report among the best pediatrichospitals in the country
SECURING OUR PLACE
IN THE WORLD
CAPITAL CAMPAIGN GOAL: $100 MILLION
NEW CAMPUS BUILDINGS: $50 MILLION
Each building of the new campus will integrate the best thinking on environments for children,families and healthcare workers. Infrastructure will encourage collaboration and will be modular—to meet our needs for the next 100 years. The 10-acre campus will comprise:
ADVANCED CLINICAL PROGRAMS: $25 MILLION
Within three to five years, Children’s has the potential to create and expand clinicalprograms that will set international standards—centers of excellence that will incorporatethe latest technology and research findings to help shape a new era in pediatrichealthcare. Among the centers envisioned:
NEW AND EXPANDED RESEARCH PROGRAMS: $25 MILLION
Our research funding, which includes significant support from the National Institutesof Health, will have more than doubled to $50 million by 2009. Combined with ourlandmark facility, this will enable Children’s to attract even more talented and respectedresearchers. With additional funds, we can implement an institute model within ourresearch program, where the focus would be on the most high-impact, novel ideas,especially in the promising realm of molecular and cellular research. This model wouldreward the pursuit of new developments, and would free successful principal investigatorsto concentrate directly on research. Areas in which Children’s has unique advantagescan be expanded into national resources such as:
Comprehensive Fetal Intervention Center
Comprehensive Intestinal Care Center
Hillman Center for PediatricTransplantation
National Pediatric Diagnostic Center
Weight Management and Wellness Center
Minimally Invasive Pediatric Surgery Center
The Center for Childhood Cancer Research
The Vaccine Research Center
The Center for the Study of Genetic Modifiers
The Fragile X Syndrome Center
Clinical Services Building—a nine-story hospital with 262 beds
John G. Rangos Sr. Research Center—a 10-story lab with room for 70 research teams
Mid-Site Garage and Terrace Garden
Family Residence Building withfitness and daycare centers
Medical and AdministrativeOffice Building
Campus Mechanical Equipment Building
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BOARD OF TRUSTEES
2006-2007 CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL OF PITTSBURGH
Mary Jo Howard Dively, Esq.Chair
Vincent C. Deluzio, Esq.Vice Chair
Howard W. Hanna IIIVice Chair
Roger A. OxendalePresident
Lorina W. Wise, Esq.Secretary
Mark J. GiaquintoTreasurer
Jeffrey S. BroadhurstLawrence J. Butler, MD*Chief Justice Ralph J. CappyRonald R. Davenport Jr. Robert A. DeMichieiDouglas P. DickWilliam F. Donaldson, MDGeorge K. Gittes, MD*Lawrence N. GumbergMartha Hartle Munsch, Esq.Robert M. HernandezMark J. LaskowArthur S. Levine, MDDavid H. Perlmutter, MD*John G. Rangos Sr.
Jeffrey A. RomoffCatharine M. RyanEdwin F. Scheetz Jr.Joseph C. Walton
HONORARY MEMBERS
Virginia W. AhlbrandtRobert L. Becker Jr.James S. BroadhurstMargaret ChildsHelen S. Faison, PhDHenry L. HillmanStephanie F. MallingerJean A. RobinsonMason Walsh Jr.
FOUNDATION TRUSTEES
Catharine M. RyanChair
Mary Jo Howard Dively, Esq.Vice Chair
Joseph C. WaltonInterim President
Jodi K. Innocent, Esq.Secretary
Bernadette M. ScheidTreasurer
Thomas G. BigleyLeslie W. Braksick, PhDRebecca Cost SnyderVincent C. Deluzio, Esq.Douglas P. DickWilliam F. Donaldson, MDHelen S. Faison, PhDLawrence N. GumbergHoward W. Hanna IIIMartha Hartle Munsch, Esq.
William H. IslerArthur S. Levine, MDRoger A. Oxendale*Janet F. PalumboDenise M. Pampena, Esq.David H. Perlmutter, MD*John G. Rangos Sr.Edwin F. Scheetz Jr.Ronald L. Violi
NEW HOSPITAL CAPITAL CAMPAIGN CABINET
Thomas G. BigleyLeslie W. Braksick, PhD Mary Jo Howard Dively, Esq.
Howard W. Hanna IIIDeAnn Aston MarshallRoger A. OxendaleDenise M. Pampena, Esq.
Catharine M. RyanEdwin F. Scheetz Jr.Joseph C. Walton
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To Our Caring Benefactors,
Pittsburgh has not built its reputation by doing things in a small way. Fromour role in steel and manufacturing, to our breakthroughs in technology andbiomedicine, we have demonstrated our ability to pull together, and ouraccomplishments are world-scale. Today, we have the opportunity to fulfilla desperate need and, in doing so, achieve the next great triumph for this region.
Our need for a new children’s hospital is a once-in-our-lifetime opportunity. We already have in place the region’s commitment to healthcareas an industry, a wealth of educational and research resources, and cutting-edgetechnology. And as always, Children’s continues on a daily basis to save livesand to generously provide the best care to our region’s children, regardlessof their means.
All of it has been proven: now we have a chance to create one of the top pediatric care centers in the world—the Children’s Hospital of the future.
As the region’s only dedicated pediatric institution, Children’s constantpush for excellence—to improve care and find cures through research—isenhanced by our partnerships with UPMC and the University of Pittsburgh.
The foresight of our early leaders has been confirmed: a dedicated children’s hospital is a sound regional investment. And it is the right thing to do.
Right now, we have the power to expand the reach, the resources and thereputation of Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh. I urge you to join us. Together we can plan the future of healthcare for generations to come, and give the childrena legacy of the best care in the world.
A TREASURE FOR THE REGION, A RESOURCE FOR THE WORLD
Sincerely,
Roger A. OxendalePresident and Chief Executive Officer
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Acknowledgements:Photography: Mark Bolster, David A. DeNoma, Ric Evans, Bill Exler, Ronald Fontana, Jonas Photography,
Kathryn Komperda, Lisa Kyle, Annie O'Neill, LeonWinkowski, Jason Yurkovich. Retouching by Mark Sherer.All architectural renderings by Astorino©2006. Illustrations by Dave Klug©2006.
Neighborhood photos by Tim Fabian©2006 (Courtesy of PPND). ©2006 Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh Foundation, Pittsburgh, PA. All rights reserved.
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