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Hope for Henry provides gifts and programs to each and every child who is treated in the hematology and oncology units at Georgetown University Medical Center, Hackensack University Medical Center and University of Minnesota Children’s Hospital. We have also provided gifts and programs to patients at other hospitals including Johns Hopkins, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and St. Louis Children’s Hospital.
Georgetown University Medical Center, Lombardi Cancer Center,
Division of Pediatric Hemotology, Oncology, Blood & Marrow Transplantation - Washington, DC
Keen minds and caring hearts. These are the attributes that set
the Lombardi Division of Pediatric Hematology, Oncology, Blood and
Marrow Transplantation apart. Its internationally recognized specialists
are on the cutting edge of cancer research and treatment. And each
staff member is dedicated to providing compassionate care in a setting
that encourages its young patients to act like kids-even while they're
battling cancer.
As the only NCI-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center in the Washington,
DC area, Lombardi can provide pediatric patients and their families
with the most advanced therapies available, as well as a wide range
of resources-including social services, art therapy, dietetic counseling,
and emotional or spiritual support. Plus it has the backing of an
acclaimed academic center-Georgetown University Hospital-to ensure
that every patient receives unsurpassed care.
University of Minnesota Medical Center, Fairview - Minneapolis, Minnesota
In 1968, University of Minnesota physicians performed the world’s
first successful BMT on a child with severe combined immune deficiency
syndrome. This major milestone not only broke ground for the field
of blood and marrow transplantation, but also set the stage for
a successful BMT program. Since the program began a prospective
research database in 1974, more than 1,670 transplants have been
performed by the program’s pediatric blood and marrow transplant
physicians. Under the leadership of Dr. Norma Ramsay, the program
continues at the forefront of research that improves the survival
of children undergoing BMT.
Its BMT program boasts one of the world’s largest umbilical
cord blood centers. In 2000, FUMC performed the first successful
cord blood transplant on Molly Nash, Henry’s friend and fellow
Fanconi anemia patient. This was the first transplant performed
on a patient whose parents underwent genetic testing to ensure their
newborn baby’s cord blood would provide a perfect tissue match
for transplantation.
Hackensack University Medical Center - Hackensack, New Jersey
Hackensack University Medical Center is a nationally recognized healthcare organization offering patients the most comprehensive services, state-of-the-art technologies, and facilities. A leader in providing the highest quality patient-centered care, Hackensack University Medical Center has been recognized for performance excellence encompassing the entire spectrum of hospital quality and service issues. Theses honors include the HealthGrades Distinguished Hospital Award for Clinical Excellenceä and the J.D. Power and Associates Distinguished Hospital Program. The medical center is home to one of the most comprehensive cancer centers in the nation – The Cancer Center at Hackensack University Medical Center.
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