Bring Health and Hope to Kids
You can make a real difference in a child’s life. Your gift ensures that expert, pediatric care at OHSU Doernbecher Children’s Hospital is always there when kids need it most.
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The best pediatric care when kids need it most
Whether a cancer diagnosis or RSV surge, OHSU Doernbecher Children’s Hospital is always there for kids and their families. Doernbecher offers the region’s broadest range of pediatric treatments – to more children in more places than any other hospital in Oregon or southwest Washington. Your support makes this life-saving care possible.
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Every child deserves life-saving care
As part of Oregon’s only academic health center, OHSU Doernbecher Children’s Hospital is the only place in the state where breakthrough pediatric research quickly translates into new treatments and access to life-saving care. And it’s all made possible through the generous support of donors.
Oregon’s #1 children’s hospital
Ask the families who have benefitted from the life-saving care at Doernbecher, and they’ll be the first to tell you: Doernbecher Children’s Hospital is a place like no other. U.S. News and World Report agrees, ranking us among the best children’s hospitals in the nation for the last eight years in a row. Here’s what else sets Doernbecher apart:
- The region’s ONLY National Cancer Institute Designated Cancer Center for Phase 1 clinical trials of pediatric cancer patients
- Oregon’s ONLY provider of bone marrow transplants for children
- The most comprehensive fetal therapy program between San Francisco and Seattle
- Oregon’s ONLY pediatric kidney transplant service
- The #1 referral center for cleft palates and craniofacial problems in Oregon
- FIRST dedicated children’s hospital to install an intraoperative (“in surgery”) MRI suite
- Home to the state’s ONLY dedicated center for the treatment of cystic fibrosis
Kids need research just for them
Kids aren’t mini adults. Which means that research conducted on adults can’t just be shrunk down to fit children. Kids’ bodies and brains are still developing and growing—and because they have their entire lives ahead of them, it’s important to minimize the long-term effects of any new therapy or treatment. At Doernbecher, our researchers develop innovative treatments designed specifically to benefit our youngest patients.
How your gift helps kids
We encourage our donors to make a gift to the “area of greatest need” at OHSU Doernbecher Children’s Hospital. But what does that mean? When you give, your generosity is fueling support for life-saving care and breakthrough research to help kids. Your gift makes an impact.
Doernbecher Philanthropy Board
Meet the members of the board that drives fundraising strategy for Doernbecher.
Get in Touch
For more information on how you can make a difference for OHSU Doernbecher Children’s Hospital, please contact Sarah Larson, Director of Development.
Community
Changing lives impacted by rare genetic disease
Portland-based band Portugal. The Man performed at Timberline Daydream, an event benefitting OHSU Doernbecher Children's Hospital.
Community
Hero-Up for Children’s Cancer Race in its 11th year connecting heroes to childhood cancer research
Now in its 11th year, Hero-Up combines Keith’s love of superheroes and Burnett’s passion for running into a 5k and kids’ fun run that brings hundreds of runners and superheroes alike to the sta…
Patient Care
Meet the designers: Doernbecher Freestyle XIX
Meet the six patient-designers of Doernbecher Freestyle XIX: Christopher, Garrett, Hailey, Hugo, Macey and Sydney.
