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PEDIATRIC SPECIALTY CARE OF RICHMOND, VIRGINIA
SUMMER 2010 MAGAZINE
Peek INSIDE!
Petersburg Therapy
Center to Expand
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Volunteers Help Hospital
Go Green
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Senior Board Celebrates
90 Years
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Homearama Charity
House to Benefit Children
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Young at heart
C h i l d r e n’s S t o r i e s
M I S S I O HNe a Ar t Ct oC OH eMa rPt L I S H E D
Dental Health Program Makes
Learning Fun
Volunteer Stories
Mission
Children’s Hospital is a resource
and provider of specialized
medical and therapeutic services
customized to meet the specific
needs of children and their families.
Vision
Gifts
Staff News
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Happenings
Cyndi Cline (left) and
Sherry Black, Dental
Outreach Coordinators,
conducted a dental
outreach session at
Sunnyside Elementary
School in Dinwiddie County
last year.
early 9,500 area kindergarten and first grade students received dental education
and training during the 2009-2010 school year thanks to a partnership between
Children’s Hospital and the Virginia Department of Health – Dental Division and
a generous donation from Kohl’s Department Stores. As part of the hospital’s mission to be
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a resource and provider of specialized
services,
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developed in 2007 to teach local elementary students about dental health and hygiene.
During the program’s first year, 1,186 first grade students in three Richmond and all
Hopewell, Prince George and Petersburg area schools received information through the
60-minute program designed to meet the Virginia Standards of Learning health requirement.
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The following year the program expanded
rsti grades
County, bringing the message to an additional 575 students. This year, by providing training
and resources to school nurses in Chesterfield, Hanover and Henrico counties, developing a
30-minute educational program for some kindergarten classes and expanding to New Kent
and Colonial Heights, Children’s Hospital shared dental health information with nearly 9,500
students, 5,167 of whom participated in programs led by their school nurses. The remaining
students participated in programs led by Children’s Hospital representatives.
“The education that this program provides is so important to children as they’re getting their
permanent teeth,” commented Cyndi Cline, Dental Outreach Coordinator. “They learn how
and why they have to take care of their teeth. Feedback from schools has been amazing.”
This year’s school nurse training program brought 30 nurses covering 55 schools to the
hospital for a half-day education session last September. In addition to learning how to teach
the program, school nurses received posters for teachers and toothbrushes, dental floss and
activity books for students. Nurses then selected the schools in their district to receive the
dental program and materials.
This summer, Children’s Hospital will expand School Dental Resource Day to include school
nurses from Colonial Heights, Hopewell, Richmond and Petersburg. With school nurses
focusing on many area students, Children’s Hospital representatives will take their dental
health messages to students in 11 new schools in Colonial Heights, Henrico, Hopewell and
Richmond next February in recognition of Dental Health Month.
Children’s Hospital will be a
complete and supportive resource
where children and their families
find the medical and therapeutic
services they need to thrive.
CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL
PRESIDENT/CEO
Leslie G. Wyatt
MEDICAL DIRECTOR
Eugenio A. Monasterio, MD, FAAPMR
CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL FOUNDATION
PRESIDENT
Chris Broughton-Spruill
DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC RELATIONS
Matthew E. K. Brady
EDITOR
Alissa M. Poole
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On the cover: Six-year-old Shannon Selfe looks
forward to her weekly occupational, physical and
speech therapy appointments at the new Bon Air
Therapy Center. (Photo by Doug Buerlein)
C h i l d r e n’s S t o r i e s
CHILDREN’S STORIES
Learning Life Lessons
Heart to Heart
S
Volunteer Stories
hannon Selfe burst into Children’s
Hospital’s Bon Air Therapy Center last
winter beaming about the new space’s
bright colors, spacious waiting room
and wide windows. “It’s so wonderful, I love it
here,” she told one of her therapists. And months
after first seeing the new space, Shannon, who
will be seven in July, still gets excited for her
weekly therapy appointments and visits to “Miss
Pat and Miss Gail’s place,” a reference to two
of the therapists she sees each week.
Children’s Hospital’s Bon Air Therapy Center
opened in late December with 5,300 square
feet of space that includes two gyms, two
sensory motor areas, seven quiet treatment
spaces, a psychology office, a comfortable
waiting room with dedicated children’s nook
and additional staff and office space. The
new location within the Sheltering Arms Bon
Air facility near Buford Road and Midlothian
Turnpike replaced the hospital’s former South
Therapy Center, which needed additional space
to accommodate growing demand for pediatric
physical, occupational and speech therapy and
psychology services. The new space provides
better flow for patients to move from waiting
room to treatment areas as well as a larger and
more family-friendly waiting room.
For Shannon’s mom, Maureen, the waiting
room provides space for her four-year-old son,
Sean, to play during Shannon’s weekly occupational, physical and speech therapy sessions. It
also offers more space for Maureen to catch up
with other families, many of whom have become
friends during the more than three years she’s
been bringing Shannon to Children’s Hospital.
Working Together
Shannon, who has Down syndrome, began
receiving therapy services at the hospital’s
former South Therapy Center in 2006 after
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Gifts
Staff News
Happenings
Medical Happenings
Shannon Selfe and Allison Mirra, MS, OTR/L, used a swing to strengthen Shannon’s
core muscles during one of her weekly occupational therapy appointments. (Photo by
Doug Buerlein)
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receiving three years of early intervention
services through Chesterfield County. Her
early Children’s Hospital visits focused on
developing speech, building muscle tone
and other age-appropriate skills. Today,
Maureen said Shannon’s speech is “out of
the ballpark,” she’s learned to jump and
throw a ball and can write her name and
cut on the lines. And with support from her
family, therapists and teachers, Shannon is
a kindergartener in an inclusive classroom
at Good Shepherd Episcopal School in
Richmond.
“Shannon’s family has fostered a strong
sense of self,” remarked Pat Stevens,
OT/L, Rehab Manager for Bon Air and
one of Shannon’s occupational therapists.
“Shannon has great social skills and an
I-can-do-it attitude.”
Summer 2010
Encouraging their daughter to be her
best has always been important to Maureen
and her husband, Paul. Yet they are quick
to share the credit with Shannon’s therapists.
“Shannon has thrived in an inclusive
school environment,” said Maureen,
“because of the help and support she’s
received from Children’s Hospital. From
early on, her therapists have worked as a
team, made themselves available to her
teachers and provided suggestions for
accommodations to help Shannon excel in
the classroom.”
Suggestions range from creating a
device to help Shannon better hold her
pencil to repeating directions and allowing
extra time for Shannon to complete assignments. Shannon’s therapists also communi-
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L E A R N I N G L I F E L E S S O N S , continued
Leslie Wyatt, President/CEO, (left) accepted a
$10,000 gift from Denny Hamlin (right) and the
Denny Hamlin Foundation at the Bon Air Therapy
Center’s open house in April. Applauding the
donation was Sen. John Watkins.
Bon Air Open House Thanks
Donors, Community
After opening to patients in late December, Children’s
Hospital’s Bon Air Therapy Center held an official open
house on April 28 with representatives from the hospital’s
Board of Trustees, Foundation and auxiliary boards, and
staff mingling with patients, families, referral sources and
donors. Chesterfield native and NASCAR driver Denny
Hamlin and Sen. John Watkins were honored guests at the
morning celebration, which recognized the Center’s new
larger, family-friendly space and the donors who made the
opening possible. Following remarks from Leslie Wyatt,
President/CEO, Sen. Watkins and Mr. Hamlin, guests
enjoyed a ribbon cutting, facility tours and lunch.
“I wish my therapy was completed in a place as fun
as this one,” commented Mr. Hamlin of his own therapy
experiences. “It’s great that kids can come and have this
therapy center as a resource.”
Donations from American Family Fitness, Mr. and Mrs.
John R. Congdon, Denny Hamlin Foundation, Junior Board
of Children’s Hospital, Metropolitan Health Foundation
and Sunshine Gift Shop of Children’s Hospital helped
fund last year’s move to the Bon Air location. The Denny
Hamlin Foundation continued its generosity with a
$10,000 donation to fund therapy equipment at the
Center.
cate regularly with each other to review goals and identify areas of opportunity.
Maureen appreciates the team approach to Shannon’s care and the
flexibility to refocus therapy sessions to address needs or challenges as they
arise. If Shannon is working on numbers in school, occupational therapy may
involve writing numbers, physical therapy may include counting steps and
speech therapy may focus on reading a book about the topic. Shannon’s
therapists also provide activities for her to practice at home and spend time
talking with Maureen before or after each appointment about Shannon’s
progress and concerns.
“Shannon’s family does such a good job at supporting and carrying
over things at home,” commented Allison Mirra, MS, OTR/L, Occupational
Therapist. “I see Shannon only once a week for an hour so if she doesn’t
practice her skills at home, she won’t make progress.”
Moving Ahead
Shannon works so hard that Allison, who began treating Shannon in March,
recently updated her occupational therapy goals to focus on more advanced
fine motor skills like using scissors, visual motor skills like copying complex
shapes, fine motor skills like folding, strength activities like postural control and
self-care skills such as using snaps and buttons.
“Shannon is a hard worker and loves getting it right,” said Gail Grubb, MA,
CCC-SLP, Speech Therapist. “When I first met Shannon, she wasn’t communicating well. Now we’re working on grammar and using proper verb tenses.”
“Since birth, Shannon has overcome many hurdles,” said Paul of his
daughter’s premature birth at 34 weeks and open heart surgery at six months of
age. “We knew from the first day she was born a fighter. We are so proud of
all her accomplishments.”
After more than three years, Maureen said Shannon’s therapists have
become her support team and a part of their family. She appreciates how
Shannon’s therapists “read her really well” and “know Shannon almost as well
as I do.”
“The good thing about Children’s Hospital,” remarked Maureen, “is they
look at kids as individuals and don’t identify them by their disability.”
Shannon’s bubbly personality is contagious with Bon Air’s other patients and
staff. She has developed friendships with many of the children she sees each
week and even has her first crush on “Mr. Andrew,” one of the therapy technicians whose photograph she proudly displays on her dining room table.
“From Ms. Kelli at the front desk to all the therapists, we love everyone,”
said Maureen. “They’re always willing to go the extra mile and really take time
to get to know you.”
C h i l d r e n’s S t o r i e s
Heart to Heart
Children’s Hospital Foundation Announces Name Changes
Volunteer Stories
Beginning July 1, Children’s Hospital Foundation will become Children’s Hospital and Healthcare Services Foundation.
This change will coincide with the July 1 joining of operations of Children’s Hospital and Virginia Commonwealth
University Health System. By combining operations, the new organization will have greater opportunities to address
the critical need for a full range of specialty pediatric clinical care, increase research possibilities and recruit pediatric
specialists to the region. We will become an independent foundation and continue to raise funds to support pediatric
healthcare.
“The primary focus of the Foundation will be to fund pediatric initiatives of the combined operation,” said Chris
Broughton-Spruill, President.“We will also continue to support healthcare projects for children on a broader community
basis like our dental education program, health and safety days, bicycle safety campaign and more.”
Additional information is available in the insert in the middle of this magazine.
Gifts
Staff News
Happenings
Medical Happenings
Alumni News
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MEDICAL HAPPENINGS
Petersburg Therapy
Center to Expand
Children’s Feeding Program
Expands to Fredericksburg
Alumni News
L
ess than two years after opening, the Petersburg Therapy
Center will expand into an additional 1,337 square feet of
space, adding small treatment rooms, a sensory motor room,
extra gym space and additional staff and office areas, by late summer or early fall. The extra space will allow the Petersburg Therapy
Center, which averages 420 patient visits per month, to hire more
staff and treat new patients from areas south of Richmond including
Petersburg, Hopewell and Colonial Heights.
Funded by a $100,000 donation from the 2009 Junior Board
Ball, the expansion will allow Children’s Hospital to provide
additional pediatric physical, occupational and speech therapy
services in a community with limited pediatric therapy options. (The
Junior Board’s total $209,000 donation was split between the
Petersburg and Bon Air Therapy Centers.)
To better understand the needs of Petersburg’s pediatric population, Children’s Hospital established an advisory group in 2009 that
includes representatives from the hospital’s senior management and
staff as well as business, community and healthcare leaders from the
Petersburg community. The group, which meets three times a year,
works to integrate Children’s Hospital’s healthcare and advocacy
expertise into the community in a way that complements the growth
and development goals of the region.
O
n May 3, Children’s Feeding Program began seeing
patients at the Fredericksburg Therapy Center. The
monthly clinic is designed to help children who have
a medical condition that has affected their feeding and
growth and includes assessments for medical, oral-motor,
nutritional and behavioral problems and observations of eating patterns by the Feeding Program’s multidisciplinary team
of specialists. For more information, call 804-228-5818.
C h i l d r e n’s S t o r i e s
Heart to Heart
Volunteer Stories
Gifts
Staff News
Happenings
Medical Happenings
Students from the West End Academy of Dance performed
“Aquarium,” a combination of ballet, hip-hop, jazz and
modern styles, during the 11th annual Virginia Dance Festival.
Alumni News
Keep On Dancing
The Community Foundation Serving Richmond and Central Virginia
(TCF) recently donated $75,000 to fund operations at the Petersburg Therapy Center. For over 40 years, TCF has connected the
generosity of donors with community needs by making grants to
nonprofit organizations working to improve metro Richmond. With
assets of $564 million, TCF has given more than $500 million
in grants since 1968. From providing afterschool enrichment for
students to assisting local art programs, from expanding affordable
housing options to offering support for those with serious illnesses
or disabilities, TCF continues to enhance our region. To learn
more, please visit www.tcfrichmond.org.
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Heart to Heart
Volunteer Stories
Gifts
Staff News
Happenings
Following a major snowstorm on the show’s original date, the
11th annual Virginia Dance Festival was held at James River
High School on Feb. 27. The benefit event raised more than
$11,900 for Children’s Hospital Foundation and featured 300
junior and adult dancers from 30 Virginia schools and dance
troupes showcasing traditional and cultural routines. Dance styles
including tap, ballet, classical Indian, Irish, ballroom, musical
theater, and lyrical were featured during afternoon and evening
performances.
Founded and coordinated by Jessica Morgan, owner of
Jessica Morgan School of Dance, the Virginia Dance Festival has
generated more than $111,000 for the Foundation through performances, ticket sales, sponsorships and silent auction donations.
Medical Happenings
Alumni News
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ADVOCACY
Washington Lawmakers Hear
from Children’s Hospitals
Virginia’s First Lady Visits Kids
During a visit to the hospital on May 19, Virginia First Lady Maureen
McDonnell toured the facility, enjoyed a musical concert by residents of the
Transitional Care Unit and attended a reception with hospital representatives
and members of the Community Liaison and Advocacy committees. Pictured
above, Mrs. McDonnell visited with Icesis Augustino (right) and Kyle Jenkins,
who shared the sheet music to the “Star Spangled Banner,” a solo he
performed to open the TCU musical show.
Nearly 100 individuals representing 44 children’s hospitals traveled to Washington, D.C. on Feb. 23 and 24
to advocate for the future of pediatric healthcare. Sponsored by the National Association of Children’s Hospitals
(N.A.C.H.), the public policy affiliate of the National
Association of Children’s Hospitals and Related Institutions
(NACHRI), the annual event spotlighted the importance of
protecting the financial viability of children’s hospitals and
ensuring that children’s hospitals across the country can
continue serving a critical role in children’s healthcare.
“Capitol Hill Advocacy Day occurs early in the congressional calendar, providing an excellent opportunity for
hospital staff to meet with members of their delegation
while policy and appropriations decisions are in the formative stages,” said Kendall Lee, Government Relations and
Advocacy Coordinator, who attended the event with Laura
P. Allen from the hospital’s Advocacy Committee.
Kendall and Laura met with representatives from the
offices of Sen. Mark Warner and Reps. Bobby Scott, Eric
Cantor and Randy Forbes during their visit.
Spring Break Camp
Calling
All Child
Advocates
Applications are now being
accepted for Children’s Hospital’s
Spirit of Advocacy Family and
Community Partner Awards.
Nominate your favorite child
advocate by Aug. 2. Awards will
be presented during the annual
Advocacy Day program on Sept.
23. Visit www.CHAdvocate.com
for award criteria and nomination
forms.
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During the first week of April,
27 Transitional Care Unit
residents enjoyed their spring
school break with daily outings
and activities coordinated by
the Recreation Therapy Department. As part of the annual
Spring Break Camp funded
by the Recreation Therapy
fund, groups of children and
staff visited Putt Putt miniature
golf, Richmond Indoor Sports
Children and staff enjoyed a half-day outing to King’s Dominion,
Experience, King’s Dominion,
which included visits with Peanuts characters Linus, Sally and
Charlie Brown, in April.
Jamestown Settlement and the
circus during morning or halfday outings. Afternoon activities included crafts, massage therapy and music therapy.
“The highlight of this year’s camp was the circus,” commented Vernita Easley, CTRS, Recreation
Therapy Manager. “For some of the children, this was their first experience at the circus, and it was very
special watching them enjoy the performance.”
Children’s Hospital of Richmond
This publication is the first of five being produced to keep you updated about the combined operation of
Children’s Hospital and VCU Health System.
Dear Friends of Children’s Hospital Foundation,
In March we communicated with you regarding the announcement by Children’s
Hospital and the Virginia Commonwealth University Health System (VCUHS) of
the intent to combine the two organizations operating as Children’s Hospital of
Richmond under the VCU Health System umbrella. At that time, we promised
to continue providing regular updates regarding progress toward the proposed
affiliation. During the next year, we will provide this special insert in Children’s
Hospital Magazine to share information as the vision for this new and exciting
venture comes to life.
A Milestone Achieved
One very important milestone occurred on April 28 when a binding Affiliation
Agreement was signed. Children’s Hospital and VCUHS entered into this
agreement with a common goal: to raise the care of our community’s children to a
new level of excellence by bringing together the clinical and academic expertise
of VCU Medical Center and the focus on children with special needs of Children’s
Hospital. Officials at both organizations are working diligently to finalize the details
of the operational combination by June 30, 2010.
Ongoing Status of Children’s Hospital Foundation
It is important to note that Children’s Hospital Foundation will remain intact and
will become an independent foundation. Our primary focus will be to support the
initiatives of Children’s Hospital of Richmond.
You will see information throughout this insert that begins to describe the key
milestones in our first 90 years, descriptions of services, program locations and
the many ways in which we plan to serve the children and families of our regional
community.
Your Continued Support is Critical
As you learn more, we trust that you will want to be a part of this exciting journey
and continue to support Children’s Hospital Foundation as you have in the past.
Children’s Hospital is celebrating its 90th anniversary this year. Since our founding,
we have depended on the generosity of the community to help us along the way.
We cannot best serve the children in our community without your generosity, and
we hope you believe as we do that there is no more important responsibility than
that of taking care of the healthcare needs of the children we serve every day.
Sincerely,
Eleanor M. Goode
Chairman
Chris Broughton-Spruill
President
PEEK INSIDE:
Friendly Faces
Meet the Chairman of
Pediatrics
Our First 90 Years
A Journey through Time
Combining Forces
Service Listings on Day One
A Journey
through Time
Children’s Hospital has been providing
specialty care to children for nearly a
century. Here are some key highlights in
the first 90 years of our journey.
April 28, 1920 – The charter to create
Crippled Children’s Hospital is signed. The
new hospital is located in the Dooley Hospital building, now part of the VCUHS campus,
with medical supervision being provided by
physicians at the Medical College of Virginia.
May 11, 1928 – The new Crippled
Children’s Hospital building on Brook Road
opens with a $500,000 bequest from Sallie
May Dooley.
March 1950 – Construction of the physical
therapy, occupational therapy and isolation
and recovery rooms is complete, allowing
Children’s Hospital to provide new services
to the area’s pediatric population.
January 1, 1982 – The hospital changes its
name from Crippled Children’s Hospital to
Children’s Hospital to better reflect the range
of services available to pediatric patients.
June 24, 1984 – Construction is complete
on a 36-bed inpatient nursing unit, operating rooms and dental clinic.
April 1997 – The Richmond Cerebral Palsy
Center combines with Children’s Hospital,
expanding the scope of services available to
CP Center patients and enhancing Children’s
Hospital medical and clinical staff.
Hospital
Highlights
Although there continue to be many opportunities for growth,
Children’s Hospital will provide an impressive array of pediatric
services when it joins operations with VCU Health System on July 1.
On Day One we will:
• Add our five core programs, including a 47-bed
Transitional Care Unit, Children’s Feeding Program,
Dental Program and Outpatient Therapies and Clinics
with more than 65,000 annual visits, to services
provided through VCUHS’s pediatric emergency
room, 40-bed NICU, 17-bed PICU, traditional
inpatient beds, outpatient primary and specialty
medicine and surgical services, diagnostic and
interventional services, and specialized programs
like burn and transplant units.
• Employ nearly 1,100 full-time and 1,200 parttime individuals who provide nationally-recognized care to children.
• Offer 10 locations for care including Children’s Hospital’s Brook Road campus
and four therapy center locations and VCUHS’s locations at the MCV Campus, VCU
Medical Center at Stony Point, Stony Point Surgery Center, Center for Sleep Medicine,
and Developmental Pediatrics at the Seaboard Building.
Meet the Specialist
One of the benefits of joining operations is the ability to recruit new
pediatric specialists to the region. We’ll introduce you to some of
these faces each quarter.
Meet Bruce K. Rubin, MD, Chair of the Department of Pediatrics
and Professor in the VCU School of Engineering since July 2009.
Previous position – Professor and Vice Chair for Research in the
Pediatrics Department and Professor of Physiology and Pharmacology at Wake Forest University,
Professor of Biomedical Engineering with the Virginia Tech-Wake Forest University School of
Biomedical Engineering and Sciences
Clinical & research interests – pediatric pulmonary expert focusing on cystic fibrosis, childhood
asthma and other chronic lung diseases
Awards & achievements – 2008 Forrest M. Bird Lifetime Scientific Achievement Award (top research honor given by the American Respiratory Care Foundation and the American Association
of Respiratory Care), serves on the editorial board of 12 pulmonary journals and has published
more than 200 research papers and chapters, holds five patents
Education – undergraduate bachelor of science in math and physics, master of engineering and
medical degrees from Tulane University, MBA from Wake Forest University, Rhodes Scholar at
Oxford University
Other professional experience – St. Louis University School of Medicine, University of Alberta,
Canada and Queen’s University at Kingston, Ontario
Q&A
Ninety years after opening our doors, Children’s Hospital is
getting ready for some big changes this year. These changes
present exciting opportunities for our children and our community but also create many questions. Read on for answers
to some of the most frequently-asked ones.
Q:
Children’s Hospital and VCU Health System were in talks to build a full-service
hospital several years ago, but those plans were not carried out. How is the current
plan different or more likely to be successful?
A: Our intention always has been to fill the critical need in the community for spe-
cialty pediatric services. The discussions in 2007 revolved around building a freestanding, full-service children’s hospital that required a large capital investment. The current
discussions are very practical – how best to build upon the current, leading expertise
within each organization in order to retain and recruit the top pediatric specialists and
improve pediatric services to children in our community. With the appointment of Dr.
Bruce Rubin (see opposite page) as the Chair of the Department of Pediatrics in the
VCU School of Medicine, the time is right for these discussions.
Q: Are you going to build a new hospital? Will you be operating out of existing facilities?
A: There are no immediate plans to build a full-service, stand-alone children’s hospital. Both organizations will continue to provide their core services from their existing
campuses for the foreseeable future, including Children’s Hospital’s campus on Brook
Road and four community therapy centers.
Q:
Can you give some examples of how the two organizations will work together to
improve pediatric services in the Richmond area?
A: Our joint goal is to create a stronger foundation that can nurture and support ex-
cellence in pediatric care for children and families in our community long into the future.
Our organizations have been collaborating for years to enhance pediatric services
through VCUHS physician clinics held at Children’s Hospital’s Fredericksburg Therapy
Center, consultations by VCUHS physicians for residents of Children’s Hospital’s TCU,
and, most recently, a joint NICU Follow-Up Clinic held at Children’s Hospital.
Q: Aren’t other hospitals in Richmond providing specialty pediatric care?
A: Our combined organization will provide a full continuum of specialty healthcare
built on a strong foundation of clinical and academic excellence. There isn’t an organization in the Richmond area that currently provides that level of specialty pediatric care.
Q:
How will joining operations provide the kind of pediatric specialty care that is
found in major children’s hospitals in other cities?
A: Studies show that the country’s best children’s hospitals are all either directly or in-
directly tied to an academic institution because of the opportunities for learning through
research, education and clinical care. We believe this is the best model for us to follow
in order to provide outstanding pediatric care to the children and families in our area.
Q: What will happen to Children’s Hospital Foundation?
A: In order to support and preserve the 90-year legacy of Children’s Hospital,
Children’s Hospital Foundation will remain intact and become an independent
foundation. The Foundation will continue to raise funds to support pediatric healthcare
just as it has in the past. The primary focus of the Foundation, after the combination,
will be to fund pediatric initiatives of Children’s Hospital of Richmond.
A Journey
through Time
1997 – Children’s Hospital opens its
first community-based therapy center,
located on Midlothian Turnpike in
Richmond’s Southside, to meet additional
need for outpatient physical, occupational and speech therapy. Eleven years
later, Children’s Hospital opens its fourth
therapy center in Petersburg.
1998 – Children’s Feeding Program begins seeing patients through intensive day
patient programs and outpatient clinics.
One of less than 30 programs nationwide,
Children’s Feeding Program attracts
patients from many states and countries.
On May 3, 2010, the first monthly Feeding clinic is held at the Fredericksburg
Therapy Center.
1999 – A 12-bed Transitional Care
Unit opens to provide round-the-clock
skilled nursing care to children from
infancy through age 21. To meet growing
demand, the TCU expands to 23 beds in
2002 and 47 beds in 2008.
March 10, 2010 – Children’s Hospital
and VCUHS announce formal talks to join
operations.
April 28, 2010 – The Boards of Directors
for both organizations sign a binding
agreement to solidify their plans.
Specialty Services for Children
Locations
By combining operations, Children’s
Hospital and VCU Health System have
the opportunity to provide a worldclass continuum of care for children in
our region who have complex illnesses
and conditions. This partnership
combines the clinical and academic
expertise of VCUHS with Children’s
Hospital’s focus on children with special needs. Children will
benefit from enhanced service offerings including:
Children’s Hospital
MCV Campus
Services include: TCU, Children’s
Feeding Program, Therapy
Services, Dental Program,
Physician Clinics
2924 Brook Road
Richmond, VA 23220
Services include: Acute Care Unit,
NICU, PICU, General Pediatrics,
Surgery
1001 E. Marshall Street
Richmond, VA 23219
Bon Air Therapy Center
Services include: Cardiology,
Nutrition Services, Endocrinology
9000 Stony Point Parkway
Richmond, VA 23235
7 specialized Inpatient Units with more than 160 pediatric
beds, including acute care, PICU, NICU, TCU and Virginia
Treatment Center for Children.
Services include: Physical,
Occupational & Speech Therapy,
Psychology
206 Twinridge Lane, Suite A
Richmond, VA 23235
Fredericksburg Therapy Center
physical, occupational and speech therapy.
Services include: Physical,
Occupational & Speech Therapy,
Children’s Feeding Program,
Physician Clinics
Lee’s Hill Medical Center
10530 Spotsylvania Avenue,
Suite 102
Fredericksburg, VA 22408
7 Support Service programs, including Child Life, Pastoral
Glen Allen Therapy Center
Care and Social Work, designed to complement our medical
and therapy services by forming partnerships with community
organizations and offering in-hospital services to support
children and families.
Services include: Physical,
Occupational & Speech Therapy
The Forum, Building 2
10124 West Broad Street, Suite P
Glen Allen, VA 23060
The combination of services under one health system will not only
benefit our patients and families, it will allow our new organization
to increase opportunities for research and recruit new pediatric
specialists to the area. For more information about any of these
services, contact Cyndi Cline, Hospital Liaison, Children’s Hospital,
at 804-228-5835 or Shira Cantor, Public Relations Coordinator,
VCU Children’s Medical Center, at 804-828-7035.
Petersburg Therapy Center
35 specialized Medical/Surgical Services including
cardiology, developmental pediatrics, orthopedic surgery
and other sub-specialties that many of Children’s Hospital’s
patients already receive through VCU physicians.
9 Therapy Services like audiology, assistive technology and
VCU Medical Center at Stony Point
Stony Point Surgery Center
Services include: Ophthalmology,
Otolaryngology
8700 Stony Point Parkway
Richmond, VA 23235
Center for Sleep Medicine
Services include: Neurology
2529 Professional Road
Richmond, VA 23235
Seaboard Building
Services include: Developmental
Pediatrics
3600 W. Broad Street
Richmond, VA 23230
Services include: Physical,
Occupational & Speech Therapy
321 B Poplar Drive, Suite 4
Petersburg, VA 23805
Discovering Children’s Hospital of Richmond
On July 1, Children’s Hospital will officially affiliate with VCU Health System to become Children’s Hospital of
Richmond, a small but important naming revision. A brief online survey of local parents was conducted to help
determine the most appropriate name for our combined operations, and Children’s Hospital of Richmond emerged
as the clear choice. We believe this name acknowledges our heritage of care while forming a new identity for
local pediatric healthcare that inspires confidence. Our goal is to help families and other caregivers make smart,
informed choices about their child’s health and to feel confident about the excellent pediatric care our new
organization will continue to provide.
In the coming months, you may read about additional changes to our logo and the look of our printed and online
materials. Even in times of change, our commitment to providing excellent pediatric healthcare remains strong and
will grow to continue meeting the needs of the children, families and community we serve.
www.childrenshosp-richmond.org
(804) 321-7474
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lunteer Stories
H EVLo P
ING HANDS
Volunteers Help Hospital Go Green
Gifts
F
Driving
Down the
Bunny Trail
or nearly 10 years, Kohl’s Department Stores
have been supporting Children’s Hospital
Foundation with monetary donations and
volunteer support for hospital programs and special
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events. As part of the national retailer’s community
More than 1,000 stuffed
service program, Kohl’s donates $500 for every
bunnies arrived at the hospital
store that sends at least five volunteers to a qualifyin style on March 27 as part
of the 14th annual Bunnies for
ing nonprofit’s event. In the last five years, Kohl’s
Babes event sponsored by the
Happenings
donations to Children’s Hospital Foundation have
Corvette Club of Richmond.
Fifty classic and new model
exceeded $31,000 through its A-Team volunteers.
Employees from Kohl’s Richmond area stores
corvettes, some looking like
“We love working with the kids and for the kids,”
planted flowers at the hospital in April as part
bunnies themselves as pictured
of
Kohl’s
Go
Green
program
in
honor
of
Earth
said Lynda Gunn, district admin for Kohl’s and conabove, delivered the bunnies,
Day.
which were distributed to
tact for the A-Team volunteers. “Children’sM Hospital’s
edical Happenings
patients in the Dental clinic,
staff is wonderful, and they always appreciate everything we do. Whatever they need, we do.”
Children’s Feeding Program,
On April 30, 28 volunteers from Kohl’s district office and Brandermill, Chester, Mechanicsville and
TCU and at the hospital’s Brook
Road campus and community
Short Pump locations planted flowers and provided other landscaping support at the hospital in honor
therapy centers.
of Earth Day and Kohl’s Go Green program. As part of this special event, Kohl’s tripled its regular $500
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per store gift and donated $7,500 representing five
stores to Children’s Hospital Foundation.
“Kohl’s volunteers are great volunteers and
wo Health & Safety Days sponsored by Food
really enjoy what they do,” commented Dede Vass,
Lion this spring brought important safety lessons
Children’s Hospital Foundation Volunteer Coordinato area children through fun and interactive
tor. “You really feel that they care about the kids and
exhibits and activities. On March 10, nearly 300
want to be a part of the difference.”
children attended the Fredericksburg Health & Safety
Over the years, Kohl’s employees have helped
Day at the Fredericksburg Field House. Each child
with special events including Health & Safety Days,
enjoyed a healthy snack while learning about fire
golf tournaments, American Family Fitness 5K/10K,
and personal safety, health and wellness from the
Bowl-A-Thon and Virginia Dance Festival. In adFredericksburg Fire Department and Sherriff’s Office,
dition, since 2001 Kohl’s has donated more than
®
Rappahannock Regional Library, Mary Washington
$685,012 from the sale of Kohl’s Cares for Kids
Hospital, the Virginia Department of Forestry and
specialty products, which has been used to purchase
other community partners. Mascots Red E. Fox from
patient transport vans and fund educational programs
the Rappahannock Emergency Services Council
like Dental Outreach (see page 2) and Fire Prevention
(pictured, top right) and Smokey Bear also shared
Day. Kohl’s efforts were recognized in 2008 when
safety messages during the morning event.
the company received the hospital’s Spirit of AdvoOn April 20, nearly 600 children attended the
cacy Community Partner Award, which recognizes
Richmond Health & Safety Day on the front lawn at
organizations who use their position in the community
Children’s Hospital. Participants learned about sun
to advocate for children’s healthcare.
and skin safety, dental health and wellness, and
“We really are committed to helping and being a
personal and fire safety from the Richmond Red
part of the community,” said Lynda. “I’m really proud
Cross, American Family Fitness, Anthem Healthof what we do.”
keepers, the Richmond Ambulance Authority and
Nationwide, Kohl’s has raised more than $126
other partners during the two-hour event, which
million to support children’s initiatives. Kohl’s 64,000
also included a surprise visit from Richmond Sheriff
volunteers have donated more than 217,000 hours
C.T. Woody (pictured right).
to support youth-serving nonprofits.
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BOARD NEWS
Senior Board Turns 90
Students from Tuckahoe Elementary School’s
SCA, led by teacher Denise Robson (far right),
raised $2,301.18 for the Wishing Well program
in February.
Wishing Well Update
Students from Tuckahoe Elementary School
($2,301.18), Manchester High School ($661),
Nuckols Farm Elementary School ($137.34),
Falling Creek Middle School ($391.82), CC
Wells Elementary School ($1,088.50), Victory
Christian Academy ($179.56) and Shady
Grove Elementary School ($1,472.60) hosted
penny drives this year to collect more than
$6,000 for Children’s Hospital’s Wishing Well
program. Students at Three Chopt Elementary
raised $518.25 through a 5K walk in honor of
Sarah Brubaker, a former student and resident of
the hospital’s Transitional Care Unit, while C.E.
Curtis Elementary students sponsored members
of the Girls on the Run group for each block
ran, raising $1,010. Also hosting programs this
spring were Freeman High School, JB Watkins
Elementary School, St. Edwards Church, Luther
Memorial School and Miles Jerome Jones
Elementary School.
Two local schools were recognized for 10
years of sponsoring penny drives – Nuckols
Farm Elementary, which has collected
$2,660.66, and Luther Memorial School,
which has raised more than $4,700, since
they began participating.
The annual Wishing Well program,
sponsored by the hospital’s Senior Board, has
raised more than $120,000 for Children’s
Hospital Foundation since the program’s
inception. To have your school participate,
contact Stephanie Allan at 804-228-5827 or
[email protected].
In 1920, local volunteer Hattie
Belle Gresham was asked to
organize a Women’s Auxiliary
to support the children and
operations at what was then
called Crippled Children’s
Hospital. On Dec. 2, 1920
the group’s first meeting was
held at The Jefferson Hotel with
10 members who agreed to
secure linens, raise funds and
Susan Terry, Sunshine Gift Shop Manager, (l) and
Katie Taylor, Senior Board President, (r) honored
handle other details for the
June Tuttle for her 25 years of service to the
hospital. The following spring, Sunshine Gift Shop. Mrs. Tuttle, who joined the
Senior Board in 1974, also served as President
the Women’s Auxiliary held
of the Senior Board 20 years after her mother,
its first fundraiser, collecting
Mary Elizabeth Christian, held the same role.
$748 for the hospital.
In the last 90 years, the Women’s Auxiliary, which officially became the Senior
Board in 1978 and now includes up to 50 active members, has supported
Children’s Hospital with fundraising, administrative support and patient activities,
evolving its role as technology and the needs of the hospital have changed. On
May 6, members of the Senior Board celebrated its 90th anniversary with a luncheon at the Country Club of Virginia. Hospital representatives and members of the
Junior Board also attended the celebratory event, which recognized long-standing
members and past presidents and highlighted the Board’s contributions and history.
“The first Women’s Auxiliary was a hands-on labor of love to benefit the children
and medical professionals who looked after the kids,” commented Katie Taylor,
Senior Board President. “We’ve had generations of families serve on the board
and have some members who got involved because they have children served by
Children’s Hospital or another children’s hospital.”
Although Senior Board members no longer collect canned goods to feed
patients or host the same events they did in 1920, today their fundraising efforts
focus on two annual activities – the Wishing Well program and the Children Fore
Children golf tournament. Many board members also contribute countless hours to
the Sunshine Gift Shop, which has donated more than $219,000 over 25 years.
“While the Senior Board has transitioned from hands-on administrative and
patient care work to other activities,” said Mrs. Taylor, “our dedication has never
changed. We’re always willing to look at other ways to support the hospital.”
Members of the Sunshine Circle, including president Kathy Raouf (holding check at
right), presented a check for $13,000 to Stephanie Allan (holding check at left) on
March 3. Funds were raised from the 57th annual Holiday Mart and will be used
for uncompensated care.
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Junior Board Ball to Honor America
The Junior Board will celebrate all things American with its theme “The Heart of America” at its 47th
annual Ball on Nov. 5 at the Country Club of Virginia. The board’s 50 members are working with
local artist Greig Leach to create décor for the evening, which will benefit the Recreation Therapy
Department. Through therapeutic play, recreational activities and community outings, the department’s
therapists develop programs as part of a child’s coordinated care plan to improve physical abilities,
reinforce social skills and facilitate a return to community life.
With donations from Presenting Ball Sponsor Davenport & Company LLC as well as Anonymous,
Car Pool, circle S studio, Dominion, HCA Virginia, Hilb Family Foundation, Max Specialty, NewMarket
Corporation, Owens & Minor, Inc., Packet360, Lindsey Stravitz, SyCom Technologies, Worth Higgins
& Associates, U.S. Trust and VCU Medical Center, the evening will feature decorations, music and food
that showcase all that make America unique.
For more information about the Ball or sponsorship opportunities, call 804-228-5814 or visit
www.chidrenshosp-richmond.org.
Stephanie Allan (holding check
at right) accepted a $15,000
donation from Sunshine Gift
Shop volunteers (l-r) June
Tuttle, Barbara Jones, Susan
Terry, Nancy Jaffe, Celie Gehring and Robin Lutz on March
4. The funds will be used to
support operations at the new
Bon Air Therapy Center and
represent 2009 proceeds from
the Sunshine Gift Shop sales.
Bicycle Safety Messages Go to School
As part of their Adopt-A-School program and May’s Bike Safety Month, Children’s Hospital staff and
members of the Richmond Kiwanis Club visited six Richmond elementary schools this spring to share
tips for helmet use and safe riding. With statistics showing that only 15 percent of all child cyclists
nationwide wear bike helmets, hospital representatives and Kiwanians hoped to increase local numbers
during their talks with approximately 350 second grade students. During the visits,
each student received an individually-fitted helmet, bike safety stickers, bookmarks
and posters with the “Heads Up for a Safe Ride” message.
Funded by a $4,000 gift from the Kiwanis Club, the annual program also includes
mailing bike safety posters to more than 700 elementary and middle schools and 500
physician offices. Additional bike safety information including an article about teaching a
child how to ride a bike is available at www.childrenshosp-richmond.org.
Children’s Miracle Network Richmond Corner
The Richmond chapter of Credit Unions presented a check for $10,825 to Rachel Bruni, Director of Children’s Miracle Network
Richmond, at its annual dinner in December. Funds were collected through the organization’s annual golf and tennis tournaments.
RE/MAX, a real estate franchisor, recently celebrated a donation milestone with $100 million being collected for Children’s
Miracle Network since 1992. Donations from local agents and offices helped make RE/MAX one of the top three Children’s Miracle
Network donors of all time. RE/MAX raises funds through the Miracle Home® program where associates make a contribution with
each closed transaction.
Mark your calendar for these events to benefit Children’s Miracle Network Richmond.
June – Cars for Kids. Purchase a car from Enterprise Car Sales and finance through a participating credit
union through June 30. For every sale, $250 will be donated to Children’s Miracle Network Richmond.
August 5 – Miracle Treat Day. Purchase a Blizzard® at a participating Dairy Queen, and Children’s
Miracle Network Richmond will receive a donation for every treat sold. Visit www.miracletreatday.com to find a
location near you.
September 15 – Miracle Jeans Day. Register your school or business at www.miraclejeansday.com, and plan to wear
your best denim to support area kids. Miracle Jeans Day t-shirts, pins and buttons are available to spice up your wardrobe.
For details about these events or other information, call 804-228-5929, visit www.childrensmiraclenetwork.net or join Children’s
Miracle Network Richmond’s Fan page on Facebook. All monies raised by Children’s Miracle Network Richmond are used locally to
support its member hospitals, Children’s Hospital and Virginia Commonwealth University Children’s Medical Center.
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Volunteer Stories
G GI iFf tTs S
Children’s Hospital
Foundation recently
received gifts from the
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following:
■ Suwyn Family Foundation
- $5,000 representing the
fulfillment of a three-year,
Happenings
$15,000 pledge to fund the
Children’s Feeding Program
Family Support Group
■ Emily and Coleman Hunter
Medical Happenings
Charitable Trust - $4,500
for the Recreation Therapy
Department
Alumni News
Direct Mail Solutions
Supports Bowl-A-Thon
Direct Mail Solutions donated
$1,000 to Children’s Hospital
Foundation as the Strike Sponsor at the hospital’s 16th annual
Bowl-A-Thon and third annual
Battle of the Banks on Feb. 20.
The company also sponsored
two 5-person teams at the event,
which raised $9,071 for the
Foundation.
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six finished homes, including a charity house benefiting Children’s Hospital
Foundation, as well as a variety of design and functional elements to transform
any living space.
The Foundation charity house, named the Sallie May Dooley home after one of the hospital’s
earliest benefactors, is being built by LifeStyle Builders & Developers, Inc., a locally-owned home
C h i l d r 100
e n ’ s percent
S t o r i e s of the proceeds of the sale of the home to
building company. LifeStyle Builders will donate
Children’s Hospital Foundation. During the three week event, each room in the charity house will feature
pottery hand-painted by children from Children’s Hospital’s Transitional Care Unit.
“We are not healthcare professionals,” said Kevin McNulty, President of Lifestyle Builders &
Developers, Inc. “Nevertheless we have found a way to utilize what we do to benefit children. By
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donating the profits from our work, we can help with the enormous costs of caring for the hospital’s
young patients.”
Admission to the event is $10. Children’s Hospital Foundation will also receive half of the admission
price for each person that attends with a special Foundation admission ticket.
“We’re very excited to work with Children’s Hospital Foundation on this event,” said Franny Powell,
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Senior Vice President of East West Partners of Virginia, one of the event’s hosts. “Richmond hasn’t had a
Homearama in over 15 years, and this is a wonderful opportunity to see beautiful homes and benefit a
good cause at the same time.”
To learn more about Richmond’s HOMEARAMA® 2010 or to get a Foundation admission ticket, visit
www.childrenshosp-richmond.org or call 804-228-5827.
Gifts
S T SAt aFf Ff N eNwEs W S
Sharing Knowledge
(FASD)?” on March 31 at Virginia Commonwealth
Lauren S. Andelin, MS, OTR/L, Occupational
University.
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Therapist, presented “Sleep Patterns in Children
Expanding
Knowledge
with Autism Spectrum Disorder: Relationship
More than 100 Transitional Care Unit and
to Sensory Modulation” at the American
Operating Room clinical staff participated in the
Occupational Therapy Association Annual
hospital’s annual Skills Day in March. Nurses
Conference and Expo in Orlando on April
M e30.
dical Happenings
Jennifer Batie, RRT, RN, and Barb Peko, RN, and
Karol Green, M.Ed., and Katie Woo, M.Ed.,
Respiratory Therapists Heidi Skelton, RRT, and
Teachers with the Hospital Education Program,
Daniela Gutflieisch, RRT, had their presentations
presented “Universal Design in Learning”
elected by their peers as Best in Show.
at Longwood University in Farmville, Va. on
Alumni News
March 24.
Kudos
Deidra L. Griffin-Harry, M.Ed., Teacher with
the Hospital Education Program, presented
a poster at Va-LEND (Virginia Leadership in
Neurodevelopmental Disabilities) entitled
“Is Academic Performance in Mathematics
Impacted by Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders
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Jennifer Batie, RRT, RN, Nurse, passed the national
exam (NCLEX) to become a registered nurse as
approved by the Virginia Board of Nursing.
C h i l d r e n’s S t o r i e s
Heart to Heart
Narisa Turner, RRT, NPS, RCP, Respiratory Therapist,
passed the Pediatric-Neonatal Specialist exam offered
by the National Board of Respiratory Care.
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Gifts
Staff News
Happenings
Medical Happenings
Alumni News
Believe
in a little
sunshine
F
or 90 years, Children’s Hospital has helped members of the
conditions, and a unique Children’s Feeding Program designed to
community believe in a little sunshine—that small ray of light
help children who have a medical or behavioral issue that limits
that comes when watching a child accomplish something
their feeding and growth.
incredible. Whether it is learning to maneuver a wheelchair,
In addition to our core programs, Children’s Hospital hosts
regaining strength after an
a number of outreach
injury, or successfully eating
programs throughout the
Message to our donors:
by mouth for the first time,
year to educate children
Children’s Hospital Foundation would like to express its appreciation
these accomplishments
in our region about health
for the many wonderful gifts we have received this spring. Your gifts
change the lives of the
and safety, fire prevention,
have supported not only our annual Donation Day Campaign but also
children we serve.
nutrition and dental hygiene.
the relocation of a new Therapy Center in Bon Air and the recently
Children’s Hospital’s
approved expansion of our Petersburg Therapy Center. Your continued
Due to the commitment
support of the many children we serve is most helpful as we strive to
history is a story of progress
of the many donors who
grow our programs to serve more children each year. Please know
and growth. Thanks to the
give throughout the year,
how grateful we are for your generosity and for the many kindnesses
dedication of our medical
Children’s Hospital is stronger
you
show
us
every
day.
community and the ongoing
and more able to meet
support of donors, our growth
the needs of children in
has continued in recent years. With the opening of new therapy
our community today than ever before. Last year, we provided
centers in Petersburg and Bon Air, expansion of an existing location services to more than 7,500 children over the course of 66,000
in Glen Allen, and increased community involvement, Children’s
outpatient therapy and clinic visits. With your help, those numbers
Hospital is continuing to grow as a resource and provider of
will continue to grow. Please contribute to Children’s Hospital
pediatric specialty care.
Foundation in order that we can continue to support the hospital
Each of our expansions has been met by an equally
and its many patients. Your gift will help our children believe in a
impressive response from the community, and the need for our
little sunshine of their own.
services is continuously growing. When our Petersburg Therapy
Center opened in November 2008, patient visits were scheduled
To make a gift online using Visa or MasterCard or
three days a week. Within two months, a fourth patient day was
learn how your donation will help our children, visit
added, and in August 2009, the Center opened a fifth day.
www.childrenshosp-richmond.org.
Nearly 1,900 patient therapy visits had been completed at the
new Center by the end of the last fiscal year, and the therapy
For information about making a gift
space is set to expand into additional space
or donation, contact Chris Broughtonlater this year.
Spruill, President, Children’s Hospital
Through our five core services, Children’s
Foundation, at 804-228-5814 or
Hospital offers comprehensive therapy
[email protected].
services at five community locations, inpatient
care for children and young adults with
For information on volunteer
complex medical needs, dental services that
opportunities, contact Dede Vass,
include outpatient surgery, multispecialty
Volunteer Coordinator, at
physician services for a wide variety of
804-228-5920 or [email protected].
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SPECIALTY SERVICES FOR CHILDREN
Physician Services
• Cerebral Palsy
• Muscular Dystrophy
• NICU Follow-Up
• Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
• Spasticity
• Spina Bifida
Therapy Services
Transitional/Specialized Long-Term Care
Dental Program
Children’s Feeding Program
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CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL THERAPY CENTERS
FREDERICKSBURG
Lee’s Hill Medical Center
10530 Spotsylvania Avenue
Suite 102
Fredericksburg, VA 22408
540/891-4485
BON AIR
206 Twinridge Lane
Suite A
Richmond, VA 23235
804/323-9060
GLEN ALLEN
The Forum, Building 2
10124 West Broad Street
Suite P
Glen Allen, VA 23060
804/273-6656
PETERSBURG
321 B Poplar Drive
Suite 4
Petersburg, VA 23805
804/733- 7233
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