Press Releases

11.12.23

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10.27.23

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9.18.23

Dr. Vittorio Gallo appointed senior vice president and chief scientific officer.

11.1.22

The healthcare leader is recognized for best practices in sharing diversity data transparently

10.24.22

Jamie Phillips Appointed Seattle Children’s Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer

9.15.22

A Message From Seattle Children’s Executive Leadership Team

9.13.22

Dr. Eric Tham appointed senior vice president and chief research operations officer

7.19.22

Seattle Children’s and a network of children’s hospitals from across the country will coordinate on the response to future pandemics and other disasters through a new $29 million grant from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA).

6.30.22

Seattle Children's Commitment to Sustainability Strengthens with Signing of HHS Health Care Sector Pledge

6.9.22

Today, Seattle Children’s is releasing the third Health Equity and Anti-Racism Action Plan quarterly report.

6.9.22

Researchers are seeking to recruit 3,500 children and adults in the Pacific Northwest to assess how well vaccines protect against COVID-19 infection.

5.5.22

Seattle Children’s announced the appointment of Dondi Cupp as its new senior vice president and chief development officer leading the Seattle Children’s Foundation and Guild Association effective June 2, 2022. Cupp joins Seattle Children’s from Oregon Health & Science University Foundation.

4.1.22

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center is a unified adult cancer research and care center that is a clinically integrated part of UW Medicine

3.29.22

Seattle Children’s received an evaluation of 100 and the designation of “LGBTQ+ Healthcare Equality Leader” in the Human Rights Campaign Foundation’s Healthcare Equality Index (HEI).

3.10.22

Today, Seattle Children’s is releasing the second Health Equity and Anti-Racism Action Plan (Action Plan) quarterly report, an important milestone during a week where we also celebrate the opening of the OBCC Othello Clinic with the OBCC team and community.

1.26.22

Dr. André Dick is appointed Seattle Children’s senior vice president (SVP) and surgeon-in-chief, Bonnie Fryzlewicz is appointed SVP and chief nursing officer and Dr. Jeff Ojemann is appointed SVP and chief medical officer.

12.9.21

When Seattle Children’s committed to becoming an anti-racist organization, we made a commitment to listen and make changes. Today Seattle Children’s is releasing the first Health Equity and Anti-Racism Action Plan quarterly report.

12.1.21

Seattle Children’s presented at the American Society of Hematology annual meeting, the world’s premier event in malignant and non-malignant hematology, in Dec. 2021. These studies demonstrate the depth and breadth of research in pediatric blood cancer within Seattle Children's.

9.1.21

Seattle Children's releases our Health Equity and Anti-Racism Action Plan based on the Assessment Committee’s work with Covington & Burling LLP.

9.1.21

Jeff Sperring, MD, CEO, shares Seattle Children’s Health Equity and Anti-Racism Action Plan in response to the recommendations Covington & Burling outlined in their independent assessment of Seattle Children’s efforts to dismantle racism and promote diversity, equity and inclusion.

8.9.21

In line with the Assessment Committee’s recommendations and our community’s requests, the Seattle Children’s Hospital Board of Trustees voted unanimously to release Covington’s findings and recommendations, which will be used as a roadmap to guide the action plan Task Force.

7.30.21

A direct communication about the independent assessment of Seattle Children’s efforts to combat racism and promote diversity, equity and inclusion led by Former U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder of the Covington law firm.

7.22.21

Seattle Children’s is excited to announce results published today in JAMA Oncology.

7.13.21

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, UW Medicine, Seattle Cancer Care Alliance and Seattle Children’s are exploring a comprehensive collaboration aimed at bringing groundbreaking research to patient care for children and adults

5.5.21

Seattle Children's today announced that Anu and Satya Nadella and their family have generously committed $15 million to advance precision medicine neurosciences and youth mental health care at Seattle Children's, and to help provide equitable access to care for every family and community.

4.21.21

A message from Bonnie Fryzlewicz, Vice President and Chief Nursing Officer for Seattle Children’s

3.19.21

A letter from Seattle Children’s Leadership team addressing increasing acts of violence, xenophobia and hate against Asian and Pacific Islander communities, and this week’s shootings in the Atlanta area.

2.8.21

Today, following a national search, Seattle Children’s announced Andrew Lee will join the organization as Vice President and Chief Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) Officer to lead system-wide diversity, equity and inclusion efforts, set strategic direction and accelerate anti-racism work.

2.3.21

It has been our deeply held value and commitment at Seattle Children’s to provide a place where every child and family member feels valued, safe and seen and where Seattle Children’s workforce feels respected and valued.

1.30.21

Statement from The Seattle Children’s Assessment Committee

1.14.21

New community and board trustee members named to Assessment Committee

1.6.21

New board committee formed, will include community members and independent outside expert

12.15.20

Today, Seattle Children’s received its first doses of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine and will deploy its allocation in phases based on guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

9.24.20

We frequently test the air in every OR and can confirm the operating rooms at Seattle Children’s are safe.

8.5.20

Announces exclusive licensing partnerships for proprietary regulatory T cell engineering technologies with Seattle Children's Research Institute, Benaroya Research Institute and MIGAL Galilee Research Institute

6.2.20

Initially, the alliance will develop treatment options for patients with two rare, life-threatening primary immunodeficiency diseases – Wiskott-Aldrich Syndrome (WAS) and X-linked Agammaglobulinemia (XLA)

10.15.19

New building expands Seattle Children’s research campus to over 1.1 million square feet

11.1.18

Gift brings total raised for OBCC to nearly $90 million; Seattle Children’s aims to raise $125 million by 2021

10.9.18

Dr. Leslie R. Walker-Harding to assume position in February 2019

8.15.18

The new clinic will provide access to more than 18 pediatric specialty care services in the North Sound region

8.7.18

Open to children and young adults with relapsed or refractory disease, clinical trial extends immunotherapy to several types of EGFR-expressing solid tumors

7.31.18

Seattle Children’s new Odessa Brown Children’s Clinic will be located in South Seattle to increase access to healthcare for lower-income families who have moved to south Seattle and south King County

7.24.18

Combined scientific team will form largest pediatric infectious disease research program in the U.S.

7.23.18

Friends of Costco has raised $125 Million for uncompensated care at Seattle Children’s

6.19.18

CAR T-cell immunotherapy targeting HER2 protein on cancer cells aims to provide children and young adults who have limited treatment options with a second line of defense

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