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Your impact:
Supporting unstoppable kids
Proceeds from Words & Wisdom will support Children’s Hospital of Richmond at VCU and the 80,000 children and families who rely on us for care each year.
Support from events like Words & Wisdom has directly funded the development and enhancement of clinical programs, enabled the recruitment of top-tier pediatric specialists and fueled groundbreaking research initiatives. These advancements have empowered CHoR to expand its programs and services throughout Central Virginia in order to serve more children than ever before.
400,000+
annual outpatient visits
28,000+
annual emergency room visits
10,000+
annual inpatient admissions
6,000+
annual surgeries
Impact of community support
Expanding support services
Philanthropic funds have allowed our child life and spiritual care services to grow dramatically and helped establish our Family Resource Center, which is 100% funded by philanthropy and dedicated to addressing the social drivers of health. These services go beyond traditional clinical care and provide holistic care for children and families.
Advancing care around the world
Funding has enabled CHoR to establish The Center for Inherited Muscle Research which brings together a collaborative team of clinical and research experts to push the boundaries of what is possible in diagnosing and treating children with muscular dystrophy. Our clinical trials draw patients from all over the world.
Building new programs
Community support has also helped establish our pediatric epilepsy center and unique asthma program. Our epilepsy center was recently accredited as level 4, signifying our ability to provide the most advanced and specialized services for epilepsy, whether it be surgical, dietary or medical, and our asthma program has resulted in an over 50% decrease in missed school days for kids with asthma.