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St. Jude Children's Research Hospital is a pediatric treatment and research hospital headquartered in Memphis, Tennessee.Founded by entertainer Danny Thomas in 1962, it is a 501(c)(3) designated nonprofit medical corporation which focuses on children's catastrophic diseases, particularly leukemia and other cancers. [1]
The American Lebanese Syrian Associated Charities (ALSAC) was founded by Danny Thomas in 1957 to be the fundraising and awareness organization for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. Its sole mission is to raise the funds and awareness necessary to operate and maintain the hospital.
In 1962, with help from Dr. Lemuel Diggs and close friend Anthony Abraham, an auto magnate in Miami, Florida, Thomas founded the St. Jude Children's Research Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee. Since its inception, St. Jude has treated children from all 50 states and around the world, continuing the mission of finding cures and saving children. [26]
This year, St. Jude’s Thanks and Giving campaign celebrates its 20th anniversary and passing the fundraising milestone of $1 billion to support the hospital’s efforts to provide free medical ...
Nick poses for a portrait on the campus of St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2024, in Memphis, Tenn. Nick was diagnosed with lymphoblastic leukemia in 2014 and is now in ...
For the better part of the last six months, Beckett has been living in Tennessee at St. Jude's Hospital, battling ATRT brain cancer - a very rare, fast-growing tumour. Family of three-year-old ...
In 1986, Downing was recruited by hematopathologist Coston W. Berard and began working at the St. Jude Children's Research Hospital with Charles J. Sherr. [3] He became Chairman of the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine in 1997 and Deputy Director in 2011. [4]
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital in Memphis, Tenn. Related: Devoted Dad Creates App That Can Detect Eye Cancer in Children After His Son Was Diagnosed at 3 Months Old.