Inova Fairfax Hospital for Children Joins New National Alliance, Together for Kids
September 26, 2007
New Nonprofit Foundation to Combat Childhood Obesity and Promote Accident
Prevention
Falls Church, VA—Inova Fairfax Hospital for Children is proud to announce its
membership in a new nonprofit foundation, Together for Kids™, which held its
national launch today at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C.
This
alliance of 53 hospitals will raise much needed funds at the national level to
help Inova Fairfax Hospital for Children and other member hospitals address
the health challenges facing today’s children. Together for Kids’ mission is to
rally more resources to improve children’s health in the U.S. and will focus its
efforts on the issues of childhood obesity and accident prevention.
“As Northern Virginia’s only children’s hospital, we look for
every opportunity to enhance the programs and treatments we offer to our
patients,” said Robert Silver, administrator, Inova Fairfax Hospital for
Children. “By becoming part of this alliance, we’ll have access to more
resources that we can put toward programs and initiatives to improve the health
of children here in our area.”
Together for Kids
will raise funds through corporate sponsorships, events, grants and other forms
of philanthropy, and then distribute the funds to member hospitals to address
the most urgent children’s health needs in their
communities.
Together for Kids’ first annual national fundraising
campaign, Come Out to Play!, will be in April 2008. This will be a month-long
series of events around the country that will raise funds for hospitalized
children and will encourage families and their kids to take part in active play
that’s healthy and safe.
Inova Fairfax Hospital for Children is a
186-bed facility on the campus of Inova Fairfax Hospital. It houses Northern
Virginia’s only Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU), a subspecialty Neonatal
Intensive Care Unit (NICU), and a Pediatric Emergency Department. Specialties
include pediatric cardiology and cardiac surgery programs, as well as a
pediatric hematology/oncology unit.
Inova Health System is a not-for-profit health care system based in Northern Virginia that consists of hospitals and other health services including emergency and urgent care centers, home care, nursing homes, mental health and blood donor services, and wellness classes. Governed by a voluntary board of community members, Inova's mission is to improve the health of the diverse community we serve through excellence in patient care, education and research.
Together for Kids (www.togetherforkids.org) is a national alliance of children’s hospitals and other hospitals serving children, dedicated to building a healthier future for America’s kids. The organization provides an urgently needed national fundraising mechanism for its member hospitals, helping them care for seriously ill children and tackle the toughest health issues facing all kids, with a focus on childhood obesity and accident prevention.
Contact:
Che Parker
703-321-2559
Jeanne Mayer
703- 321-2918
Kimberly Gibbs
703-504-3438
