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Oct 27, 2025
Nationwide Foundation’s $10 million Pediatric Innovation Fund supports Nationwide Children’s Hospital’s affordable housing, clinical research work
The Nationwide Foundation announced today a $10 million investment through its Pediatric Innovation Fund to expand Nationwide Children’s Hospital’s affordable housing in the Linden and South Side neighborhoods and advance the hospital’s groundbreaking work in genomic medicine, data science and clinical research. The 2025 gift, which builds on more than a decade of philanthropic investments in vital programs, supports key hospital initiatives including biomedical data sciences, genomics, population health, endowed chairs and behavioral health. These programs seek to help all children have a healthy future, whether they live in central Ohio or across the United States.
Oct 20, 2025
Gail E. Besner, MD, Elected to the Prestigious National Academy of Medicine
Today, Gail E. Besner, MD, chief of pediatric surgery at Nationwide Children’s Hospital and the William Clatworthy Jr. Professor of Surgery in the Department of Surgery at The Ohio State University College of Medicine, was elected to the National Academy of Medicine (NAM). Election to NAM is considered one of the highest honors in the field of medicine and recognizes individuals who have demonstrated outstanding professional achievement and commitment to service. Dr. Besner is the third faculty member from Nationwide Children’s Hospital to be appointed to this prestigious organization.
Oct 16, 2025
Benjamin Kopp Named Nationwide Children’s Hospital’s Chief of Pulmonary, Sleep Medicine and Cystic Fibrosis
Benjamin Kopp, MD, MPH, ATSF, FAAP, has been named chief of the Division of Pulmonary, Sleep Medicine and Cystic Fibrosis at Nationwide Children’s Hospital, effective March 2, 2026.
Oct 14, 2025
Joan Han Named Nationwide Children’s Hospital’s Chief of Endocrinology
Joan Han, MD, has been named chief of the Division of Endocrinology at Nationwide Children’s Hospital, effective January 2026.
Oct 08, 2025
OhioHealth and Nationwide Children’s Hospital Partner to Bring Care for Whole Family in New Ontario Building
OhioHealth and Nationwide Children’s Hospital are partnering to bring expert care for the whole family under one roof in Ontario. A wide range of outpatient services will be available in the new building, including primary care, obstetrics and gynecology, and pediatrics. The 42,000 square foot facility will be located on W 4th Street in Ontario, in the same lot as the current OhioHealth Ontario Health and Fitness Center.
Oct 07, 2025
Nationwide Children’s Hospital Recognized Among Best of the Best
Nationwide Children’s Hospital has been named to U.S. News & World Report’s Best Children’s Hospitals Honor Roll for the 12th consecutive year. The Honor Roll is a top distinction awarded to only 10 children’s hospitals nationally.
Oct 06, 2025
Nationwide Children’s Researchers Awarded Children’s Health Innovation Award By Amazon Web Services for New AI Application
Researchers from Nationwide Children’s Hospital have been awarded a 2025 Amazon Web Services (AWS) Imagine Grant: Children’s Health Innovation Award, a funding opportunity designed to accelerate innovation to improve children’s health outcomes with the use of advanced cloud services.
Sep 29, 2025
3rd Annual Linden Fall Festival Offers Family-Friendly Fun to the Community At a New Location
Nationwide Children’s Hospital’s Healthy Neighborhoods Healthy Families initiative will host the 3rd annual Linden Fall Festival on Saturday, Oct. 4, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at a new location – St. Stephen’s Community House (1500 E. 17th Ave., Columbus, OH).
Sep 26, 2025
Nationwide Children’s Hospital and Hyundai Hope on Wheels Mark Pediatric Cancer Awareness Month with $650,000 Research Grants
Hyundai Hope on Wheels presented Nationwide Children’s Hospital with three grants totaling $650,000 to support pediatric cancer research. Ryan Roberts, MD, and James Reinecke, MD, both investigators in the Center for Childhood Cancer at Nationwide Children’s, will receive a Hope Scholar Grant for $400,000 and a Bridge 2K Grant for $150,000, respectively. Bhuvana Setty, a clinical investigator in Nationwide Children’s Division of Hematology and Oncology, will also receive an Impact Grant for $100,000.
Sep 26, 2025
Nationwide Children’s Hospital Celebrates a Decade of School Health Services, Impacting more than 58,000 Ohio Students
Nationwide Children’s Hospital is celebrating a decade of life-changing health care services available where students spend most of their time – at school. Since 2015, the hospital’s school-based health centers have helped more than 58,000 students across central Ohio receive vital services during the school day.