Nationwide Children's News Releases

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.

Aug 28, 2025

Ryan and Nina Day Support Kids’ Mental Health as New Survey Spotlights Need for Adult Guidance

COLUMBUS, Ohio – Coach Ryan Day and his wife Nina — champions for The Kids Mental Health Foundation — stress the importance of grown-ups helping the kids in their lives boost their mental wellness skills so they are ready to face life’s challenges, such as adjusting to a new

Nationwide Children’s Hospital - Toledo Brings Pediatric Rheumatology to Northwest Ohio
Aug 25, 2025

Nationwide Children’s Hospital - Toledo Brings Pediatric Rheumatology to Northwest Ohio

Nationwide Children’s Hospital - Toledo proudly welcomes Megan Crippen, MD, as northwest Ohio’s first dedicated pediatric rheumatologist, providing local care to children and families beginning September 8.

Aug 13, 2025

Abercrombie & Fitch Co. Pledges Financial Support for Nationwide Children's Hospital's Behavioral Health Initiatives

Abercrombie & Fitch Co. announced today that it has pledged $15 million over a period of six years to Nationwide Children’s Hospital and The Kids Mental Health Foundation to support behavioral health initiatives for children and young adults in central Ohio and across the country.

Aug 12, 2025

Joe Burrow Foundation, Nationwide Children’s Hospital Launch Mental Health Program for Schools in Appalachian Ohio

Today, the Joe Burrow Foundation and Nationwide Children’s Hospital announced the launch of a new training and consulting program to help school-based health centers support students’ mental health needs, starting with 20 school districts in Appalachian Ohio.

Aug 11, 2025

Nationwide Children’s Hospital Expands School-Based Health Services at KIPP Columbus

Nationwide Children’s Hospital’s school-based health center at KIPP Columbus is expanding to a new building on campus and increasing health care offerings beginning Monday, August 11. This expansion is part of ongoing efforts to increase access to primary care and mental health services for students across the community.

Aug 08, 2025

Nationwide Children’s Appoints Heart Center Faculty to New Leadership Roles

Robert Gajarski, MD, MHSA has been appointed to a new leadership position within the Center for Clinical Excellence at Nationwide Children’s Hospital and Stephen Hart, MD, has been selected as the next Executive Co-Director Pediatric Acute Care Cardiology Collaborative.