Nationwide Children's News Releases

Nov 17, 2016

Record-setting charitable donation announced for 10th playing of the Nationwide Childrens Hospital Championship

Tournament officials announced today that the 10th playing of the Nationwide Children’s Hospital Championship, held September 19-25, 2016 at The Ohio State University Golf Club - Scarlet Course, raised a total of $1,723,105 for central Ohio charitable organizations, including $1,604,500 for

Nov 17, 2016

Nationwide Childrens Hospital Hosts Annual Holiday Toy Drive

The Nationwide Children’s Hospital Annual Toy Drive to benefit patients at Nationwide Children’s will be held Saturday, December 3, 2016, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Nov 16, 2016

Nationwide Childrens Hospital Encourages Families To Share Their Stories

Each year, there are more than one million visits to Nationwide Children’s Hospital. Each patient goes through their own journey, and has their own story to tell.

Nov 16, 2016

Christopher Iobst, MD, Leading New Center for Limb Lengthening and Reconstruction at Nationwide Childrens Hospital

With the recruitment of Christopher Iobst, MD, Nationwide Children’s Hospital has established the Center for Limb Lengthening and Reconstruction within the Department of Orthopaedics. Dr.

Nov 15, 2016

The Memorial Tournament Presented by Nationwide Sets New Giving Record to Nationwide Childrens Hospital with $1,676,500 Donation

Dublin, Ohio – Officials of the Memorial Tournament presented by Nationwide announced today that the 41st playing of the prestigious invitational, concluded June 5, 2016, raised $2,166,000 for charitable organizations in central Ohio, including a record-setting $1,676,500 for Nationwide

Nov 14, 2016

Donatos Pizza and Cheryls® Cookies Partner to Support Nationwide Childrens Hospital

For the third-consecutive year, patrons of Donatos Pizza will once again have an opportunity to support life-saving research and care at Nationwide Children’s Hospital this holiday season. During the “Sweetness of the Holidays” campaign from Nov. 14 to Jan.

Nov 10, 2016

New Study Points to a Possible Cause of Many Preterm Births

Most spontaneous preterm births do not have causes that are easy to identify. Physicians frequently have not known why uterine contractions begin weeks earlier than they should, in one major form of preterm birth; or why a mother’s water breaks well before the fetus is fully developed, in

Nov 01, 2016

Tween Clothing Retailer Justice Launches Holiday Campaign That Will Support Life-Saving Research at Nationwide Childrens Hospital

For the first time in the three-year corporate partnership between Nationwide Children’s Hospital and Justice, the tween clothing retailer will invite customers to give a donation to the pediatric hospital during the holiday season.

Oct 31, 2016

Two genes linked to postpartum immunity revival in women with persistent hepatitis C

Alternative forms of two genes are associated with a boost in immunity to hepatitis C after childbirth, a study led by a Nationwide Children's Hospital physician-researcher shows.

Oct 19, 2016

Solving the Problem of Managing Big Genomic Data

The influx of genomics data resulting from the increasing affordability of whole exome/genome sequencing and President Obama’s Precision Medicine Initiative requires a novel technological solution to data storage, communication with other clinical decision support systems and health