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St. Jude Children's Research Hospital History

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This project is about the history of St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital is a non-profit organization that helps battle pediatric cancers. St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital is not your typical children's hospital. The service and support they provide to their patients is unique as their founder Danny Thomas. I will explore their founders history, mission, and how they are able to continue the work today. St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital located in Memphis, TN is known by everyone. Although, many do not know the story that brought about this famous landmark that would change so many people’s lives. It’s a story of faith, hope and love by a man named Danny Thomas. Danny Thomas was searching for a career in show business. He was having a difficult time in his life with his career as well as his finances. He attended a church one day and gave all the money he had in his pocket and prayed at a statue of St. Jude. Which is known as the patron saint of hopeless causes. He asked St. Jude to guide him on his path of life with his …show more content…

Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital opened its facility in 1962. The hospital's mission is to “advance cures and means of prevention for pediatric catastrophic diseases through research and treatment”. This hospital is very unique in the fact that no family is ever turned away from services for inability to pay. No family ever receives a bill from St. Jude. It’s not only a hospital that treats childhood cancer but also does research in hopes for a cure for cancer. The research that is done at the hospital is shared at no cost around the world in hopes for finding a cure. Through this research at St. Jude hospital the childhood cancer survival has increased from 20% survival rate to 80% in the past years. It’s also unique in the fact that it treats children from all states and from around the world. Unfortunately, there are approximately 7,800 patients each

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