Rite Aid Exceeds $100 Million in Overall Giving to Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals
Rite Aid customers have collectively donated over $100 million to Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals through the Miracle Balloon Campaign over 26 years. In the latest campaign, they raised $1.9 million during an eight-week period across 2,400 stores. Additionally, The Rite Aid Foundation will contribute $3.5 million in grant funding to support 53 hospitals in its service area. Rite Aid is one of seven corporate partners to exceed this milestone, underlining its commitment to improving children's health during the COVID-19 pandemic.
- Rite Aid and its customers raised over $100 million for Children's Miracle Network Hospitals over 26 years.
- In 2020, Rite Aid customers donated $1.9 million during the Miracle Balloon Campaign.
- The Rite Aid Foundation is providing $3.5 million in additional grants to support local children's hospitals.
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CAMP HILL, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--With coins and dollar bills, Rite Aid customers have generously supported Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals for more than a quarter-century, with the collective effort surpassing
This past summer, Rite Aid customers donated
Recognizing the profound need posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, The Rite Aid Foundation this year will contribute an additional
As a healthcare and retail company delivering services in urban, suburban and rural neighborhoods and communities, Rite Aid’s partnership with local children’s hospitals provides a conduit for customers to support the health and well-being of kids faced with both serious medical conditions and socioeconomic and racial inequities that challenge them to securing the care they need.
Support for children’s hospitals and children’s health serves as a point of community pride for the company and its workforce each year and has been embraced by the surrounding community and corporate vendors. Much of the
“This milestone is the culmination of millions and millions of small acts of kindness, compassion and care for each other. Raised dollar by dollar over more than 25 years, these funds have literally saved lives and changed children’s futures,” said Jessica Kazmaier, president of The Rite Aid Foundation and executive vice president, chief human resources officer at Rite Aid. “We are grateful for the care that children’s hospitals provide to our neighborhoods and thank our loyal customers for everyday generosity that has accumulated into immeasurable, life-changing impact.”
Combined, Rite Aid and The Rite Aid Foundation will support Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals with more than
This year’s corporate and philanthropic support comes during a critical time when children’s hospitals across the country have found themselves on the frontlines of a generation-defining pandemic. Hospitals have responded by marshaling personal protective equipment, developing new ways to deliver therapeutic programs to patients and contributing to the COVID-19 vaccine development effort. In some cases, children’s hospitals have used their pediatric intensive care units to treat adults with the coronavirus.
“Surpassing the
While 2020 has provided a distinct set of challenges for children’s hospitals, their critical work has spanned decades. During Rite Aid’s years supporting CMN Hospitals, millions of children in cities such as Baltimore, Detroit, Los Angeles, New York, Philadelphia and Seattle have been given the gift of better health because of the care they have received and the advancements made by local hospitals, with examples below:
- In Fresno, California, and its surrounding community, philanthropic dollars have supported Valley Children’s Hospital’s expansion into a powerful network of care that treats all pediatric patients, regardless of their ability to pay. In 2020, Valley Children’s Hospital was ranked as one of the country’s best children’s hospitals for the fifth year in a row, with seven noted specialties.
- In Philadelphia, The Rite Aid Foundation grant funding has supported the Healthier Together Initiative, which stretches beyond the hospital’s walls to address nonmedical issues such as healthy behaviors, socioeconomic factors and environmental elements that comprise the social determinants of health.
- In New York, Cohen Children’s Medical Center’s trauma program is the largest Pediatric Level 1 Trauma Center in New York State as credited by the American College of Surgeons.
- In Washington, kids with complex conditions require seamless coordination amongst their many providers and specialists. From neurology, cardiology, endocrinology, neurodevelopmental and more. And that’s exactly why 2-year-old Malachi’s family moved across the state to be closer to Seattle Children’s, where they're able to see all of them in one place.
- Outside of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, Penn State Children’s Hospital recently began treating their first child to receive a new gene therapy to combat spinal muscular atrophy, a disease that can strip children of their ability to walk, eat or breathe.
- In Detroit, Beaumont Children’s Center for Exceptional Families expanded their therapeutic summer camps, social skills and support groups and added to the outdoor inclusive playground that offers accessible play equipment for all children. The Center for Exceptional Families offers comprehensive medical, rehabilitation, recreational and social support for children with special needs or life-threatening injuries.
- And, in Baltimore, Johns Hopkins Children’s Center has expanded its newborn intensive care unit (NICU) to nearly 50 beds, the largest in Maryland.
Additionally, Rite Aid’s support has amplified Johns Hopkins Children’s Center efforts to provide the Baltimore community and inpatient population with services like its Hopkins Community Connection program.
Launched almost 15 years ago, Hopkins Community Connection addresses the essential social needs that can directly impact a patient’s health and put them at greater risk for chronic illnesses. The program typically serves 400 families at a time, providing access to food and necessities such as infant formula and diapers, but the COVID-19 pandemic has pushed enrollment to skyrocket to 850 families.
“Our program offers a connection to those resources that families often don’t know they’re eligible for or may not know how to access,” said Dr. Barry Solomon, chief of the division of general pediatrics at Johns Hopkins. “We really serve the whole health picture, not just of the patient, but of the family. Families could have questions about their insurance, where to get food or how to get the lights back on. And, no matter who they ask, they’ll be connected to a resource to solve the problem.”
Please see below for the full list of CMN Hospitals supported by Rite Aid.
About Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals
Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals® raises funds and awareness for 170 member hospitals that provide 32 million treatments each year to kids across the U.S. and Canada. Donations stay local to fund critical treatments and healthcare services, pediatric medical equipment and charitable care. Since 1983, Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals has raised more than
About Rite Aid Corporation
Rite Aid Corporation is on the front lines of delivering healthcare services and retail products to more than 1.6 million Americans daily. Our pharmacists are uniquely positioned to engage with customers and improve their health outcomes. We provide an array of whole being health products and services for the entire family through over 2,400 retail pharmacy locations across 18 states. Through Elixir, we provide pharmacy benefits and services to approximately 4 million members nationwide. For more information, www.riteaid.com.
About The Rite Aid Foundation
The Rite Aid Foundation, the philanthropic organization of a leading healthcare company and trusted neighborhood pharmacy, drives leadership and progress that impacts the health and wellness of everyone in our communities. Working with a network of nearly 500 nonprofit organizations, the Foundation has a special focus on underserved and disadvantaged populations and locations, advancing racial equity and serving as a catalyst for positive change.
CMN Hospitals Supported by Rite Aid and The Rite Aid Foundation
- Akron Children’s Hospital, Akron, Ohio
- Arnot Ogden Medical Center, Elmira, New York
- Asante Ashland Community Hospital, Asante Three Rivers Medical Center, Asante Rogue Regional Medical Center, Ashland, Oregon
- Baystate Children’s Hospital, Springfield, Massachusetts
- Beaumont Children’s, Royal Oak, Michigan
- Bernard & Millie Duker Children’s Hospital at Albany Medical Center, Albany, New York
- Boston Children’s Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
- Children’s Hospital Colorado, Aurora, Colorado
- Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California
- Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Children’s Hospital of Richmond at VCU, Richmond, Virginia
- Children’s Hospital of The King’s Daughters, Norfolk, Virginia
- Children’s Specialized Hospital, Mountainside, New Jersey
- CHOC Children’s, Orange, California
- Cincinnati Children’s, Cincinnati, Ohio
- Cohen Children’s Medical Center of New York, New Hyde Park, New York
- Connecticut Children’s, Hartford, Connecticut
- Cottage Children’s Medical Center, Santa Barbara, California
- Dayton Children’s Hospital, Dayton, Ohio
- Geisinger Janet Weis Children’s Hospital, Danville, Pennsylvania
- Golisano Children’s Hospital at the University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, New York
- Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital, Grand Rapids, Michigan
- Hurley Children’s Hospital, Flint, Michigan
- John R. Oishei, Children’s Hospital, Buffalo, New York
- Johns Hopkins Children’s Center, Baltimore, Maryland
- Lauren Small Children’s Center, Bakersfield, California
- Maria Fareri Children’s Hospital, Valhalla, New York
- Mercy Children’s Hospital, Toledo, Ohio
- Mohawk Valley Health System, Utica, New York
- Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Columbus, Ohio
- OHSU Doernbecher Children’s Hospital, Portland, Oregon
- PeaceHealth Sacred Heart Medical Center, Springfield, Oregon
- Penn State Children’s Hospital, Hershey, Pennsylvania
- Phoenix Children’s Hospital, Phoenix, Arizona
- Rady Children’s Hospital-San Diego, San Diego, California
- Renown Children’s Hospital, Reno, Nevada
- Riley Hospital for Children, Indianapolis, Indiana
- Sacred Heart Children’s Hospital, Spokane, Washington
- Saint Vincent Hospital, Erie, Pennsylvania
- Salinas Valley Memorial Hospital, Salinas, California
- Samaritan Medical Center, Watertown, New York
- Seattle Children’s Hospital, Seattle, Washington
- Sparrow Hospital, Lansing, Michigan
- St. Luke’s Children’s, Boise Idaho
- The University of Vermont Children’s Hospital, Burlington, Vermont
- UC Davis Children’s Hospital, Sacramento, California
- UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospitals, Oakland, California
- University Hospitals Rainbow Babies & Children’s Hospital, Cleveland, Ohio
- UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Upstate Golisano Children’s Hospital, Syracuse, New York
- Valley Children’s Hospital, Madera, California
- Virginia Mason Memorial Hospital, Yakima, Washington
- WVU Medicine Children’s, Morgantown, West Virginia
