(St. Jude Children's Research Hospital)

Quick Facts
About St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital

       St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, founded by the late entertainer Danny   Thomas, treats about 260 patients every day on an outpatient basis and maintains  78 inpatient beds.

St. Jude is the largest childhood cancer research center in the world in terms of the number of patients enrolled on research protocols and successfully treated.

St. Jude Children's Research Hospital® opened in 1962 and was founded by the late entertainer Danny Thomas. Its mission is to find cures for children with cancer and other catastrophic diseases through research and treatment. St. Jude has treated children from all 50 states and from around the world.

St. Jude is the only pediatric cancer research center where families never pay for treatment not covered by insurance. No child is ever denied treatment because of the family's inability to pay.
The daily operating cost for St. Jude is $1.5 million, which is primarily covered by public contributions.
During the past five years, 81 cents of every dollar received has supported the research and treatment at St. Jude.

In 2010, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital was ranked the most trusted charity in the nation in a public survey conducted by Harris Interactive, a highly respected international polling and research firm.
In 2010, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital was named the nation’s top children’s cancer hospital in the 2010-11 Best Children’s Hospital rankings published in U.S. News & World Report.