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It is a pediatric podcast for moms and dads.

This is Dr. Mike coming to you from the campus of Nationwide Children's Hospital.

We're in Columbus, Ohio.

It's episode 571.

We're calling this one Holiday Gift Giving.

I want to welcome all of you to the program.

So as one of the nation's largest and most comprehensive children's hospitals, nationwide children's has the ambitious and impressive mission of helping every child for every reason, regardless of a family's ability to pay.

And this is true for kids and teens everywhere.

In fact, we serve patients and families from all 50 U.S. states and 45 countries.

Our research, innovations in care, and support for pediatric mental health improve young

lives around the world. Of course, this work depends upon the generosity of donors,

which has been the case going all the way back to 1892 when a local group held a bake sale

to support the opening of our hospital. Today, the Nationwide Children's Foundation is tasked

with organizing fundraising efforts, including our current holiday

campaign. And that is the topic of today's episode, holiday gift giving. We're going to cover some of the

amazing programs offered by Nationwide Children's programs that depend on the support of donors because

they are not covered by medical insurance. And yet, they are still super important for the nearly two million patient visits we see each and every year.

We have a terrific guest joining us this week as we explore holiday gift giving.

We're going to also talk about the history of philanthropy at nationwide children's,

the current needs of our hospital, and practical ways

you can help both financially, but also through service and time and talents.

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