The Aflac Cancer Center and Blood Disorders Service of Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta

The Aflac Cancer Center and Blood Disorders Service of Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta is a national leader among childhood cancer, hematology, and blood and marrow transplant programs, serving infants to young adults. Recognized as one of the top childhood cancer centers in the country by U.S.News & World Report, the Aflac Cancer Center treats more than 370 new cancer patients each year and follows more than 2,500 patients with sickle cell disease, hemophilia and other blood disorders. Visit www.aflaccancercenter.org for more information.

Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, GA

Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, a not-for-profit organization, is committed to enhancing the lives of children through excellence in patient care, research and education. Managing more than half a million patient visits annually at three hospitals and 16 neighborhood locations, Children’s is one of the largest clinical care providers for children in the country. Children’s offers access to more than 30 pediatric specialties and is ranked among the top children’s hospitals by Parents magazine and U.S.News & World Report. With generous philanthropic and volunteer support, Children’s has made an impact in the lives of children in Georgia, the United States and throughout the world. Visit www.choa.org for more information.

Children's Memorial Hospital Chicago, Illinois

Children's Memorial Hospital in Chicago, Illinois is a pediatric hospital. It has more than 1,100 pediatric specialists focusing on 70 specialties in multiple locations and routinely provides more care to more young people than any other Chicago-area hospital or medical center.[1] The hospital is accredited by the Joint Commission (formerly known as the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations). Licensed for 270 beds, Children's Memorial cares for critically ill kids from other states in the U.S. and from other countries. In fiscal year 2008, for example, children from all 50 states and 32 countries came to the hospital for care.

Hackensack University Medical Center, Hackensack, New Jersey

Hackensack University Medical Center is designated by the State of New Jersey as a children's hospital. The Joseph M. Sanzari Children's Hospital at Hackensack University Medical Center is also one of a select group designated a full institutional member of the National Association of Children's Hospitals and Related Institutes. This designation honors the contributions of a dedicated team of doctors, nurses, other healthcare professionals and volunteers who have made the medical center a special place for children and their families. More significantly, designation builds on that commitment of care for children that the medical center has always provided.

The Ronald McDonald House New York, NY

The Ronald McDonald House provides temporary housing for pediatric cancer patients and their families. Here families find a strong, supportive and caring environment which encourages and nurtures the development of child-to-child and parent-to-parent support systems. Every day, children form friendships with other children and, through these bonds, regain a sense of control and experience the fun of childhood. Parents also gain strength and new understanding through the friendships they form with other parents who understand exactly how they feel.

Ronald McDonald House in New York City is the largest facility of its type in the world. The House can accommodate 84 families, and it is filled to capacity almost every night. The House's location in Manhattan, in close proximity to 12 major cancer treatment centers, draws children and families from across the country and the world, as well as from the metropolitan New York City area.