Blog – Geisinger Janet Weis Children's Hospital

LEAP continues to grow with donations

Teenage suicide rates continue to rise and it is an alarming trend that continues to plague the children’s hospital. Studies show that most adolescent suicides are impulsive and are committed…

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Donations upgrade essential testing equipment for the NICU

After 96 days with their daughter in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at Geisinger Janet Weis Children’s Hospital, Denielle and Mark Halerz of Altoona faced a bigger concern: taking their…

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Martins Food Store continues Courage Cape designs

The Martins Food Market location at Logan Boulevard in Altoona had a great day of making Courage Capes for Geisinger Janet Weis Children’s Hospital! About 20 store associates volunteered this…

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Reflecting on a year of giving

As we end 2019 it is important to look back at what has been accomplished for Geisinger Janet Weis Children’s Hospital and Geisinger Pediatrics this past year through generous gifts…

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Patients, staff celebrate Geisinger Janet Weis Children’s Hospital’s 25th Birthday

The Child Life Department celebrated Geisinger Janet Weis Children’s Hospital 25th Birthday on Monday with patients and staff of the children’s hospital. The party featured a lunch and birthday cake…

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Giant Food Stores volunteers make capes for patients

DANVILLE – Xena Price of Altoona spent her day painting designs on capes as she volunteered for a project for Children’s Miracle Network at Geisinger. The store employment associate for…

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GIANT and MARTIN’S raise more than $800,000 to support CMN Hospitals!

In the spirit of holiday giving, GIANT Food Stores announced a record-breaking total of $814,223 was generously donated to local Children’s Miracle Network (CMN) Hospitals by its customers during the…

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KISS for Kids Holiday Radiothon raises more than $51K

WILLIAMSPORT – The KISS for Kids Holiday Radiothon held on Dec. 5 and 6 live from Geisinger Janet Weis Children’s Hospital was a huge success raising $51,485 for local sick…

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Giant Food Store holds blood drive for Geisinger Janet Weis Children’s Hospital

The Giant Foods location in Bloomsburg, PA, recently held a blood drive to help celebrate the 25th anniversary of Geisinger Janet Weis Children’s Hospital. Sixteen pints of blood were collected…

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Donations allow for expansion of Reach Out and Read program

Each year donations to Children’s Miracle Network at Geisinger are used to promote the health and well-being of local children through equipment, services and programs. One such program that contributes…

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