| Children's Hospital Boston is the latest organization to | | | | a pregnancy, and in some cases including congenital |
| receive financial support from Jesse Willms as he | | | | heart disease and strabismus the hospital will care for |
| continues to transform himself from a successful | | | | adult patients as well. The institution is home to 40 |
| businessman into a philanthropist. | | | | clinical departments and 225 specialized clinical |
| Since he started his quest to help the community this | | | | programs. |
| summer, Willms has focused most of his giving on | | | | For more than two decades, the hospital has been |
| organizations that help women and children or provide | | | | rated by U.S. News & World Report as one of |
| disaster relief. | | | | the nation's top pediatric care centers. It ranked in |
| For that reason he said the care center, also known | | | | the top three of all pediatric specialty categories, and |
| as Boston Children's Hospital, seemed like a natural fit | | | | number one in heart surgery, neurology, |
| – because of its long-standing reputation in the | | | | neurosurgery, urology, nephrology and orthopedics. |
| medical community. | | | | BCH was the first stand-alone pediatric hospital in |
| Willms also donated $25,000 each to three other | | | | New England to be awarded Magnet status by the |
| charities today, including: | | | | American Nurses Credentialing Center. |
| - The Gulf Coast Restoration Fund | | | | |
| - The Nevada YMCA | | | | Who Is Jesse Willms? |
| - The Breast Cancer Research Fund | | | | Once known primarily as a cutting-edge businessman |
| | | | | who was able to launch several Internet companies |
| Why Children's Hospital Boston? | | | | before he was 22 years old, Willms has now gained a |
| Children's Hospital Boston is one of the largest | | | | new reputation as a dedicated philanthropist. |
| pediatric care centers in the world. It offers a | | | | Inspired by the messages of Bill Gates and Warren |
| complete range of medical care for children from | | | | Buffett, Willms decided to focus his time and energy |
| birth through 21 years of age. Its Advanced Fetal | | | | on giving back to the community and now partners |
| Care Center can begin interventions at 15 weeks into | | | | with nearly a dozen charitable organizations. |