Seconds can sometimes mean the world in an emergency situation, especially when it comes to the well-being of a child. Oishei Children's Hospital is here FOR those critical events, providing care through our pediatric transport team, emergency department, level I trauma program, The Alfiero Family Pediatric Intensive Care Unit and our state-of-the-art Hematology/Oncology Department.

Your gift is FOR kids like Evie, whose leukemia diagnosis couldn't overshadow her fun experiences at OCH with the child life team and even meeting Josh Allen!

OCH critical care by the numbers:

• 433 trauma admissions or activations

• 741 pediatric transplants

• 1,066 pediatric intensive care unit stays annually

• 46,569 emergency department visits annually

• 400+ annual oncology/hematology stays

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Evie’s mother, Erin, knew that children with Down Syndrome are at a higher risk of developing leukemia. While she initially thought a low-grade fever and persistent pain in her daughter’s legs might have been COVID, OCH’s initial diagnosis in 2020 confirmed it was her worst fears - leukemia.

Evie was immediately sent to OCH to begin treatment, then faced a relapse in the summer of 2023 and a bone marrow transplant this past fall – a difficult process that included some scary side effects.