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St. Jude Children's Research Hospital is a pediatric treatment and research hospital headquartered in Memphis, Tennessee.Founded by entertainer Danny Thomas in 1962, it is a 501(c)(3) designated nonprofit medical corporation which focuses on children's catastrophic diseases, particularly leukemia and other cancers. [1]
In 1962, with help from Dr. Lemuel Diggs and close friend Anthony Abraham, an auto magnate in Miami, Florida, Thomas founded the St. Jude Children's Research Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee. Since its inception, St. Jude has treated children from all 50 states and around the world, continuing the mission of finding cures and saving children. [26]
The American Lebanese Syrian Associated Charities (ALSAC) was founded by Danny Thomas in 1957 to be the fundraising and awareness organization for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. Its sole mission is to raise the funds and awareness necessary to operate and maintain the hospital.
Richard Shadyac Jr. will step down as CEO of ALSAC, the fundraising arm of St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, in March. The charity, founded by Danny Thomas and fueled by the entertainment ...
Thomas serves as National Outreach Director for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, which was founded by her father Danny Thomas in 1962. She created the Thanks & Giving campaign in 2004 to support the hospital.
“Donald Pinkel introduced the word ‘cure’ to cancer,” said Dr. James Downing, current president and CEO of St. Jude. Pinkel died Wednesday. He was 95.
St. Jude Medical (NYS: STJ) carries $4 billion of goodwill and other intangibles on its balance sheet. Sometimes goodwill, especially when it's excessive, can foreshadow problems down the road.
The latter was spearheading the foundation and construction of a children's research hospital, called after St Jude, the patron of the hopeless, to be based in Memphis, Tennessee. Pinkel visited the budding project in 1961, and decided to become a founding member, taking a significant pay reduction to make the move. [7]