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Roxanne Martino, Chair, and Dr. Thomas Shanley, President & CEO

Message from the Chair and President:

We have much to celebrate about our collective impact, despite the challenges faced over the past year. This impact is only possible because of the actions we take together – as clinicians, advocates, supporters, researchers and trainees.

We hired 2,100 new staff to help care for more than 260,000 patients. Our patient satisfaction, quality and safety scores were outstanding. We continue to provide superb care for kids inside the hospital and out in the community, and we do it safely every day for both patients and employees.

We have seen amazing growth in extramural research funding, quadrupling over the last six years to $105 million in FY23. This is truly a remarkable achievement for our research enterprise and for what it represents: extensive discovery and innovation in pediatric health, benefiting children and families far beyond Chicago.

We create positive impact as an organization because we work together across the four pillars of our mission: clinical care, advocacy, research and education. Our people and their relentless determination to do better for our patients makes it happen. And their focus on improving care for patients now doesn’t keep them from looking to the horizon and seeing amazing possibilities in the future.

We look forward to the year ahead as we seek new opportunities to create a healthier future for every child.

In gratitude,

Roxanne Martino, Chair, Medical Center/Lurie Children’s Boards of Directors
Dr. Thomas Shanley, President & CEO

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