UVA President Jim Ryan raised more than $52,000 for UVA Health Children's by running in the Boston Marathon. (Photo courtesy of Emily Faith Morgan, University Communications)
University of Virginia President Jim Ryan's 13th Boston Marathon appearance was for UVA Health Children's, and it proved to be his most successful to date. Today, he will present the more than $52,000 he has raised to UVA Health leaders.
Ryan's 46.2-mile race has now raised more than $100,000.
More than 1,000 people donated to support UVA Health Children's. UVA Health Children's has been ranked the No. 1 children's hospital in Virginia by U.S. News & World Report for three consecutive years. The hospital has nine specialties that rank in the top 50 nationally.
UVA Health Children's provides primary and specialty care in more than 30 specialties across the commonwealth and abroad. Her UVA Health Children's, located at UVA Health University Medical Center, has more than 110 beds, a pediatric emergency department, a Level IV Neonatal Intensive Care Unit for infants, and a Pediatric Intensive Care Unit for children under 18 years of age. Equipped with Opened in 2014, the Battle Building provides comprehensive outpatient care to families throughout the region.
UVA Health Children's efforts to expand services for children and families include a partnership with Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital to launch UVA Health Children's Neurodevelopmental and Behavioral Care Clinic in Albemarle County, opening later this year It's a schedule.
