St. Jude Children's Research Hospital

Saint Jude Children's Research Hospital is a pediatric treatment and research facility focused on children's catastrophic diseases. It helps to treat leukemia and other cancers. The hospital costs about US$2.8 million a day to run, but patients are not charged for their care.[1]

It is located in Memphis, Tennessee.[2] St. Jude was founded by entertainer Danny Thomas in 1962.

References

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  1. "St. Jude facts". Retrieved 2017-02-28.
  2. "St. Jude Childrens Research Hospital Inc." Exempt Organization Select Check. Internal Revenue Service. Retrieved on 2017-01-05 from https://apps.irs.gov/app/eos/pub78Search.do?ein1=&names=%22St.+Jude+Childrens+Research+Hospital%22&city=&state=TN&country=US&deductibility=all&dispatchMethod=searchCharities&submitName=Search.