subject: Children's Hospital Boston Receives $25K From Philanthropist Jesse Willms [print this page] Children's Hospital Boston is the latest organization to receive financial support from Jesse Willms as he continues to transform himself from a successful businessman into a philanthropist.
Since he started his quest to help the community this summer, Willms has focused most of his giving on organizations that help women and children or provide disaster relief.
For that reason he said the care center, also known as Boston Children's Hospital, seemed like a natural fit because of its long-standing reputation in the medical community.
Willms also donated $25,000 each to three other charities today, including:
The Gulf Coast Restoration Fund
The Nevada YMCA
The Breast Cancer Research Fund
Why Children's Hospital Boston?
Children's Hospital Boston is one of the largest pediatric care centers in the world. It offers a complete range of medical care for children from birth through 21 years of age. Its Advanced Fetal Care Center can begin interventions at 15 weeks into a pregnancy, and in some cases including congenital heart disease and strabismus the hospital will care for adult patients as well. The institution is home to 40 clinical departments and 225 specialized clinical programs.
For more than two decades, the hospital has been rated by U.S. News & World Report as one of the nation's top pediatric care centers. It ranked in the top three of all pediatric specialty categories, and number one in heart surgery, neurology, neurosurgery, urology, nephrology and orthopedics. BCH was the first stand-alone pediatric hospital in New England to be awarded Magnet status by the American Nurses Credentialing Center.
Who Is Jesse Willms?
Once known primarily as a cutting-edge businessman who was able to launch several Internet companies before he was 22 years old, Willms has now gained a new reputation as a dedicated philanthropist.
Inspired by the messages of Bill Gates and Warren Buffett, Willms decided to focus his time and energy on giving back to the community and now partners with nearly a dozen charitable organizations.
