Chief Healthcare Executive March 14, 2025
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CHOP says the donation from Comcast’s CEO is the largest in the pediatric system’s history. The plans call for a new hospital and the renovation of its existing inpatient facility.

Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia is envisioning a major expansion, thanks to the largest donation in the pediatric system’s history.

Comcast CEO Brian Roberts and his wife, Aileen, have given a “transformational” gift of $125 million, the system said. With that donation, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, known as CHOP locally, is planning to build a new hospital standing more than 20 stories.

The new hospital will be known as Roberts Children’s Health. CHOP also plans major improvements to its existing hospital in Philadelphia.

The Roberts family has made a number of...

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