Your donation supports families while their babies are in the NICU.

Northside Hospital delivers more babies than any other hospital in the country. In our Level III Special Care Nurseries (NICU), as many as 125 premature and special-needs babies are cared for at one-time. Many families spend days, weeks or even months in the unit and are not able to handle extra needs and expenses associated with their stay. Unplanned time-off from work and increased travel to-and-from the hospital is a new reality for them.

By providing financial assistance to parents, we hope to relieve families of stress and increase time parents are able to spend in the NICU with their newborn. This additional time helps emotionally support parents and improves rates of breastfeeding and Kangaroo Care.

DR. WENDY TROYER FUND

This fund was established in honor of Neonatologist Dr. Wendy Troyer. Her enduring commitment to outstanding medical care for the critically ill infants at Northside Hospital's Neonatal Intensive Care Unit will always be cherished.

Your donation will help provide needed support to the families of the babies in the Northside Hospital NICU.

When I was diagnosed with ovarian cancer, I was so scared. The journey was tough, but the cancer center at Northside was unbelievable. Every single employee encountered there was so friendly and understanding. They all seemed to go out of their way for me, making every comment, need, or health issue a top priority. The nurses and staff were the absolute best!

Northside Hospital Cancer Survivor

Sometimes being OCD has its advantages! I had my routine mammogram penciled in exactly as how my physician had advised. At age 42, I went in for my 2nd mammogram. Little did I know that mammogram would save my life. I was fortunate to have had an early detection of a slow growing cancerous tumor. After undergoing and recovering from the surgery, I have been in the care of Northside hospital Oncologists and nurses. They have provided me with what feels like a personalized treatment plan with my very own personal care team. I should be cancer free once my radiation treatment finishes at Northside this August. I am thankful for the immense support and love from my friends and family during this journey. I would strongly recommend that all women above 40 go through their annual mammograms. It is better to go through a minute of discomfort and get an early detection than to endure a treatment later in the game.

Kajal Jain

I am excited to be a team captain for Tennis Against Breast Cancer this year. It is for such a great cause. I have had two aunts with breast cancer and two very good friends, one who is a 11 year survivor and the other who is a 2 year survivor. There are many others close to me that this disease has affected them and their families and I hope to make an impact by raising money for Northside Hospital Breast Cancer Research!

Northside Tennis Against Breast Cancer Team Captain

I played in this wonderful event last year, not knowing that I had a breast cancer mass growing inside me. I was diagnosed December 7, 2016 and began treatment January 3rd, 2017. I completed my treatments in April and had a double mastectomy in May. I will be on a cancer maintenance drug for a year. I am back to playing tennis regularly (I did continue to play during my chemotherapy treatments) and am feeling great! I’m looking forward to participating again in this fundraiser, this time as a cancer survivor!!

Karen Miller

We cannot express all our gratitude to the HEARTstrings program for making our little girl’s life so special. The program coordinated many angels to care for our sweet girl, so that though her life was brief, she knew only love. She changed not only the life of our family, but many other families as well.

Walk to Remember Participant

I have been a case manager for the Women's Center at Northside for the past 8 years. I have worked with many families in the NICU and assisted them with getting transportation, helped them with getting resources for paying bills and gathering baby supplies for their babies. Having a program like Miracle Babies allows parents to know that there is some support available through their difficult time.