Nemours Foundation
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| Formation | 1936 |
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| Type | Charitable foundation |
| Headquarters | 10140 Centurion Parkway North, Jacksonville, Florida, US |
President & CEO | R. Lawrence Moss |
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| Website | www |
The Nemours Foundation is a non-profit organization in Jacksonville, Florida, created through the last will and testament of philanthropist Alfred I. du Pont by his widow Jessie Ball duPont in 1936, and dedicated to improving the health of children.[1] The Foundation manages endowments, philanthropy and governance relating to pediatric healthcare.[2]
The foundation is the primary beneficiary of the Alfred I. duPont Testamentary Trust, which had a value over $5 billion in 2015.[3] Alfred duPont's will stipulated that the trust make an annual disbursement of an amount equal to 3% of the trust's value.
History
[edit]The Nemours Foundation was created by the will of Alfred I. duPont and primarily functions as a philanthropic entity funding healthcare initiatives. Born into wealth, duPont left most of his fortune to charity. The estate's principal was valued at $40 million at the time of duPont's death.[2]
A year after his death in 1935, duPont's widow Jessie Ball duPont and her trustees chartered The Nemours Foundation in Jacksonville, Florida. Jessie immediately began recruiting a Medical Advisory Board of leading physicians and surgeons for the foundation, including selecting Alfred R. Shands Jr., an orthopedic surgeon, as the first medical director in 1937.[2]
In 1938, the Nemours Foundation began awarding research fellowships. Between 1938 and 1940, Nemours awarded 24 fellowships to researchers in academic hospitals.[2]
Nemours Children's Health
[edit]The Nemours Foundation oversees and funds Nemours Children's Health, among the United States' largest multi-state, multi-hospital health systems dedicated solely to the health and well-being of children.[4] The Nemours Children's model of health includes pediatric clinical care, research, medical education, policy, prevention, and population health.[5]
The clinical practice consists of two free-standing children's hospitals, Nemours Children's Hospital, Delaware in Wilmington, Delaware and Nemours Children's Hospital, Florida in Orlando's Medical City Lake Nona, more than 70 Nemours Children's specialty, urgent and primary care practices in Delaware, Florida, Pennsylvania and New Jersey, and direct-to-consumer pediatric urgent care via its Nemours App telehealth.[6] Its children's health media arm features KidsHealth.org, which provides doctor-approved information about the health, behavior, and development of children from birth to adulthood, KidsHealth in the Classroom health curriculum for elementary, middle and high school educators, and KidsHealth patient instructions and KidsHealth GetWell Network licensed by providers across the U.S.[7]
In 1997, Nemours established a relationship with the University of Florida Medical Center and collaborated with the Mayo Foundation to develop research and residency programs.[2]
Nemours Mansion and Gardens
[edit]The Nemours Mansion and Gardens in Wilmington, Delaware is also owned and operated by the Nemours Foundation.
Construction of the 77-room mansion was completed in 1910. It was restored in the mid-2000s and is open seasonally for public tours.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "Dupont Trust :: Alfred & Jessie Ball duPont". alfrediduponttrust.org. Retrieved March 8, 2023.
- ^ a b c d e f Moss, R. Lawrence (2021). Nemours Children's Health. Charleston, South Carolina: Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 978-1-4671-0623-8. OCLC 1262996376.
- ^ Patterson, Steve (January 29, 2009). "It's grand; it's green, with lots in between". Florida Times-Union.
- ^ "Celebrating a Decade of Ripple Effects of Better Health: Nemours Children's Health Marks 10 Years Since Opening Nemours Children's Hospital, Florida". www.orlandomedicalnews.com. Retrieved March 10, 2023.
- ^ Walker, Kara Odom; Gertel-Rosenberg, Allison (February 2023). "Editorial: Cross-sector opportunities to advance the health and well-being of children". Current Opinion in Pediatrics. 35 (1): 1. doi:10.1097/MOP.0000000000001195. ISSN 1040-8703.
- ^ "Nemours manages care at home through a single digital platform". Healthcare Finance News. Retrieved March 10, 2023.
- ^ "GetWellNetwork and KidsHealth Videos". KidsHealth from Nemours. 2023. Retrieved September 29, 2023.
External links
[edit]- Nemours Foundation official website
- Alfred I. duPont Testamentary Trust website
- KidsHealth website
- Nemours Tools for Healthy Schools
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