About Avera Children's Hospital & Clinics and the Pediatric Oncology Program

Our goal for The Big Grape 2008 is to raise funds that will benefit children and families through Avera Children's Hospital & Clinics and the Pediatric Oncology Program at Avera McKennan Hospital & University Health Center.

We want to allow infants and children from our community, state and region to stay close to home to receive life-saving treatments and experience greater family support.  Your donations will benefit these small children and their families through equipment acquisition, staff education, training, and charitable health care.  Funds raised through The Big Grape 2008 will also provide a pediatric social worker, and child life specialist for our patients and their families.

At Avera Children's Hospital, we take care of kids with compassion and medical excellence.  Our expert pediatric staff works with parents and other healthcare providers to give children the best care possible.

With our mission of Caring for Life, we believe each patient, regardless of age, is an important member of our community family.  So, as a community health provider, we offer quality hospital and specialty services for infants, children and young adults.  We provide all of our pediatric patients with the very best  family centered medical care and work to ensure their safety and privacy.

Avera Children's includes our dedicated hospital pediatrics unit, pediatric intensive care unit, neonatal intensive care unit and pediatric specialty clinics with more than 30 physician specialists.

The Pediatric Oncology Program at Avera McKennan strives to meet the unique physical and emotional needs of our community’s smallest cancer patients and their families.  At Avera McKennan, we believe that providing comfortable, home-like surroundings and entertaining activities is crucial to our compassionate care plan.

Please call the Avera McKennan Foundation at 322-8900 to learn more about Avera Children's and the Pediatric Oncology Program.

Thank you for helping us Care for Life by being involved in this year's The Big Grape!