St. Jude Children's Research Hospital is a leading medical institution dedicated to pediatric oncology, cancer research, and global health initiatives. Founded in 1962 in Memphis, Tennessee, it operates as both a hospital and a research center focused on treating and defeating childhood cancer and other life-threatening diseases.
A defining feature of its model is that families never receive a bill for treatment, travel, housing, or food. This commitment is central to its mission of advancing cures regardless of a family's ability to pay. The institution has driven significant progress in the field, helping to push the overall childhood cancer survival rate from 20% when it was founded to more than 80% today.
Beyond its clinical work, the hospital's St. Jude Global initiative extends its impact by freely sharing its scientific discoveries with the global community to accelerate cures worldwide. This approach positions the hospital as a major contributor to pediatric medicine and medical research on an international scale.
