The Memorial Health Foundation for the Dwaine & Cynthia Willett Children’s Hospital of Savannah, the Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals’ member hospital in the Savannah, Georgia, announced that it has been bought by a for-profit organization.

As a requirement of Children’s Miracle Network Hospital’s membership, member hospitals must maintain nonprofit status.  Due to Dwaine & Cynthia Willett Children’s Hospital of Savannah and the Foundation no longer maintaining its nonprofits status, the partnership with Children’s Miracle Network hospitals ceased effective close of business December 31, 2017.

Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals is committed to serving the children of Savannah and will work to secure a new hospital.

In the meantime, all funds raised by fundraising partners will be kept local and will be held in an escrow account to be distributed to the new local Children’s Miracle Network Hospital when it is identified.  The new member will be selected based on impact and the ability to raise the greatest amount of funds for the kids in Savannah.

Questions regarding Children’s Miracle Hospitals and the Savannah market can be directed Kelly Claxton, Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals Program Director at (email and phone number)

• Memorial Health Foundation for Dwaine & Cynthia Willett Children’s Hospital of Savannah, the Children’s Miracle Network Hospital in Savannah, Georgia announced that it has been bought by another hospital operator which operates as a for-profit.
• A requirement of Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals membership is that hospitals must maintain nonprofit status. Due to this member no longer maintaining its nonprofits status, the partnership with Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals ceased, effective close of business December 31, 2017.
• A nonprofit reinvests its profits back into itself for charitable purposes.  Because Dwaine & Cynthia Willett Children’s Hospital of Savannah no longer exists for this purpose the foundation closed and the hospital is no longer eligible for Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals Membership.
• Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals is aggressively seeking to secure a new partner hospital.  The new member will be selected based on impact and the ability to raise the greatest amount of funds for the kids in Savannah.
• In the meantime, all funds raised by Children’s Miracle Network Hospital fundraising partners will be kept local and will be held in an escrow account to be redistributed to the new local Children’s Miracle Network Hospital when it is identified.
• We’re pleased to announce that Kelly Claxton the former Children’s Miracle Network Hospital program director at Memorial Health Foundation, will continue to support the market on an interim basis (we hope it will become permanent), to work with all Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals partners to ensure all fundraising activity continues to move forward for the children of Savannah.
• Questions regarding all campaigns should be directed to Kelly Claxton,  Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals at (EMAIL ADDRESS AND PHONE NUMBER)
• All Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals partners and stakeholders will be contacted and informed once a new member hospital has been secured.