Jennifer R. Southall , 2025-05-16 17:48:00
The Kinder Foundation has gifted $150 million to The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center and Texas Children’s Hospital to create Kinder Children’s Cancer Center, according to a press release.
The center, set to launch early 2026, will be based in a new medical facility in Houston. It will offer inpatient beds, ambulatory care and state-of-the-art research labs for pediatric cancer research, with the aim of providing specialized oncology care in a healing environment, according to the release.
A sky bridge will connect the Kinder Children’s Cancer Center to Texas Children’s Hospital. Once the center is open, pediatric oncology patient care will be consolidated at both institutions, which will allow for a unified effort in providing care for children with cancer.
“We are immensely grateful to Rich and Nancy [Kinder] for their support and for trusting UT MD Anderson and Texas Children’s to bring this vision to life,” Peter WT Pisters, MD, president at MD Anderson Cancer Center, said in the release. “Aligned with our mission to end cancer, we are proud to work with Texas Children’s to build what will be the world’s preeminent children’s cancer center.
“Kinder Children’s Cancer Center will become a global destination for comprehensive childhood cancer care and survivorship, transforming how children and their families experience diagnosis, treatment and survivorship,” he added. “We know families will find comfort and hope in knowing that these two leading health care organizations are joining forces to focus exclusively on children’s cancers.”
“All of us at Texas Children’s are profoundly grateful for the incredible generosity of Rich and Nancy,” Debra F. Sukin, PhD, president and CEO at Texas Children’s, said in the release. “This historic gift is a testament to the vision and future impact of our groundbreaking collaboration with UT MD Anderson and our shared mission of eradicating pediatric cancer.
“Our state-of-the-art facility will expand access for children in need of the most advanced care, accelerate clinical research, education and training and ultimately create a comprehensive program equipped to lead the global fight against childhood cancer,” she said. “At Texas Children’s, our team is committed to solving the unsolvable every day, and thanks to Kinder Foundation and our collaboration with MD Anderson, we have the support to do so for many generations to come.”
