EL SEGUNDO, Calif., Dec. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- The Mattel Children's Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Mattel, Inc. , today announced the fulfillment of its multi-year, $25 million commitment to the Mattel Children's Hospital at UCLA with the presentation of $5 million to Dr. Edward R.B. McCabe, physician-in-chief of Mattel Children's Hospital at UCLA.
"The Mattel Children's Foundation is proud of the role it has played in the development of the Mattel Children's Hospital at UCLA," said Robert A. Eckert, chairman and chief executive officer of Mattel. "The Foundation was created to make a meaningful difference in the lives of children in need and through the Mattel Children's Hospital at UCLA, we know that our impact reaches to the very heart of families facing tremendous challenges every single day. We look forward to continuing a tradition of working together and extending a hand to those in need."
Thanks to the Mattel Children's Foundation, the new Mattel Children's Hospital at UCLA currently under construction as a "hospital within a hospital" will feature private rooms with a day bed so parents can comfortably room-in with their child. The hospital will have an Inpatient Unit, Pediatric Intensive Care Unit and a level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit within 100,000 square feet of space when it is completed in 2006. The Hospital is already recognized worldwide as a leader in organ transplants, neurology, nephrology, immunology, cardiology, molecular biology and genetics, pediatric pain and hematology/oncology.
In 1998, when the commitment was first announced, it was the largest single gift made to any children's hospital by a corporation or corporate foundation.
"The support of the Mattel Children's Foundation has been invaluable to creating our new world-class facility," stated Dr. Edward McCabe. "Our relationship with the Mattel Children's Foundation extends beyond our magnificent new structure and has blossomed into a vibrant partnership that includes Mattel employee volunteers, toy donations and other exciting activities."
Additional information about new commitments and partnerships made by the Mattel Children's Foundation, including the launch of an online grantmaking program, will be available on the corporate website at http://www.mattel.com/ in January 2005.
About the Mattel Children's Foundation
Established in 1978, the Mattel Children's Foundation creates joy in the lives of under-served children through toy donations, grant making and the work of employee volunteers. Viewing philanthropy as an investment, the Foundation funds exemplary nonprofit partners that demonstrate this ideal through their compassionate outreach to children, as well as their financial accountability. Funded exclusively by cash donations from Mattel, Inc. , the Mattel Children's Foundation's vision is to make a meaningful difference, one child at a time.
About the Mattel Children's Hospital at UCLA
Mattel Children's Hospital at UCLA, founded in 1950 as the Department of Pediatrics, is a "hospital within a hospital" accredited by the National Association of Children's Hospitals and Related Institutions (NACHRI) in 1995. Located at UCLA Medical Center in Westwood, it was named the Mattel Children's Hospital at UCLA in 1998 in recognition of an extraordinary philanthropic donation by Mattel Children's Foundation. The hospital offers a full spectrum of primary and specialized medical care for infants, children and adolescents. The mission of Mattel Children's Hospital at UCLA is to provide state-of-the-art treatment for children in a compassionate atmosphere, as well as to improve the understanding and treatment of pediatric diseases. Please visit http://www.mattel.ucla.edu/.
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