Alliance Data Commits Multi-Year, $2 Million Gift to Support Nationwide Children’s Hospital’s Pediatric Vital Signs Initiative
- Funds to support a data-driven platform that will accelerate the effectiveness of the Pediatric Vital Signs program and improve health of central Ohio youth
- Alliance Data President and CEO Ralph Andretta joins Nationwide Children’s Hospital Board of Trustees
COLUMBUS, Ohio, Dec. 10, 2020 – Alliance Data Systems Corporations (NYSE: ADS), a leading provider of data-driven marketing, loyalty and payment solutions, today announced its Card Services business, a provider of market-leading private label, co-brand and commercial credit card programs, has committed a $2 million donation to Nationwide Children’s Hospital, one of the country’s leading pediatric health care systems.
The funds will be used to support the hospital’s Pediatric Vital Signs program, a first-of-its-kind community-based initiative designed to meaningfully measure and improve the health of all children, both patients and non-patients, in Franklin County. The initiative seeks to address the issues facing area youth that fundamentally affect their health, as well as the health of the entire community, such as childhood obesity and kindergarten readiness.
Alliance Data’s contribution will help build a comprehensive database for Pediatric Vital Signs that integrates with the hospital’s existing electronic medical record system. This will enable the team to document, aggregate, track and analyze participation in the hospital’s community initiatives in order to evaluate its impact in addressing the eight vital signs for pediatric health: infant mortality, kindergarten readiness, high school graduation, teen pregnancy, obesity, suicide, preventive health and child mortality.
For more than two decades, Alliance Data has supported Nationwide Children’s Hospital with over $1.8 million in corporate donations. Additionally, Alliance Data associates have a long history of serving as hospital volunteers and committee members and participating in activities with the Alliance Data Sibling Clubhouse, a special place for preschool and school-aged children to play and learn while siblings are in the hospital.
About Nationwide Children’s Hospital
Named to the Top 10 Honor Roll on U.S. News & World Report’s 2020-21 list of “Best Children’s Hospitals,” Nationwide Children’s Hospital is one of America’s largest not-for-profit freestanding pediatric health care systems providing wellness, preventive, diagnostic, treatment and rehabilitative care for infants, children and adolescents, as well as adult patients with congenital disease. Nationwide Children’s has a staff of more than 13,000 providing state-of-the-art pediatric care during more than 1.6 million patient visits annually. As home to the Department of Pediatrics of The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Nationwide Children’s physicians train the next generation of pediatricians and pediatric specialists. The Abigail Wexner Research Institute at Nationwide Children’s Hospital is one of the Top 10 National Institutes of Health-funded freestanding pediatric research facilities. More information is available at NationwideChildrens.org.
“Nationwide Children’s Hospital is a fixture of our community and we are proud to continue our support of the hospital’s efforts to improve the lives of children across our region. We know that data can be a powerful catalyst for change, and as such, we are excited to provide the funding to help the Pediatric Vital Signs initiative track and evaluate outcomes to make our community stronger and healthier for generations to come.”
Ralph Andretta, President and Chief Executive Officer, Alliance Data
Alliance Data’s contribution will help build a comprehensive database for Pediatric Vital Signs that integrates with the hospital’s existing electronic medical record system. This will enable the team to document, aggregate, track and analyze participation in the hospital’s community initiatives in order to evaluate its impact in addressing the eight vital signs for pediatric health: infant mortality, kindergarten readiness, high school graduation, teen pregnancy, obesity, suicide, preventive health and child mortality.
“In the same way that traditional vital signs such as temperature and blood pressure give an indication of an individual child’s health, Pediatric Vital Signs will measure and help improve the wellbeing of all our children in Franklin County. Alliance Data has long been our trusted partner in making children healthier, and this generous donation builds on that legacy. We are so grateful for this gift, and for the many other ways they continue to support the families we serve.”
Tim Robinson, Chief Executive Officer, Nationwide Children’s Hospital
