Children’s Hospital New Orleans, the Gulf South’s only comprehensive children’s hospital, celebrates a new chapter and name as Manning Family Children’s!
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Together, we’re charting a bold future for child health fueled by two strong Louisiana legacies.
03/30/2026
Happy National Social Work Month! Meet our incredible team of social workers at Manning Family Children's! 💙 From supporting families in the hospital to working with kids in schools and in the community, they are dedicated to making a difference in the lives of children every day. Thank you for your compassion, dedication, and the hope you bring to the families of Louisiana and beyond!
03/30/2026
Happy Child Life Month! We love our extraordinary Child Life Team consisting of Child Life Specialists, Music Therapists, Recreational Therapists, and Art Therapists who work hard each day to create a brighter hospital experience for our patients and families. This team provides coping skills through play, alleviate anxiety by explaining procedures in a kid-friendly way, supports families with understanding their child's diagnosis and much more. We are incredibly grateful to have them at Manning Family Children's, making a meaningful impact on our patients' hospital experience.
Today, we celebrate the compassionate, dedicated physicians who make a difference in the lives of our patients and families every single day. 💙
At Manning Family Children’s, our doctors go beyond medicine—they bring comfort, hope, and healing to Louisiana's children when it’s needed most. Thank you, doctors, for your unwavering commitment to caring for our community!
03/29/2026
AND THE WINNER IS…TAMIKA GREEN!🌺
Thank you to the Ray and Jessica Brandt Family Foundation for making this cash raffle possible.
03/28/2026
We can’t wait to celebrate with you tonight “Where the Garden Grows” at Mardi Gras World for the 44th annual Sugarplum Ball—presented by LEMOINE—benefiting the vital mission of Manning Family Children’s! The evening will be filled with delicious cuisine from over 40 of the city’s most beloved restaurants, glittering jewelry and one-of-a-kind sports memorabilia in our silent auction, and great music and dancing from the Az IzZ Band on the ENFRA stage!
The growth and impact at Children's throughout the last seven decades wouldn't be possible without our community’s ongoing philanthropic support, and the meaningful impact that your generosity makes in the lives of our patients and families every day.
03/27/2026
We're coming up roses 🌹 Thanks to our 44th annual Sugarplum Ball Ring Around the Rosie sponsors:
- CMA Technology Solutions
- Deloitte
- First Horizon Bank
- LSU Health New Orleans - Department of Pediatrics
- LSU Health New Orleans - Offices of the Senior Vice Chancellor and School of Medicine Dean
- River City Venues and Mardi Gras World
Even if you aren't attending the ball this year, don't miss out on the precious gems in our silent auction at manningchildrens.org/auction
03/27/2026
It's almost time to meet Where the Garden Grows at the Sugarplum Ball, presented by LEMOINE! This night would not be possible without our Among the Wildflowers Sponsors:
In-Telecom and Motorola Solutions
Our Lady of the Lake Children's Health
03/27/2026
There’s still time to make your car wash count. 🚗💙
March isn’t over yet! When you visit Pelican Pointe Carwash, you can round up at the kiosk to support kids at Manning Family Children’s.
Every dollar donated at any of the 15 Pelican Pointe Carwash locations helps provide lifesaving care for children right here at home. Stop by before the month ends and help make a difference.
03/26/2026
Breaking ground on a new home for Louisiana's littlest ❤️ 👷
This week, we celebrated a major milestone—the start of construction on a new 60-bed NICU, to be constructed by Woodward Design+Build. This expansion reflects our deep commitment to caring for the tiniest and most fragile patients, including babies born as early as 22 weeks, and ensures our Level IV NICU can continue saying “yes” to the families who need us most.
As the only program in Louisiana with every pediatric medical and surgical sub-specialty under one roof, and offering the highest level of care available, our existing space no longer matches the level of expert care we provide. It is time to grow, and our new, expanded NICU, equipped for growth and the most advanced technology, is long overdue. We could not be more excited to break ground on this new chapter for Louisiana's littlest, and to be expanding the LCMC Health regional network of neonatal care to nearly 200 beds.
The expansion project, chaired by Cooper and Archie Manning, is scheduled to open in 2027.
🌻 Follow along today on our Instagram and Facebook stories as our presenting sponsor of our 44th Annual Sugarplum Ball, LEMOINE, takes over! Learn more about their commitment to Manning Family Children's and their sunny legacy of supporting Sugarplum Ball! 🌞
03/26/2026
Congratulations to our Provider of the Quarter, Ernesto Mejia, MD!
Dr. Mejia joined us officially just 14 months ago upon completion of training in pediatric interventional cardiology at the University of Colorado. He quickly and methodically established relationships, engaged in outreach, and immersed himself in the activities of the program. His default answer to any request is 'yes,' and he has introduced a degree of creativity and novel uses of technology that our program had not previously experienced.
In just over one year, Dr. Mejia has reconstituted and transformed our pediatric interventional cardiology services, benefiting hundreds of children and families. For these reasons, Dr. Mejia richly deserves recognition as Manning Family Children’s Provider of the Quarter.
Way to go, Dr. Mejia! 🎉🎉
03/25/2026
Don't miss a BEET in supporting Manning Family Children's! 🥤
Join our friends from Tulane University Dance Marathon and The Daily Beet at their Magazine St. location on Thursday, April 2 for a giveback day. Just mention Tulane Dance Marathon, and a portion of your purchase will be donated back to our hospital!
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At Children's Hospital New Orleans, our promise is to shape a healthier, happier future for kids. For more than 60 years, we've provided expert healthcare for children across our state and region. Today, we provide unmatched pediatric expertise wrapped in a whole lot of love.
Families across our community can count on the extraordinary care provided by our pediatric-trained specialists, from the most complex pediatric procedures, to the everyday health of children and adolescents.
From our main campus in Uptown New Orleans, to satellite locations throughout Louisiana, 14 pediatrics locations, and an after hours clinic, we’re working to ensure that families across our state and region have access to the specialized pediatric care they need. Last year, we cared for children from all 64 parishes in Louisiana, 43 states, and 9 countries!
It is an unprecedented time in Children’s Hospital’s history! With a $300 million campus transformation and capital campaign effort underway, we are investing in the future of Louisiana’s children. The transformation of our Uptown campus is not only improving infrastructure and technology, the enhancements we’re introducing will make it easier for patients and families across the region to access our vital services.