The mission of St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital is to advance cures, and means of prevention, for pediatric catastrophic diseases through research and treatment. Consistent with the vision of our founder Danny Thomas, no child is denied treatment based on race, religion or a family's ability to pay.
Seeking treatment?
Our approach makes us different from most children’s hospitals. Learn more about seeking treatment for your child at St. Jude.
Our history
Founder and entertainer Danny Thomas opened the doors to St. Jude in 1962 with the dream that “no child should die in the dawn of life."
Why support us?
Unlike any other hospital, the majority of our funding comes from individual contributions. And thanks to generous donors, families never receive a bill from St. Jude.
No child should die in the dawn of life.
Cost to family: $0
Families never receive a bill from St. Jude for treatment, travel, housing or food — because all a family should worry about is helping their child live.
Saving kids worldwide
St. Jude has treated children from all 50 states and from around the world.
Our goal: 100% survival
Treatments invented at St. Jude have helped push the overall childhood cancer survival rate from 20% to more than 80% since it opened more than 50 years ago.
Our stories
Meet our patients, families, supporters, and staff and experience the innovative research, pioneering treatments and inspirational stories that happen at St. Jude every day. Experience our stories.
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One Million Dollars: Mission Possible
In an effort to give back to the hospital that saved his life, a St. Jude patient raises an army of fundraisers working toward a single goal.
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Physician leads team’s effort to address patient safety
Hana Hakim leads program to ensure healthy, safe environment for patients, families and staff.
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Graduate School holds inaugural commencement ceremony
St. Jude celebrated the first graduating class of 11 students with their Master's degrees. View the pictures from this historic event.
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St. Jude LIFE Biostatistician Plays to Win in Pediatric Cancer Fight
Biostatistician Deo “Kumar” Srivastava helps researchers analyze St. Jude LIFE data.
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When It Comes to Quality, Safety Matters
St. Jude sets the standard for quality, patient care and clinical improvement science for children with life-threatening diseases.
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DIPG: Focused Steps
St. Jude clinical trial tests chemotherapy that crosses the blood-brain barrier to reach a deadly brain tumor.
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Radiation and Ependymoma: The Sweet Taste of Success
With more than a decade of follow-up, results from a newly published clinical trial show that radiation after surgery triples survival for kids with ependymoma.
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Life after St. Jude: A Positive Outlook
How St. Jude helped me take control of my health and set a course for helping others.
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Integrative Medicine: Body, Mind and Spirit
An integrative medicine program offers a new level of holistic care to St. Jude patients.
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Melanoma Mutation: Hide and Seek
St. Jude researchers find a new melanoma mutation in kids and adults.
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News and Highlights
Read about faculty honors; p27; vaccines; ALL treatment; lupus-related kidney disease; cell-killing necroptosis; Lou Gehrig disease; bone cancer mutations; genomic analysis of acute erythroid leukemia; flu and strep; and more.
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Reading Skills: Windows to the World
By pinpointing cognitive skills necessary for reading, scientists work to improve quality of life for hearing-impaired brain tumor survivors.
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Glamour and Glitz
St. Jude Child Life hosts Teen Formal and other events to provide patients with a sense of normalcy during treatment.
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New HIV Cases: Operation Zero
St. Jude sets a goal of having zero new HIV cases in Memphis by 2030.
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Meet Michael
When Michael's family received the shocking news of his diagnosis for rhabdomyosarcoma, they made the long journey from Singapore to St. Jude to receive proton therapy.
