Hospital Where Jimmy Kimmel's Son Had Open-Heart Surgery Sees Spike in Donations
Source: MSN/Time
Children's Hospital Los Angeles has seen a bump in donations after late night star Jimmy Kimmel shared an emotional tribute to the facility where his newborn son Billy successfully underwent open-heart surgery.
"I hope you never have to go there," the Jimmy Kimmel Live! host said, getting choked up on Monday night while talking about CHLA in a monologue that has been viewed millions of times online. "But if you do, you'll see so many kids from so many financial backgrounds, being cared for so well and with so much compassion."
Hospital president and CEO Paul Viviano said CHLA has seen a higher-than-normal number of donations since Kimmel's monologue. They've also received supportive calls from old patients, according to Viviano.
"We have had several hundred calls to the hospital, our heart institute, from former patients thanking us for care and from donors inspired by Jimmy's message," he said.
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I'm glad to hear that his son is doing well.
