Dear John,

When I finished my pediatric surgery fellowship training 23 years ago
and headed directly to Children's Hospital Los Angeles, I could never
have known what would await me and my colleagues these last couple of
months with the COVID-19 pandemic.

We've left no stone unturned at CHLA in our response to the
situation-from reviewing and revising our policies and
procedures, to rolling out drive-through testing off-site and managing
personal protective equipment (PPE), to constantly monitoring new data
to inform our response. All this to keep our patients, families and team members
safe and provide the care they often desperately need. In an
emergency like this one, we must continually reevaluate everything we
do.

It's an enormous undertaking that will continue on for as long as this
emergency lasts. Your support today can help
us meet this challenge.

Right now, an anonymous generous donor will match your
donation to our COVID-19
Emergency Response Fund, making it go TWICE as far to protect our
vulnerable patients. If you're able, please make an emergency gift
of $10 or more to help reach our $75,000 goal
by our deadline on Thursday.

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I've seen and have been a part of incredible things in my time at
CHLA-from participating in complex cancer surgeries to
separating conjoined twins. But nothing compares to my role as Chief
Medical Officer, which allows me to ensure that we provide the best
care across all of our specialties to all of our patients. It's a
great way to have an enormous impact on the lives of so many during
this uncertain time.

These are frightening times for many of our team members and families.
Supporting them by making sure that we have the screening, testing and
equipment to keep them and their loved ones safe is more important
than ever.

You can also have a bigger impact on our patients, their families and
our medical team right now. Please, make a gift today that will go 2X
as far to meet the increased need during this pandemic.

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The world we live in has changed. Normalcy is likely far off-and
our new normal may look quite different than what we were used to
before the pandemic.

But every day, I'm inspired to keep going by what I see in my
colleagues, the families who entrust their children to us, our
patients-and you.

Thank you for your commitment to making our work possible.

Sincerely,

James E. Stein, MD, MSc, FACS, FAAP
Chief Medical Officer
Children's Hospital Los Angeles

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