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The graceful design, utilizing green technology, is a lasting memorial to the philanthropist who launched the vital work of The Nemours Foundation after his death in 1935. Each location is home to a state-of-the-art Nemours Children’s Hospital , and there are outpatient locations in four states.
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WILMINGTON, Del. (May 20, 2024) – Nemours Children’s Health today celebrated the construction of the Lisa Dean Moseley Foundation Institute for Cancer and Blood Disorders with a special groundbreaking ceremony. The Moseley Foundation Institute at Nemours Children’s was established in March 2023 with a $78 million gift from the Moseley ...
Apr 2, 2024 · The Alfred I. duPont Institute opens in Wilmington, Delaware, under the medical direction of Alfred R. Shands, MD. The first health care institution from The Nemours Foundation, it quickly becomes world-renowned for clinical care and research in the field of pediatric orthopedics. 1976–1979.
- The "I" in Alfred I. duPont stands for "Irenee," meaning "peace." Alfred shares his middle name with Eleuthere Irenee, founder of the DuPont gunpowder works, for whom Alfred's father was named.
- In his lifetime, Alfred played all the family roles more commonly seen in contemporary men. He was: son, brother, father, stepfather, foster-father, godfather, uncle, single, married, divorced and widowed.
- Alfred visited an unusual health spa in Battle Creek, Michigan, run by the eccentric health guru of the time, Dr. J.H. Kellogg, of cereal fame. He was impressed enough to pay for an overweight niece to be a resident there for a few months.
- Alfred's executive assistant, Laura Walls, consistently would drew his attention to the daily correspondence from the elderly, raising his interest in their needs.
The Nemours Foundation’s first health care institution; it quickly becomes world renowned for clinical and research in the field of pediatric orthopedics. 1968: G. Dean MacEwen, MD, succeeded Dr. Shands as medical director of the Alfred I. duPont Institute. 1976: Nemours Board of Directors expanded the Institute’s mission to encompass more ...
1 day ago · Ceremony includes dedication of the Alfred I. duPont Campus in recognition of the Nemours Children's Health founder. WILMINGTON, Del., May 21, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Nemours Children's Health today ...
