We had some heavy-hitting guests come by to brighten up the kids’ day at St. Joseph’s Children’s Hospital yesterday! ⚾✨ giancarlo818, @jake_cousins, @dukee11is, and @32double_d made a special stop to visit our little champs, going room to room and spreading so many smiles. They even handed out @yankees-signed baseballs and other awesome goodies! Jennifer Steinbrenner Swindal, New York Yankees General Partner/Vice Chairperson and board member of St. Joseph’s Hospitals Foundation, and Julia Steinbrenner, New York Yankees Foundation Co-President were also here to make it even more memorable! A big thank you to everyone for bringing so many smiles to the children. these are the moments that bring so much hope and joy. 💙 (fb)

In a deeply meaningful contribution to the future of pediatric healthcare in West Central Florida, the Franciscan Sisters of Allegany have committed a generous $1 million gift to St. Joseph’s Children’s Hospital Foundation to support the creation of a new, dedicated chapel. The Sisters’ gift will support the spiritual centerpiece of the new, freestanding hospital which will open in 2030 as Pagidipati Children's Hospital at St. Joseph's. The chapel will offer a peaceful and sacred sanctuary where patients, families, and staff can reflect, pray, and find solace during times of hardship and healing. While the current children’s hospital shares a chapel with the adult campus, this generous gift ensures that the new facility will include a spiritual haven thoughtfully designed for children and their families—one that meets the unique emotional and spiritual needs of those navigating pediatric care. Stephanie Conners, President and CEO of BayCare Health System and Kate Sawa, President of St. Joseph’s Hospitals Foundation, spoke to the Sisters during a dinner celebrating the gift at St. Elizabeth’s Convent in Tampa. Special guests for the evening were Meghan and Ray Miller and their sons. Meghan spoke about why the current chapel was important to their family as they went through years of health challenges. Thank you, Franciscan Sisters of Allegany, for your unwavering dedication and incredible generosity. (fb)