WILMINGTON, Del. (December 9, 2025) – Nemours Children’s Health today opened the Lisa Dean Moseley Foundation Institute for Cancer and Blood Disorders (Moseley Foundation Institute) Outpatient Services and Day Hospital, a state-of-the-art facility that will provide world-class care to pediatric patients in the Delaware Valley and beyond. The Moseley Foundation Institute at Nemours Children’s was established in March 2023 with a $78 million gift from the Lisa Dean Moseley Foundation.
Tuesday’s ceremony marked the completion of the second phase of the Moseley Foundation Institute, the outpatient unit at Nemours Children’s Hospital, Delaware. Spanning more than 20,000 square feet—more than five times its previous size—the unit features a family-centered design that allows for an innovative delivery model, where care is brought to patients, removing their need to travel throughout the hospital for treatment. The new space complements phase one, which was a 24-bed inpatient unit that opened in March.
“The Moseley Foundation Institute Outpatient Services and Day Hospital represents a significant step forward in our commitment to providing world-class, compassionate care for children and families facing some of the most challenging diagnoses,” said Laura Kowal, MPT, JD, Nemours Children’s Health, Delaware Valley Interim President and Executive Vice President, General Counsel. “The space was designed with healing, comfort, and hope in mind, and it reflects our dedication to advancing treatment while supporting the emotional well-being of every child we serve.”
In addition to the inpatient facility and Outpatient Services and Day Hospital, the Moseley Foundation Institute encompasses several initiatives aimed at improving clinical care and research, including:
- A Presidential Endowed Chair to support the inaugural Moseley Institute Director’s work in pediatric patient care, research and other high-priority areas.
- An Endowed Chair for Sickle Cell Disease Research who will further Nemours work in support of the Delaware Comprehensive Sickle Cell Research Program by conducting and overseeing sickle cell disease research. The work began in 2016 and was renewed in 2021 with a five-year, $10.5 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Center of Biomedical Research Excellence (COBRE) to support clinical, translational and psychosocial research in sickle cell disease.
- An Endowed Laureate Program funded by a $25 million endowment from the Lisa Dean Moseley Foundation that will create an annual research goal for a Request for Proposals (RFP) focused on cancer and blood disorders research. The Moseley Foundation Institute will convene a Scientific Review Board to review proposals to engage and fund leading global research teams from a variety of disciplines both inside and outside of traditional laboratory research.
- An International Symposium to be held every other year to highlight the Moseley Foundation Institute’s researchers’ accomplishments and facilitate the exchange of information and collaboration amongst top international researchers and scholars to ultimately improve care.
“This remarkable facility is a living tribute to Mrs. Moseley’s vision of improving children’s health and advancing outcomes for those battling cancer and blood disorders. Her legacy continues to inspire groundbreaking research that will not only benefit families here in Delaware but also make a lasting impact across the nation and around the world. We are deeply honored to help carry forward her commitment to equity and excellence in pediatric care,” said William J. Martin, Esq., President of the Lisa Dean Moseley Foundation.
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About Nemours Children’s Health
Nemours Children’s Health is one of the nation’s largest multistate pediatric health systems, which includes two freestanding children’s hospitals and a network of more than 70 primary and specialty care practices. Nemours Children’s seeks to transform the health of children by adopting a holistic health model that utilizes innovative, safe, and high-quality care, while also addressing children’s needs well beyond medicine. In producing the highly acclaimed, award-winning pediatric medicine podcast Well Beyond Medicine, Nemours underscores that commitment by featuring the people, programs and partnerships addressing whole child health. Nemours Children’s also powers the world’s most-visited website with health information written for parents, kids and teens, Nemours KidsHealth.
The Nemours Foundation, established through the legacy and philanthropy of Alfred I. duPont, provides pediatric clinical care, research, education, advocacy, and prevention programs to the children, families and communities it serves. For more information, visit Nemours.org.
About the Lisa Dean Moseley Foundation
Based in Wilmington, Delaware, the Lisa Dean Moseley Foundation is a non-profit organization that supports basic medical and scientific research. The Foundation generally accomplishes these goals by collaborating with and funding research and clinical programs undertaken by highly qualified organizations such as Nemours Children’s Health, the American Cancer Society, the Helen Graham Cancer Center, and the Cleveland Clinic (among many other research institutions supported by previous grants made by the Foundation).
The Lisa Dean Moseley Foundation strives to support groundbreaking research and clinical programs with the goal of improving outcomes and saving patient lives.
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