Our child life team and pediatric teacher recently hosted a back to school event on Level 12, where patients got to pick out new school supplies and enjoy fun, school-themed stations! Our patients had a blast gearing up for the new school year. 🎒✏️📚

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With his rare cancer in remission, Kid Captain Carter Schmidt was celebrated by nearly 70,000 @hawkeyefootball fans at the season-opener Saturday. 💛🖤

It’s September! During the entire month, all funds raised by CKF get split between Blank Children's and the UI Health Care Stead Family Children's Hospital! Donations are accepted on our website at carsonkingfoundation.org/donate or on our official Venmo @ CKFoundation #FTK ❤️

When Atlas was diagnosed with a lung cancer so rare there was no standard treatment, our pediatric cancer experts partnered with another program to help design a custom treatment. Meet this week’s Kid Captain, Atlas Coleman, 8, from West Des Moines, Iowa. spr.ly/6016mLyu4

Read Atlas' story here: uihc.org/childrens/pati…

Moments that mean so much. 💛 #HawkeyeWave

Meet this week’s Kid Captain, 8-year-old Atlas Coleman from West Des Moines, Iowa. Atlas loves drawing, sports, and telling jokes. spr.ly/6018WEkFo

For Hawkeye Football LB Kelby Telander, the Hawkeye Wave is a full-circle experience. “Whatever we’re going through is nowhere near the challenge that they’re going through.” — Kelby Telander

We may be a state divided on the football field this weekend but our hospital is a house united: We’re all rooting for the babies in our neonatal ICU! 🖤💛❤️

Cancer-free for the past six years, Kid Captain Atlas Coleman soaked up the love from @hawkeyefootball fans.💛🖤

Mya has spent more than six years undergoing cancer treatments after doctors discovered a tumor in her brainstem. “We knew she was an amazing fighter,” says her mom, Brooke. Meet this week’s Kid Captain, Mya Gilchrist, 18, of Center Point, Iowa. spr.ly/6017Wd5zc

Iowa Costco stores raised $222,916 for our patients and families during their recent campaign—an increase of more than $35,000! Thank you to all Costco employees and members for supporting our mission of providing world class pediatric care every day! spr.ly/6011W5MKV

Read more of Mya’s incredible story: uihc.org/childrens/pati…

Calling all gamers 🎮 Claim your spot to play College Football 25 in the Extra Life Charity Challenge on Sept. 28 at Kinnick Stadium. Exclusive access and prizes are available, with proceeds benefitting our hospital! spr.ly/6016W562Y

Kid Captain Mya Gilchrist doesn’t let her cancer journey stop her. The 18-year-old from Center Point, Iowa, is on a dance team, loves choreography, and wants to become a nurse. Read her incredible story: spr.ly/6019WQG63

Mya spent six years in our hospital undergoing chemotherapy treatments. On Saturday she was waving back to the hospital as this week’s Kid Captain. 💛 Read more of her incredible story: spr.ly/6013WftPS

Aiden had the first of four open-heart surgeries at our hospital before he was 24 hours old. He will need a heart transplant in the future. Meet this week’s Kid Captain, Aiden Washburn, 8, of Keokuk, Iowa. spr.ly/6014oBzNn

The Hawkeye Wave is now more than a gesture, it’s a location. The street just south of our hospital has been renamed Hawkeye Wave Way in honor of the best tradition in college sports and is designated with a gold and black street sign. spr.ly/6018o8tyw

Join us at UI Health Care’s Iowa River Landing location this Thursday from 6 to 7:30 p.m. for a free Child Passenger Safety Event.🚗 Our techs will help with car seat installation. No appointment needed—just drive up for a safety check and ensure your little ones are buckled in!