Panda Express and Texas Children’s Hospital leaders announcement a 10-year, $5.9 million commitment the restaurant chain has made to support the creation of an Exercise and Rehabilitation Program at Texas Children’s Heart Center, as well as the expansion of the hospital’s Palliative Care Program.
The Panda Cares Center of Hope Cardiac Catheterization Labs opened on the 20th floor of the Lester and Sue Smith Legacy Tower and the Panda Cares Center of Hope Therapy Gym on the 24th floor.
Texas Children’s Heart Center has named its program LAUNCH, which stands for Learning And Understanding New Cardiac Habits. The goal is to provide Heart Center patients with a physical and virtual space as a resource for individualized exercise programs, nutritional guidance, and physical and occupational therapies that will allow them to live full lives and maintain an active presence in their community.
Panda Cares® Centers of Hope across the country are made possible by donations from Panda Express® associates and guests. Funds raised in-store and online at Panda Express benefit each store’s local community. Following a multimillion-dollar commitment to Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals to fund Panda Cares® Centers of Hope, Panda and CMN Hospitals have debuted Center of Hope locations at several hospitals in the U.S. from California and Texas to Hawaii and Washington D.C. Read more.
