MaineHealth Barbara Bush Children's Hospital

12/04/2025

CN Brown Company raised an incredible $252,061 for MaineHealth Barbara Bush Children’s Hospital in 2025! 🎉

This amazing contribution was made possible through their 30th Annual Miracle Ball, the point-of-sale campaign at Big Apple Stores and the CN Brown Golf Tournament. These funds will enhance the world-class care and family-centered programs we provide to thousands of children across Maine and beyond.

👏 Thank you, CN Brown, for fueling our community and making a lasting impact on the children and families in our care. Your generosity powers miracles. 🌟

12/03/2025

Your child has a sore throat, cough, and a high fever. Is it just a cold? Or could it be the flu or an RSV infection? Or maybe COVID-19? All these illnesses are caused by viruses that infect the respiratory tract. All are contagious and can spread easily from person to person. And they cause some similar symptoms. So it can be hard to tell them apart. Learn more here: https://kidshealth.org/BarbaraBushChildrens/en/parents/flu-vs-cold.html/?utm_source=khpt&utm_medium=em&utm_campaign=25_rsv

12/02/2025

🌟 Today is ! 🌟

Your generosity helps us deliver world-class medical care to children in Maine and northern New England, keeping families close to home during critical moments. Every gift, big or small, enhances advanced treatments, family support and brighter futures for children who need us most.

💝 Make a difference today: bbch.org/givingtuesday

Thank you for helping us create miracles—together!

12/01/2025

Love giving the gift of gift cards? 💳🎁 Now you can make your holiday shopping even more meaningful! When you purchase gift cards through the link below, 3% of your total goes to your local Children’s Miracle Network Hospital—including MHBBCH—based on your zip code.

🚨 Giving Tuesday Bonus: Tomorrow only, your impact DOUBLES! 🙌 For one day, 6% of your gift card purchase will be donated to MHBBCH.

👉 Visit The Gift Card Shop: https://cmnhospitals.thegiftcardshop.com/

💳 Physical cards arrive 3-10 business days after purchase, or you can email the gift card instantly.

11/28/2025

If you feel inspired to donate new toys, games, books, or activities to the kids at MHBBCH this holiday season, our wonderful local partners are making it easy. Each store has MHBBCH wish lists and donation bins ready for your gifts:

🧸 Treehouse Toys Portland – Locations in Portland and Biddeford
🧩 Diversions Puzzles & Games - South Portland – Locations in South Portland, Portsmouth & Somersworth, NH
📖 Sherman's Maine Coast Bookshop – Locations in Bar Harbor, Boothbay Harbor, Damariscotta, Falmouth, Freeport, Portland, Rockland, Topsham, and Windham

You can also find donation guidelines and online shopping options on our website: https://bit.ly/4fUeuMg.

Thank you for supporting our patients and local businesses this holiday season! 💙

11/27/2025

This Thanksgiving, we’re overflowing with gratitude for YOU—our incredible community of donors, partners and supporters. 💖 Your generosity and dedication fuel our mission, helping us provide life-changing care to countless children in need.

To our amazing care teams, employees and volunteers: your compassion and unwavering commitment bring hope and comfort to young patients and their families every single day. 💕

Together, we’re making a profound difference. Thank you, , for being such an essential part of this journey. Wishing you all a Thanksgiving filled with love and gratitude! 💗

11/25/2025

With generous support from our friends at the Maine Credit Union League, MHBBCH has expanded its efforts to assist families experiencing food insecurity through the recent purchase of a refrigerator and freezer. Located in the hospital's Atrium and stocked with meals from Wayside Food Programs, patient families are welcome to help themselves to nutritious meals, allowing them one less concern during their child's hospitalization. We are grateful for the opportunity to further support the health and well-being of families in our care. 💙

11/21/2025

We're excited to see how this grant funding will help improve children's health in our communities!

The five-year grant from the National Institutes of Health will loop the hospital system into a pediatric clinical trials network that spans 17 other states.

11/20/2025

MaineHealth Pediatrics South Portland and Mothers’ Milk Bank Northeast have opened new outpatient donor milk dispensary. Learn all about it in this story from NEWS CENTER Maine.

Families interested in purchasing donor milk at MaineHealth Pediatrics and Young Adult Medicine South Portland can contact 207-661-3512.

11/19/2025

Now through December, our helpful friends at Ace Hardware are making the season brighter for kids at MHBBCH! 🤩 When you shop at participating Ace Hardware locations, you’ll have the opportunity to round up your purchase to support the kids in our care. Every donation makes a difference! Please be sure to thank their friendly staff for their unwavering support for our young patients. 👏

Children's Miracle Network Hospitals

11/17/2025

MaineHealth’s pediatric congenital heart program allows the region’s youngest patients to stay close to home for life-saving cardiac procedures. A focus on collaboration and national benchmarking with other pediatric congenital heart programs has resulted in second-to-none care at MaineHealth Maine Medical Center Portland in partnership with MHBBCH. Check out this story from the 2025 Annual Report: https://bit.ly/4nWUqwp.

11/14/2025

Luca, a former patient at MHBBCH, turned his experience into something truly inspiring. Wanting to give back, he came up with not one, not two, but three creative fundraising ideas:
🍋 A lemonade & iced tea stand
🍪 A bake sale
🧼 And handmade soap sales!

Thanks to his incredible effort and big heart, Luca raised an amazing $550 to support the kids in our care. 💙

👏 Thank you, Luca, for your kindness, creativity and generosity!

Feeling inspired? You can make a difference too! Host your own DIY fundraiser—whether it’s a classic craft fair, a car wash, or something totally unique like donating your birthday. The possibilities are endless! 🥳 Get started at https://bbch.org/diy