Arkansas Children’s Hospital plans to expand a program that offers a free meal to children when they visit the hospital, the hospital’s chief executive officer said Thursday. CEO Marcy Doderer spoke about the program, which started last year, at a news conference about a report examining the status of efforts to improve children’s health.
The report, “Natural Wonders: The State of Children’s Health in Arkansas,” is published by Natural Wonders Partnership Council, a group that includes the hospital and several other state agencies and organizations.
Children’s HealthWatch Principal Investigator, Dr. Patrick Casey, is a member of the Natural Wonders Partnership Council and was instrumental in the creation of SNAP applications and summer meals at Arkansas Children’s Hospital.