Todd Heap Family Pediatric Center to be part of the new patient care tower scheduled to open in 2010

Baltimore Raven Todd Heap has pledged to raise $1 million in support of a new Pediatric Center that will be part of a future seven-story patient care tower at Franklin Square.

"As parents of three children, my wife Ashley and I recognize the need for and value of quality pediatric care and services close at hand. When we learned about the breadth of pediatric services Franklin Square provides to the community, we knew this was a hospital we wanted to be associated with," said Todd Heap, tight end for the Baltimore Ravens and a member of the Baltimore community since 2001. "I am extremely impressed and moved by the great care and compassion the hospital provides to children and families in the community."

The new seven-story patient care tower will be adding 356,000 square feet to a hospital that already has the busiest emergency department in the state of Maryland with more than 100,000 visitors per year. A critical component of the project will be the new and improved Pediatric Emergency Department and Inpatient unit which will be renamed the Todd Heap Family Pediatric Center. Franklin Square was the first hospital in Baltimore County to combine pediatric and emergency services into one area.

Heap's generous pledge to raise $1 million was celebrated at a groundbreaking for the new patient care tower in October 2007. At the event, Franklin Square executives and board members announced the launch of a $10 million capital campaign which was jumpstarted by Heap's generous donation.

"While our employees and those who have used our pediatric services know the vital support Franklin Square provides, it is encouraging to have someone outside our community also believe in what we are doing," stated Carl Schindelar, president of Franklin Square. "We have a longstanding commitment to the physical, emotional and social needs of area children. Todd's commitment will go far in helping support our mission to provide high-quality and comprehensive pediatric and family-centered care and services."

As part of Heap's initiatives to support area youth, he will also host several events that will benefit the Todd Heap Family Pediatric Center at Franklin Square.

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