Overview
“The corporate culture at Cincinnati Children’s is shaped in innumerable ways by the surrounding community. We believe that when our community is healthy — with proper access to services, policies that promote good health, and programs that focus on prevention — then our children will lead heartier lives as well.”
Dee Ellingwood
Senior Vice President, Planning and Business Development
The Office of Community Relations began operations in August 2007 and is a member of the Department of Planning and Business Development. Community Relations was established to consolidate community outreach activities and demonstrate the commitment of Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center to strong, productive relationships with the Greater Cincinnati community.
“Although Cincinnati Children’s has a long and impressive tradition of community involvement at all levels of the organization, for many, the full extent of our record has remained a well kept secret. By creating the Office of Community Relations, Cincinnati Children’s is able to provide our community partners with a single point of entry, advise our internal partners as they develop community projects, reduce the duplication of services and resources and align our community investments more closely with the Medical Center’s strategic goals," states Tracy Mahoney, director of the Office of Community Relations.
Helping lead the Medical Center's renewed commitment to the community is a team of seasoned professionals with extensive backgrounds in public relations, grassroots advocacy, diversity, community engagement, government relations, communications, customer service, finance, program design and evaluation.
