St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children

Health Systems Tower Health,

St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children

nonprofit

160 East Erie Ave.
Philadelphia, PA

1

Total Sex Change Patients

info icon Total unique children who underwent gender-affirming procedures or hormone/puberty blocker therapy.
0

Total Surgery Patients

info icon Total unique children who underwent gender-affirming surgical procedures.
1

Total Hormone and Puberty Blocker Patients

info icon Total unique children who were prescribed puberty blockers or received gender-affirming hormone therapy.
3

Total Prescriptions Written

info icon Total number of scripts for puberty blockers or gender-affirming hormones.
$784

Total Submitted Charges

info icon Total amount submitted by providers or pharmacies to insurance for services, treatments, or prescriptions, before any reviews or adjustments. Includes medical procedures and prescription charges but may not reflect the final amount after negotiations.

St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children is a nonprofit pediatric hospital in Philadelphia, owned in partnership between Tower Health and Drexel University. This hospital reports to not offer any type of sex change treatment for minors. However, claims data confirms that St. Christopher’s has billed for cross-sex hormones for minors. In addition, the broader Tower Health network has also billed for hormone therapy and gender surgeries for minors. 

For more information on the specific procedure and diagnostic codes and other methodology used to make these determination, read our white paper here.

Key Findings

St Christopher’s Hospital for Children reports to not offer any type of sex change treatment for minors.

St. Christopher’s Hospital posted on social media to celebrate “Transgender Day of Visibility.”

Sex Change Treatment Offered

This hospital reports to not offer any type of sex change treatment for minors. However, claims data confirms that St. Christopher’s has billed for cross-sex hormones for minors.

 

Definitions

SEX CHANGE PATIENTS: Total unique children who underwent “gender-affirming” surgical procedures or hormone/puberty blocker therapy.

TOTAL SURGERY PATIENTS: Total unique children who underwent “gender-affirming” surgical procedures.

TOTAL HORMONE AND PUBERTY BLOCKERS PATIENTS: Total unique children who were prescribed puberty blockers or received gender-affirming hormone therapy.

TOTAL PRESCRIPTIONS WRITTEN: Total number of prescriptions written by a provider for puberty blockers or gender-affirming hormones for children.

TOTAL SUBMITTED CHARGES: This is the initial amount a healthcare provider or pharmacy submits to the insurance company for a specific service, treatment, or prescription before the insurance company reviews and adjusts the payment. This value includes both the pharmacy-submitted cost of prescription drug claims and the line-item charges associated with medical procedures. Please note that this amount does not necessarily reflect the full cost of the procedure or prescription, as it is subject to adjustments and negotiations by the insurance company.

 

 

 

Leadership

Executive Leadership

Name Title Compensation
Robert Brooks President & COO N/A
Claire Alminde Chief Nursing Officer N/A
Arlene Asgard SVP Operations N/A
Edward Bleacher II CFO N/A
Martin J. Herman Surgeon-in-Chief N/A
E. Douglas Thompson CMO N/A
Renee M. Turchi Pediatrician-in-Chief N/A

The current leadership/titles are based on the Tower Health leadership website.

 

 

Board of Trustees

Name Title Compensation
David S. Blum Chairman N/A
Charles B. Cairns Dean, Drexel College N/A
Martin Herman Surgeon-in-Chief N/A
Helen Bowman Treasurer N/A
Renee M. Tuchi Pediatrician-in-Chief N/A
E. Douglas Thompson CMO N/A

The current leadership/titles are based on the Tower Health leadership website.