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When Brendan Witt was a standout defenseman for the Washington Capitals from 1996 to 2006, he was a regular visitor to Children’s National. He also had a program called “Witter’s Hitters” that gave many patients the opportunity to attend hockey games and visit the locker room to meet the players and coaches.

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In 2014, Children’s National treated its first patients using “T-cell therapy,” a revolutionary approach to destroying cancer cells using a patient’s own cells. Dr. Catherine Bollard, who oversees the Program for Cell Enhancement and Technologies for Immunotherapy (CETI) at Children’s National, explains what makes this treatment so different – and so promising for children with cancer and other diseases.

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Doctors, nurses, and staff at Children's National have grown to love a young patient who waited for more than a year for a new heart. Teresa, age 2, had a heart that was structurally normal, but began failing in early 2014.

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The Washington Capitals continued their tradition of hospital visits on Dec. 12, making a special trip to bring holiday cheer and pass out blankets as part of the NHL's "Hockey Fights Cancer" initiative.

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In town to serve as emcee for the Christmas in Washington concert, which benefits Children's National, Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson visited children in the hospital on Dec. 13.

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