--- title: Jimmy Kimmel: Children's Hospital LA Sees Bump in Donations description: Kimmel shared an emotional tribute to Children's Hospital LA during his late night show after his son underwent open-heart surgery there canonical: https://time.com/4767209/jimmy-kimmel-childrens-hospital-los-angeles/ author: Catherine Trautwein article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2017-05-04T21:33:33.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-02-23T04:45:42.268Z article:section: Entertainment og:title: Hospital Where Jimmy Kimmel's Son Had Open-Heart Surgery Sees Spike in Donations og:description: Kimmel said Children's Hospital LA saved his son's life og:url: https://time.com/4767209/jimmy-kimmel-childrens-hospital-los-angeles/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt8e3bf915c7ecf5dd/6988cb91ab6d7721d26adec0/170502-jimmy-kimmel-son-surgery-obamacare.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: 170502-jimmy-kimmel-son-surgery-obamacare og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Hospital Where Jimmy Kimmel's Son Had Open-Heart Surgery Sees Spike in Donations twitter:description: Kimmel said Children's Hospital LA saved his son's life twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt8e3bf915c7ecf5dd/6988cb91ab6d7721d26adec0/170502-jimmy-kimmel-son-surgery-obamacare.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Hospital Where Jimmy Kimmel's Son Had Open-Heart Surgery Sees Spike in Donations > Sponsored content. 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They’ve also received supportive calls from old patients, according to Viviano. “We have had several hundred calls to the hospital, our heart institute, from former patients thanking us for care and from donors inspired by Jimmy’s message,” he said. Staff at the hospital also took Kimmel’s speech to heart, Viviano said. “Our caregivers — the nurses and physicians that Jimmy talked about, that team — of course, it’s very reaffirming for them,” he said. “It’s not every day when someone on national television talks about a wonderful outcome under some challenging circumstances.” In his monologue, Kimmel explained that before 2014, his son may not have been able to get insurance due to his pre-existing condition — the congenital heart disease he was born with. “If your parents didn’t have medical insurance, you might not live long enough to even get denied because of a pre-existing condition. If your baby is going to die and it doesn’t have to, it shouldn’t matter how much money you make,” Kimmel said through tears. Viviano told TIME that the GOP’s health care bill, which passed in the House of Representatives on Thursday, pre-existing conditions may not be protected. “This bill doesn’t achieve what our fundamental thesis is, which is children need and deserve coverage and access to healthcare regardless of their financial status,” he said. 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