--- title: Ellen DeGeneres Dedicates Hospital Room to Jimmy Kimmel Son description: Jimmy Kimmel couldn't help but get emotional when Ellen DeGeneres surprised him with a dedication to his son, William "Billy" Kimmel. canonical: https://time.com/5177941/ellen-degeneres-jimmy-kimmel-son-dedication/ author: Megan McCluskey article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2018-02-27T19:39:19.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:50:58.856Z og:title: Jimmy Kimmel Cries on Ellen for the Most Heartwarming Reason og:description: DeGeneres had a special surprise for the late-night host og:url: https://time.com/5177941/ellen-degeneres-jimmy-kimmel-son-dedication/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt37ab0550a0458e80/6989290a22fb85a7c9e24e1f/screen-shot-2018-02-27-at-1-45-20-pm.png?branch=production&width=1109&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1109 og:image:height: 624 og:image:alt: Screen Shot 2018-02-27 at 1.45.20 PM og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Jimmy Kimmel Cries on Ellen for the Most Heartwarming Reason twitter:description: DeGeneres had a special surprise for the late-night host twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt37ab0550a0458e80/6989290a22fb85a7c9e24e1f/screen-shot-2018-02-27-at-1-45-20-pm.png?branch=production&width=1109&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Ellen DeGeneres Pulls Out All the Stops to Get Jimmy Kimmel to Cry on Her Show > Sponsored content. 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During an appearance on _Ellen_ ahead of hosting Sunday’s Oscars ceremony, Kimmel couldn’t help but get emotional when DeGeneres explained that she had arranged for a room in Los Angeles Children’s Hospital to be named after Billy. “You get very emotional, and I love that about you,” DeGeneres said before airing a video showing off the new plaque. “We have a surprise for you…We called our friends at Children’s Hospital L.A., including Billy’s surgeon, and we have named one of the rooms of the heart institute floor in honor of Billy…That will forever be the Billy Kimmel room.” DeGeneres went on to announce that several of Billy’s nurses were sitting in the audience. 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