Great Ormond Street Hospital Children's Charity raises money to enable the hospital to provide world class care and to pioneer new treatments and cures for childhood illnesses. With over 255,000 patient visits to the hospital every year, the charity needs the support of fundraisers and volunteers to help us continue to give hope to young patients and their families and . The support from the charity is concentrated in four main areas: redevelopment of the hospital buildings, funding research in to new treatments, leading-edge new and replacement medical equipment, patient family accommodation and welfare.