Cooper Manning joked that he spent a lot of time at Children's Hospital New Orleans with his son, Texas quarterback Arch Manning, on the night it was renamed Manning Family Children's.

Archie and Olivia Manning’s tight-knit family is often referred to as the first family of American football. Now, there is the Manning Family Children’s hospital in this city where the two native Mississippians have lived for the last 54 years.

It has gone through many renovations and expansions. The latest will be “Walker’s Imaginarium.” Named after a patient, the child enrichment center will be a type of museum at the hospital. Ground was broken this month and is expected to open in May 2026.

Children’s Hospital New Orleans will be renamed Manning Family Children’s, marking the first time in its 70-year history it has taken on a patron’s name, officials announced Wednesday. The change comes with a “transformational gift” from the Manning family — Archie, Olivia, Cooper, Peyton, and Eli — though the exact amount remains confidential.

Children’s Hospital will now be known as Manning Family Children’s. While hospital officials did not disclose how much money the Mannings donated, they did say that the family will partner with LCMC Health to help share the hospital’s story.