Destination Swedish raises $920,000 for community health programs that benefit our most vulnerable Second-annual luncheon launches a multi-year fundraising effort.
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ore than 500 people attended the second-annual unmet need for high-quality specialty medical and dental care Destination Swedish fundraising luncheon at the for underinsured patients. Through a partnership with Project Sheraton Seattle Hotel on February 11. Access Northwest, case managers connect uninsured and underThe luncheon, co-chaired by Anita Braker and insured patients with a network of more than 300 volunteer Dave Olsen, Michael Melancon and Glenn Johnson and physicians and residents who provide specialty care to these Jeannie and Bruce Nordstrom, patients through the Specialty raised more than $920,000 for Clinic and link them to primary three innovative Swedish Comcare providers to help prevent munity Health programs that future crises. improve access to high-quality Finally, a portion of the funds health-care for uninsured and that were raised through Destiunderinsured members of our nation Swedish 2014 will procommunity. vide supplies and pharmaceuFunds raised at the luncheon ticals critical to meeting students’ will be used to build a better needs at the Swedish Ballard Teen home base for the Swedish/ Health Center. Established in Cherry Hill Family Medicine 2002 in collaboration with the Residency that will help the proSeattle Public Schools and the gram keep pace with the growCity of Seattle, the Teen Health ing demand for family medicine. Center is a comprehensive priThe Residency has been a leader mary care clinic located within since 1974 in training top medBallard High School. It serves ical graduates from around the nearly half of its 1,700 students, country to become highly-skilled giving local teens a healthy start and versatile family doctors. In and helping to prevent medical addition to addressing the naand psychological problems that tional primary care physician can have life-long implications. shortage, the program is nation- Anteus Parker, a single father who received services at the Swedish CommuAnd this is just the start. The ally known for its unique focus nity Specialty Clinic after breaking his leg, represents thousands of community Destination Swedish 2014 lunon training doctors to treat low- members who benefit from programs funded at Destination Swedish. cheon launched a multi-year income and culturally diverse populations. effort to raise at least $3 million for Swedish Community Luncheon funds will also provide vital case management Health programs like these that play a unique and important services at the Swedish Community Specialty Clinic (SCSC). role in lowering barriers to medical care for economically Since it opened at Swedish/First Hill in 2010, the SCSC has and socially disadvantaged men, women, and children here become a national model for effectively addressing the often in our communities. i
Make an impact Help Swedish ensure a strong foundation for Swedish Community Health programs that benefit the uninsured and underinsured. For more information or to make a gift, please contact Colleen Bromen at the Swedish Medical Center Foundation by calling (206) 386-3527 or colleen.bromen@swedish.org. 40
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