Four Giving Opportunities for Year-End

With year-end approaching, many people are considering making a gift to support patients and programs at Beaumont, seeking to make a difference as we look ahead to 2021. Below are just four that would benefit from this kind of generosity. To give, simply use the reply envelope or visit www.beaumont.org/giving.

Help Frontline Caregivers in the Fight Against COVID-19

Since the beginning of the COVID-19 crisis, Beaumont has treated more patients than any other Michigan health system.

Philanthropic support continues to play a central role in our response to this crisis — helping us acquire necessary supplies and equipment (face masks, respirators, ventilators), keep patients, staff and clinicians safe, and fund leading-edge research efforts to inspire new treatments.

Your support will not only guarantee that our healthcare heroes have the resources they need to treat our friends and family members battling COVID-19, it will help us fight the spread of this virus, limiting the impact on our community.

Encourage Healthy Lifestyles in Michigan Youth: Support Child & Adolescent Health Centers

Beaumont’s Child & Adolescent Health Centers provide a wide variety of vital health and wellness services to un- and underinsured youth in medically underserved communities.

The centers, many of which are located inside schools, offer young people convenient and affordable access to primary care, psychosocial screening, mental health services, health-promotion education, nutrition counseling, disease-prevention education, lab testing, vaccinations and patient referrals.

Currently, Beaumont operates seven school-based or -linked centers in downriver communities such as Taylor, Wayne and Westland. In recent months, our centers have explored and adopted a variety of creative solutions — including Zoom lessons — that allow our caregivers to continue serving teens despite the pandemic. Your support will allow us to keep innovating and helping young people stay healthy and make good choices now and in the future.

Invest in Healthy Communities with Outreach Programs

One of the best ways to treat disease is to stop it before it can start. That is part of the philosophy behind Beaumont’s Community Benefit programs, which take medicine and education out into neighborhoods to meet individuals and families where they live and work.

Among the services offered are heart health screenings, diabetes education and obesity prevention — addressing issues that are prevalent and growing in communities across southeastern Michigan. Other programs go into local schools and work with children to develop healthy exercise habits as well as a better understanding of nutrition, helping children grow their own fruit and vegetable gardens and even showing them how to choose healthy produce at the market.

This program also provides support for patients who are financially at risk, living in communities where access to health care may be difficult to obtain and where a lack of insurance can delay important screenings and doctor visits. Your support will allow Beaumont to continue reaching out to patients when and where they need us most.

Care for Our Youngest, Most Vulnerable Patients

Preterm birth rates have risen for four straight years. Today, they affect more than one in 10 babies born in the United States. Of these infants, more than 70 percent will be admitted to a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). At Beaumont, our dedicated physicians, nurses and clinical staff care for thousands of preterm babies each year.

Beaumont Children’s is home to three neonatal intensive care units at our Royal Oak, Troy and Dearborn hospitals. Staffed by highly skilled, board-certified neonatologists, they deliver the most technologically advanced treatment without sacrificing the healing power of the human touch.

Philanthropic support of the NICUs at Beaumont Children’s will help us acquire the very latest technologies to help these newborns grow and gain strength. And because many babies remain in the NICU for days, weeks or even months, other funds go to providing a welcoming, comforting environment for parents as they bond with their infant. By supporting Beaumont’s NICUs, you will help guarantee our smallest patients receive the care they need and their families receive the peace of mind they deserve.