GIVING HOPE Newsletter of Ascension Illinois Foundation (formerly AMITA Health Foundation)
Summer 2022
Ascension Mercy CEO Rich Roehr greets Mike Saltijeral at a tour of the new crisis stabilization unit.
Celebrating a successful year
AMITA Health Foundations raised $24.5 million to support ministries for Ascension Illinois and AdventHealth Great Lakes Region. We started work on a crisis stabilization unit at Ascension Mercy, held a successful gala — our first as Ascension Illinois — and completed two fundraising campaigns: • More than $5 million was raised to open Chicago’s first specialized inpatient eating disorder unit at Ascension Saint Joseph – Chicago. “Help is extremely important. Without it, I wouldn’t be here today,” one young woman said about the eating disorder program that saved her life — and that soon will be expanding to the city.
• M ore than $3.5 million was raised to provide private rooms in the emergency room at Ascension Saint Alexius for patients with behavioral health and chemical dependency needs. “This will allow them to have a private room in a quiet, peaceful environment with dedicated staff,” said John Sullivan, DO, medical director, emergency department, Ascension Saint Alexius.
Through our donors’ generosity, millions of dollars more will ensure access to compassionate, personalized healthcare, wraparound services, community-based mental health and housing services, and more for all in need in the communities we serve. Thank you!
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Events make an impact (p. 3)