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Gifts That Make a Difference Donations to the Foundation help Saint John’s Health Center maintain its ranking as one of the best hospitals in the world. We continually strive to meet the highest standards of care, while adapting to technological and economic changes that have an impact on the delivery of the hospital’s services. Your gifts help us purchase cutting edge equipment, support clinical education and improve patient care. To help you envision what your dollars can do, we’ve compiled a list of projects, equipment, programs and services that are immediate funding priorities. A gift of any amount is appreciated and will be directed to one of these important goals.
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SAINT JOHN'S, SUMMER 2016
BEDSIDE ULTRASOUND: ($100,000) The role of ultrasound scanning has become increasingly important in today’s demanding labor and delivery environment. These compact, mobile, high-resolution, real-time ultrasound machines are critical for urgent diagnostic and interventionguided support to ensure a safe and healthy delivery. CANCER SURVIVORSHIP NAVIGATOR ($150,000) The cancer survivorship program provides a nurse practitioner who acts as a patient navigator, guiding survivors and families through their care after cancer treatment. The navigator arranges doctors’ appointments, as well as appointments with psychosocial caregivers, therapists, financial counselors and other supportive services. Navigators help guide care as a patient transitions to cancer survivor and supports the medical oncologists’ efforts in detection, prevention and surveillance of new or recurrent cancers, treatments for effects from cancer and its therapies, and helps to ensure that all of the survivor’s needs are met.
