Onward And Upward: A joint message from Presbyterian Healthcare Foundation

Onward And Upward: A joint message from Presbyterian Healthcare Foundation

Despite the cloud of the pandemic, a silver lining of accomplishments is shining through as we look back on 2021. Thanks to the support of our donors, who stepped up and helped us find new ways to fulfill our purpose in the past year, we continued to make strides in our commitment to elevating patient care.

Some of our bigger projects, including construction of the Presbyterian Robert Wertheim Hospice House and the Presbyterian Rehabilitation Services Duane and Barbara Trythall Aquatic Therapy Natatorium, are finished or nearing completion. The new Presbyterian Breast Care location at Rust Medical Center opened last summer and expansion of the Presbyterian Neuroscience program is underway.

A major gift from Julie Bowdich and her husband John Carey established Presbyterian’s first endowed chair, supporting Presbyterian’s growing Neuroscience program and helping to accelerate the impact of this high-priority program. We are grateful to our early donors like Duffy and Jean Ann Swan who have helped get this initiative off the ground.

This issue also honors two long-time friends and supporters of the Foundation – Mary Helen Allburt and Mary Poole – who passed away in 2021. Their legacies and commitment to Presbyterian will be forever associated with our history and growth.

We are immensely grateful for the continued generosity of our donors who make this progress possible. It’s exciting and heartwarming to partner with those who understand and support the value of our efforts to elevate healthcare.

Regardless of how or why you give, we welcome you on ourjourney and are grateful to have you by our side.

V. Sue Cleveland, Board Chair Presbyterian Healthcare Foundation

Rick Scott, CFRE, President Presbyterian Healthcare Foundation