November 2023
Dear friend, As we enter the holiday season, Blank Children’s Hospital is full of patients who need your help. Thankfully, you can be a part of every patient’s story. You can be there… When a panicked parent and her 3-year-old daughter are rushed by ambulance. When a first-time mom delivers twin boys at 32 weeks. When a cancer patient needs an extra smile while going through treatment. Every day, Blank Children's emergency department and clinics are filled with patients in need of medical attention. Caring for children in Iowa has never been more important. Your support is needed now more than ever. Our team of specialized doctors and nurses treat premature babies, children in acute respiratory failure, patients who have experienced traumatic injuries and those with behavioral health needs and so much more. When you make a gift, you extend a helping hand to the teams at Blank Children’s Hospital who go above and beyond to help patients feel supported and loved inside a place that can feel scary and lonely. Your support also creates special memories for patients. Patients like Lydia. If you have ever wondered what it’s like to be a child who has received a lifetime of treatment at Blank Children’s before their 16th birthday, her story will give you a glimpse and I hope you take a moment to read her letter. Lydia has responded to adversity with courage, perseverance and a positive spirit. Her story shows how you can provide hope and healing to patients and families in some of the toughest moments of their life.
You can give strength and healing. You have the chance to give one of the greatest gifts this holiday season. Every time you give to Blank Children’s, every dollar – 100% of it – goes directly to helping patients like Lydia. Your generosity will provide state-of-the-art equipment, the latest treatments and specialized care to everyone who walks through our doors today, tomorrow and into the future. There are many children like Lydia spending this holiday season inside Blank Children’s. They depend on your generosity for the care they need. Can patients like Lydia count on you to be there for them? Please take a moment and send a special year-end gift now. I know there are many organizations you can support this holiday season. But please know how much your gift means to patients down every hall. I hope you choose to be a part of a patient’s story and give one of the greatest gifts this holiday season: the gift of health and hope to a child. Thank you,
Dr. Wendy Woods-Swafford Vice President and Medical Director Blank Children’s Hospital
DONATE ONLINE:
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P.S. Your support gives strength and healing. Without donors, patients like Lydia would not receive the specialized care they needed in their toughest moments. Choose to be a part of a patient’s care journey today. Scan the QR code or use the envelope provided to return your special year-end taxdeductible gift by December 31. Thank you for your generosity!