Current priorities
Saints Healthcare Foundation works with the leadership of St. Francis and St. Gertrude’s to identify current and emerging fundraising priorities. The Foundation Board then assesses and adopts priorities for fundraising.
Donors can make gifts to help address needs that are always present, including:
- Charity and Mission-Related Care Fund, which supports free care for the poor, uninsured and underinsured; free public health initiatives like traffic safety programs and health screenings; and spiritual care services.
- Patient Education and Support Fund, which provides funds for support groups, educational resources and educational counseling, such as for the newly diagnosed diabetic patient who must learn to effectively manage their nutrition, the cancer patient in need of a community support group or a heart surgery patient who must learn new healthy living behaviors to manage chronic heart disease.
- Healthcare Education and Training Fund, which supports scholarships to attract young people into healthcare careers and to enable existing health care workers to advance in their careers or remain on the cutting edge of their disciplines.
The Foundation also raises funds for emerging technologies, service and facility enhancements and health care programs that help provide the best possible health care close to home. Current priorities include:
- Cancer Center programs and support services.
- Family Birth enhancements.
- Completing St. Gertrude’s rehabilitation project.