Your Dollars at Work

Highlights from 2009-2010

Saints Healthcare Foundation has a proven track record of bringing projects to fruition that make a difference for patients and families served by St. Francis and St. Gertrude’s.

Grants from the Foundation help support

Facility remodel and expansion initiatives.
New medical equipment.
New or improved health care programs.
Patient education and support services.
Staff education and training programs.
Healing environment enhancements.
Charity and mission-related care initiatives.

Examples of grants made to St. Francis and St. Gertrude’s in 2009 and 2010 are listed below.

St. Francis

Equipment to enhance service quality in the Sleep Diagnostic Center.
Waiting room expansion in the St. Francis Cancer Center.
Picnic for cardiac rehabilitation support group patients.
Equipment to enhance cardiac rehabilitation and employee wellness services.
Upgrade furnishings and comfort care carts for hospice patients.
Weight scales for heart failure patients without access at home.
Therapeutic massage for cancer patients.
Complimentary lunch program for caregivers of cancer patients.
Free diabetes education for patients unable to afford services.
10th Annual educational and spiritual retreat for cancer survivors.
Infant manikins for family-focused CPR classes.

St. Gertrude's

Equipment to read patients’ vital signs.
Memorial rock to further beautify The Garden’s.