Support from Foundations is vital to helping St. Vincent accomplish its mission.
In the last five-years St. Vincent has been awarded over $18 million dollars in grants from 120 corporate, community, private and family foundations. These grants have made a significant impact in all areas of patient care and community benefit programs.
Foundations that Partner with St. Vincent Medical Center are at the forefront of providing breakthrough medical and healthcare services for improving the quality of life for the sick and poor.
Examples of Foundation Partners:
- Through improved nutrition and exercise, a grandparent is able to save his leg and eyesight by controlling his blood sugar and blood pressure levels (Funding for the Community Diabetes Program);
- A nurse obtains vital new clinical knowledge, improves her bedside skills and advances her career through education scholarships (Funding for Nursing Education);
- A cardiologist saves the life of a 50 year old man by using state-of-the-art technology (Funding for Cardiac Catheterization Laboratories).