by Peter Ghiorsi & Dan Sorrenti
For those of us who are involved in fundraising or enmeshed in the day to day operations of the healthcare, education, and all other non-profit industries, it is natural to focus on the business of giving and occasionally lose sight of the results of giving. As we become immersed in the warmth and glow of the Holiday season, perhaps we should take a moment to reflect on the real value of all that you do for all that you serve.
Tens of thousands will reap the benefits of the Elizabeth M. Pfriem SWIM Cancer Center, an Emergency Department expansion and the new Ambulatory Surgery Center that St. Vincent’s Medical Center in Bridgeport, CT is undertaking. Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick, NJ is in the midst of a major initiative that will greatly enhance oncology, emergency, and cardiology services and ensure the well-being of patients throughout the region. Capital Health System in Trenton, NJ is building a brand new medical center that will make available the very latest in medicine and technology for their expansive community of patients.
Catholic Healthcare West (CHW), headquartered in San Francisco, CA, and the eighth largest hospital provider in the nation, has built an outstanding reputation implementing the latest innovations and playing a critical role in the health of millions throughout their history. They prepare today to lift those standards to an even higher level with projects and programs designed for future generations with the dollars being raised all across the more than 30 foundations throughout the system.
Cancer patients and their families in Hunterdon County, NJ will thank Hunterdon Medical Center for their enhancements in oncology, surgery and other initiatives. Better access and expanded facilities at Monadnock Community Hospital in Peterborough, NH will benefit thousands of patients and their families. Saint Clare’s Health System embarks on a new capital campaign to support a series of projects, all designed to improve the health of the people in the Denville, Boonton, Dover and Sussex areas of New Jersey.
At Morton Plant Mease in Clearwater, FL, the Morgan Heart Hospital has taken cardiovascular care to a new level, and enhanced women’s services are addressing a critical healthcare need. Over in nearby Tampa, St. Joseph’s Hospital will be building a new hospital to better serve its community.
Winchester Medical Center in Winchester, VA is greatly expanding their campus and all services because they need to care for more people. McLeod Health System in SC wants to expand their Cancer Center because it is necessary for the people of the Pee Dee region. In the same State, it is also a critical need in Greenwood County, so Self Regional Healthcare endeavors to build the Self Regional Cancer Center.
A new emergency department at Stamford Hospital will bring a new generation of emergency care to the people in that part of Connecticut. Boys Town in Omaha, NE continues to look for groundbreaking ways to help troubled youths with plans for two new facilities. Our friends in Bozeman, MT at Bozeman Deaconess Hospital are expanding their Emergency Center, and that will help save lives. Among the many projects underway at Anna Jacques Hospital in Newburyport, MA is the creation of private patient rooms, and the expansion of outpatient emergency services for the many patients and families they serve. Shore Memorial Hospital in Somers Point, NJ is building a new Surgical Pavilion that will have an enormous impact on thousands of patients who will have access to latest and best surgical facilities. Lawrence & Memorial Hospital in New London, CT is constructing a new Outpatient Facility that will improve access for many of their friends in the community. Vassar Medical Center in Poughkeepsie, NY is responding to community need with a new Ambulatory Center. The groundbreaking discoveries of tomorrow and the lives they impact is the focus of Winthrop-University Hospital in Mineola, NY with their new free-standing Research Institute.
Bishop McDevitt High School is building a new school on a spacious campus and ushering in a new era of education in Harrisburg, PA. The Immaculate Heart Academy will enhance their facilities in Washington Township, NJ for the benefit of their students. The YWCA in New Britain CT expands their facility to better secure the safety and future of children.
We are barely scratching the surface here. These above represent only a few from our client family. But there are literally thousands of such projects and capital campaigns across this country, raising hundreds of million dollars, that require the passion and forethought of people such as yourselves and the response from thousands of donors before others can be helped.
And what is the ultimate result? For this Holiday season and hopefully many to follow, there’ll be people gathered around their Christmas trees, or at Chanukah gatherings, or anywhere else Holidays are celebrated that have survived and lived healthfully as a direct result of that forethought and that generosity.
On behalf of them all, we thank you during this period of seasonal reflection…we thank you all.
Please share your holiday thoughts with us here, and Happy Holidays from all of us at Ghiorsi & Sorrenti, Inc.