Saint Joseph Hospital Foundation STARS Gala Committee Grants $55,000 - Archived
Saint Joseph Hospital Foundation STARS Gala Committee Grants $55,000
exington, Ky. (February 13, 2015)– Following a successful 26th annual Evening with the STARS gala, the Saint Joseph Hospital Foundation STARS committee designated funds to support two programs at Saint Joseph Hospital, part of KentuckyOne Health.
The STARS committee granted $50,000 for a new neuro-ICU unit and $5,000 to support the mission of Baby Health Services located at Saint Joseph Hospital.
The number of neurology patients at Saint Joseph Hospital grew more than 19 percent in 2014. To meet the growing patient demand, a new eight-bed neuro-ICU is under construction on the fifth floor of Saint Joseph Hospital. The Foundation’s grant will support this capital improvement to the hospital for neurology care.
Baby Health Services at Saint Joseph Hospital is a pediatric health clinic providing free medical and dental care to children whose families are ineligible for a medical card or who cannot afford private health insurance. In 2014, Baby Health Services had 2,250 visits where children received free quality health care, medications and/or immunizations. Baby Health Services is funded through grants and a yearly letter campaign to individuals and businesses in the Lexington community.
The 2014 STARS gala, held on Saturday, November 15, 2014, raised more than $100,000 for the Saint Joseph Hospital Foundation. Proceeds from event are used to further the success of health care initiatives at Saint Joseph Hospital, Saint Joseph East and Saint Joseph Jessamine.
Over the years, the Evening with the STARS gala has raised more than $1.3 million for mission and outreach services at Saint Joseph Hospital, Saint Joseph East and Saint Joseph Jessamine RJ Corman Ambulatory Care Center, all part of KentuckyOne Health.
Other projects funded by money raised through the gala include the Patient Family Assistance Fund, nursing scholarships, transportation needs for cancer patients and services for the underserved, including screening mammograms for women who are uninsured or underinsured. The Saint Joseph Hospital Foundation also provided a portion of the funding for the $1 million expansion of KentuckyOne Health Breast Care at Saint Joseph East completed last fall.
About Saint Joseph Hospital Foundation
The Saint Joseph Hospital Foundation, part of KentuckyOne Health, raises and administers funds to support the core values and mission of Saint Joseph Hospital, Saint Joseph East and Saint Joseph Jessamine RJ Corman Ambulatory Care Center. One of the Foundation’s goals is to bridge the gap between medicine and compassion. The Foundation is always looking for ways to assist those in need and is funded solely by the generous contributions. For more information, please call 859.313.1705 or www.saintjosephfoundation.org.
About KentuckyOne Health
KentuckyOne Health, the largest and most comprehensive health system in the Commonwealth, has more than 200 locations including, hospitals, physician groups, clinics, primary care centers, specialty institutes and home health agencies in Kentucky and southern Indiana. KentuckyOne Health is dedicated to bringing wellness, healing and hope to all, including the underserved. The system is made up of the former Jewish Hospital & St. Mary’s HealthCare and Saint Joseph Health System, along with the University of Louisville Hospital and James Graham Brown Cancer Center. KentuckyOne Health is proud of and strengthened by its Catholic, Jewish and academic heritages.
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Members of the Saint Joseph Hospital Foundation STARS gala committee presented checks totaling $55,000 in support of important programs at Saint Joseph Hospital.
Baby Health Photo (LtoR): Alice Buchart; Alanson Boden; Teresa Wallen, president of STARS committee; Anna Taylor, director of development, Saint Joseph Hospital Foundation.
Neuroscience photo (LtoR): : Tish Heaney, MSN, RN; Tommy Hines, RN; Kristin Howard, BSN, RN; David Blake, MD; Teresa Wallen, president of STARS committee; Anna Taylor, director of development, Saint Joseph Hospital Foundation.
Publish date:
Friday, February 13, 2015