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A Legacy of Compassion and Care

2009 Annual Report

Focus on Excellence
St. Joseph Medical Center Foundation 2009 Annual Report 
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Every gift to St. Joseph Medical Center is truly a legacy. Decades from now,

 patients and staff will look back on the  contributions made today as evidence of a strong, ongoing commitment to the mission of this outstanding hospital founded by the Sisters of St. Francis of Philadelphia in 1864.

Gifts to St. Joseph Medical Center support ongoing programs, including nursing education and advancement, investing in specialized new technology and expanding services into new areas of need. Our new Cancer Institute, along with our nationally recognized Heart and Orthopaedic Institutes, the recently renovated Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, and programs to serve underprivileged patients locally and worldwide are some of the many important areas that have benefited from the generosity of our donors.

These gifts, that can include time and talent, as well as treasure, allow St. Joseph to fulfill our patient promise to serve the community with expert, personal and faith-filled care.

Mrs. Alonzo G. Decker Jr. Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Donor Recognition Wall
Honor a special child in your life on the KALEIDOSCOPE WALL.
Proceeds benefit the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU). Please contact the Foundation at 410-337-1397.

Cardinal William H. Keeler Spiritual Center
With his blessing and support, we are proud to announce that the new Spiritual Center will be re-dedicated in honor of Cardinal William H. Keeler, retired Archbishop of Baltimore. The new Spiritual Center houses the St. Francis of Assisi Chapel in memory of Carmen J. and Theresa R. Deyesu, Meditation Garden, Interfaith Prayer Room and Spiritual Care suite. Learn more about the Spiritual Center and how to make a gift.

Journeys in Healing
 
“Having Faith”  Having Faith
"The Cancer Institute”  Having Faith
 
Dennis Reiman 

Helping with the season's first hay-cutting is the sweet stuff of everyday life for Dennis Reiman. To enjoy this pleasure only 2 ½ weeks after open-heart surgery is nothing short of a miracle to Reiman. And he wasted no time in letting his surgeon, Stewart Finney, M.D., Chief of Cardiac Surgery at our Heart Institute, know what this meant to him. more +

Dolores Lewis 

Dolores Lewis is given to ready smiles but to really see her face light up, just mention Dr. Richard Boehler, her primary care physician on the St. Clare Medical Outreach Coach, our mobile healthcare van that reaches out to people in Baltimore City without access to healthcare. more +

Journeys of Giving
 
 
carole green  To honor St. Joseph Medical Center and her physician for excellence in care, Carol Greene is leaving a portion of her estate to The Heart Institute at the medical center. Her words are poignant when talking about her bequest: “St. Joseph has given me hope, help and love every time I’ve needed it. This is the least I can do.” more + 
 Faith and Mrs. Decker

Philanthropy is oftentimes a gesture with great meaning behind it. In the case of Virginia Decker, whose husband Alonzo's family founded the Baltimore-based Black&Decker, a recent gift of $500,000 presented to St. Joseph Medical Center's neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) was a momentous and meaningful gesture intended for the tiniest, most fragile patients. Mrs. Decker's gift was part of a $4 million renovation and expansion plan. The medical center was most honored to name the new NICU The Mrs. Alonzo G. Decker Jr. Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. more +