The Foundation's mission, through volunteer leadership and philanthropic support, is to improve the health and quality of life of all the members of our community.
Our commitment to "excellence in healthcare," through the generosity of our donors, helps to support advances in technology, patient care and education at all our hospitals and facilities. Each entity has a fundraising arm – together they comprise Baptist Health South Florida Foundation.
A Charitable Gift
The Foundation is committed to helping our donors meet their philanthropic goals. Together with Foundation staff members, donors have the opportunity to decide what programs and services their gifts support. Or, they may choose to contribute unrestricted funds to be used for the greatest need.
Here are a few suggestions of how your gift might be used:
Addiction Treatment Program
South Miami Hospital's Addiction Treatment Program has been helping people conquer drug and alcohol dependency since 1976. The program offers a broad range of treatment options for adults and adolescents in English and Spanish, including detoxification, family counseling, outpatient and residential treatment. Because recovery from addiction is an ongoing process, we also offer relapse treatment and continuing care programs. For information, call 786-662-8126.
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Baptist Cardiac & Vascular Institute
Heart disease and stroke continue to be among the nation’s leading killers. For more than two decades, Baptist Cardiac & Vascular Institute has taken a pioneering role in caring for people with health problems related to the heart and circulatory system. The Institute has built a neurointerventional angiography suite to treat stroke and other neurological conditions. This suite supports the Stroke Program at Baptist Hospital’s Neuroscience Center. Support for the Institute may be designated in a variety of areas. Naming opportunities are available. If you would like more information on how to make a donation, please call Stephen J. Parsons, CFRE, at the Foundation office at 786-596-6535, or send an e-mail to giving@baptisthealth.net.
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Baptist Health Breast Center
The new Baptist Health Breast Center's mission is to provide women with convenient access to state-of-the-art technology and expert physicians for the purpose of early detection and treatment of breast cancer. The Center will perform a variety of procedures, such as breast MRI and ultrasounds, stereotactic biopsies, and MRI and ultrasound-guided breast biopsies. Top breast surgeons will utilize the Center and an on-site counselor will assist women with appointments throughout the system. Most importantly, these counselors will provide emotional support to breast cancer patients from the moment of diagnosis and throughout the medical journey. The target opening date is early 2009. To support the Advanced Breast Surgical and Imaging Center, please call Stephen J. Parsons, CFRE, vice president and chief development officer of Baptist Health Foundation, at 786-596-6535, or e-mail stephenp@baptisthealth.net.
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The Center for Excellence in Nursing
The Center for Excellence in Nursing encompasses all Baptist Health hospitals and facilities. Donations to the Center are used for the education and development of the nursing staff, to reward outstanding nurses for their contributions to the profession, to send students through nursing school and to improve patient care with nurse-approved equipment and programs. For more information on how to make a donation to the Center for Excellence in Nursing, please call Stephen J. Parsons, CFRE, at the Foundation office at 786-596-6535.
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Center for Healthy Living
The proposed Center will house two distinct but related progams: the Prevention and Wellness Center, for diagnostic and research capabilities, cardiac and diabetes care and outpatient rehabilitation; and the Community Learning Center, with classrooms, auditorium, computerized training lab, nursing and medical education, senior citizen computerized learning center, conferences, training and community education.
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Mariners Hospital eICU LifeGuard Endowment Fund
A $1 million lead gift from the Gintel Family Foundation has established an endowment fund to support Mariners Hospital’s eICU LifeGuard system. The eICU is an offsite electronic monitoring system that detects subtle changes in a patient’s condition before significant complications develop. To help Mariners Hospital Foundation reach its $4 million eICU endowment fund goal, contact Wendy Gentes at 305-434-1665, or e-mail wendyrg@baptisthealth.net.
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South Miami Heart Center
South Miami Heart Center takes a comprehensive approach toward the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of cardiovascular disease. The Center offers a full range of care, coupled with community awareness, prevention, education and support to encourage lifestyle changes that benefit health. For more information, contact Karl Cetta at South Miami Hospital Foundation at 786-662-8206 or e-mail karlc@baptisthealth.net.
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Helping Kids With Cancer
The chances of curing some forms of childhood cancer are as high as 75 percent. But for the children and families who must endure it - 6,500 more each year - it consumes 100 percent of their lives. Over the past 40 years, doctors have made remarkable strides in childhood cancer care. But there is much more to be done. That is why we need your help. Families with children who are undergoing treatment for cancer are devastated, both emotionally and financially. The Baptist Health South Florida Foundation has established a fund within Baptist Children's Hospital Regional Cancer Program that helps supports needy families by helping with housing, transportation, access to a child psychologist and additional services that otherwise would not be available. The fund will be a consistent source of financial, emotional and spiritual aid to children with cancer and their families.
The needs are many and varied. They include developing a specialized inpatient unit for pediatric cancer patients; funding continuing education for our staff; housing families who come from out of town for care; and providing other practical assistance for children and families in the cancer treatment program. Our staff would be delighted to answer any questions you may have about the fund for children with cancer. For more information, please call Stephen Parsons, CFRE, vice president and chief development officer at 786-596-5411, or E-mail stephenp@baptisthealth.net.
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Child Development Center – South Miami Hospital
The Child Development Center at South Miami Hospital provides multidisciplinary diagnostic evaluations and treatment to premature infants born with complications, and to children who have, or are at high risk for, developmental disabilities and delays. For more information, contact Karl Cetta at South Miami Hospital Foundation at 786-662-8206, or e-mail karlc@baptisthealth.net.
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New Emergency Center Expansion at Baptist Hospital
Anyone who has needed emergency medical care knows the challenges hospitals face nationwide to treat the rising number of patients in their emergency room — from the desperately ill or injured to the uninsured family with the flu.
Baptist Hospital has done something about this crisis. In the largest expansion in its 46-year history, Baptist has completed the $50 million, four-story Victor E. Clarke Emergency Pavilion, which houses a renovated and expanded Emergency Center.
In 2005, the Baptist Hospital ER, designed for 40,000 patient visits a year, treated double that number or nearly 200 patients each day. The new Emergency Center has 100 exam rooms, including six state-of-the-art trauma rooms. A separate Children’s Emergency Center, with its own reception area, will have 20 of the exam rooms and two of the trauma rooms. Also included in the 654,000-square-foot, $122 million East Campus expansion are 96 inpatient beds, a new imaging center, laboratory and pharmacy and a seven-story parking garage, all in addition to the expanded Emergency Center.
Our community and Baptist Hospital now turn to those who have the ability and resources to make great things possible. The Emergency Center Expansion Project has a variety of naming opportunities still available to individuals and families that will establish a permanent legacy in South Florida for generations. Help us change lives and save lives.
For more information, please call Stephen Parsons, CFRE, vice president and chief development officer at 786-596-5411, or e-mail stephenp@baptisthealth.net.
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Homestead Hospital
Homestead Hospital consistently receives among the highest patient satisfaction rankings of hospitals in Miami-Dade County. The elegant architectural design and the latest medical technology combine with amenities such as the Founders Lounge and chair massage in the Women’s Center to redefine healthcare delivery. On the third Thursday of each month at 6:00 pm, Homestead Hospital Foundation hosts After Hours at Homestead Hospital to learn about and tour an area of the hospital. To satisfy your healthcare needs or to RSVP for an After Hours at Homestead Hospital, contact Tom Schramm at 786-243-8531 or thomassc@baptisthealth.net.
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Cancer Treatment with Tomotherapy – South Miami Hospital
South Miami Hospital is one of a handful of hospitals in the nation now able to treat cancer patients with a new generation of radiation therapy called tomotherapy. This technology gives doctors the ability to treat cancer with much greater precision by combining the accuracy of Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy (IMRT) with the image-guided benefits of a built-in CT scanner. During treatment, thousands of pencil-thin beams of radiation are delivered onto the exact shape of the tumor from every direction, minimizing damage to the surrounding tissue. The state-of-the-art machine can be used for a variety of cancers including prostate, breast, lung, brain, head and neck, bone and soft tissue, lymphomas and multiple myeloma. For more information, call Karl Cetta at South Miami Hospital Foundation at 786-662-8206, or e-mail karlc@baptisthealth.net.
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Doctors Hospital
Doctors Hospital has a tradition of excellence, with an outstanding reputation for orthopedics, general surgery, neurosurgery – including a state-of-the-art Gamma Knife – gynecology, gynecologic oncology and emergency and general medicine.
For more information on how you can become involved with Doctors Hospital, please contact George Wheeler, director of development at Doctors Hospital Foundation at 786-308-3577, or e-mail georgewh@baptisthealth.net.
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Contact Us
If you would like more information on how to make a donation, please call Christopher Kraus or Stephen J. Parsons, CFRE, at the Foundation office at 786-596-6535, or send an e-mail to giving@baptisthealth.net.
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