Your gifts make a difference throughout the hospital every day. Giving to St. Joseph Hospital supports the mission of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Orange to continually improve the health and quality of life for the people of Orange County.
In recent years, monies collected by St. Joseph Hospital Foundation have provided critical funding for many projects, programs, facilities and equipment benefiting St. Joseph Hospital patients and the Orange County community. Recent major initiatives include:
The Center for Cancer Prevention and Treatment
Philanthropy played a key role in the development of The Center for Cancer Prevention and Treatment. The Foundation raised more than $22 million in private donations toward development of the 3-story, 87,000 square foot cancer treatment facility, significantly surpassing the initial $18 million goal.
An active volunteer campaign committee, strong hospital leadership, and a compelling need for cancer services in the community all contributed to this success. Gifts to support the building campaign came from grateful patients and their families, community members, and others who have had been touched by cancer.
Patient Care Center
Individuals, employees, corporations, and foundations provided more than $20 million toward construction of the 250,000 square foot Patient Care Center.
The striking glass structure – now called Building 2 – provides 150 new acute care and intensive care patient rooms (90 percent private), 14 operating suites, a quiet Healing Garden, the CHOC Short Stay Unit and an array of advanced technological equipment, including robotic surgery. The facility also features a new Main Lobby complete with a Resource Library, Reflection Room and a special Surgery Waiting Area.
In addition to state-of-the-art clinical technology, most inpatient rooms in Building 2 are provided with flat-screen TVs, wireless Internet access and window seats that convert to beds so that visiting family members can conveniently spend the night with patients.
Care for the Medically Underserved
Our Care for the Medically Underserved programs provide critically needed healthcare to people, many of whom are children, who simply would not get care elsewhere.
- La Amistad Family Health Center is devoted to providing high quality primary medical and dental healthcare services and education to the underserved in our community.
- Puente a La Salud Mobile Community Clinics serve all of Orange County. Puente provides access to primary medical, dental, vision care and health promotion services for workers and their families.
Foundation Sponsored Scholarships
Each year, St. Joseph Hospital Foundation awards scholarships for career and educational opportunities in the following areas:
- Radiology/Cardiology (Thomas Dorsey Scholarship)
- Renal (Dr. Dominick Gentile Scholarship)
- Healthcare (Sister Frances Dunn Scholarship)
- Nursing (Alice Paone Scholarship)
- Advanced nursing practice and education (The Madeline Colette Seeds Advanced Practice R.N. Scholarship)
These scholarships are made possible through generous gifts made to the Foundation. The scholarships are given to individuals who are pursuing an education goal.
Katie Skelton, R.N., MSN, Vice President of Patient Care Services, with the six recipients of the 2008 Alice Paone Scholarship.
Other Programs
Philanthropy has played an important role in the development of programs at St. Joseph Hospital. Donations have made a difference in:
- St. Joseph Hospital Heart Center
- Emergency Department
- Mother Baby Assessment Center
- Women’s Services
- Orthopedics
- Renal Center
- Kidney Transplant Center