Fall 2013
Campaign Update Swedish Medical Center
Campaign for Swedish surpasses $116 million With a little under three months to go in The Campaign
gifts that are helping discover new treatments in the fight
for Swedish, the community continues to respond generously
against brain cancer.
to help support our vision of improving care and treatment
A new center for dealing with all of the challenges of
options for patients throughout the region. In total, our patients,
bringing a new baby into the world, The Lytle Center for
friends, employees, and physicians have contributed over
Pregnancy & Newborns, is dedicated to providing “guid-
$116 million to support programs and services throughout
ance for life’s greatest journey.” At Swedish/Issaquah, a gift to support an oncology
the Swedish health care system. While the amount of money raised is unprecedented
social worker has improved care for more than 450 patients
for Swedish, and we should all be very proud of our finan-
in just the first year, ensuring that each person has a com-
cial results, it’s important to remember that the purpose of
prehensive program to assist them and their families as
a fundraising campaign is to ensure that the physicians, nurses and other caregivers have the necessary resources to deliver the best quality and most advanced care to our patients. So what
e g n a h c Help a life.
they deal with a cancer diagnosis. Swedish/Edmonds has received
nearly $1.5 million to support charity
care, a new cardiovascular diag-
nostic imaging center, emergency
services and a new ambulatory care center.
exactly has been the impact of the communities support?
Through the Foundation’s Philanthropy at Work
How have lives been changed and care improved? The list that follows represents only a small sample of
program, more than $3 million in unrestricted gifts have
the programs, projects and services that were made possible
been distributed throughout the health system to ensure
because of generous support from the community.
gift support gets where it will have the most benefit: at the
The True Family Women’s Cancer Center, a new
patient’s bedside.
women’s cancer center that combines the top specialists
Nearly $5 million has been given to help develop a
and the most advanced technology to help more women
comprehensive heart failure program at the Swedish
survive cancer.
Heart & Vascular Institute.
A new Swedish MS Center, one of the largest in the
As we enter the final phase of our Campaign, we hope
country, benefitted from over $3.5 million in gift support.
each of you — our caregivers — understand the important
The Ben & Catherine Ivy Center for Advanced Brain
role you play in our continuing success. Together, we have
Tumor Treatment has generated more than $13 million in
changed lives. 1
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