Spring 2013
Campaign Update Swedish Medical Center
$112
million in support of The Campaign for Swedish $1.5 million per month. For six consecutive years. On
how our two most recent successful events, Destination
average, this is how generously the community has sup-
Swedish and Celebrate Swedish, have helped expand and
ported our vision of improving care and treatment options
create important new programs at Swedish. Destination
for patients throughout our region.
Swedish, held in February, raised nearly $500,000 to expand our RN Residency Program. Celebrate Swedish,
I am pleased to announce that our patients, friends, employees and physicians have contributed over $112 million to support patient care throughout the Swedish system. With just over seven months
“This incredible response from the community — more than 50,000 people in all —
held on April 27th, generated over $2.6 million to support the creation of the new Lytle Center for Pregnancy & Newborns and $700,000
remaining in The Campaign for
is a testament to the
Swedish, the community continues
outstanding care provided
to respond with generous gifts to
by each and ever y
of the Campaign — known as “The
support the important work each of
employee at Swedish.”
Campaign Homestretch” — we will
you do on a daily basis. This incredible response from
Don Theophilus
for charity care. During the final seven months
continue to seek gifts to support a wide-range of programs and prior-
the community — more than 50,000 people in all — is a
ities throughout Swedish. We hope you take great pride
testament to the outstanding care provided by each and
in knowing that the care you provide to patients and
every employee at Swedish. Because we recognize that the
their families continues to generate important philan-
success of the Campaign is tied directly to the exceptional
thropic support that will be reinvested in the health of
care provided at the bedside, the Swedish Foundation is
our community.
launching an innovative new Honor Your Caregiver program that will allow grateful patients to celebrate anyone at Swedish who has made a difference in their care and healing. You can read more about this exciting new program on the final page of this issue of Campaign Update.
Don Theophilus Executive Director, Swedish Foundation
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