St Josephs Hospital Of Tampa Foundation Inc

ST. JOSEPH'S HOSPITALS FOUNDATION SECURES, MANAGES AND STEWARDS PHILANTHROPIC SUPPORT TO BENEFIT THE HEALTH CARE MISSION OF ST. JOSEPH'S HOSPITAL, ST. JOSEPH'S WOMEN'S HOSPITAL, ST. JOSEPH'S CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL, ST. JOSEPH'S HOSPITAL - NORTH AND ST. JOSEPH'S HOSPITAL - SOUTH.

GRANTS TOTALING $1,515,000 WERE MADE TO ST. JOSEPH'S HOSPITAL, INCLUDING THOSE TO PROVIDE THE MONARCH PLATFORM FEATURING ROBOTIC-ASSISTED BRONCHOSCOPY ALONGSIDE ERBECRYO TECHNOLOGY TO PROVIDE A MORE DEFINITIVE DIAGNOSIS AND MINIMAL INTRUSION IN ASSESSING POSSIBLE LUNG CANCER FOR OUR PATIENTS ($576,000); FOUR NEW EKG MACHINES TO SUPPORT OUR IMB WATSON TOP 50 HEART & VASCULAR INSTITUTE; OPERATION OF THE LA ESPERANZA CLINIC, A MEDICAL HOME FOR UNDERSERVED AND MIGRANT FAMILIES IN SOUTH HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY ($36,000); ACCUBOOST TREATMENT WHICH PROVIDES NON-INVASIVE, TARGETED BREAST RADIATION THERAPY AND LIMITS EXPOSURE TO SURROUNDING HEALTHY TISSUE FOR THE RADIATION ONCOLOGY DEPARTMENT ($403,000); EDUCATIONAL AWARDS FOR NURSING SCHOLARSHIPS AND A DAISY STATUE TO RECOGNIZE THE TIRELESS COMMITMENT OF OUR NURSING TEAM ($18,000); PROGRAM SUPPORT INCLUDING MEALS AND SIGNAGE TO STRENGTHEN AND SHOW SUPPORT FOR OUR CLINICAL TEAM DURING THE COVID PANDEMIC ($160,000); NEW WHEELCHAIRS TO TRANSPORT OUR PATIENTS WITH COMFORT AND EASE ($27,000); EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE FOR TEAM MEMBERS WHO SUFFERED A CRISIS SUCH AS A HOME FIRE OR DIFFICULT LIFE EVENT ($20,000); OUTPATIENT REHAB SUPPORT INCLUDING VIRTUAL REALITY UNITS FOR THERAPY ($16,000); THERAPEUTIC MUSIC AT THE BEDSIDE FOR ADULT PATIENTS ($8,000); AND A VARIETY OF PATIENT AND VISITOR COMFORT ENHANCEMENTS SUGGESTED BY TEAM MEMBERS THROUGH OUR HUMANITY GRANT PROGRAM SUCH AS WEIGHTED BLANKETS, HEADPHONES, A RADIATION THERAPY BELLY BOARD, A SCANNER TO DETECT PRESSURE ULCERS UPON ADMISSION TO THE HOSPITAL, AND IPADS TO ASSIST SPEECH THERAPY PATIENTS WITH COMMUNICATION ($33,066).

GRANTS TOTALING $788,500 WERE MADE TO ST. JOSEPH'S CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL INCLUDING EXPANSION ON THE NATION'S FIRST EVIDENCE-BASED VIRTUAL REALITY PLATFORM - SURGICAL THEATER, PROVIDING A 360-DEGREE VIEW OF THE CHILD'S BRAIN AND HEART FOR SURGICAL PLANNING AND FAMILY CONSULTATION FOR PEDIATRIC NEUROSURGERY AND THE PATEL CHILDREN'S HEART INSTITUTE ($500,000); RENOVATION AND MODERNIZATION OF THE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL'S KOSLOSKE FAMILY LOBBY ($37,000); SUPPORT OF CHILDREN DEALING WITH CARDIAC PROBLEMS WITH A NEW ADVANCED POINT-OF-CARE ULTRASOUND SYSTEM, AND EQUIPMENT TO RAPIDLY DETECT TRANSFUSION COMPLICATIONS ($108,000); CAR SEATS, BILINGUAL OUTREACH, AND BEREAVEMENT SUPPLIES TO HELP FAMILIES IN NEED OF ADDITIONAL PHYSICAL, TRANSLATIONAL AND EMOTIONAL SUPPORT ($12,000); SPECIALIZED PEDIATRIC EQUIPMENT INCLUDING AN EXAM CHAIR TO PROVIDE COMFORTABILITY WHILE MINIMIZING SEDATION AND A CATH LAB VEIN FINDER ($12,000); UNDERWRITING OF THE CHILD LIFE DEPARTMENT AND A VARIETY OF ITEMS TO SUPPORT, DISTRACT AND COMFORT CHILDREN WHILE IN THE HOSPITAL OR UNDERGOING TREATMENT, SUCH AS MASSAGE THERAPY, MUSIC THERAPY, ART THERAPY, COLORING BOOKS, TOYS, STUFFED ANIMALS, DCOR FOR THERAPY ROOMS, AND CHILD-FOCUSED EXPERIENCES INCLUDING HOLIDAY AND BIRTHDAY CELEBRATIONS ($64,000).

GRANTS TOTALING $112,800 WERE MADE TO ST. JOSEPH'S HOSPITAL-SOUTH FOR NEW WHEELCHAIRS WITH ADDITIONAL COMFORT AND SAFETY FEATURES ($22,000); SURGICAL EQUIPMENT FOR THE CARDIAC AND SURGICAL DEPARTMENTS ($22,000); COMPREHENSIVE PHARMACY TECHNOLOGY TO SUPPORT SECURITY, CONTROL AND DISPENSING OF MEDICATIONS AND EFFICIENCY FOR THE NURSING STAFF AS PATIENT VOLUME GROWS ($24,000); EDUCATIONAL AWARD FOR NURSING SCHOLARSHIPS, MEDICAL CONFERENCES AND A DAISY STATUE TO RECOGNIZE THE TIRELESS COMMITMENT OF THE NURSING STAFF ($17,000); AND A VARIETY OF PATIENT AND VISITOR COMFORT ENHANCEMENTS SUGGESTED BY TEAM MEMBERS THROUGH OUR HUMANITY GRANT PROGRAM SUCH AS SWINGS, MOBILES AND SOUND MACHINES IN THE NICU AND SUPPORT OF THE PEDIATRIC BEREAVEMENT PROGRAM FOR FAMILIES WHO'VE RECENTLY EXPERIENCED A LOSS.