CARDINAL GLENNON CHILDREN'S FOUNDATION

PROVIDED FUNDING TO SUPPORT THE HEALTH CARE AND WELLNESS INITIATIVES OF SSM HEALTH CARDINAL GLENNON CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL. SSM HEALTH CARDINAL GLENNON CHILDREN'S FOUNDATION (THE FOUNDATION) IS AN INDEPENDENT CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION FOSTERING PHILANTHROPIC SUPPORT FOR SSM HEALTH CARDINAL GLENNON CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL (CARDINAL GLENNON) IN ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI. CARDINAL GLENNON IS A 195-BED PEDIATRIC HOSPITAL OFFERING COMPREHENSIVE MEDICAL SERVICES, INCLUDING INPATIENT AND OUTPATIENT SURGERIES USING STATE-OF-THE-ART TECHNOLOGY AND FACILITIES. WITH MORE THAN 60 MEDICAL SPECIALTY AREAS, CARDINAL GLENNON OFFERS A DISTRIBUTED NETWORK OF PEDIATRIC PROGRAMS THROUGHOUT MISSOURI AND ILLINOIS. SINCE 2013, U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT HAS RECOGNIZED CARDINAL GLENNON AS A BEST CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL IN MULTIPLE SPECIALTIES. A TEACHING HOSPITAL, CARDINAL GLENNON IS HOME TO THE SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY PEDIATRIC RESIDENCY PROGRAM AND IS STAFFED BY SLUCARE PHYSICIANS.THE FOUNDATION IS ENTRUSTED WITH THE TASK OF FINDING AND STRENGTHENING RELATIONSHIPS WITH FRIENDS AND ORGANIZATIONS IN OUR SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES AND GARNERING THE RESOURCES THAT WILL SUSTAIN OUR PATIENT SERVICES, CAPITAL NEEDS AND COMMUNITY PROGRAMS. IN KEEPING WITH THE CORE VALUES OF SSM HEALTH, WE ARE GOOD STEWARDS OF OUR RESOURCES, MANAGING ALL CONTRIBUTIONS FOR THE MAXIMUM BENEFIT OF THE HOSPITAL AND THE PATIENTS AND COMMUNITIES WE SERVE. IN 2023, THE FOUNDATION PROVIDED PHILANTHROPIC SUPPORT FOR NUMEROUS PROGRAMS AND SERVICES AT SSM HEALTH CARDINAL GLENNON CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO: EXCEPTIONAL CLINICAL CAREDANIS PEDIATRIC CENTER. LOCAL SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS HAVE INCREASED DEMAND FOR SAFETY-NET PRIMARY CARE SERVICES. TO MEET THIS INCREASED DEMAND, DANIS PEDIATRICS OFFERS COMPLIMENTARY PROGRAMS AND SERVICES AS WELL AS COMPREHENSIVE CARE FOR ALL CHILDREN IN NEED. BECAUSE OF THIS, MUCH OF THE FOUNDATION'S FUNDRAISING EFFORTS FOR DANIS PEDIATRICS ARE FOCUSED ON IMPROVING ACCESS AND CONVENIENCE FOR OUR PATIENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES, INCLUDING FAMILY NAVIGATORS, SOCIAL WORKERS AND MORE. CANCER SERVICES. THE FOUNDATION HAS RAISED FUNDS TO SUPPORT IMPROVEMENTS TO THE INPATIENT AND OUTPATIENT CANCER SERVICE AREAS AT SSM CARDINAL GLENNON CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL. THESE RENOVATIONS INCREASE PATIENT COMFORT, SAFETY AND SATISFACTION AND PROVIDE A FAMILY-CENTERED AND HEALING ENVIRONMENT FOR PATIENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES. DALLAS HEART CENTER. PHILANTHROPIC DOLLARS HAVE SUPPORTED THE GROWTH OF THIS PROGRAM, WHICH OFFERS COORDINATED, COMPREHENSIVE CARE FOR CHILDREN WITH HEART DEFECTS. DONOR SUPPORT HAS ENABLED THE CENTER TO ADD STAFF, IMPROVE ITS PHYSICAL SPACE AND INVEST IN STATE-OF-THE-ART TECHNOLOGIES TO OFFER THE VERY LATEST TREATMENTS.KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS DEVELOPMENTAL CENTER. PROVIDING MULTI-DISCIPLINARY CARE FOR CHILDREN WITH AUTISM AND OTHER DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES, THIS CENTER CONTINUES TO GROW EVERY YEAR. THROUGH THE SUPPORT OF THE MISSOURI AND ILLINOIS KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS, IN ADDITION TO INDIVIDUAL DONORS, THE PROGRAM AS ADDED STAFF AND A SECOND LOCATION IN ORDER TO SERVE MORE CHILDREN.PALLIATIVE CARE. THROUGH OUR FOOTPRINTS PROGRAM, CHILDREN WITH COMPLEX MEDICAL CONDITIONS AND THEIR FAMILIES RECEIVE COMPREHENSIVE WRAPAROUND SERVICES FROM A TEAM OF NURSES, SOCIAL WORKERS, CHAPLAINS AND PHYSICIANS, ALL DEDICATED TO THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR BOTH THE CHILD AND HIS/HER FAMILY.SUPPORTIVE SERVICES AND COMMUNITY OUTREACHTHESE TRADITIONALLY NON-BILLABLE SERVICES ARE VITAL TO SERVICE PROVISION IN A PEDIATRIC HOSPITAL, AND THEREFORE RELY ON PHILANTHROPIC SUPPORT. THESE SERVICES INCLUDE CHILD LIFE AND CREATIVE ARTS THERAPIES, PROVIDING EDUCATION, ADVOCACY AND DEVELOPMENTALLY APPROPRIATE INTERVENTIONS TO HELP RELIEVE ANXIETY AND PROMOTE COPING SKILLS AND NORMALIZATION DURING A HOSPITAL STAY; AND THE SHINING STAR SCHOOL, WHICH SUPPORTS OUR PATIENTS' ACADEMIC PROGRESS WHILE IN OUR CARE. AS PART OF OUR COMMITMENT TO THE COMMUNITY, THE FOUNDATION ALSO SUPPORTS NUMEROUS COMMUNITY OUTREACH AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS INCLUDING REACH OUT AND READ, PROMOTING EARLY LITERACY THROUGH PARENTAL EDUCATION AND FREE BOOKS FOR CHILDREN IN LOW-INCOME NEIGHBORHOODS; AND THE SSM HEALTH CARDINAL GLENNON SAFETY PROGRAM, WHICH EDUCATES THE COMMUNITY ON NUMEROUS INJURY PREVENTION TOPICS INCLUDING SAFE SLEEP, VEHICLE PASSENGER SAFETY AND MORE, AND PROVIDES LOW-COST OR NO-COST SAFETY RESOURCES TO FAMILIES IN NEED. RESEARCH SUPPORT AND CLINICAL EXCELLENCE INITIATIVES DONOR SUPPORT HELPS FUND RESEARCH COORDINATION THAT ALLOWS THE HOSPITAL TO PARTICIPATE IN THE LATEST TREATMENTS AND CLINICAL TRIALS, AS WELL AS PARTICIPATION IN NATIONAL AND GLOBAL QUALITY AND DATA-SHARING INITIATIVES THAT IMPROVE CARE AND BEST PRACTICES NOT ONLY FOR OUR PATIENTS, BUT FOR CHILDREN AROUND THE WORLD, ADVANCING CARE FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS.