rEdEFInIng - Stanford Hospital & Clinics

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philanthropy
From its earliest days, Stanford Hospital has been empowered
by generous, visionary people who share its mission. Today,
this is more true than ever. In fiscal year 2010, 4,550 donors
from our local community and around the world gave more
than $18 million to improve patient care; upgrade our physical
plant; buy equipment; invest in technology; add art, music and
gardens to the hospital; and make sure that patients, families,
visitors and staff have the support and services they need.
A listing of our generous friends can be found on page 22.
As we look to the future, and what the 21st century demands,
private giving remains essential to our core mission.
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“We are so thankful to have
this kind of care available
literally across the street.
Whatever we can do to help,
we’re going to do.”
Buzz Gitelson
Stanford Cancer Center Patient
sTAnFOrd HOsPITAL PArTnErs
Hospital Partners help keep Stanford at the leading edge
of medical care. These flexible, unrestricted funds allow the
Hospital to pursue innovations, meet unanticipated needs
and quickly take advantage of any possibility that promises
to improve patient care. To acknowledge and honor their
contributions, we invite our Hospital Partners to attend regular
events, lectures and other programs designed to keep them
informed about Stanford Medicine. last year, 2,045 Stanford
Hospital Partners donors made gifts totaling $1,225,461.
LEgAcY PArTnErs
The legacy Partners Program honors those who serve
future generations of Stanford Hospital patients with gifts
made through their estate or trust plan. A gift to legacy
Partners combines philanthropic impact with financial
planning benefits and automatically qualifies the donor for
membership in Stanford university’s Founding grant Society.
legacy Partners are welcomed each year to informative
events and programs about Stanford Medicine.
BUzz ANd PEG GITELSoN:
gETTIng IT rIgHT
Staring down what he calls “the business end of the Stanford
linear accelerator,” cancer patient Buzz gitelson dealt with his
disquiet by focusing on “all the little things” that the Stanford
Cancer Center does right: the caring, compassionate staff;
the speed and convenience of his appointments; the piped-in
“oldies” he listened to during his treatments.
“Stanford is a place that is really committed to doing it right,”
says Buzz, who with his wife, Peg, became a member of
Stanford Hospital Partners at the first possible opportunity.
“We asked during one of our first appointments what we
could do to support the program.”
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