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Providence Foundations Stories

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  • A major gift from her new heart

    Patrice Krant knows it is good to give - and to receive. The 67-year-old recently made an estate gift to Providence Heart Institute after receiving a new heart from the institute’s growing transplant program at Providence St. Vincent Medical Center in Portland. 

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  • Carr Subaru 'Shares the Love' with Providence Children's Health and medically fragile children

    The most fragile young patients at Providence just received a lot of love from Carr Subaru Beaverton and Subaru of America -- $70,000 worth.

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  • John and Susan Hayhurst gift creates research fund to improve orthopedic care

    When orthopedic surgeon John Hayhurst, M.D., invented and patented orthopedic surgical methods and devices during his practice, little did he know that he and his wife, Susan, one day would create a path for future orthopedic research at Providence. 

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  • Donors help to bring hope to people living with MS

    Living with multiple sclerosis can be challenging and sometimes scary. Even when the disease isn’t progressing, there is always a “what if” in the back of the mind. 

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  • Dr. Colleen Casey named medical director for senior health

    Colleen Casey, Ph.D., ANP, has been selected as medical director for Providence Senior Health in Oregon and has been named the Bain-Krantz Chair of Geriatrics. She and her team of geriatric experts are leading age-friendly strategies and initiatives to support our growing older adult population.
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  • Murdock Trust grant awarded to Earle A. Chiles Research Institute for leading-edge lab technology

    One of the best ways to cure advanced cancer is to tailor each patient’s therapy to their specific tumor.
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  • Provider burnout declines steeply with 'wellness warriors,' other interventions

    Thanks to an innovative wellness pilot program funded by Providence Portland Medical Foundation, hospitalists at Providence Portland Medical Center experienced a significant decrease in stress and burnout rate, even during one of the worst COVID surges. 
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  • New eye microscope fully funded by Leonard and Bernice Netzorg

    The Netzorgs were longtime Milwaukie residents with hearts for helping others.

    Leonard was a lawyer who regularly provided pro bono legal services. Bernice was an active volunteer at the Ledding Library where she lovingly repaired book bindings. Together they gifted a portion of their estate to the Providence Milwaukie Hospital Foundation.

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  • Les Wallace gets a new heart

    On Halloween 2020, Les Wallace was given an unforgettable treat. After spending six weeks in the hospital, he learned he would be getting a new heart. 
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  • Kathryn M. Smith Memorial Fund to foster Innovation in Brain Cancer Research

    Kathryn Smith was enjoying a successful 25-year career at Nike, traveling the world and making lots of friends along the way, when she was diagnosed with cancer. 
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  • New ways to see inside the heart

    New technologies at the Jubitz Family Center for Excellence in Coronary Intervention are revolutionizing care of coronary artery disease for patients like Jamie McParland. 
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  • Bill Schonely had a Heart of Gold

    Bill Schonely had a special passion for the children and the care they received at Providence Child Center and the Center for Medically Fragile Children. 
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  • New Cardio-Oncology program helps long-time cancer research advocate

    Denise Molendyk has fought cancer on every front. She cared for her first husband until he passed away from complications of glioblastoma—a rare and fast-growing brain tumor.
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  • Green Team wins climate award

    The Green Team at Providence Willamette Falls Medical Center has facilitated several operational improvements to reduce waste and become carbon negative by 2030.

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  • Busy Bees donate 30 quilts for grieving children

    Busy Bees member Marlys Carter knows the pain of losing a loved one. She joined the group in 2005 after her husband passed away. Busy Bees allowed Marlys to connect with others, share her grief and learn the creative outlet of quilting.

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  • Specialized forensic nurse examiners support our most vulnerable patients

    Providence Oregon now has a team of dedicated, specialized forensic nurse examiners that works with patients who seek help during one of the most vulnerable times of their lives.

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About Providence

Providence is a national, not-for-profit Catholic health system comprising a diverse family of organizations and driven by a belief that health is a human right. With 52 hospitals, over 1,000 physician clinics, senior services, supportive housing, and many other health and educational services, the health system and its partners employ more than 120,000 caregivers serving communities across seven states—Alaska, California, Montana, New Mexico, Oregon, Texas and Washington—with system offices in Renton, WA, and Irvine, CA.

 

Our Mission

As expressions of God’s healing love, witnessed through the ministry of Jesus, we are steadfast in serving all, especially those who are poor and vulnerable.

Our Values

Compassion · Dignity · Justice · Excellence · Integrity

Our Vision

Health for a Better World

Our Promise

Know me, care for me, ease my way.

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