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Providence Foundations Stories

Moments matter. Meet community members making a difference, scientists advancing research because of donor support, and enjoy special moments of hope, healing and connection.

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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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  • Providence welcomes ‘MedStaircase’ pre-med students

    Thanks to Providence Foundations of Oregon and other Providence partners, college students from underserved communities are being mentored and supported as they apply to medical school. 
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  • Planting the seeds for Providence Milwaukie Hospital long into the future

    When Thomas Joseph became a member of the Providence Milwaukie Foundation Board in 1995, he planned to stay no more than 10 years. Now 27 years later, he still is on the board and has made plans to support the hospital long into the future.  

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  • Wilsonville father’s cancer is stable, thanks to Providence immunotherapy trial

    Kyle, husband and father of two young boys, discovered he had thymoma, which is cancer of the thymus. An aggressive tumor in his chest was nearly the size of a grapefruit.
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  • Providence Hood to Coast raises $650,000 for cancer research

    Nearly 20,000 runners and walkers in the 40th year of Providence Hood to Coast Relay raised more than $650,000 to support cancer research at Providence Cancer Institute. Community support of this event helps Providence scientists discover new innovations in treating cancer.
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  • Providence adds new specialty team to fight brain cancer

    A patient's care team must walk a tightrope to effectively treat the brain tumor without causing irreparable damage to the surrounding tissue. Cancer patients are typically offered a treatment plan that includes a combination of chemotherapy, radiation, surgery and novel clinical trial options that include immunotherapy—harnessing the body’s own immune system to attack the tumor.
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  • Austin Family Foundation grant helps those needing emergency housing

    Providence Newberg Health Foundation recently received a $92,000 grant from the Austin Family Foundation to support the hospital’s Out of the Cold program for vulnerable and medically fragile patients served by Providence.
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  • Generous gift to turn tragedy into hope

    In 2005 David Heller, a star on his high school basketball team, went to bed and never woke up. The 17-year-old was struck down in his sleep by hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM), a condition caused by abnormal genes affecting the heart muscle. Last month a foundation created by his parents announced a gift to the heart institute that will help others with HCM through genetic counseling and research.
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  • Gift advances practice-based research

    Pat Reser and Bill Westphal are passionate about blazing new paths in medical research. The couple recently made a $1 million gift to create the Westphal Research Fund, which will advance research into heart disease and the prevention of the negative cardiovascular impacts of some cancer treatments.
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  • ‘Jaw in a Day’ procedure uses leg bone to create new jaw

    When a Hillsboro man learned he had a noncancerous tumor in his jaw, he turned to Providence Cancer Institute for help. Doctors performed the innovative “Jaw in a Day” surgery that uses the leg bone to shape a new jaw.
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  • Adding immunotherapy improves outcomes for patients with locally advanced colorectal cancer

    Kristina Young, M.D., Ph. D., Mark Whiteford, M.D., and their colleagues recently shared the exciting results of a clinical trial at Providence Cancer Institute for patients with locally advanced colorectal cancer. Specializing in radiation oncology, Dr. Young is assistant member at Earle A. Chiles Research Institute as well as a member of The Oregon Clinic.
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  • A new technology to better track MS progression

    Thanks to generous donor support, Providence Multiple Sclerosis Center is now equipped with Icometrix—a tool that uses artificial intelligence to identify microscopic disease progression in patients with MS. 

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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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