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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.

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.  

Project Nurture is a low-barrier outpatient substance abuse treatment program for pregnant women. “Project Nurture not only saves moms, it saves families,” said Kasey Edwards Snider, peer support counselor for the program.

During their three-year residency, family medicine residents will attend two or three lectures each year on integrative medicine. Those who want to become more familiar with the specialty can take additional electives.

Thanks to your support, the doctors in the Family Medicine Residency Program have a new training model that simulates the birth process.

Born into a once-in-a-hundred-year pandemic, 7-month-old Gabriel is off to a fast start. “He’s moving quicker through babyhood than we would like him to,” said his mother Julia Dwyer.

Jamie Waddle wants her children to eat well. “I want to be healthier, and I want my kids to be healthier since diabetes runs in both mine and my boyfriend’s families. I want my kids to start now to have a broader palate.”

Last year, caregivers in the medical/surgery unit at Providence Milwaukie took vital sign measurements over 36,600 times. Unfortunately, they had to use mobile units that often took several minutes to locate and then move to a patient’s room.