CARING FOR CHILDREN HERE IN MONTANA - St. Vincent Healthcare is embarking on a bold vision for
pediatric care. In collaboration with other hospitals and healthcare
providers across Montana and the surrounding region, we have
established The Montana Pediatric Project - an initiative to
improve access to, and the quality of, healthcare for children
throughout Montana and beyond.
It is only through visionary philanthropy that we will
accomplish our quest to provide the highest quality of care
to the children of our region.
PEDIATRIC CARE TODAY - There are over a quarter of a million children in the state
of Montana and the surrounding region. Our kids are blessed to
live in an area of the country that promotes a healthy and active
lifestyle, and it is our responsibility to keep it that way - to help
them remain in good health so they can grow into healthy adults
and live full and active lives. Yet, if they ever get sick, we need
to be there to help them get well.
While we treat hundreds of pediatric patients from an
expansive three-state area, facility and clinical gaps force us to
send the sickest kids to out of state dedicated children's hospitals
in Denver and Salt Lake City
PROTECTING OUR CHILDREN - St. Vincent Healthcare's pediatric specialists in orthopedics,
spine, gastrointestinal, cardiology and urology provide excellent
care. We're seeking philanthropic investors who share our
vision to enhance our pediatric team and acquire the technology
necessary to provide advanced clinical services so pediatric
patients can receive care close to home. For kids who are critically ill, this would mean
the world to them and their families. A family that is
struggling financially would not need to take days from
work, often without pay, to travel to a hospital over
500 miles away. Parents would not have to arrange for
extended care for their other children while they are out
of town tending to their sick child. Parents and children
experiencing a medical crisis would be able to have the
support of their families and friends close by. And, most
importantly, it would mean that a family could remain
at their child's bedside, helping to make critical care
decisions and simply be there for every moment.
THE VISION The Montana Pediatric Project will create a system of care
that supports health needs of our kids 365 days a year.
It will:
Provide the intensivists and hospitalists needed to
support the pediatric specialists already in place at
St. Vincent Healthcare.
Bring training to remote hospitals on management
of pediatric trauma.
Provide leading-edge technology, allowing our
physicians to do what they do best.
Provide telemedicine services so that a specialist
in Billings can support a pediatric case hundreds
of miles away.
Ensure that all children in the region receive the
well-care they need.
Provide education to parents and teachers to prevent
and treat everyday injuries.
Create a forum for the brightest medical minds in our
state to work together to heal our children.
Sponsor clinical research focused on key pediatric
health issues.
Provide ongoing medical education to healthcare
providers across the state.
MAKE A LASTING COMMITMENT This dream can only be accomplished by making
a lasting commitment to our children, in partnership
with philanthropists, hospitals and medical professionals
throughout the region. For more information on
The Montana Pediatric Project, please contact
St. Vincent Healthcare Foundation at 406.237.3600
The SVH Foundation seeks philanthropic investors that share our vision to build a pediatric team and acquire the technology necessary to provide advanced clinical services so pediatric patients can receive care close to home. This groundbreaking initiative has a minimum cost of $6,000,000 with $3,500,000 required in unrestricted investments and $2,500,000 to build an endowment. |
