JACKSON MEMORIAL FOUNDATION
Immediate Fundraising Projects For 2010


Renovation/Transformation Projects
Our help has been instrumental in planning and upgrading patient areas to be more suitable for the care of patients in a competitive environment.
·         Renovate more Patient Rooms and Suites:  $50,000 to $100,000
·         Renovate the reception area for the Cancer Infusion Center: $100,000
·         Renovate Patient Rooms in the Burn Center: $50,000
·         Renovate the Trauma ICU step down rooms at the Trauma Center: $50,000 each
·         Renovate the Express Care Nurses Station and the PIC Line Unit in the Emergency Department:  $250,000
 
Breast Center and Mammogram Van (Mitchell & Elizabeth Taylor Breast Health Center)
This program is the essence of JMH, serving hundreds of women daily who otherwise would not get the diagnostic and follow-up treatment necessary.  New digital equipment is necessary to replace rapidly outdated and overly expensive analog equipment.  The outreach van breaks down weekly and badly needs replacement, along with portable digital mammogram equipment.  The van will cost $1 million for a five-year lease, and the digital equipment can be purchased for as little as $250,000 each (total need over $1 million for new equipment).
 
Newborn Intensive Care Unit (NICU)
Little in the hospital environment is as critical as the Newborn Intensive Care Unit in Holtz Children’s Hospital.  In 2007, we assisted in the $2 million renovation of the main NICU, however the two adjacent units (where premature babies grow as they gain weight) are badly in need of modernization.  New equipment such as heart-rate and respiration monitors are needed as well as the creation of a more effective layout.  Approximately $1 million is needed.
 
Childlife Equipment and Programs
Children have social and psychological support needs that often compound their need for health care treatment.  Few programs at JMH have suffered more severe cutbacks than Holtz Children’s Hospital’s childlife programs.  This includes our Jason Taylor Learning Center, which is down to one Foundation-sponsored employee.  Childlife is the department that provides educational and social needs of children while in the hospital, especially those who are interned for lengthy treatment periods.
Approximately $250,000 is needed during this calendar year.
 
Special Dedication Opportunities
These are two important recognition opportunities which will help promote the work of our foundation as well as provide critically needed funds for these areas.
·         Dedicate and Name the West Wing Lobby - $1 million
·         Dedicate and Name the Cancer Infusion Center - $500,000