Saint Joseph Hospital Foundation

Saint Joseph Hospital Foundation provides financial support for Saint Joseph Hospital, which services the community of denver, Colorado and supports Saint Joseph Hospital in its mission of revealing and fostering god's healing love by improving the health of the people and communities it serves, especially those who are poor and vulnerable. Saint Joseph Hospital was founded in 1873 by the sisters of charity of leavenworth and is Colorado's first private Hospital and its first private teaching Hospital. On april 1, 2022, intermountain health care, inc. and sisters of charity of leavenworth health system, inc. Merged, creating a model health system that provides high-quality, accessible, and affordable healthcare to communities in Utah, Idaho, Nevada, Colorado, Montana, Wyoming, and Kansas. The organization employs nearly 60,000 caregivers, operates 33 hospitals (including one virtual Hospital), and runs hundreds of clinics, while providing health insurance to over one million people in Utah and idaho.as part of intermountain health (integrated health system), Saint Joseph has direct access to best practices, resources, technology, talent and strategic capital.saint Joseph Hospital Foundation supports the following areas of activity at Saint Joseph hospital:charity care & community health: Saint Joseph Hospital and three community clinics provide low and no-cost health care including family medicine, internal medicine, general surgery, and obstetrics/gynecology to uninsured or underinsured, low-income individuals and families in the denver area.behavioral health: donors fund integreated care, especially for pregnant and postpartum women, and no-cost suicide prevention programming for at-risk patients.women & infants care: our donors invest in programs that support women and children at all stages of life. Funds support the neonatal intensive care unit, fourth trimester care for postpartum women, and fund reunions of parents and children who received care in the nicu.cardiovascular & respiratory care: donors support innovation and education for those working and receiving care in the cardiovascular and respiratory units. Donor funds have created a cardiac intensive care unit, cardiovascular lectureship series, and a respiratory institute to support patients in managing chronic respiratory diseases.medical education: scholarship and education funds support qualified Saint Joseph Hospital, caregivers, nurses, allied health professionals, and physicians to obtain advanced education and training in a variety of specialty and certified programs. These funds also support conference attendance, graduate medical education, the simulation lab, and workforce development programs.oncology & cancer care: financial navigation for oncology patients ensures they identify and take advantage of health insurance, patient assistance, and other financial support programs to reduce the financial toxicity related to chronic disease diagnoses. Funds also support building a comprehensive gynecologic oncology program to improve survival rates.