Westmorelandfrick Hospital Foundation

The westmorelandfricWestmorelandfrickck Hospital Foundation raises funds for the primary purpose of supporting the essential life-saving work at westmoreland and frick hospitals. We distribute monies to enhance services, acquire new equipment and technology, and aid in vital programs for the communities we serve. To date, our Foundation has distributed more than $10 million to make capital and technology improvements at frick and westmoreland hospitals.monies are raised through special events as well as through major gifts, bequests, donations, and other similar means so that quality health care continues in our local communities. Our priorities- cardiac center of excellence- women's health initiatives- patient care enhancements- quality and patient safety initiatives- community health and wellness educationmajor highlights from fy2022-2023 included the purchase of equipment for the frick Hospital emergency department and laboratory from funds raised at the frick golf classic. The march 25, 2023 black tie event benefited the heart, lung & vascular institute located at westmoreland Hospital whose cardiothoracic surgeons have been recognized by the society of thoracic surgeons (sts), which ranks the health system's heart surgery program among the top 2 percent nationwide. A three-star rating was received which denotes the highest category of clinical quality within the sts rating system and is considered one of the most sophisticated and highly regarded overall measures of quality in healthcare, rating the benchmarked outcomes of cardiothoracic surgery programs in the united states and canada.