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Hospital medicine pioneer Robert Wachter, M.D., presents ‘The Quality, Safety and Value Revolution’
The April 18 Department of Medicine grand rounds featured Robert Wachter, M.D., chair of the American Board of Internal Medicine, professor and associate chair of the Department of Medicine and chief of the Division of Hospital Medicine at the University of California, San Francisco. Often credited with... read more » Posted April 25, 2013
The Avon Breast Health Outreach Program awarded a $50,000 one-year grant to Christiana Care Health System to increase awareness of the life-saving benefits of early detection of breast cancer. It is the 12th year that the program has received funding from the Avon Foundation for Women to... read more » Posted March 29, 2013
In memory of their father, siblings raise $49,000 for cancer research
Sister and brother Alicia and Brandon Lewandowski, founders of the non-profit organization Kids Kickin’ Cancer, presented a check for $49,000 benefiting the Center for Translational Cancer Research at the Helen F. Graham Cancer Center. Posted Oct. 5, 2012
With cupcakes and smiles, teens and tweens raise $2,085 for pediatric cancer unit
Cupcakes4Cancer, a group of teens and tweens dedicated to raising money for the pediatric cancer unit at the Helen F. Graham Cancer Center, presented a check for $2,085 to Jon Strasser, M.D, radiation oncologist, on Aug. 6t. Posted Sept. 6, 2012
Friends of the Helen F. Graham Cancer Center host celebrity chef Christina Pirello
Celebrity chef Christina Pirello spoke about the value of whole, unprocessed food diets at a free wellness seminar May 10 at the Wilmington Country Club that was hosted by Christiana Care Health System’s Friends of the Helen F. Graham Cancer Center. Posted Aug. 13, 2012
Young brothers donate hard-earned cash to support cancer patients
Brothers Harry, Sander and Dean Saridakis donated money they earned from pulling weeds, washing windows and cleaning the car—plus some rewards from the Tooth Fairy—to help cancer patients in need. Posted Aug. 8, 2012
Christine Pirello visit featured in Town Square Delaware
An article in Town Square Delaware spotlighted the visit by Emmy Award winning television host and chef Christina Pirello, who spoke to an audience at the Wilmington Country Club in an event sponsored by Friends of the Helen F. Graham Cancer Center. Posted May 22, 2012
$152,000 AstraZeneca grant funds innovative Christiana Care cardiovascular outreach program
The AstraZeneca HealthCare Foundation awarded a grant of more than $152,000 to Christiana Care Health System’s Cardiovascular Outreach Prevention Program. Christiana Care’s program is targeted towards underserved, low-income African-American teens and adult women. It works by engaging teens to increase both their knowledge and confidence in their... read more » Posted Feb. 17, 2012
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery gift supports Wilmington campus
Orthopaedic Surgery Department members presented a check for $100,000 to support Wilmington Hospital’s transformation. On hand for the event were, from left, Randeep Kahlon, M.D., Matthew Eichenbaum, M.D., Christopher Casscells, M.D., Eric Johnson, M.D., J. Rush Fisher, M.D., James Rubano, M.D., Alex Bodenstab, M.D., Evan Crain, M.D.,... read more » Posted Jan. 27, 2012
News coverage of ING DIRECT USA donation to Wilmington campus
News coverage of the $1.3 million gift from ING DIRECT that will support SMART Board technology throughout the Wilmington Hospital Campus and keep patients and their families more fully informed during their hospital stay. “Wilmington Hospital transformation gets $1.3 million boost” (WHYY Newsworks) “Wilmington Hospital will get Smart Boards” (Delaware Online)... read more » Posted Dec. 7, 2011
ING DIRECT USA donates $1.3 million to Christiana Care’s Wilmington Hospital transformation
Christiana Care Health System received a $1.3 million gift from ING DIRECT that will support SMART Board technology throughout the Wilmington Hospital Campus and keep patients and their families more fully informed during their hospital stay. Thanks to the gift from ING DIRECT, the nation’s largest direct... read more » Posted Dec. 2, 2011
Heart failure assist device brings hope for patients with end-stage heart failure
James Landsness is the first person to receive a left ventricular assist device at Christiana Care, which has enabled him to overcome the symptoms of heart failure and be active again. Christiana Care’s Center for Heart & Vascular Health is the only center in Delaware to implant... read more » Posted Nov. 30, 2011
Battle for the Cure raises $10K for Helen F. Graham Cancer Center
Students from Archmere Academy and St. Elizabeth's High School raised $10,400 for the Helen F. Graham Cancer Center at the Battle for the Cure volleyball event. Posted Nov. 22, 2011
Cupcakes4Cancer: A moral deed you can sink your teeth into
This past summer, a group of philanthropic tweens teamed up to perform the ultimate mitzvah. Cupcakes4Cancer was started back in September 2009 by a few families from the Jewish community who wanted to make a difference. Zack Horowitz, one of three brothers who helped create the charity,... read more » Posted Sept. 29, 2011
8th Annual ‘An Evening at Monte Carlo’ event will raise funds for Helen F. Graham Cancer Center
One of Delaware’s premier fundraising events, the eighth annual An Evening In Monte Carlo presented by the Friends of the Helen F. Graham Cancer Center, happens Friday, May 13, 7pm to 11pm at the Hotel DuPont in Wilmington. Funds raised at the Monte Carlo event support Christiana... read more » Posted May 10, 2011
Virtual Medicine Ball to support Wilmington Hospital wayfinding technology
The 2011 Medicine Ball, the signature annual fund-raising gala of the Junior Board of Christiana Care, will be a virtual event. In lieu of a formal gala, members of the community are invited to make a tax-deductible donation by May 6 that will help to purchase an... read more » Posted May 2, 2011
DuPont donates $5 million for Christiana Care’s Wilmington Hospital campaign
Christiana Care Health System announces that DuPont has donated a $5 million gift to support the historic expansion and renovation of Wilmington Hospital. DuPont’s cornerstone gift is an investment in Christiana Care’s legacy of building a healthy community for the city of Wilmington and surrounding region. The... read more » Posted March 28, 2011
Avon grant helps fund breast cancer outreach program
Christiana Care Health System’s Community Health Outreach and Education Program at the Helen F. Graham Cancer Center has received a $50,000 grant, for the 10th year in a row, from the Avon Breast Health Outreach Program to mobilize more breast cancer screenings in New Castle County. Through... read more » Posted Feb. 4, 2011
Verizon Delaware supports Forensic Nurse Examiners
Verizon Delaware President William R. Allan presented a gift of $15,000 in support of Christiana Care Health System’s Forensic Nurse Examiner program in December. Allan, a Christiana Care trustee, presented the check to Gordon Reed, M.D., program director, and Anita Symonds, RN, program coordinator, along with members... read more » Posted Feb. 4, 2011
American Legion chapter supports breast-cancer special needs
The Christiana Care Breast Center Special Needs Fund received a generous gift of $4,425 from the American Legion Post 166 of Ocean City, Md., who sponsored several events—including a motorcycling event—during the month of October, which is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. The Breast Center Special Needs Fund... read more » Posted Jan. 17, 2011
Snapshot: Junior Board delivers holiday poinsettias
The Junior Board brought holiday cheer to patients by delivering poinsettias to every patient who could receive a flower at Christiana and Wilmington Hospitals on Dec. 24. It’s a tradition they have carried out since 1985. Poinsettias from the Junior Board Posted Dec. 30, 2010
Junior Board’s 2010 Medicine Ball supports nursing scholarships
Junior Board members of the 2010 Medicine Ball Fundraising Committee presented Human Resources team members with a gift of $77,996.54 as proceeds from the event to benefit nursing scholarships. Christiana Care is grateful to the Junior Board for their more than $1 million support of nursing scholarships... read more » Posted Dec. 17, 2010
Copeland String Quartet performs free concert at Christiana Care
The Copeland String Quartet gave recitals including holiday music at the Helen F. Graham Cancer Center and the Center for Heart & Vascular Health, honoring local philanthropists Tatiana and Gerret Copeland. The quartet comprises four Delaware Symphony Orchestra players: Eliezer Gutman, violin; Thomas Jackson, violin; Nina Cottman,... read more » Posted Dec. 17, 2010
Daughter’s gift of music honors her late father’s life
Emily Bukay Plourde still mourns her father, Richard Bukay, who died last year after suffering a heart attack. In November, Plourde, who majors in violin at West Chester University, Pa., and graduates this month, honored her father’s memory by filling the lobby of Christiana Care’s Center for... read more » Posted Dec. 16, 2010
Golf event benefits breast-cancer research
Christiana Care Breast Center Director Renie Mullaney and Kandie Dempsey, RN, Research, accepted a gift of $7,336—proceeds from the September Golfing for Breast Cancer event at Frog Hollow Golf Club in Middletown, Del. The Breast Center sends a special thank you to all the event committee members... read more » Posted Nov. 24, 2010
Neonatal unit delivers advanced care and support to prevent brain injury
Within minutes of birth on Feb. 2, baby Mia Lang was diagnosed with hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy (HIE), a condition in which not enough blood goes to the brain. Untreated, HIE can permanently damage the brain, kidneys and liver. Mia was only the fifth baby to be treated at... read more » Posted Nov. 1, 2010
Gift helps to found neonatal simulation training fund
The physicians of Christiana Neonatal Associates LLC made a generous gift to support continued neonatal simulation training at Christiana Care. The physicians founded the fund to honor colleague Stephen Pearlman, M.D. Dr. Pearlman thanked Christiana Care for “having the vision that medical education was going in this... read more » Posted Nov. 1, 2010
AstraZeneca donates $1 million for Christiana Care Wilmington Hospital project
AstraZeneca (NYSE: AZN) contributed $1 million to Wilmington Hospital today to support the expansion and renovation of the hospital as a vital part of the Christiana Care Health System. The donation will go toward a $210 million investment that will help the hospital continue its mission of... read more » Posted May 21, 2010
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