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- 250,124Patient Days Served
Donor Stories
Toczydlowski Family Gift Supports Food4Health
Addressing Food Insecurity Through Equitable Access to Healthy Foods and Nutrition Education
Food4Health is a free service that provides food-insecure patients and caregivers with greater access to nutritious foods and guidance on meal preparation tailored for diet-related illnesses, such as diabetes and high blood pressure. The program has been so successful that other Hartford HealthCare hospitals are now adopting the program for their regions—and the Toczydlowskis are eager to engage and watch the service grow and thrive throughout the state.
Aucoin Family Foundation
Endocrinology Medical Assistant Awarded $10,000 Scholarship
The Aucoin Family Endocrinology Scholarship was established by the Aucoin Family Foundation, which generously contributes funds to provide financial support to Hartford HealthCare Endocrinology colleagues actively seeking professional growth opportunities.
A Grateful Patient
Howard G. Iger, MD Fund to Support Behavioral Health Patients Experiencing Homelessness
Marie’s excellent care at the Institute of Living (IOL) and her concern for these patients led her to establish the Howard G. Iger, MD Fund, named in honor of her cherished caregiver and friend. The fund supports the IOL’s work in assisting behavioral health patients experiencing homelessness with housing, living expenses, educational materials, and other everyday needs..
Celebrating Excellence in Nursing and Patient Care
2024 Anderson Family Nurses Excellence Awards
Hartford Hospital celebrated our nursing colleagues as the hospital hosted its first annual Anderson Family Nursing Excellence Awards. This award program was made possible through the generous philanthropic support of the Anderson Family, who value the nursing profession and the outstanding care nurses provide to their patients and loved ones.
Project Purple Pancreatic Cancer Fund
Project Purple’s $750,000 Gift to Establish State’s Largest High-Risk Pancreatic Cancer Program
Hartford Hospital is grateful to Dino Verrelli, Founder and CEO of Project Purple, for the organization’s generous $750,000 gift toward the Project Purple Pancreatic Cancer Fund. This investment will establish a system-wide High-Risk Pancreatic Cancer Program (HRPCP) to support the Hartford HealthCare Cancer Institute’s work in promoting early detection, treatment, education, and outreach around pancreatic cancer across Connecticut.
Community Events & Fundraising
Hometown Foundation Raises $52,000 to Equip LIFE STAR Helicopters with World-Class Newborn Infant Transportation Technology
Hartford Hospital is grateful to The Hometown Foundation for selecting Hartford HealthCare’s LIFE STAR as the beneficiary for their 2024 Birdies & Horsepower community fundraiser event. Thanks to their generous philanthropic support, LIFE STAR received a $52,000 donation that will be used to equip each of the program’s three helicopters with the revolutionary Baby Pod system.
Chad’s Gift
A Bell to Celebrate the End of Cancer Treatments
Ringing a bell after completing treatments has become a joyous and often spiritual milestone for cancer patients. For Chad Hoke, an insurance actuary and two-time cancer survivor, it turned out to be unexpectedly underwhelming. When it came time, he rang a small hand bell at the nurse’s station and appreciated the applause and celebration but wanted to improve the situation for others. Chad decided to take things into his own hands.
Investing in Hartford Hospital’s Future Through Planned Giving
Laura and Geo Estes Named 1854 Society Honorary Chairs
The success of Hartford Hospital is as important as it is meaningful to Laura and Geo Estes—a married couple of 52 years, longtime philanthropic supporters of the hospital and Hartford HealthCare, and Honorary Chairs of the 1854 Society.
The 1854 Society recognizes donors who are planning gifts today that will provide significant benefits in the future for everyone in the hospital’s care. There are several ways to participate in the 1854 Society, including a bequest in your will, beneficiary designations, appreciated securities, and life income plans.
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