St. Luke’s and Roosevelt Hospitals have a long tradition of providing compassionate and healing medical care and are widely respected for important contributions to medical research, medical training, and a wide range of community health services.
Gifts are needed now to help us invest in new programs and services, as well to maintain the high level of excellence for which we are known. If you would like to make a gift to St. Luke’s and Roosevelt Hospitals, you may give toward general support or to a specific program or department that is particularly meaningful to you.
Please click on any of the following links to learn about programs you can support. To make a gift to the program of your choice, please click on Donate Now on the left and make your choice from the drop down list. Thank you!
General Support
Your gift will be used where it is needed most to help further the day-to-day
work of caring for patients and to create new programs and facilities. Gifts
of $1,000 or more entitle you to membership in The Society for St. Luke's
and Roosevelt Hospitals.
The Society for St. Luke’s and Roosevelt Hospitals: Privileges
and Benefits
Friends ($1,000-$2,499)*
• Listing in The Society for St. Luke’s and Roosevelt Hospitals
Honor Roll, prominently displayed in the hospital lobby
• Special, private reception with the President and CEO of the hospitals
• Exclusive invitations to receptions to meet with prominent physicians
• A personal contact to answer your questions and concerns
• Listing among major donors in the hospitals’ annual report of
supporters
• Invitations to hospital events, including the annual gala
• A Society card to speed access to hospital information and services
• Invitations to health and wellness programs on the latest advances
in medical diagnosis, treatment, and care
• Complimentary flu shots and health screenings, and access to the physician
referral service
• Subscriptions to hospital newsletters and publications
Benefactors ($2,500-$4,999)*
• All Friends privileges
• Access to live help from one of the hospitals’ top nurse practitioners
• Advance reservation opportunities for special programs
Patrons ($5,000 and above)*
• All Friends and Benefactors privileges
• Assistance securing priority appointments with physicians
• VIP invitations to learn about leading edge medical research through
participation in St. Luke’s and Roosevelt Board of Overseers meetings
*Cumulative annual giving
For further information about the Society, e-mail development@chpnet.org
or call 212-636-8400.
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Arrhythmia
Institute
To advance the arrhythmia field and raise awareness of the latest, lifesaving
treatments, St. Luke’s and Roosevelt Hospitals will establish an Arrhythmia
Institute that will consolidate the Arrhythmia Service’s physical plant
in one state-of-the-art facility and serve as a think tank for advanced arrhythmia
care, training and research. Led by Jonathan
Steinberg, MD, it will be the first such center in the United States.
The Institute’s mission and purpose will be to provide outstanding arrhythmia
care, offer physician and patient education and train tomorrow’s specialists,
while conducting ongoing research to clarify the mechanisms of cardiac arrhythmias
and develop improved methods for diagnosis and treatment.
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Medical Oncology Center
Under the direction of Michael
Grossbard, M.D.,St. Luke’s and Roosevelt’s new, state-of-the-art
Medical Oncology Center provides cancer patients with care that is sensitive
to their physical and emotional needs while providing them with the most advanced
treatments, including investigational therapies, targeted therapies, and new
novel biological treatments. All types of cancer are treated, including hematologic
malignancies (cancers of the blood). Our multi-disciplinary team of hematology/oncology
specialists -- physicians, nurses, social workers, nutritionists, technicians,
researchers, and support personnel -- work together to provide coordinated,
compassionate care in comfortable facilities. As part of the Continuum Cancer
Centers, we have a full cancer research program to develop new cancer therapies
and conduct clinical trials of promising new treatments. With support from
generous donors, we are able to enhance our services at every level.
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Comprehensive Breast Center
Under the direction of Alison
Estabrook, M.D., the Comprehensive Breast Center combines state-of-the-art
diagnosis and treatment of breast cancer in a supportive environment. An accurate
and immediate diagnosis of breast disease is essential for optimal treatment
planning and peace of mind. That’s why, in one location, the Comprehensive
Breast Center provides all the services needed to quickly rule out or confirm
a suspected malignancy. Treatment options, including reconstructive surgery,
can be outlined in a single visit. Philanthropy helps to enhance state-of-the-art
diagnosis and treatment for our patients.
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Department of Surgery
The Department of Surgery combines a long history of major contributions to
surgical care with exceptional expertise. The Department uses state-of-the-art
technology, including robotic surgery, to provide the safest and most effective
minimally invasive treatments for cardiovascular disease, as well as breast,
lung, and other cancers. The Chairman of the department, George
J. Todd, M.D., one of the top vascular surgeons in the nation, has recruited
leading specialists to the department’s already outstanding roster of
surgeons and initiated the creation of a new outpatient surgery center at
St. Luke’s Hospital.
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Emergency Medicine
The Emergency Department for St. Luke's and Roosevelt Hospitals, directed by Dan Wiener, MD, is recognized citywide for the excellent care provided by our staff of Board Certified Emergency Physicians and specialists in pre-hospital care, ultrasound, disaster management, and toxicology. We are here 24 hours a day to give expert and timely evaluation, stabilization, and treatment of critically ill patients. The Department is a safety net for all those in need of emergency care.With the generous partnership of many philanthropic friends, we have redesigned and expanded the Roosevelt Emergency Department. This major expansion and renovation is timely due to the significant residential development in the neighborhood surrounding the hospital. The new Emergency Department is an improved setting in which the hospital provides state-of-the-art acute care to thousands of patients.
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The HIV Center for Comprehensive
Care
Under the direction of Victoria
Sharp, M.D., the Center is a leader in innovative approaches to inpatient
and outpatient care for people with HIV and AIDS. With two comprehensive outpatient
facilities – the Samuels Clinic at Roosevelt Hospital and the Morningside
Clinic at St. Luke’s Hospital – the Center is one of the largest
providers of HIV/AIDS health care and support services in the country, serving
more than 3,000 people annually. Contributions enable us to expand our programs
while providing exceptional health care.
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Neonatal Intensive Care
Under the leadership of Farrokh
Shahrivar, M.D., the six full-time neonatologists and other staff at our
state-of-the-art facility save the lives of more than 600 premature and critically
ill infants each year. Our high survival and outcome rates are as good or
better than any other premier NICU in the country. Charitable contributions
will allow us to continue saving the lives of critically ill infants.
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Obstetrics/Gynecology
and the Birthing Center
Under the leadership of Oded
Langer, M.D., our distinguished medical team has placed St. Luke’s
and Roosevelt Hospitals at the forefront of such specialties as maternal-fetal
medicine, high-risk deliveries, infertility, gynecological oncology, genetics,
and uro-gynecology. With a world-class staff, groundbreaking research, and
the most advanced technology, both hospitals offers state-of-the-art reproductive
care and provide women with comprehensive health services across their life
span.
The first in-hospital birthing center in the metropolitan area, and still
the only one in Manhattan, the Roosevelt Hospital Birthing Center provides
a serene, home-like setting for natural childbirth, while offering mothers
the security of advanced medical facilities just one floor away
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Psychiatry Department
For more than fifty years, the Department of Psychiatry at St. Luke's and
Roosevelt Hospitals has been a major provider of mental health care for the
diverse communities of Manhattan's Upper West Side. Patients are treated with
a variety of services such as individual, group or psychopharmacologic therapies
in settings such as inpatient, day treatment and outpatient models. The Department
is structured into five distinct clinical divisions categorized by patient
population, including specialized services such as The Child and Family Institute,
The Addiction Institute of New York and The Women’s Health Treatment and Research
Program. In our continued efforts to provide an unparalleled level of service
to meet the evolving needs of a growing number of psychiatric patients in
our community, we face an unprecedented challenge. Our services and programs
play a critical role in our ability to maintain a leadership role in the behavioral
health care of our community. In order to maintain this longstanding tradition
and history of excellence in psychiatric care we ask you for your support
from our grateful patients and caring community. We hope you share our vision
and will join us by “Investing in the Mental Health of New York City”.
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Arts Council
We are very excited to announce the formation of an Arts Council in the Department
of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health. Studies have proven that a pleasing environment
is an extremely important component of any treatment plan whether it be medical
or psychological. With the goal of providing original art in all inpatient
and outpatient spaces throughout the behavioral health services, we are now
accepting donations to buy specific pieces or installations as well as contributions
to the general arts fund.
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Plant and Scrymser Project
The Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health at St. Luke’s and Roosevelt
Hospitals will renovate the Plant and Scrymser Pavilions to provide the physical
space necessary to care for a rapidly growing population of patients suffering
from mental illness. This population includes children, adolescents, adults
and a specialized program for traumatized women. The redesign of the Pavilions
will house (1) our Child and Family Institute, which treats patients with
mental illness and/or substance abuse, who range in age from 4 to 18 years
old; (2) our Integrated Psychiatric Services Program, offering a continuum
of care for adults suffering from serious mental illness; (3) The Women’s
Health Project, providing specific treatments for women who have been victims
of crimes, trauma, or abuse and who suffer from addictions; and (4) The Addiction
Institute of New York.
Continuum Health Partners and St. Luke’s and Roosevelt Hospitals view the
Plant and Scrymser Pavilion Renovation Project as an investment in the mental
health of New York City and have secured a substantial amount of funding required
for it. To fully realize the project, however, we must ask for the support
of our closest friends, community philanthropists, grateful patients, corporate
neighbors, and national and regional foundations. We hope you share in our
vision and commitment to providing the finest clinical care and medical attention
to our community. Our strength is our connection to our community and our
focus is how best to serve people in need.
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The Department of Medicine
The Department of Medicine, under the leadership of Dr.
Bruce Polsky, fulfills the tripartite mission of the hospital by achieving
excellence in patient care, providing outstanding training to its residency
graduates and advancing scientific knowledge through excellence in research.
The Medical Service provides compassionate and state of the art care to over
22,000 hospitalized patients yearly. Through philanthropy, the medical housestaff
are able to benefit from educational innovations such as the newly created
Simulation Lab, which applies medical simulation as a way to train residents
in advanced life support. Your gifts can help residents learn to use medical
devices such as bedside ultrasound to make procedures safer for patients and
also help maintain the Housestaff Library for better patient care and educational
purposes. With support from generous donors, we are able to continue to train
our residents to be the outstanding physicians, leaders, educators, and researchers
of tomorrow. For more information regarding the internal medicine training
program, please visit our website www.slrmed.org.
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The Marilyn
Brodoff Memorial Fund
Cancer patients and developmentally disabled children at St. Luke's and Roosevelt
can find peace and quiet, along with reading materials, computers, and entertainment,
in dedicated rooms that are furnished and maintained by a friend of the hospital
who lost his wife of 43-years to cancer. At Marilyn's Place and Learning Center
at Roosevelt Hospital, cancer patients can relax in a comfortable and home-like
environment with music, TV, and movies, as well as books, computers, and medical
resources to help them research their disease. At Marilyn's Place for Kids
in the Developmental Disabilities department at Roosevelt, a playroom is being
created and stocked with educational toys, activity tables, books, and teddy
bears to help make their hospital visit a little less distressing.
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Helen Sawaya Fund
The needs of a cancer patient go far beyond medical care. They extend to human needs for attention, comfort, convenience, and rest. Helen Sawaya Fund, established by Fuad Sawaya in 2005 in beloved memory of his wife Helen, answers to such needs. The originating idea came from Helen’s physician and dear friend, Dr. Gabriel Sara. After witnessing Helen’s difficult battle as well as countless other cancer patients’ struggles during treatment, he noted the power of little things that can, in reality, make a big difference in a patient’s daily life. The Helen Sawaya Fund at St. Luke’s Roosevelt Hospitals caters to those special needs, niceties as well as necessities, allowing the cancer treatment team to focus on a patient’s total well being, not just his or her medical condition. Access to music and art therapy, massage, support groups, and more can lift spirits, ease a burden, and promote healing, as testified by several of the fund’s benefiters. Indeed, a once traumatic experience is being alleviated through the “little things” that decrease both physical and emotional pain, and many patients are less afraid and anxious upon arriving for their treatment. The Helen Sawaya Fund, Continuum Cancer Centers of New York and relevant donors hope to further improve the quality of cancer patients’ daily life by providing them access to new services like guided imagery, meditation sessions, acupuncture, massage therapy, shiatsu, reiki and more.
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