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A Legacy of Compassion and Discovery.
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Everybody is Different -- So s their cancer. |
The Vincent Memorial Hospital, founded in 1891 to provide medical care for women in need, exists solely to support women’s health care at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH). Today, the Vincent continues to care for more financially
disadvantaged women than any other service at MGH. In fact, these women represent one-third of our obstetrical patients.
An unwavering champion for the hospital is the Vincent Club, a group of more than 1,100 women dedicated to advancing our research and clinical care. These women raised the seed money that gave birth to our hospital. They have donated millions of dollars exclusively to the Vincent Memorial Hospital for more than a century.
At the Vincent helm is Isaac Schiff, MD, a man who has made women’s health care his life’s work. He has led an incomparable team to remarkable breakthroughs in the research and treatment of ovarian cancer, menopause, obstetrics, infertility and urogynecology.
For the 13th consecutive year, the Vincent Obstetrics and Gynecology Service was rated among the country’s top women’s health care providers by U.S. News and World Report. The Vincent has earned this distinction by attracting the brightest
minds in medicine from all over the world. More importantly, they are kept intellectually challenged through cross- pollination within the service.
A Campaign to Raise $15 million.
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To ensure that the next century continues this tradition of excellence in discovery and care, the Vincent Memorial Hospital is embarking on a $15 million fundraising campaign. A variety of opportunities exist for you to support the work of the Vincent Memorial Hospital. These gifts can be given special significance through naming opportunities that will honor someone who has been influential in your life. Such gifts will be commemorated with a plaque recognizing your generosity.
Ways to Invest in the Vincent.
Every gift is welcome and contributes to the clinical, research and educational mission of the Vincent Memorial Hospital. Your gift can be pledged over a number of years. Alternatively, it can be made in many other ways including cash, securities, a bequest, a trust or a life-income arrangement. All gifts are tax deductible to the extent permissible by law.
Our staff can also create a giving opportunity that is tailored to your special interest. For more information on specific ways of giving, please call the Development Office at 617.724.6407.
Giving Opportunities:
- Building for Tomorrow - New Clinical Centers for Women’s Health
The new Yawkey Center for Outpatient Care will allow for consolidation and expansion of the Vincent Obstetrics and Gynecology Service. Located on three floors of a state-of-the-art outpatient center, women patients will benefit from centralized care and increased convenience. A variety of named giving opportunities exist, such as:
Patient care floors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$1 million
Conference centers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$500,000
Patient reception and wait areas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $250,000
Laboratory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $100,000
Elevator lobbies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $100,000
Exam, procedure and consultation rooms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$50,000
Lounge areas for staff . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$50,000
Staff offices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$25,000
- Advancing Discovery Through Research
The Isaac Schiff Professorship in Women’s Health
$2.75 million
An endowed Harvard chair will honor Isaac Schiff, MD, chief of the Vincent Obstetrics and Gynecology Service. This chair will be dedicated to advancing the internationally recognized work of Dr. Schiff and his team of basic and clinical researchers in the field of women’s reproductive health as they continue to generate better understanding of the process by which women age.
Institute for Women’s Health Policy and Outcomes Research.
$2.5 million
Serving as a research and public policy arm of the Vincent, this institute will help reshape and redefine commonly accepted practices in perinatal health, gynecologic oncology, menopause and reproductive medicine. The primary focus of the institute will be to initiate and evaluate epidemiological and public health research studies to advance patient care. The institute will also advocate for issues that advance the understanding and practice of women’s health.
Tumor Bank
Opportunities begin at $100,000 for start-up and first year
A comprehensive tumor bank, where tumor samples are stored for oncology research, will enable researchers to target different types of cancers and to develop highly specific new therapies.
Clinical Research
Opportunities begin at $300,000 per program
- Investments in clinical research programs will accelerate the pace of progress, transform scientific knowledge into patient care advances and result in close collaboration among scientists and clinicians. Naming opportunities are available in these areas:
- GynecologicOncology to research ovarian, cervical and gynecologic cancers, to advance fertility preservation in women with cancer and to explore the potential of
carcinoma vaccine therapy.
- Reproductive Medicine and Menopause to understand more fully the role of hormones in memory and to explore the use of hormone replacement therapy, specifically the use of testosterone to treat sexual dysfunction during
menopause.
- Obstetrics to investigate ways to reduce problem pregnancies related to preeclampsia, toxemia and high blood pressure. Also, to initiate clinical studies that evaluate outcomes related to epidural anesthesia during childbirth, the effect of alcohol exposure on the fetus and newborn, and the use of blood samples
to predict life-threatening complications during pregnancy.
- In Vitro Fertilization to pioneer techniques that will protect a woman’s fertility through the preservation of her eggs, specifically through a process that allows unfertilized eggs to survive the freezing process, and to explore the impact of environmental factors on male and female fertility.
Research Training Fellowship
Opportunities begin at $300,000
Fellowships foster an environment that stimulates science and that supports the recruitment and training of the next generation of medical scientists. Named opportunities are available for all service areas.
Visiting Lectureships
Opportunities begin at $100,000
A named lectureship that supports an annual presentation by a prominent physician or scientist will advance the Vincent’s mission to educate faculty while accelerating the exchange of information.
Reproductive Medicine and IVF Patient and Physician Education
Opportunities begin at $100,000
Educational opportunities for patients and physicians will be created in the areas of menopause, in vitro fertilization and
reproductive medicine.
Nursing Scholarship Fund
Opportunities begin at $20,000
Aspiring members of the Vincent support staff will be empowered to further their education through a scholarship fund for
nursing education.
- Commitment to Community Service:
Nurse Visitation Program Expansion
Opportunities begin at $50,000
A vital service offered to new mothers, breastfeeding mothers and families with special needs is a program that offers a home visit by an obstetrical nurse immediately following the birth of a child. These funds will allow program expansion at the Mass General neighborhood health centers.
Equipment and Technology
Opportunities range from $500 to $30,000
Having the most advanced equipment available enables Vincent clinicians and scientists to remain at the forefront of the field.
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