Funding Priorities
Ensuring Superior Health Care
St. Luke’s must invest $1 billion between 2010 and 2020 to continue providing the exceptional level of care that the people of our communities expect and deserve. We will work with community leaders and donors to raise $100 million of that amount through philanthropy over the coming decade. These local dollars will stay local – invested in the full-service hospitals and health care excellence that are vital for a thriving, healthy community. We invite you to join us in building health care that compares with the best in the country, right here in southern Idaho.
Cancer
As the region’s leader in cancer care, St. Luke’s Mountain States Tumor Institute (MSTI) provides world class care close to home for thousands of patients each year at five clinics throughout southern Idaho. The knowledge and practice of cancer care are advancing rapidly, with new and innovative treatments coming every year. And St. Luke’s MSTI is on the leading edge.
Over the coming decade, St. Luke’s MSTI will expand and enhance expert cancer care services and state-of-the-art facilities to meet the needs of our growing region. We will also increase our patients’ involvement in promising, nationwide clinical trials and invest in cutting-edge technology such as esophageal endoscopic ultrasound, which can examine and biopsy esophageal tumors, abnormal lymph nodes in the chest, and some forms of lung cancer – without surgery
St. Luke’s Heart
Forty years ago, the first open-heart surgery in Idaho was performed at St. Luke’s. Today, more people turn to St. Luke’s for heart and vascular care than to any other hospital in Idaho. St. Luke’s is dedicated to continuing to provide superior care to our patients as we offer the state’s only Electrophysiology Lab, state-of-the-art cardiovascular operating suites, and a nationally recognized Intensive Care Unit.
St. Luke’s Children’s Hospital
St. Luke’s Children’s Hospital, Idaho’s only children’s hospital, unites the most advanced technology with a family-centered, kid-friendly philosophy to provide state-of-the-art care for children. From our intensive care units for babies and children, pediatric emergency department and operating suites, to our pediatric cancer center, we believe that kids come first.
In the past year, with help from the community, St. Luke’s Children’s Hospital was able to fund cutting-edge video equipment for the Hospital School and multiple capital equipment improvements including giraffe beds, IV finders, and ventilators. The Hospital School was fully funded by gifts from the community.
St. Luke’s Home Care and Hospice
The primary goal of St. Luke’s Hospice is to provide a program to promote comfort and enhance the quality of life without aggressive curative or life support measures. In providing compassionate end-of-life care for patients, Hospice works in partnership with the patient, family, and physician to create a plan of care tailored to meet the individual wishes and needs of the patient.
St. Luke’s Pediatric Home Care and Hospice
St. Luke’s Kids’ Hospice Team was formed to care for dying children and support their families through one of life’s greatest losses. Team members are specially trained to meet the needs and wishes of our young – and incredibly brave – patients. Your support for Hospice means children and adults alike can leave this earth in the peace and comfort of familiar surroundings.
Research
Medical research is vital to saving lives. St. Luke’s continues to build a coordinated research program focusing on cancer, heart disease, and illnesses that affect children. We are well above the national average for patient enrollment in clinical trials, and in the next decade expect to double that enrollment. At Mountain States Tumor and Medical Research Institute – a collaboration among St. Luke’s, the Boise Veteran’s Administration, and area universities – promising research is performed in the lab and the clinic, giving hope to patients in Idaho and around the world.
Patient Assistance
Imagine having being ill, yet not being able to afford gasoline to make the daily trip required for chemotherapy, radiation, or other medical treatment. Imagine being off work, sometimes for months at a time, due to illness. Additional support for patients and their families in need can make a critical difference. Your support enables St. Luke’s to provide those in need with important basics such as temporary housing, meal vouchers, and medication. Goal: $100,000
Nursing Excellence
As a Magnet organization, the St. Luke’s vision for professional nursing is exemplified by a value-driven passion for patient-centered, holistic, evidence-based, and innovative care in a collaborative setting. The Sharon Lee Nursing Excellence Fund supports nursing leadership and staff development, patient safety initiatives, staff-led practice, quality and education councils, performance improvement, nursing research, and programs for new nurses including the Nurse Apprentice and Nurse Residency Programs.
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