THE FOUNDATION for BARNES-JEWISH HOSPITAL HONOR ROLL Stories of Honor 2020: Hope Amid Hardship DONORS PROVIDE CRITICAL 2020 was certainly one of the more challenging and unique years This year, there are numerous reasons for hope. BJC HealthCare 2 HELP—AND SMILES—DURING we have faced as a health care organization and a community. is in the process of administering the Covid-19 vaccine, which marks COVID-19 PANDEMIC The COVID-19 pandemic introduced unprecedented circumstances, the beginning of the end of this pandemic. And thanks to donors like and our health care team was challenged like never before. you, our physician-scientists and caregivers understand this disease more every day. Despite the obstacles, when we reflect on 2020, the word that comes 4 to mind is not struggle or hardship—it’s hope! 2021 marks the 25th anniversary of The Foundation for Barnes-Jewish Hospital. Although we celebrate 25 years, we are honored to steward AN UNSUNG HERO These tough times really showed us what we’re made of—not only more than a century of philanthropy from so many donors who our health care heroes on the frontlines of the pandemic, but also invested in a healthier future for all. We look back with gratitude, the community of donors like you who mobilized in record time. while looking forward and knowing the best is yet to come. DONOR’S GIFT Over and over throughout the year, our donors helped ensure that 6 INSPIRES WRITER our health care team had the personal protective equipment Whether you’ve been a loyal donor since the beginning or you’ve just TO TAKE ACTION and supplies they needed and were taken care of with meals and joined us on this journey, thank you! Together we are enriching lives, other treats. In fact, our donors collectively gave more than $25 saving lives and transforming health care. million last year for key priorities, including COVID-19 response and recovery, cancer research and patient care, investments in healthier With gratitude, communities, and so much more. THE PRIVILEGE 8 OF GIVING BACK In this annual Honor Roll of Donors, we proudly recognize each and every donor who contributed to our mission. In the following SUSAN ELL pages, you’ll find stories of hope and inspiration, of donors and Vice President & Executive Director EXPANDING health care providers who faced hardship. Instead of giving up, The Foundation for Barnes-Jewish Hospital 10 PALLIATIVE CARE they channeled their energy into creating more good in our IN ST. LOUIS community and our world. We are honored to be the stewards of such generosity. It’s truly a privilege to share just a few of their stories, and we know there are RICHARD H. MILES so many more. Board Chair 12 The Foundation for Barnes-Jewish Hospital HONOR ROLL 38 TRIBUTE GIFTS IN GRATITUDE Gratitude inspires many people to want to share their stories. They can be thankful for something as critical as a lifesaving procedure or as simple as a warm smile and compassionate touch. The Foundation provides a special opportunity for patients, families and friends to express their appreciation and make a positive difference. Gifts to the Foundation support breakthrough research, advanced treatments, essential patient care services including financial assistance, nursing scholarships, and community outreach programs. Perspectives from those who have been impacted or inspired by the work Illustrations courtesy of Monica Duwel. of the Foundation are featured throughout the issue. All corners of he ability of The Foundation for Barnes-Jewish Hospital to Donors also provided more than 30,000 meals and snacks to health Donors Provide Critical rapidly provide support for scientific research to understand care workers as of early January 2021. “T the biology of this infection, and to speed the development our community of countermeasures—testing, treatments and vaccines—was critical Among the many, many contributors was Gail Wilkerson, a retired in accelerating research in our laboratories and for our patients,” says RN who had worked at Barnes-Jewish Hospital. She wrote to the Help—and Smiles—During hospital saying she was concerned about ICU staff caring for came together William G. Powderly, MD, co-director, Infectious Diseases Division and Larry J. Shapiro Director, Institute for Public Health at Washington COVID-19 patients. to protect our University School of Medicine and director, Washington University COVID-19 Pandemic “They all must be exhausted. I am not part of any organization, but Institute for Clinical and Translational Sciences. “caregivers with feel compelled as an individual with a 44-year health care background Thanks to donors’ generous support of In addition to helping fund research and buy necessary supplies for to see if there is a way I can help support them,” she wrote. donations of PPE, the hospital, there was an outpouring of kindness from individuals, BJC HealthCare’s COVID-19 response and The logistics team at the hospital came up with an idea: a “happy small businesses, corporations and organizations that wanted to keep hour” of smoothies and warm, soft pretzels during the evening standing behind our frontline heroes safe and comfortable. The Foundation, which recovery efforts, The Foundation for of December 30, 2020. helped coordinate many of the gifts, is deeply grateful to these donors the wonderful who contributed personal protective equipment (PPE), shoes, meals, Barnes-Jewish Hospital has been able to Cathy Powers, MSN, RN, a clinical nurse specialist who serves on the smiles and a reprieve from the stress of this very challenging time. provide funding to numerous critical areas message that team, says photos and thank you notes kept popping into her email all night. Examples included “Best ending to an otherwise rough shift” “Many people felt a sense of helplessness that they channeled into and “Thank you so much! This is a wonderful treat!” ranging from innovative research to providing our health care incredible acts of generosity to provide our caregivers with in-demand personal protective equipment,” says Dave Rogers, senior project supplies, meals and even smoothie happy She forwarded the messages and photos to Gail. providers are manager for BJC SupplyPlus who worked with the Foundation to hours to frontline staff. get items to team members. “All corners of our community came “Thank you for making the ‘Happiest Hour’ happen for the dedicated, our heroes.” together to protect our caregivers with donations of PPE, standing compassionate team members providing care to patients in 8200 behind the wonderful message that our health care providers ICU,” Gail responded. “What joy to see their smiling eyes, a few smiles, Dave Rogers, are our heroes.” and a bit of humor in the pictures.” Senior Project Manager BJC SupplyPlus 02 | HONOR ROLL 2020 THE FOUNDATION FOR BARNES-JEWISH HOSPITAL | 03 2020 An Unsung Hero Susan Goldberg, who describes herself as a professional volunteer, says her parents taught ROLL HONOR her at an early age the importance of helping the St. Louis community. y parents were always involved in “A lot of the disparities the Foundation has It really warms philanthropy,” she says of Nancy and recognized over the years are coming to light “M the late Jerome “Jerry” Kalishman. during the COVID-19 pandemic and more your heart to see “I grew up in a household that really valued people are aware of them now,” she says. giving back.” “But the Foundation has worked to support just how much organizations in our community fighting Passionate about education, Susan started these disparities for a long time.” of an impact the her career as a first-grade teacher and eventually moved into marketing, often While serving on the Foundation board she “Foundation has focusing on children. was able to go on site visits to see how funding was being used by these organizations. made in helping “Once I got to a point where I was able to devote more time to charitable organizations, “It really warms your heart to see just how organizations I dove right in.” she says. “It’s about more than much of an impact the Foundation has supporting an organization financially. made in helping organizations grow and grow and I like being involved.” even survive,” says Susan, who has also made numerous gifts to various funds established even survive.” In fact, Susan’s wide-ranging philanthropy led at the Foundation including those that help the St. Louis Jewish Light newspaper to name community programs. Susan Goldberg her a 2016 Unsung Hero, an award that honors recipients for helping others in the community. Through her board experience, Susan says “If Marvel created a superhero for volunteering, she has learned that while people should give she’d probably look like Susan K. Goldberg,” the where their passions lie, they should also trust Jewish Light said in announcing the award. organizations to have the expertise and insight to determine where the funding can make the The paper also said Susan is so active in the most impact. community that it’s hard to keep track of the number of organizations for which she has “The Foundation’s funds are being used to volunteered and she often stays involved with maximize their effectiveness, sometimes in them even after she rotates off their boards creative ways that donors don’t realize. They or has finished a campaign or project. These can be used as some of the seed money for organizations include the Jewish Federation research that leads to larger National Institutes of St. Louis, The Magic House, the Scholarship of Health grants or as financial help to a cancer Foundation of St. Louis and Ready Readers. patient who can’t afford a wig and everything in between,” Susan says.
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