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Teresa arrived at Saint Francis Memorial Hospital’s emergency room in unbearable pain, a condition she’d grown to expect. After examining and treating her, the attending doctor listened to her story and suggested that Teresa see our Women’s Institute gynecological surgeon Dr. Mona Orady. For a decade, Teresa and her husband tried to have a baby.…
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November 20th is Transgender Day of Remembrance. Transgender Day of Remembrance was started in 1999 by transgender advocate Gwendolyn Ann Smith as a vigil to honor the memory of Rita Hester, a transgender woman who was killed in 1998. Today, we remember victims of transphobic hate, listen to transgender people and amplify their voices, and…
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The Saint Francis Foundation, a non-profit organization entrusted to provide philanthropic support to Saint Francis Memorial Hospital and the community it serves, raised more than $300,000 to support The Bothin Burn Center at Wine Women & Shoes. This year’s third annual Wine Women & Shoes fundraiser was held on Sunday, October 13, 2019, at The…
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Fashion, Friends and Breaking Fundraising Records for Saint Francis The Saint Francis Foundation held its third annual Wine Women & Shoes San Francisco at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel on Sunday, October 13th, 2019, attracting more than 250 attendees for an afternoon of fashion and compassion. The event raised over $300,000 for Saint Francis Memorial Hospital and…
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The Saint Francis Foundation is pleased to announce the “Zachary William Tyler Burn Education Grant,” which honors the memory and lifetime achievement of San Francisco resident and global citizen Zachary William Tyler, a passionate lover of people and travel, by providing funding for two Bothin Burn Center employees per year to attend national and worldwide…
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There are few things more complex than gender (and with those words I’ve already raised the eyebrows of many whose beliefs are binary: either/or, male or female). However, navigating changes in gender – transitioning – certainly takes things up a notch in terms of intricacy and the idea of sex change is fraught with overlapping…
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Spotlight on 2019 Grant Awards In the 2019 fiscal year grant cycle, the Saint Francis Foundation awarded nearly 100 grants in the amount of $3.4M. The Foundation provides grants to Saint Francis Memorial Hospital to fund capital renovations, equipment and technology, patient care and amenities, staff training and education, and awards grants to community partners…
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My heart is aching. My soul is searching for a moral north. My mind is confused and angered, alternately. Perhaps yours is, too. My people are country folk: west Texas enlightened peace officers, teachers and farmers. Eagle Scouts. I come from a long line of skeet shooting deer hunters who enjoyed guns for sport and…
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In the 2019 fiscal year grant cycle, the Saint Francis Foundation awarded nearly 100 grants in the amount of $3.4M. The Foundation provides grants to Saint Francis Memorial Hospital to fund capital renovations, equipment and technology, patient care and amenities, staff training and education, and awards grants to community partners who focus on population health…
