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Every spring, the Honorary Auxiliary Scholarship Committee awards a scholarship to an employee or volunteer of Saint Francis Memorial Hospital. The award covers tuition, books, or registrations fees in the medical or health care related field. The 2018 scholarship recipient, Patrick Murray, recently sent a note to thank the Foundation and update the committee on…
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The Saint Francis Foundation Ambassadors, an affinity group dedicated to fundraising and promoting awareness for Saint Francis Foundation’s initiatives, will host their 4th Annual “An Intimate Evening with Oscar” Academy Awards Viewing Party and Benefit on February 24, 2019 from 5:00 pm – 11:00 pm in the Fairmont Penthouse Suite, Fairmont Hotel in San Francisco.…
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Foundation Announces “Mini-Grant” Awards for Hospital Employees The Saint Francis Foundation is committed to supporting and enhancing the ability of Saint Francis Memorial Hospital to deliver exceptional health care services and compassionate care to its patients and to the communities the hospital serves. In support of this mission, in late 2018, the Foundation initiated a mini-grant…
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The TLHIP Tenderloin Tour took place on October 19, 2018 under sparkling blue skies. Starting at 826 Valencia’s Tenderloin Center, the group met with Bita Nazarian, Executive Director, and Allyson Halpern, Development Director, to learn about their successful podcasting program supported by a TLHIP grant from the Saint Francis Foundation Associates White Caps Night Caps fundraiser.…
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The Saint Francis Foundation is pleased to welcome three new leaders to our Board of Directors. Joanne Sun, MD is the Medical Director of the Emergency Room at Saint Francis Memorial Hospital. Brandi Bentley Hudson is the Western Area Vice President – Sales for Medtronic, Inc. Michele Hanson leads the US Asset Management in San Francisco for…
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Saint Francis Memorial Hospital has received 5-star recognition for the quality of its total hip replacement procedures for the fifth year in a row from Healthgrades, the leading online resource for comprehensive information about physicians and hospitals. Saint Francis also received five-star awards for treatment of stroke, cardiac care, pulmonary services, gastrointestinal care, and critical care. …
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Save the Date for An Intimate Evening with Oscar, Academy Awards Viewing Party and Benefit On February 24, 2019, the Saint Francis Foundation Ambassadors will host their 4th annual Academy Awards bash, An Intimate Evening with Oscar. Atop Nob Hill in the glamorous Fairmont San Francisco Penthouse Suite, guests will don their finest formal attire, sip…
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Saint Francis Foundation is thrilled to announce a $100,000 investment in the work of the Tenderloin Health Improvement Partnership (TLHIP) for fiscal year 2018-19. This brings the combined Metta Fund investment in the place based collective impact work of TLHIP to $300,000 since 2016. Metta Fund focuses its investments where community needs are greatest, where…
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The Foundation Board of Directors has retained Koya Leadership Partners to conduct the search for its new President. The President will be the face of the Foundation and will serve as a bridge between Saint Francis Memorial Hospital (SFMH), the San Francisco community and the Foundation. She or he will be a strategic, energetic and…
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Foundation Hires Local Firm in Search of New President The Foundation Board of Directors has retained Koya Leadership Partners to conduct the search for a new president. Alex Corvin, Principal at Koya, will be leading the effort and welcomes all recommendations of potential candidates or ‘sources’ of candidates. She can be reached at acorvin@koyapartners.com. The…
