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Sacred Heart Foundation

Who We Are
Sacred Heart Medical Center Foundation is the fund raising department at Sacred Heart Medical Center, a non-profit hospital founded by the Sisters of Providence. Since its inception in 1984, the Foundation has received more than $12 million in donations. People who contribute to Sacred Heart Foundation directly serve the community by helping to fund everything from Bibles in patient rooms to major expansion and remodel projects. The level of health care available in the Spokane region depends on the generosity of our donors.

The 27-member Foundation Board of Directors, which includes community leaders, physicians, hospital administrators and Sisters of Providence, thoughtfully guides all fund raising and charitable distribution activity. The Board meets regularly to ensure that all donations are put to the best possible use for Sacred Heart and its patients.

The Foundation accepts many types of gifts, including grants from private foundations, planned and major outright gifts, proceeds from special events, such as Heart Follies, Celebration of Angels and annual giving.

The Foundation office is located on the on the second floor of the Mother Gamelin Center. Foundation office hours are Monday through Friday, 7:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. To speak to a foundation representative, please call (509) 474-4917, or stop by the office. Everyone is welcome.

Learn More... Visit the Sacred Heart Children's Hospital Foundation



Did you know?

  • One in eight women will have breast cancer sometime in her lifetime.
  • Breast cancer is the second most common cause of cancer-related deaths in women.
  • Mammography is the best tool for early detection which is imperative in treating breast cancer successfully.

Bringing health care to women where they live and work
by Marilyn Thordarson

The Sacred Heart Foundation and Women’s Health Center are in the middle of an important campaign to raise $1.2 million to replace the Women’s Health Center Coach and its mammography equipment.

Since 1999, the Coach and its staff (a mammography technologist and driver), have been on the road, four to five days a week, visiting businesses, retirement centers, clinics and hospitals throughout the Inland Northwest. Radiologists at Inland Imaging read the films and report the results to the women’s personal physicians.

The purpose of these road trips, over mountain passes and in all kinds of weather, is simple—the best weapon in treating breast cancer is finding it early. And the recommended action is a mammogram, every year after a woman’s 40th birthday.

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