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Mount Sinai Hospital "Spruces Up" for Spring
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 2008
With the generous support of The Coleman Foundation, Mount Sinai Hospital is refurbishing its outpatient infusion center, including adding new furniture, making accommodations better for patients, their family members, and caregivers. The Coleman Foundation gift of $75,000 "was just what we needed in order to make the project happen" says Executive Vice President, Karen Teitelbaum. "With these funds we are able to allow for additional patient privacy, improve convenience for patients, add three infusion chairs, and enhance spatial esthetics."
Viewing the newly appointed and painted center will be part of National Survivor's Day activities on June 20 at Mount Sinai Hospital.
Mount Sinai Hospital serves primarily African American and Hispanic populations located on the Near West and South sides of Chicago, many of whom are uninsured. Financial gifts such as that made by The Coleman Foundation provide possibilities for Sinai patients and families that might not otherwise be realized.
The Coleman Foundation is a strong supporter of oncology care efforts in the Chicagoland area. The Foundation itself has a rich, Chicago-based history. Dorothy W. and J. D. Stetson Coleman, founders of The Coleman Foundation, were successful entrepreneurs with a desire to improve the quality of life in their community. During their lives, the Colemans conducted a limited grant-making program through the Foundation as their energies and resources were directed to their business activities - the best known in the local Chicagoland area was Fannie May Candies.
J. D. passed away unexpectedly in 1975, followed by Dorothy in 1977. The proceeds from their estates were used to endow the Foundation and assure the continuation of their philanthropic efforts. As the Foundation became fully endowed in 1981, the Board of Directors developed and expanded the Foundation's funding initiatives focusing on the Midwest and the Chicago Metro region. An aggressive grant-making campaign targeted education (with an emphasis on entrepreneurship education and awareness), cancer treatment, support and translational research, as well as education and support programs for developmentally disabled individuals. The Foundation remains committed to make the community aware of opportunities which could improve quality of life.
For more information about Sprucing Up at Sinai, contact Dianne Hunter, Director of Public Relations and Communications, 773.257.5228
