Irene Dunne Guild
                                 In Support of
        
 Providence Saint John's Health Center
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Our Impact

Recent Gifts

Gifts for COVID-19 relief and support

Portable Fetal Monitors
 

This $30,000 gift monitors both the unborn baby’s heartbeat and the mother’s contractions, allowing the mother to move about freely during labor. Studies show that mothers who stay mobile longer have lower C-section rates and better outcomes for both her and baby. 

Beauty Bus Program
Our $20,000 gift strengthens an already successful program that has been a success for patients and caregivers.  Beauty Bus delivers loving kindness, support and compassion to seriously ill patients and their caregivers through beauty services.  Beauty Bus delivers hope, dignity and respite to patients through the gift of beauty.


Accuvein AV500 Viewing System 
This $14,000 gift provides  systems that digitally display a viual map of the vasculature on the surface of the skin in real time, allowing clinicians to verify vein latency and avoid valves or bifurcations.

Weighted Gurneys for the Stroke Program
Our $9,000 gift converted gurneys purchased by Saint John's to weighted gurneys. These specialized gurneys accurately weigh and gently transfer stroke patients which has an overall effect on the length of stay, complications and outcomes.

PEACE Program
PEACE stands for Providence Empowerment and Caregiver Experience.  Our $5,000 gifts supports PEACE, which is a grassroots program that enables Saint John's to give caregivers the ability to care for themselves and each other during working hours.

NICU Beads of Courage Program
Our $10,000 gift provides Arts-in-Medicine for children with serious illness.  NICU families receive Beads of Courage as a visible symbol of their infant's treatment journey, providing a long-lasting, tangible symbol of the strength and courage of these precious little babies and their families.


IPad Air2 Monitors for Infusion Center
Our $3,500 gift purchased these IPad units which provide patients with access to educational information regarding their chemotherapy treatment and also with the ability to watch a movie during their course of treatment.


Supporting Saint John's since 1987...The Guild has 
funded projects and programs throughout the Health Center including:  Stroke Program, Emergency Department, NICU, Gift Shop, Nursing Department and many other areas.  
Previously raised Guild funds have supported: 
Emergency Department
John Wayne Cancer Institute
​Mobile Blood Donor Unit
Irene Dunne Guild Gift Shop
Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU)
Labor & Delivery Department
Volunteer Office
Nursing Department
Child & Family Development Center (CFDC)


Child and Family Development Center (CFDC)
We have hosted two Play Date fundraisers to support therapy (family and child) and social services that enhance the independence of children and families with disabilities enrolled at the Health Center's CFDC.  In the Fall at our Annual Luncheon, we collect gift cards from Target, Ralphs, and other stores to help the families through the holiday season.  Click here to learn more about the CFDC...

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Irene Dunne Guild Gift Shop
$500,000 grant to launch the gift shop in the hospital atrium staffed by Guild members and other hospital volunteers 

Emergency Department
$1 Million grant which funded new technologies

Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU)
Initial grant for this vital department

Emergency Department Cardiac Monitors
$67,000 for additional cardiac monitors in the department.

Volunteer Office
Upgraded computers for the department.

Vein finders/Bladder scanners and Vital Signs Monitors
Grant for upgraded equipment to help provide a new level of compassionate care for patients at Saint John's. 


Safe Patient Handling Equipment
$100,000 gift of specialized devices and equipment used by nurses and other hospital staff to help move and lift patients safely and compassionately. 

Nursing Day Skills Lab
$50,000 grant for continuing education to assist the nursing staff in keeping current with their skills and new technology and equipment.