The Lasting Impact of Your Gifts
We are deeply grateful to our philanthropic partners for helping Virtua Health address the most serious health needs of our community and provide care for our patients…mind, body, and spirit.
In 2020, more than
2,500 donors invested $6.7 million
in Virtua Health’s programs and services.
Together, we were able to:
- Respond to the COVID-19 crisis
- Expand food access for our communities in need
- Support education for clinicians
- Enhance a broad range of clinical programs
- Provide critical resources to sustain Virtua’s commitment to a healthier community
- …and more!
Virtua’s caring colleagues and dedicated trustees showed their support in record numbers this year. Their enthusiasm and commitment propels us forward in our mission to be Here For Good.
1,273
Virtua colleagues supported
Give for Good.
Give for Good.
100%
of Trustees made a gift in 2020.
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Advancing Nurse Education
$47,500
in scholarships awarded
to 26 Virtua nurses
to support their pursuit of bachelors, masters, and doctoral degrees.
to 26 Virtua nurses
to support their pursuit of bachelors, masters, and doctoral degrees.
Ensuring Patient
Success
638
patients provided assistance
with costs of medications, transportation, utilities, and other urgent health needs to ensure their successful recovery.
with costs of medications, transportation, utilities, and other urgent health needs to ensure their successful recovery.
Supporting Colleagues
in Crisis
$155,000+
provided to 118 Virtua colleagues
whose families experienced financial crisis due to the COVID-19 pandemic or other hardships.
whose families experienced financial crisis due to the COVID-19 pandemic or other hardships.
Driving Care and Resources Home to Children
Virtua Health’s Pediatric Mobile Services unit has been making a difference for local children and families thanks to the support of the Joseph Lacroce Foundation and other generous benefactors.
- Honored with NJHA’s prestigious HRET Community Outreach Award for reducing health disparities.
- Expanded services to include vision and hearing screenings as well as back-to-school physicals.
- Delivered food, medical supplies, diapers, toys, and other necessities to community members during the pandemic.
2,170
children served and referred 28% to additional resources.
Saving Lives and Supporting People with Cancer
Ensuring our community members have access to cancer screenings, and supporting our patients with the resources they may need, is vital. In 2020 Virtua Health’s cancer team worked to provide:
900
free screenings provided for breast, cervical, colorectal, and prostate cancers.
600
women received free breast cancer screenings.
180
free bags of food provided to 49 patients undergoing radiation therapy.
Expanding Food Access to Help Our Neighbors Eat Well
In March 2020, we shared our bold new plan to expand Virtua’s food access initiatives with the launch of a mobile grocery store. Seven months later, Virtua Health publicly debuted the new Eat Well Mobile Grocery Store. This year-round, 40-foot store-on-wheels will serve as a critical resource for our community members across Burlington, Camden, and Gloucester counties who are struggling with increasing food insecurity.
Fueled by our generous philanthropic partners, the mobile grocery store is the only one of its kind in the tri-state area. Thanks to lead donors Bob and Donna Platzer of PJW Restaurant Group and the Piperno family of the Domenica Foundation, along with many other benefactors, gifts in support of the Mobile Grocery Store now total more than $2.8 million (as of January 2021).
180,000
pounds of food distributed in 2020 through the Eat Well program.10,134
requests fulfilled for free food and pantry items from our neighbors struggling with hunger.427
patients with chronic disease and food insecurity received free food and nutrition counseling at the Eat Well Food Farmacies.TITLE
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Coming Together in Extraordinary Times
At the onset of the pandemic, Virtua Health established a Coronavirus Emergency Fund, supporting our efforts to meet the growing needs of our patients, community, and our health care workers. Since March, countless generous donors have given to support this effort.
Through your generosity, we were able to:
Through your generosity, we were able to:
- Distribute more than 16,519 bags of free food to local residents facing food insecurity.
- Undertake an innovative telehealth expansion to provide virtual care to patients.
- Support remote patient monitoring (RPM) efforts with the purchase of 200 Bluetooth-enabled biometric kits.
- Purchase disposable repositioning slings for patients with COVID-19.
- Study how the pandemic is affecting the mental health of critical care nurses with Rutgers University.
- Fund a range of clinical studies that will help us understand the impact of COVID-19 on our patients and community.
- Support 118 Virtua colleagues in financial crisis through our Colleague Care Fund.
Thank you for joining us in being Here For Good!
To read more about how Virtua Health and our philanthropic partners are creating lasting impact, download the complete report below. If you would like to find out how you or your organization can take part, connect with us at [email protected] or call 856-355-0830.
