Deborah Hospital Foundation
Founded in 1974, Deborah Hospital Foundation is the fund raising arm of Deborah Heart and Lung Center. Their mission statement is to provide substantial funding to support the highest quality of patient care by Deborah Heart and Lung Center; to provide for treatment of children with congenital heart diseases in the United States and around the world; and to provide for clinical research for cardiac and pulmonary disease by fostering and maintaining the Foundation’s grassroots volunteer movement, its alliances with corporations, labor organizations, service organizations, foundations and others and by its initiation and enhancement of planned giving programs and other fundraising activities. In partnership with the Center, to heighten awareness of the name of Deborah and its unique healthcare and fundraising activities and to serve more people without distinction as to race, gender, sexual preference, creed, color, religion, age, national origin, handicap, or ability to pay.
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