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Hospital Foundation
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Since 1973, trustees of Mills-Peninsula Hospital Foundation have been stewards of local healthcare philanthropy. Foundation trustees fund new equipment, facility improvements and nursing education and enhance patient comfort, safety, services and programs that exceed the hospital's normal operating budget, providing a margin of excellence to our patients. We provide opportunities for community members to support Mills-Peninsula’s mission of providing quality health care close to home. The Foundation’s philanthropic activities touch every clinical program at Mills-Peninsula.
Each year, the Foundation’s Board of Trustees meets with Mills-Peninsula health care providers. Together we determine the greatest needs and set funding priorities based on the programs or pieces of equipment that will improve the quality of health care for our patients the most. For 2007, we have identified the following priorities:
The Vascular C-Arm is used in minimally invasive procedures such as the opening of blocked arteries, which require detailed imaging and precise operating technique. Mills-Peninsula is the busiest vascular program in the county, and the imaging equipment we currently have is in such heavy use that there is often a waiting period for procedures. Cost: $180,000
The Sonosite Ultrasound allows a doctor to see the exact location and condition of a vein and watch the catheter being placed. This greatly reduces the likelihood of complications associated with these types of procedures. Mills-Peninsula has one ultrasound unit of this type, but we are committed to purchasing an additional one to be sure that every patient who needs it receives the benefits of increased accuracy and decreased complications enabled by this equipment. Cost: $71,000.
The intravascular ultrasound produces a clear, detailed, 360-degree image of a vein or artery with a catheter inserted into the blood vessel. The images are clearer and easier to interpret than those from other equipment. They help the physician determine the patient’s risk for heart attack, and can determine the need for and type of treatment. Cost: The total cost is $140,000, and the Foundation has committed to raising $90,000.
The Sim, or simulated, Man and Baby give nurses opportunities to practice their jobs in real-life situations, with real-life reactions and complications. The Sims look, sound, and react like real patients. The Sim Man can talk and answer questions, and both the Sim Man and Sim Baby have realistic breath and heart sounds. Both patients and nurses would benefit if there were a simple way for health care workers to practice before treating patients, so that they will be ready for any situation, no matter how challenging or rare. Cost: $75,000
A new 3-D Ultrasound for the Women’s Center would be used about half the time on fetal imaging, and the other half of the time for imaging of internal organs such as the kidneys or uterus. It will allow physicians to detect small abnormalities that might escape notice with traditional two-dimensional imaging, such as cleft palate on a fetus, or indications of early stage endometrial cancer. Cost: $108,000
To help us purchase any of these items, you can Donate Now with an online gift or learn about other ways of helping.
We are also still accepting donations for these 2006 priorities:
Anesthesia machines - Anesthesiology is the ultimate behind-the-scenes medical specialty. Anesthesiologists must monitor multiple physiological systems for each patient undergoing surgery. So, as with every specialty at Mills-Peninsula, we want to give them the very best equipment possible in order to make their complicated jobs easier. Goal: $150,000
Digital Mammography - This is the most advanced tool available for breast cancer diagnosis. Mills-Peninsula is the first and only medical facility on the Peninsula to make it available. Goal: $1,000,000
Recently funded items:
Jackson Spinal Table Fundraising
Goal $103,000 (Funded)
Surgical C-Arm Fundraising
Goal $283,000 (Funded)
Intra-aortic Balloon Pump Fundraising
Goal $102,231.30 (Funded)
The Women's Center
Goal $2,000,000 (Funded)
Stryker Navigation System
Goal (Funded)
Cranial Sinus Imaging System
Goal $206,000 (Funded)
Beyond the acquisition of these pieces of equipment, we also assisted with the funding of more than 50 programs and services. If you would like to help there are many ways to support premium health care in our community. You can Donate Now with an online gift or learn about other ways of helping.
You will be joining a tradition of philanthropic participation that goes back almost a century. In 1908, when Elisabeth Mills Reid opened the original six-bed Mills Hospital in downtown San Mateo, she challenged the community to join her in contributing to the hospital. She believed that by supporting the facility, residents would develop a sense of ownership and protect this community asset.
Years later, in 1973, Mrs. Reid’s plan to garner community support for health care continued with the founding of Mills Memorial Hospital Foundation. Today, Mills-Peninsula Hospital Foundation exists to direct the fundraising activities that support the men and women who make ours one of California's top community hospitals. Thank you for being part of the tradition.
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Women's Center
Mills-Peninsula is developing San Mateo County’s first Women’s Center dedicated exclusively to providing diagnostics, treatment and education for health issues that exist only in women, occur more frequently in women or affect women differently than men.
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