More with less
Fred Sanfilippo, MD, PhD
The more than $48 million in charity care that we provided last year to the poor, the uninsured and underinsured, children and seniors, has made a lasting and tangible difference in the lives of many thousands of people.
The economic downturn of the past year has posed a challenge for all of us, and it has left more Americans in need than at any other time in recent history. We're all being asked to do more with less, but when a neighbor is in need, we somehow pull together to do what we can to help. That's just what has happened here in Emory's Woodruff Health Sciences Center (WHSC) over the past year. As the need in our community has grown, we've risen to the occasion to meet it.
As you read through this issue of Emory Health, you'll learn how WHSC has been meeting the need over the past year by offering millions of dollars in compassionate, cutting-edge, and high-quality care to those who need it most throughout the city, the state, and the world. In fact, as more people than ever before turned to us for help, we have responded in kind, and the more than $48 million in charity care that we have provided last year to the poor, the uninsured and underinsured, children and seniors, and many others in need has made a lasting and tangible difference in the lives of many thousands of people.
You'll also learn about some of the many ways WHSC is driving advances that serve humanity by improving health. From groundbreaking transplant research to suicide prevention programs to dental care for seniors, Emory's Woodruff Health Sciences Center is pioneering truly transformative change in health care. As a test bed for medical innovation, WHSC is developing and refining new diagnostic and therapeutic methods that are saving and improving lives and we're delivering them to the people who need them the most.
So in spite of a year that has challenged us all, WHSC continues to make significant strides toward transforming health and healing - together with your continued support. Thanks for all you our faculty, staff, students, and community do to help those who are in need.
Fred Sanfilippo, MD, PhD
Executive Vice President for Health Affairs
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