campus ensures that family support
services, including pastoral care, child life,
and resources for parents, are immediately
available. Moreover, the new center is
designed around the needs of the family to
help each child heal.
Chief Executive Officer of the Scott &
White Healthcare Foundation, Nancy
Birdwell, says “A world-class facility for
children and families burdened by cancer is
at last a reality for families in Central Texas.
It’s the culmination of bringing together
passion and the right resources to help
give our children a chance to grow up
alongside their peers. That’s what makes
this all so worthwhile.”
Children’s Hospital Update
This fall, children in Central Texas will gain easier access to highquality pediatric care when the new Children’s Hospital at Scott &
White opens on the former King’s Daughters Hospital campus.
Construction crews and architects are busy building a pediatricfocused place just for young patients and their families, equipped
with advanced technology and resources to help restore health
to children.
Hope and the healing work of Scott & White caregivers make a big
difference to young patients. Please visit www.foundation.sw.org
to learn how you can become involved or make a gift. You too can
make a difference!
Building upon a legacy
of philanthropy
“It is truly incredible that a single donor
has enabled Scott & White to create a
research program that is able to move
therapies from the lab to the patient
as quickly as four years,” says Ms. Birdwell.
“The initial gift by the donor that helped
create the Cancer Research Institute was
the cornerstone for enhancing the
institution’s research capability. Now, these
two gifts complete the entire research
cycle by delivering results to patients at
Scott & White.” ■
Dr. Newell Rogers also is a professor of
surgical research, the Texas A&M Health
Science Center College of Medicine.
Dr. Childs also is a professor of surgery,
the Texas A&M Health Science Center College
of Medicine.
Dr. Posada also is an assistant professor of
internal medicine, the Texas A&M Health
Science Center College of Medicine.
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