The Catalyst Issue 12 | Fall 2011 | Page 2

A storied beginning for our children’s future ROBERT W. PRYOR, MD President and CEO, Scott & White Healthcare ALFRED B. KNIGHT, MD President, Scott & White Healthcare Foundation NANCY L. BIRDWELL Chief Development Officer, Scott & White Healthcare; Chief Executive Officer, Scott & White Healthcare Foundation PETER BRUMLEVE Chief Strategy and Marketing Officer HOLLY HALLEN Vice President, Marketing AMY PERKINS Vice President, Development Services KATHY LESKO Corporate Communications Manager PATRICIA BRENNAN Managing Editor he opening of our new Children’s Hospital Scott & White is a dream come true. Hundreds of people have worked hard to make this day a reality, from the architects and construction teams of the child-friendly patient floors and playrooms to the planning committees and the pediatric specialists, allied caregivers, volunteers, and staff whose input has helped shape each detail to respond to any need a child here might have. Many more donors and volunteers have extended their generous support for the thousands of children who may need us at some point on their way to adulthood. It’s the might of a few, for the struggles of many—children with chronic diseases, acute illnesses, and traumatic injuries. This is the healthcare narrative of our time, but the story for Central Texans has a new chapter. Now parents don’t have to travel a great distance to seek a higher level of pediatric healthcare excellence, because it’s all available right now, right here, within easy reach. We’ve added more pediatric specialists and programs in a family-centered care environment. We also have a keen interest in furthering the study of pediatric medicine and advancing the science of patient care. With a strong commitment to partnership with pediatricians and primary care physicians, it all makes for a powerful combination. We’re all believing in a little bit of magic these days. Together we’re making so many things possible for our children and their healthy futures. T JAN MCINROY Copy Editor JIM BALL GARY L. HANSEN SARAH KERVER REBECCA WEEMS MCCOY Photography KORZENOWSKI DESIGN Design MEREDITH KNIGHT JEFFREY WESTHOFF Contributing Writers THE CATALYST is published four times each year for friends of Scott & White by Scott & White Healthcare Foundation, a 501(c)3, not-for-profit Texas organization. For appointment information, call 800-792-3710 or visit our website, sw.org. Correspondence and inquiries should be addressed to: Amy Perkins, Vice President, Development Services, Scott & White Healthcare Foundation, THE CATALYST, 2401 South 31st Street, Temple, TX 76508. SUPPORT SCOTT & WHITE For information about how you can make a gift to Scott & White, please contact the Scott & White Healthcare Foundation. 800-293-4483 | 254-724-2768 Robert W. Pryor, MD President and CEO, Scott & White Healthcare foundation.sw.org Send an e-mail to [email protected] THE CATALYST is now online! Visit swcatalyst.org for additional information, and to see photos and videos to commemorate the opening of the Children’s Hospital Scott & White. OUR VISION Scott & White will be the most Trusted and the most Valued name in American Healthcare. OUR MISSION To provide the most personalized, comprehensive and highest quality healthcare enhanced by medical education and research. © 2011 Scott & White. All rights reserved. Reproduction by any means of the entire contents or any portion of this publication without prior written permission is strictly prohibited. 2 THE CATALYST Fall 11 | sw.org