the torch Winter 2014, Issue 4 | Page 6

FEATURE Memory Center named in honor of AT&T B aylor Health Care System Foundation is pleased to announce that the Baylor Memory Center has been named in honor of AT&T. Their lead gift was the catalyst for the most recent expansion of Baylor’s dementia and Alzheimer’s services. The Baylor AT&T Memory Center opened in renovated and expanded space in August. It offers additional diagnostic and treatment options along with enhanced programs and services for patients and families challenged with a diagnosis of dementia, including Alzheimer’s disease. In addition to the lead gift from AT&T, additional support for the new Baylor AT&T Memory Center includes grants from Denny Alberts and Cynthia Comparin, Hal and Diane Brierley, Donor-advised fund at the Communities Foundation of Texas supported by Anne and Harris Clark and The David B. Miller Family Foundation. These gifts total nearly $3 million toward the Foundation’s $10 million fundraising goal. More than 5 million people in the United States have Alzheimer’s disease. Few programs in the country offer 6 patients faced with this diagnosis the type of focused, comprehensive services made available at the Memory Center. “This enhanced program will help patients get acce