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Enjoy the latest edition of the AHN Office of Development e-newsletter, Impact of Generosity, a publication for all donors.
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Greg and Ellen Jordan Commit $1 Million to Memory Disorders Programs
Greg and Ellen Jordan know what memory loss means for a family: each has lost a parent to a memory-related disease. Through their $1 million commitment to AHN’s Department of Neurology, they established the Greg and Ellen Jordan Endowed Professorship for Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Disorders, advancing research, education and care for patients and their families. The Jordans’ generosity builds on existing investments in the Memory Disorders Clinic at AHN West Penn Hospital, creating a calm, family-centered space for the roughly 2,000 patients it serves each year. Because of the Jordans, more families affected by cognitive disorders will find hope and healing.
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The Power of Collaborative Autoimmune Care
After years of uncertainty and more questions than solutions for her autoimmune condition, one patient from Rochester, New York, came to the AHN Autoimmunity Institute. In one visit, rheumatology, gastroenterology and nutrition specialists collaborated in real time on a coordinated plan. The coordinated care model also lets patients access services in one place, instead of seeking care from multiple providers across different practices. Your investment in AHN helps to enhance this kind of collaborative, whole-person care, giving patients who have exhausted every option answers and a hopeful path forward.
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Monroeville Foundation Restocks Emergency Clothing Closet at AHN Forbes Hospital
Saving a trauma patient’s life often means cutting away the clothes they arrived in. At AHN Forbes Hospital, which cares for approximately 3,500 trauma patients each year, the Monroeville Foundation Board of Directors provides hope and hospitality through the Emergency Clothing Closet. These clothes ensure every person is treated with dignity and remind them that the Monroeville community cares.
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AHN’s Dr. Dorian Kusyk Brings Innovation to Parkinson’s Care Through Research
An Innovation Grant of about $78,000 through the Pennsylvania Medical Society (PAMED) is helping AHN neurosurgeon Dr. Dorian Kusyk and Carnegie Mellon University evaluate a new way to measure Parkinson’s rigidity. Muscle stiffness is a hallmark Parkinson’s symptom that clinicians currently assess largely by judgment, with results varying from one evaluator to the next. Using a wearable sleeve that records muscle activity, the pilot study will follow patients who have undergone deep brain stimulation (DBS) therapy. If the sleeve is more effective, PAMED’s investment could bring more precise, reproducible measurement and support better DBS for people living with Parkinson’s.
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Burn Survivor Returns to Thank the AHN West Penn Hospital Doctor Who Saved Her Life
Forty-five years ago, 17-year-old Cindy Zurchin arrived at AHN West Penn Hospital’s Burn Center after a traumatic car accident with just a 50-50 chance of survival. Recently, she returned to thank Dr. Bill Goldfarb, the Center's former co-director who helped save her life, and to show today’s burn team what that care made possible: today, Cindy is an educator, author and dance teacher with fully functioning hands. Support for the Burn Center helps ensure every patient receives skilled, compassionate care — like Cindy’s restored use of her hands — and a hopeful future.
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A Hole-in-One for Patient Care at the AHN Golf Classic Tournament of Champions
The inaugural AHN Golf Classic Tournament of Champions brought together winning teams from the four AHN Golf Classic courses for a day of competition and philanthropy. Congratulations to Match One Medical for winning this year's tournament! Proceeds from the event support critical programs, innovative technology, facility enhancements and other priorities that strengthen AHN hospitals and enhance care for the patients and communities we serve. It was a great way to cap off this year’s AHN Golf Classic events. Interested in joining us in 2027? Sponsorships are now available for the 2027 AHN Golf Classic!
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Bridging Hope for Gynecologic Oncology Patients
Held during Gynecologic Cancer Awareness Month, Bridging Hope brought together AHN's OB/GYN and Gynecologic Oncology teams and pharmaceutical partners for an evening of education, connection and support. Proceeds benefited the Gynecologic Oncology Patient Care Fund, which helps address barriers to care by providing resources such as transportation assistance, financial support and other critical services that allow patients to focus on treatment and healing.
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Events organized and hosted by community partners in support of AHN.
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Moving Cardiac Care Forward at the Mario Lemieux Foundation Run
The 14th Annual Pittsburgh Penguins 6.6K Run and Family Walk brought together runners, walkers, sponsors and supporters in a shared commitment to improving lives across our community. Through its longstanding partnership with AHN, the Mario Lemieux Foundation continues to make a meaningful difference for patients and families by supporting innovative care, critical resources and programs that enhance the patient experience.
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Celebrate National Estate Planning Awareness Month This October
October is National Estate Planning Awareness Month, a good time to review your plans and ensure they reflect your wishes for the future.
Whether you are creating a will, updating an existing plan or considering a charitable gift, we invite you to explore our complimentary estate planning resources and learn more about ways to support AHN through a will, trust or beneficiary designation.
If you have already included AHN in your estate plans, please let us know. We would welcome the opportunity to thank you and ensure we understand your intentions. To learn more about gift planning, access estate planning resources or notify us of your plans, please visit our website or contact us.
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