In 2013, Dr. Stephen Bailey’s father was diagnosed with locally advanced stage IV esophageal cancer. Dr. Bailey, chair of the AHN Cardiovascular Institute and system chair of the AHN Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, says his father had an extraordinary medical team that believed in him and provided aggressive, innovative chemo and radiation therapy that cured his disease and extended his life by eight years. Last month, Dr. Bailey ran the Boston Marathon to raise funds for cancer research at the Dana Farber Cancer Center in memory of his father, who passed away just a year ago. For every dollar raised over his original goal, Dr. Bailey plans to match with a donation to support AHN cancer patients.

If you or a loved one lives with a mental illness, AHN can help. We have a wide range of providers with different experiences and specialties, including treatment for depression, anxiety, and other mood disorders.

Philanthropy in the News

For those faced with perinatal mood and anxiety disorders, research has shown that treatment should target the mother-infant relationship in addition to the mothers' depressive symptoms to improve the developing mother-child relationship. The Jewish Women’s Foundation awarded the AHN Women’s Behavioral Health grant funding to support a ‘best-in-class’ integrative model of care that addresses the needs of both women and children, a unique two-part modality not commonly offered in the traditional healthcare setting.