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Welcome to the Massachusetts General Hospital Donor Report for 2017. Here we showcase some of the inspiring stories behind the generous gifts that support Mass General research, patient care and community engagement.
Donors who support Mass General’s forward-thinking programs, have earned special recognition. Each of their stories is as unique as they are. Their gifts demonstrate the impact of philanthropy and its role in advancing the hospital’s mission of excellence. Each donation makes a difference in our patients’ lives and to the future of medicine. We are honored to count our generous supporters as members of the Mass General family.
Donor Impact Stories
People who support patient care and research at Mass General find inspiration in their own lives and the lives of those around them. Their gifts impact the future of medicine, global health and the quality of care for countless patients. We gratefully present their stories here.
Donors Join Forces to Support the MGH Fund
Inspiring thousands to join them, Dick and Marcy DeWolfe partnered with Ann and Desmond Heathwood to lead the MGH Fund to reach and surpass its highest fundraising goal to date.
Composer’s Family Foundation Endows Research Institute Chair
Collaboration is a key to success for both musicians and scientists, says musical composer and lyricist Mildred Kayden, whose family foundation is endowing the first chair for the MGH Research Institute.
Pet Therapy: A Patient’s Best Friend
In honor of their beloved dog, named Magellan, a devoted volunteer and her husband ensure a bright future for Mass General’s Pet Therapy Program
R. Gino Chisari, RN, DNP, Honored with Endowed Chair
R. Gino Chisari, RN, DNP, was named the inaugural incumbent of the Dorothy Ann Heathwood Endowed Chair in Nursing Education.
Phillips Society Hears Cancer Center Vision
Daniel Haber, MD, PhD, director of the Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center, told Phillips Society members that the center’s approach revolves around early detection in combination with blossoming precision treatments.
Can Beauty Salons Help Deliver Health Services?
A Weissman Family MGH Research Scholar is exploring whether beauty salons in South Africa can help to prevent unwanted pregnancies and stop the spread of HIV.
Voices of Hope Sings for a Cure
Musical theater group celebrates a decade of raising money for targeted cancer research.
Donor’s Wife Says Doctors Never Gave Up on Him
Remembering the names and faces of the 17 specialists who worked to help her husband makes Liz Morrill Cross proud of his gift to Mass General.
McCance Center Promotes Lifetime of Brain Health
With insights acquired through a lifetime of venture capital investing, Henry McCance is fueling collaboration among top brain scientists and clinicians from across multiple disciplines at the new Henry and Allison McCance Center for Brain Health.
Mass General Celebrates John Hancock Partnership
John Hancock and Mass General have strengthened their commitment to a partnership that supports child health, emergency preparedness and the MGH Boston Marathon Program.
Susan Miller Briggs, MD, MPH, FACS Honored with Endowed Chair
The Carmella R. and Steven C. Kletjian Endowed Chair in Global Surgery will further ensure that patients everywhere have access to safe, sustainable and high-quality surgical care.
J. Stuart Ablon, PhD, Honored with Endowed Chair
J. Stuart Ablon, PhD, was named the inaugural incumbent of the Thomas G. Stemberg Endowed Chair in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry.
MGH Fund: Grassroots Strategy Wins Competition
An intrepid team of Mass General employees won the annual My Giving Helps employee picnic fundraising competition with their creative use of old-fashioned fundraising techniques to support the MGH Fund.
Youth Zone Program Is More Than a Summer Camp
Offered by the MGH Revere HealthCare Center, the Youth Zone program offers kids a place to grow, learn and have fun during the summer.
Home Base Receives $65 Million from Wounded Warrior Project
The gift from Wounded Warrior Project is the second largest in Mass General’s history and will allow Home Base to expand clinical care for veterans and their families.
Emergency Medicine Doctors Honored with Endowed Positions
The MGH Endowed Chair in Emergency Preparedness and MGH Endowed Scholar for Leadership in Emergency Medicine will continue to improve emergency services inside and outside Mass General.
Research Scholars: The Power of Bold Giving and Big Ideas
One researcher’s development of a swallowable, diagnostic capsule underscores the progress and promise of the MGH Research Scholars program.
Mass General Research Keeps Strong Patient Focus
Mass General President Peter L. Slavin, MD, says the hospital’s scientists and clinicians work together to ensure that research informs care and vice versa.
Community Fundraisers Support Pediatric Epilepsy
Driven by gratitude to neurologist Elizabeth Thiele, MD, PhD, two moms whose sons have epilepsy have been fundraising for her the past six years.
Cancer Survivor Holds Spinathon for Research
Through an 18-hour spinning event at one of his sports clubs, John Grossi, his employees and club members raised money to support research at Mass General.
Ovarian Cancer: Racing to Stop a “Silent” Killer
With key support from Colleen’s Dream Foundation, Mass General researcher Cheng Wang, PhD, aims to improve the chances of early detection and treatment of ovarian cancer.
Cancer Researcher Teamed Up With Superheroes
A new cancer awareness campaign by American Airlines features Mass General’s Marcela Maus, MD, PhD, along with other researchers and airlines staff who either have fought cancer or are still doing so.
Donors Help Launch Early Cancer Detection Center
A stroke of luck leaves a lung cancer survivor ready to advance research for early cancer detection.
Cancer Patient’s Determination Lives on in Research
The wife of a Mass General cancer patient writes about the care that extended his life and inspired their family to raise funds for Mass General cancer research.
MGHfC Lights Up Autism Awareness at Aspire Gala
Annual event raises nearly $2.6 million to support Aspire, a program that helps children, teens and adults with high cognitive autism spectrum disorder or a related social profile develop the skills to live full, independent lives.
Donor Gives Painting to Division of Radiology
Hartley Neel, MD, the son of pioneering 20th century artist Alice Neel, is donating one of his mother’s paintings to the Mass General Division of Radiology.
Quilter Designs a Plan for the MGH Fund
Through a gift to the MGH Fund, an avid quilter expands her long-time support for the hospital that has been a source of care, inspiration and comfort for her family.
Grateful Father and Daughters Run Boston Marathon
With two family members now recovered from cancer, Mark, Jordan and Kaitlin Sampson are running the 2018 Boston Marathon to thank Mass General doctors, nurses and clinical staffers who helped keep their tight-knit clan intact.
Fiancée’s Care Inspires Boston Marathon Runner
Mike Tripaldi is running the Boston Marathon for Mass General’s Pediatric Cancer team in honor of his fiancée, Lauren Dudley, who was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2017.
Emergency Physician Eager to Run Boston Marathon
Although work and study have made it tough for Maggie Sheehy, MD, to find adequate training time, the emergency physician can’t wait to run the 2018 Boston Marathon for Mass General.
Mastercard Dances for ALS Research
The family and colleagues of a Mastercard executive affected by ALS are salsa dancing their way toward more advanced treatments spearheaded by Mass General and sALSa For a Cure.
Game On for Autism Research
Personal passion fuels the transformation of technologies into therapeutic tools for children with autism.
Childhood Care Stirs Support for MGH Fund
The granite steps of Bunker Hill prove inspiring to a man who remains grateful to Mass General for restoring his ability to walk.
Boston Marathon All About Gratitude for First-Timer
Shawna Sousa will run the 2018 Boston Marathon for Mass General’s Emergency Response Marathon Team in thanks for care her daughter and grandchild received.
Center for Bipolar Disorder Has Global Reach
The Dauten Family Center for Bipolar Treatment Innovation at Mass General seeks to advance treatment by creating a global epicenter for research, education and outreach.
Firefighter’s Care Inspires Boston Marathon Run
Grateful for his cancer care he’s received at Mass General, Dan O’Connell is running the 2018 Boston Marathon as a member of Mass General’s Emergency Response Marathon Team.
Kraft Center Launches Mobile Health Initiative
The CareZONE mobile health van aims to better engage individuals struggling with addiction and complex health conditions.
A Donor’s Philanthropy Evolves Through Experience
Inspired by the care members of his family have received over the years, Shawn Logan supports Mass General’s people and programs in creative ways.
Lung Cancer Patient Climbs Into Thin Air
Empowered by an effective targeted therapy provided by Massachusetts General Hospital, a man with advanced lung cancer heads high into the Himalayas.
Mother Fights Opioid Use Disorder with Donations
With both a son and a brother personally affected by opioid addiction, Wendy Morrissey helps the Mass General Bridge Clinic reach out to those seeking help in recovery.
Young Patient Raises Funds for Crohn’s Research
Aiming to turn his own experience with Crohn’s disease into a positive, Liam Doherty launched a campaign to support Mass General research into the disease.
Mesothelioma Patient Rides Toward a Cure
Decades of work-related exposure to asbestos left Paul Pratt with a dangerous form of cancer and a mission to support the search for a cure.
Home Base 2017 Gala Raises Record $1.7 Million
Home Base’s fifth annual Mission: Gratitude gala, raises a record-breaking $1.7 million to help heal the invisible wounds for veterans and their families.
Storybook Ball Showcases Food Allergy Center
The 2017 Storybook Ball raised more than $2.25 million to support pediatric research and patient care programs at MassGeneral Hospital for Children.
Gov. Charlie Baker Attends Psychiatry Visiting Day
Mass General event draws group dedicated to improving mental health care and furthering research.
Phillips Society Luncheon Explores Brain Health
Mass General experts discussed progress towards understanding, treating and preventing brain disorders at the 12th annual Phillips Society luncheon.
Stem Cells Are Focus of Joint Preservation Research
Thanks to some dedicated donors, Mass General researchers are exploring innovative joint preservation techniques that revolve around the use of stem cells.
Liposarcoma Patient Poses a Challenge Gift
The Liposarcoma Genome Project started with seed money from a patient donor. Now it is poised to take sarcoma research to an exciting new place.
Everyday Amazing Race Raises $130,000 for Cancer
Nearly 1,000 patients, caregivers, and friends gathered along Boston’s Charles River Esplanade for the Everyday Amazing Race, which raised funds for the Mass General Cancer Center.
A Legacy of Compassion Supports Cancer Center
Inspired by the care she received at the Mass General Cancer Center, Anastasia Troubalos made a bequest that is supporting its efforts to develop groundbreaking therapies and continue providing exceptional care to patients.
Immunotherapy Gets Patient Back into the Race
Thanks to immunotherapy at Mass General, Steve Harvey has bounced back from multiple bouts with cancer to take part in the Mass General Cancer Center’s Everyday Amazing Race.
Gaurdia Banister, RN, PhD, NEA-BC, FAAN, Honored with Endowed Chair
The Connell-Jones Endowed Chair in Nursing and Patient Care Research will continue to elevate the standard of nursing, patient care and research.
Substance Use Disorders Draw Collaboration
With help from Mass General, the GE Foundation and the Massachusetts League of Community Health Centers are collaborating to train and support clinicians who treat patients with substance use disorders.
A Thank You From the President
“Your contributions continue to strengthen our ability to provide high quality care to our patients, advance discovery through research, train the next generation of leaders, and serve the community, both near and far.” READ FULL LETTER
Peter L. Slavin, MD
President, Massachusetts General Hospital