New foundation supports work of Eller Congenital Heart Center
05/01/2009 -
It’s official! A new foundation dedicated to engaging the community in support of the Scott and Laura Eller Congenital Heart Center at St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center has been established.
The Congenital Heart Foundation will raise funds needed for the continued development of the Eller Congenital Heart Center, the only center of its kind in Arizona.
While the number of patients undergoing surgery at the Eller Congenital Heart Center has remained stable in recent years—about 230 annually—the complexity of those cases has changed dramatically, according to the executive director of the Center, David Cleveland, MD. Today, this St. Joseph’s center of excellence has one of the most complex case loads in the country and a mortality risk of just 2 percent, half the national average. Dr. Cleveland believes these outstanding outcomes are possible because the Center is staffed by hospital employed physicians who work together every day.
The mission of the Foundation is to raise funds to support the Center, particularly to fund research, education, and outreach efforts.
Members of the Founding Board of Directors of The Congenital Heart Foundation are:
David Cleveland, MD
Mary Jane Crist
Scott Eller
Linda Hunt
We are excited about all of the opportunities this Foundation will create to help further the work of the Center. For more information about The Congenital Heart Foundation, please contact the Foundation office Monday-Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at 602-406-3041.
Thank you for your continued support of St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center!
