We believe providing the community with the highest value in health care
requires an innovative, patient-centered environment.
The BCH Foundation supports BCH in providing holistic care that addresses
our patients’ physical needs while also prioritizing their mental,
spiritual and emotional well-being.
Examples of programs that the BCH Foundation supports within the Patient
Experience category include:
The Red Lipstick Fund
The Red Lipstick Fund was created by three Boulder women -- Helayne Jones,
Anne Beer and Fran Ryan -- who listened to their friend, Marsha Moritz,
relate stories about the intense difficulty cancer patients faced in navigating
through their treatment with limited resources. Marsha would ask, “How
can they do it -- getting to and from chemo, picking up drugs, taking
care of home chores, keeping appointments -- without funds and personal
support?”
Marsha, who passed away from breast cancer in September of 2010, was a
role model of dignity and an advocate for helping those in need. Helayne,
Anne and Fran named the Red Lipstick Fund in honor of Marsha, who always
wore red lipstick. The fund offers financial assistance to cancer patients
in need and will pay for whatever a patient needs -- medication, shelter,
food and heat – giving that person one less thing to worry about.
Grateful patient gift toward further investing in the patient experience
by developing and launching an "Early Pregnancy" class, using
the "Babyscripts" mobile app and expanding the sleep sacks program
to promote safe sleeping for infants.
Supporting the BCH Canine Corps program where over 40 dogs and their owners
volunteer daily between Foothills Hospital and the Tebo Family Medical Building.
Born of the generosity of Waduda Paradiso and Bhikkhu Schober and the life-saving
care Bhikkhu received, the Heart to Heart fund supports patients receiving
care with Boulder Heart’s incredible team of physicians and staff.
The grants made from this fund support patients in the prevention, treatment,
and management of their cardiac health. Waduda and Bhikkhu’s wish
is that Heart to Heart will provide financial assistance to cardiac patients
so they have one less worry and can focus on their health, wellness, and recovery.
