Katie and her family presented a $15,000 check to Advocate Christ Medical Center to support families dealing with pregnancy loss and stillbirth. Katie Wells was 35 weeks pregnant when she got the devastating news that her unborn daughter, Kelly Paige, no longer had a heartbeat. She was delivered stillborn at…...
Making the Rounds
Welcome to Making the Rounds, Advocate Charitable Foundation’s blog focused on how philanthropy makes a difference across Advocate for our patients and their grateful families, our physicians and caregivers, hospitals and communities - and the donors themselves. Here you will also find news and stories of gifts at work made possible by the generous support of our donors and partners.
If you are a patient, donor or partner who would like to share your story to be possibly featured on our blog, please email us at giving@aah.org.
‘Forever connected’ and always grateful
Kara Baylor completed a triathlon when she joined the 2017 Team Phoenix, a cancer survivorship program supported by donors. The first time Kara Baylor was diagnosed with breast cancer was in April 2016. She was treated at Aurora Cancer Care in Racine. “I had chemotherapy and radiation. Dr. Michael Mullane…...
Help give children with brain tumors a better chance
Kosta’s father was able to capture his son’s first smile after surgery. Kosta Christos was treated for a brain tumor at Advocate Children’s Hospital. This is his story as told by his father, a grateful parent who’s raising funds for pediatric brain tumor research. When our vivacious and smiley 14-month-old…...
Our Corporate Partners are making a difference every day
Our Corporate Partners in Philanthropy invest in Advocate Aurora Health because they believe in enhancing the health and wellness of those in our communities. Corporate Partners give to the programs and services that matter most to them, whether it is improving health outcomes, expanding access to care or inspire innovation. Here…...
Giving the gift of time and talent for 15 years
When Dr. Horwitz started volunteering, he raised funds to purchase the specialty equipment he needed. When Fred Horwitz, MD, sold his private medical practice in 2006, he wasn’t ready to stop helping others. So, he became a volunteer physician at Aurora Walker’s Point Community Clinic, which has been caring for…...
‘One day at a time’
Carol and Kevin McCarthy Carol McCarthy’s life changed forever when her husband, Kevin, suffered a stroke earlier this year. “I called 9-1-1, and he was taken to Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital,” she shared. “While he was there, he had another stroke and was transferred to Advocate Lutheran General Hospital.” Kevin…...
How your gifts helped save a mother’s life
The Tesch family Alana Tesch’s third pregnancy had gone fairly smoothly. The birth of her son, Griffin, at Aurora Medical Center – Grafton was also relatively uneventful. But the placenta wouldn’t come out, so the obstetrician began to remove it. That’s when Alana started hemorrhaging. “I heard the doctor say…...
