PHILANTHROPIC SUPPORT - THE FOUNDATION FOR ELLIS MEDICINE ENSURES QUALITY HEALTH CARE AND WELLNESS IN OUR COMMUNITY BY RAISING, INVESTING AND DISTRIBUTING FUNDS THAT SUPPORT THE LIFESAVING WORK PERFORMED AT ELLIS MEDICINE. THROUGH THE CHARITABLE GIFTS OF INDIVIDUALS, CORPORATIONS AND FOUNDATIONS, OUR ORGANIZATION HELPS ADVANCE ELLIS MEDICINE'S MISSION TO SERVE THE COMMUNITY. ELLIS WELCOMES GIFTS TO THE FOUNDATION TO MEET MANY NEEDS INCLUDING THE PURCHASE OF STATE-OF-THE-ART MEDICAL EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES, SUPPORT HEALTH CARE PROGRAMS THAT SERVICE THE COMMUNITY INCLUDING THE MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED, UPGRADE AND EXPAND FACILITIES AND PROVIDE CONTINUING EDUCATION AND SCHOLARSHIPS FOR OUR NURSES, PHYSICIANS AND STAFF.OF THE MANY ACCOMPLISHMENTS DURING 2022, THE THREE LARGEST INVESTMENTS WERE IN CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS AND PROGRAM SALARIES. SIGNIFICANT CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS INCLUDED THE RENOVATION OF EXISTING SPACE ON THE NOTT STREET CAMPUS TO BUILD A SATELLITE PHARMACY FOR ELLIS' NEW MEDICAL ONCOLOGY PROGRAM ($446,858), A ROSWELL PARK CARE NETWORK MEMBER SITE SERVING THE CANCER NEEDS OF PEOPLE FROM ALL OVER UPSTATE NEW YORK. THE PHARMACY IS EXCLUSIVELY USED FOR MEDICAL ONCOLOGY PATIENTS AND LOCATED WITHIN THE MEDICAL ONCOLOGY FLOOR; SUPPORTING THE PURCHASE OF AN ONCOLOGY LINEAR ACCELERATOR FOR RADIATION ONCOLOGY ($475,292), USING THE LATEST TECHNOLOGY TO ACCURATELY DELIVER RADIATION TO KILL CANCER CELLS; PURCHASING NEW ARTHREX TOWER AND BOOM UPGRADE EQUIPMENT FOR THE OPERATING ROOMS ($516,331) TO REPLACE OUTDATED VIDEO EQUIPMENT WITH THE LATEST TECHNOLOGY.
