You can make a difference in the fight against COVID-19
Together, our Providence teams are responding to the COVID-19 pandemic with all hands on deck. The resources needed are unprecedented, and the impact on all hospitals and health systems is significant.
Your support is needed now more than ever. Patients and their families are counting on us to provide the exceptional care they have relied upon for more than 160 years, especially now, when Providence’s resources are being stretched in unprecedented ways.
Nancy Lematta, longtime board member and friend of Providence, has made a generous gift of $2 million to aid in the fight against this disease. She hopes the community will join her in helping slow the spread of this deadly virus.
Will you make a gift today to join Nancy and help in this time of crisis?
Your gift today to one of the following areas will make a difference for all who need care.
Join the fight against COVID-19
-
COVID-19 Response
Research efforts to create a vaccine
Led by the lab of Bernie Fox, Ph.D., Providence Cancer Institute is using genetic research to develop a vaccine for COVID-19. Your support will help speed this research toward a solution for our communities.
ECMO machines
Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) machines provide heart and lung support to people with severe respiratory problems. Your gift would be a lifesaving investment during this time.
Operations support
Financial resources are critical to help pay for much-needed supplies and equipment and create additional infrastructure as we care for all during this and future emergencies, regardless of ability to pay.
-
Women and Children’s Health
Swindells Resource Center
Because of this extraordinary situation, all of our workshops have been canceled or postponed, leaving families without help. Your gift will create a virtual media center that allows families access to Swindells workshops and support materials from their homes, reducing possible exposure.
Center for Medically Fragile Children
The Center for Medically Fragile Children at Providence is currently under strict quarantine in order to keep these vulnerable children safe. This means not even family members can visit in person. Your support can keep these families connected through communication devices like iPads and other video conferencing technologies.
Blood pressure cuffs for pregnant women
We are moving as many prenatal visits to phone calls or telehealth appointments as possible. However, one barrier is the need to have blood pressure taken at home by women and reported back to their doctor. Your gift can purchase the BP cuffs to provide to women to safeguard their health and the health of their unborn baby.
-
Increased intensive care capacity
Over the past two years, the number of critical care patients we serve at Providence St. Vincent Medical Center has grown more than 15%, resulting in the Intensive Care Unit being at capacity more than 80% of the time. The increased use comes from serving more heart failure and stroke patients, but now, with the coronavirus outbreak, the need for additional rooms is urgent. Your gift will support the addition of 16 intensive care rooms. These new rooms will enable us to meet the increasing medical needs of our community’s sickest patients.
-
Helping Hands Fund to support our caregivers
This fund helps Providence employees during times of financial crisis. During this coronavirus pandemic, many of our employees are already facing financial hardships within their families and may need help paying for extra child care, utilities, rent, etc. Your gift will help ease the burden on these caregivers who are needed on the front lines of this pandemic.
“I kept thinking what can I do to help? And I thought: I can give money. I hope it can make a difference."
- Nancy Lematta
Other ways you can help
In-kind donations
In addition to the giving options listed above, Providence is accepting in-kind donations of the following Personal Protection Equipment (PPE):
- Face shields (new, medical type)
- gloves in sealed boxes
- gowns in sealed bags
- masks
- hand sanitizer
- sealed and sterile medical swabs
Many individuals have volunteered to sew surgical masks for us. However, we’re pleased to report that local manufacturing companies have stepped up to rapidly produce masks and face shields for us on a large scale. As a result, we do not need volunteers to sew masks for our caregivers but we are truly grateful for your willingness to help.
We’re also in the process of engaging a national partner to facilitate support from manufacturers and the business community to help build up our supply of personal protective equipment. We will update this page when we know more about that effort.
For donations of PPE, Providence is accepting donations at the following sites and times. Donors will need to call the number listed prior to drop off to coordinate a staff person to assist.
Murray Business Center Lobby, M-F, 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Door G, receiving area on SW corner of building
3601 SW Murray Blvd | Beaverton, OR, 97005
Call 503-729-5805 to arrange a drop off.
Providence Office Park, M-F, 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Security desk, Building 2 lobby
4400 NE Halsey St, Building 2 | Portland OR, 97213
Call 503-341-9647 to arrange a drop off.
Providence Medford Medical Center, M-F, 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Loading dock on the backside of the hospital
1111 Crater Lake Ave. | Medford, OR 97504
Call 541-732-5184 to arrange a drop off.
Support Providence in your local community
Consider donating to the "area of greatest need" fund for your local Providence foundation. As our hospitals work to ensure they have enough supplies and equipment to support increased demand, we know foundation funds will help them. A gift to your local foundation can help care for an influx of patients as needs arise.
Click the buttons below to make a gift to the foundation of your choice.