ST. LOUIS – St. Louis Children’s Hospital’s Kids Express pediatric outreach program just earned a $38 million donation.
The hospital announced in a press release today that well-known partners, such as the Crawford Taylor Foundation, Enterprise Mobility Foundation and members from the Taylor & Kindle families, made this opportunity possible.
This substantial donation aims to maintain the Healthy Kids Express program, which is regarded as the region’s free comprehensive mobile health unit.
St. Louis Children’s Hospital shared that its donor’s support aids in the hospital’s initiative to help its children, community members, employees, medical staff, donors and families.
“Endowments are vital because they provide a long-term source of revenue that allows us to plan for the future by generating predictable annual income,” said Tanya Waskiewicz, chief development officer of St. Louis Children’s Hospital. “With a stable income stream for our Healthy Kids Express programs, their leadership team can focus on strategic initiatives that include growth and helping even more children instead of worrying about funding.”
Healthy Kids Express mobile provides accessibility to various services for children. This program examines health care needs, such as asthma, dental care, diabetes and preventive screening.
Through its partnerships with local schools, community organizations and daycares, about 161 children were served because of Healthy Kids Express.
“Families that are systematically under-resourced experience many barriers to care in St Louis. Examples of these barriers include lack of reliable transportation, experiencing being unhoused, living at or below poverty level, limited health literacy or navigating Medicaid,” said Trish Lollo, president of St. Louis Children’s Hospital. “This new transformational gift will ensure life-changing health care access for families who struggle to deal with daily disease management, intervention and care coordination.”
Further information regarding Healthy Kids Express can be seen here.