A Remarkable Gift Inspired by Remarkable Women to Help St. Joseph’s Children’s Hospital
There was an elderly woman in the hospital nearing the end of her life. Her vision was failing, as was her memory, but her sweet disposition remained unchanged. The nurses…
Everly’s Story: Closing the Hole in Her Heart
Jennifer Johnson had her first daughter at St Joseph’s Women’s Hospital thirteen years ago. It was a textbook delivery. She and her husband Wallace remembered thinking how wonderful everyone there…
St. Joseph’s Hospitals Auxiliary: Four Hospitals, Seven Decades, Hundreds of Volunteers, and Millions of Dollars in Support of St. Joe’s
At a time when most people are starting to think about retiring, Dorothy Delisle had no desire to slow down. That’s when the then-58-year-old decided to join the St. Joseph’s…
The Adcock Family: Three Generations of Giving
Life was going along just as planned for Brian and Amanda Adcock, who met at Auburn University, and returned to Brian’s hometown in the Tampa Bay area right after graduation.…
Drs. Kiran and Pallavi Patel and St. Joe’s: Doing Good, Together
“Do whatever good you can possibly do.” These are words Dr. Kiran Patel heard often from his father and they have been a guiding principle for him and his brothers…
How One Family’s Journey Led to A New Currency for Care
In the summer of 2020, Flora and Duke Kim happily made the move from New Jersey to the Sunshine State with their daughter Serena and awaited the arrival of their…
Care for St. Joe’s Pediatric Heart Patient Galaxi Is Out of This World
At 17, Kim Guyette was diagnosed with endometriosis and told she would never be able to get pregnant. It was a harsh reality for the teen, who often spent evenings…
St. Joe’s Made the Impossible, Possible for the Bayless Family and Now They are Doing That for Others
When you’re a parent, you expect your kids to have their share of runny noses and stomach bugs and the Bayless brood was no different. So, in 2005, when Howard…
Foundation President Retires
Deborah Kotch, President & CEO of St. Joseph’s Hospitals Foundation & St. Joseph’s Children’s Hospital Foundation, will be retiring at the end of the year. Within Debby’s 15 years, she has…
43 Years of Devotion to Giving Back
Stuart Crook was proud to serve the U.S. military for twenty years protecting our country. He was an E6 sergeant in the Air Force before finding his home at St.…