Funding Priorities
Ensuring Superior Health Care
St. Luke’s Mountain States Tumor Institute (MSTI)
St. Luke’s Mountain States Tumor Institute (MSTI) is one of the Northwest’s most respected cancer care centers. For 40 years, St. Luke’s MSTI has been dedicated to the study, prevention, and treatment of cancer, and today offers a complete range of therapies designed to treat the entire person – not just their disease.
As the region’s leader in cancer services, St. Luke’s MSTI provides advanced care close to home for thousands of cancer patients each year, at clinics in Boise, Fruitland, Meridian, Nampa, and Twin Falls. St. Luke’s MSTI is committed to cutting-edge research, and is the only Idaho member of the Children’s Oncology Group – the premier childhood cancer research organization in the world.
With charitable gifts from the community over the past year, St. Luke’s MSTI has provided more than 400 mammograms for underserved women; distributed colon cancer self-testing kits to the community; installed digital mammography units throughout our service area; and created the “Fun for Life” program to teach healthy choices in nutrition, exercise, and disease prevention to children in grades K-12.
Integrative Medicine
Complementary therapies such
as massage, acupuncture,
yoga, and exercise can reduce
the pain and fatigue related to
cancer treatments, including
chemotherapy and radiation
therapy. This program provides
many of the services for free or
at a low fee for those who can’t
afford complementary therapies.
Goal: $50,000
Digital Mammography Mobile Coach
St. Luke’s has introduced digital
mammography units to the
region over the past few years.
Now, in order to reach more
women in rural areas with these
state-of-the-art units, St. Luke’s
MSTI will purchase a mobile
coach that features digital
mammography. This mobile
digital mammography coach will
help St. Luke’s reach its goal
of ensuring that 75 percent of
all women age 40 years and
older will receive a screening
mammography at least every
to years.
Goal: $1.1 million
CyberKnife
CyberKnife is the world’s
only robotic, non-invasive,
radiosurgery system designed
to treat tumors anywhere in
the body with sub-millimeter
accuracy. The treatment – which
delivers high doses of radiation
to tumors with extreme accuracy
– offers new hope to patients
who have inoperable or surgically
complex tumors, or who may
be looking for an alternative to
surgery.
Goal: $4 million
St. Luke’s Children’s Hospital
St. Luke’s Children’s Hospital, Idaho’s only children’s hospital, unites the most advanced technology with a family-centered, kid-friendly philosophy to provide state-of-the-art care for children. From our intensive care units for babies and children, pediatric emergency department and operating suites, to our pediatric cancer center, we believe that kids come first.
In the past year, with help from the community, St. Luke’s Children’s Hospital was able to fund cutting-edge video equipment for the Hospital School and multiple capital equipment improvements including giraffe beds, IV finders, and ventilators. The Hospital School was fully funded by gifts from the community.
St. Luke’s Children’s Hospital School
Children with severe and chronic illnesses miss a significant amount of school. The only such school in Idaho, St. Luke’s Children’s Hospital School not only helps children remain at grade level, it also gives them hope. When it is time to return to the regular classroom, the Hospital School teacher assists the students, classmates, teachers, and parents with re-entry. In its first three years, more than 600 children attended the Hospital School or were assisted in transitioning back into their regular classrooms. Since our school opened, all students have remained at grade level with their regular class.
Goal: $160,000
NeoBlue Phototherapy Lights
Phototherapy lights are used to treat jaundice in newborns, a condition that can cause serious harm if left untreated. NeoBlue is the latest technology in phototherapy treatment for jaundice incorporating blue LED light.
Goal: $15,500
Pediatric Oxygenation Monitor
This monitor detects immediate changes in a child’s oxygen delivery system, allowing early identification of life-threatening decreases in oxygenation that may not otherwise be identified in the critically ill child.
Goal: $14,000
St. Luke’s Women’s Services
St. Luke’s is dedicated to serving the needs of women, whatever their stage in
life. Our women’s services include comprehensive prenatal care and education;
Idaho’s only dedicated Antepartum Care Unit for high-risk pregnancies; state-of-
the-art labor and delivery suites; and postpartum instruction for mother and
baby. St. Luke’s continues our commitment to women by providing specialized
gynecology, oncology, and cardiac services. Our Women’s Unit in the Boise
hospital is entirely dedicated to the needs of women, offering specialized care
to meet their needs.
Fetal Monitors
Fetal Monitors allow caregivers
to observe how the baby is doing
prior to birth and during labor.
Goal: $88,000
Portable Ultrasound Machines
Used to determine heart rate and
position of infants prior to birth,
portable ultrasound units allow
caregivers to “see” the baby’s
shape and confirm the heartbeat
and the direction in which the
baby is lying in the womb.
Goal: $40,000
Infant Warmers
Infant warmers are used to
stabilize newborns after birth
and to maintain their body
temperature through use of a
radiant warmer overhead.
Goal: $100,000
St. Luke’s Center for Heart and Vascular Health
Forty years ago, the first open-heart surgery in Idaho was performed at St. Luke’s. Today, more people turn to St. Luke’s for heart and vascular care than to any other hospital in Idaho. St. Luke’s is dedicated to continuing to provide superior care to our patients as we offer the state’s only Electrophysiology Lab, state-of-the-art cardiovascular operating suites, and a nationally recognized Intensive Care Unit.
Cutting-edge Cardiac and Vascular Diagnostic Imaging Equipment, Echo and Vascular Ultrasound Equipment
Our cardiac catheterization
(cath) lab equipment and
diagnostic vascular equipment
in the endovascular room are
reaching end-of-life expectancy.
Six ultrasound machines that
provide enhanced image
quality will be replaced with
newer technology at our Boise,
Meridian, and Eagle sites.
Goal: $6 million
Laser for Pacemaker Lead Extraction
To continue our role as
the region’s leader in
electrophysiology services, we
will be adding the newest, most
advanced technology to remove
pacemaker leads.
Goal: $1.5 million
The Center for Wound Healing and Hyperbaric Medicine
Time does not heal all wounds. Every year, chronic wounds caused by diabetes, poor circulation, or other conditions keep 5-6 million Americans from going about their daily lives. In the worst cases, wounds that are not properly healed can lead to more serious health issues, including the amputation of limbs. Our multi-disciplinary teams of health care professionals are dedicated to treating wounds, including many that have resisted healing after months and even years of traditional treatment. Most patients are completely healed in just a few months. At the Center for Wound Healing and Hyperbaric Medicine, we’re here to heal.
Pressure Mapping System
There is no one-size-fits-all solution to foot problems. Computer assisted gait analysis with the Tekscan Pressure Mapping System reveals a host of various conditions not seen by the naked eye, allowing for more effective treatment
for patients.
Goal: $55,000
St. Luke’s Home Care and Hospice
The primary goal of St. Luke’s Hospice is to provide a program to promote comfort and enhance the quality of life without aggressive curative or life support measures. In providing compassionate end-of-life care for patients, Hospice works in partnership with the patient, family, and physician to create a plan of care tailored to meet the individual wishes and needs of the patient.
Goal: $500,000
St. Luke’s Pediatric Home Care and Hospice
As inconceivable as it seems, many of our hospice patients are children. To meet their specific needs, St. Luke’s Home Care and Hospice has created a new program where caregivers received special training to form a “Kids’ Hospice Team.” The Team provides appropriate, age-sensitive care to children who are dying, their families, and their friends. Children with life threatening, life-limiting conditions receive services from Home Care and Hospice staff jointly, providing the right support at the right time for the patient and their family.
Goal: $500,000
Research at St. Luke’s
St. Luke’s is proud to have founded the first and only biomedical research institute in Idaho, the Mountain States Tumor and Medical Research Institute (MSTMRI). MSTMRI scientists investigate patient-oriented diseases and health-related problems to advance medicine and provide better care for the people of our region.
Goal: $300,000
CARES
CARES (Children At Risk Evaluation Services) provides a safe, neutral, child-friendly place where children can receive a comprehensive evaluation when there are concerns of abuse or neglect.
Goal: $50,000
Patient Assistance
Imagine having being ill, yet not being able to afford gasoline to make the daily trip required for chemotherapy, radiation, or other medical treatment. Imagine being off work, sometimes for months at a time, due to illness. Additional support for patients and their families in need can make a critical difference. Your support enables St. Luke’s to provide those in need with important basics such as temporary housing, meal vouchers, and medication.
Goal: $100,000
Sharon Lee Nursing Excellence
As a Magnet organization, the St. Luke’s vision for professional nursing is exemplified by a value-driven passion for patient-centered, holistic, evidence-based, and innovative care in a collaborative setting. The Sharon Lee Nursing Excellence Fund supports nursing leadership and staff development, patient safety initiatives, staff-led practice, quality and education councils, performance improvement, nursing research, and programs for new nurses including the Nurse Apprentice and Nurse Residency Programs.
Goal: $50,000
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