Care Spotlight – St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital

Minnesota has long supported health care initiatives and breakthroughs, and one of our longest partners in care has been St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital

St. Jude was founded in 1964 by Danny Thomas in Memphis, TN. The hospital’s focus is providing free care to children with cancer and other complex conditions. St. Jude has completed breakthrough studies on acute lymphoblastic leukemia and SCID-XL (“bubble boy disease”), among other notable accomplishments in its 40-year history. Danny Thomas also founded American Lebanese Syrian Associated Charities (ALSAC), as the fundraising and awareness arm of St. Jude

Minnesota has a fundraising office for St. Jude/ALSAC, located at 5353 Wayzata Blvd, where you can send donations. Minnesota also hosts yearly fundraisers, most notably Red Carpet for Hope and the K102 Fan Jam

Country radio station K102 has hosted the St. Jude Fan Jam since 2016, bringing up-and-coming country artists to perform and raise money. In 2018, the event was able to raise $10,000 for St. Jude

Another popular local event is the Red Carpet for Hope, which originated in 2013. The gala includes events for teens and testimonials from patients.

St. Jude has made incredible breakthroughs in treatment, and Minnesota is proud to support their efforts!

*Cover image: “St. Jude Logo LEGO Build Time-lapse” by BrickinNick, from Creative Commons

Clinical Considerations, Legislation and Community Action

February 4, 2022

Joan Vaughn

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Written by Joan Vaughn

I’m Joan, and I know home care from the inside out. I’ve navigated my daughter through 24/7 home care nursing and managed her PCA’s. I’ve helped my parents move into (and out of) assisted living, Medicare episodes, skilled nurse visits, home health aids, and PCAs. Sandwiched in all of that, I’ve helped coordinate home care equipment and supplies, physical therapists, occupational therapists, county workers, and medications (oh, the medications). I know emergency departments, children’s hospitals, cancer wards, cardiac floors, and specialty units. I can recite health insurance policies (and call their bluff). I know a lot of other things in life too, like Shakespeare, where to sit to see a great sunset over a lake, how to keep myself healthy, how to read a profit/loss statement and state statutes, when to use a comma, and that gratitude is one of the keys to success. So I’m going to have this blog and write about home care from time to time. I’ll include topics like current legislation, professional boundaries in a tricky environment, and being a caregiver. I’ll also post some guest blogs from clients and nurses. Join me in the conversation.

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