Each of our donors has a unique and inspirational story tied to their giving, and we’re thrilled to share them. Learn how donor dollars and volunteers are making an impact on our patients and in our community.
Expansion of Behavioral Health Unit Provides Older Patients with Continuity of Care
A small shift is set to occur at Ascension St. Vincent’s East that can make a big difference in the lives of...
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Volunteer Spotlight: Meet Kim Mayer and Dianne Guthrie
If anyone understands that some of life’s greatest rewards come from serving others, Kim Mayer and Dianne Guthrie do. Thanks to their...
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Why One Physician Gives: Supporting Others Makes Lives Better, Souls Brighter
Third-generation physician Susan Salter, MD, a radiation oncologist at Ascension St. Vincent’s Birmingham Bruno Cancer Center, is a giving person by nature....
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Grateful Hearts Give: How Comfort and Care Eased a Family’s Sorrow
On September 7, 2022, Caroline McClain learned during a routine 20-week ultrasound that the baby, whose arrival she and husband Jason were...
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Why We Give: Ascension St. Vincent’s Shows the Love of Jesus
Rebecca DiPiazza thought she knew Ascension St. Vincent’s. After all, she was project director for an Ascension St. Vincent’s Foundation-initiated breast cancer...
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Why I Volunteer: Ruth White’s Time-Talent-Treasure Mission Investment
When Ruth White retired as director of Ascension St. Vincent’s Birmingham Emergency Department last year, she thought she had closed her 41-year...
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Ministry Expansion: Donors Help Fund Ascension St. Vincent’s First Freestanding Emergency Department
When the world shut down in March 2020, hospital emergency departments became more essential than ever. While the emergency department (ED) at...
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Jeremiah’s Hope Expanded to Jefferson State Community College
In March 2020, COVID shuttered the restaurant where Kayla Hollon waited tables. Soon she couldn’t pay her mortgage. Buying groceries for her...
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Why We Give: Wadsworths’ Endowment Supports Chilton County “Family”
Jim Wadsworth remembers the moment he heard Ascension St. Vincent’s might build a hospital in Clanton. “I thought that would be a...
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Planned Giving: Estate Gift Provides Direction in Uncertain Times
Joan Wright couldn’t be more pleased that her late parents included Ascension St. Vincent’s Birmingham in their wills. She says Katherine and...
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Why We Volunteer: Youngest Family Member Follows Multi-generation Service Tradition
Honey can barely wait to see her friends again. By early 2020 Honey, the youngest (and furriest) member of Benny and Lynn...
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How Donor Dollars Saved a Rock Star: “I never imagined it would be used on me.”
For more than a year J. Ryan Humphreys, M.D. campaigned for an Ascension St. Vincent’s East Emergency Department ultrasound machine. “It was...
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The Newtons, The Foundation, and College Gameday: How One Family Honored Their Loved One
While other football fans reminisce this fall about the pre-COVID joys of packed stadiums, tailgating, and campus-wide celebrations, Jane Newton remembers watching...
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Baseline CTs and Best-in-the-Country Cardiologists: What Bill “Bubba” Bussey Wants Everyone to Know
Bill “Bubba” Bussey, co-host of the Rick and Bubba Show, is intent on sharing what he learned from his June health crisis...
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Why We Give: D’Amico Family, Firm Provide Continuous Support
Frank D’Amico III was surprised to discover, outside a few long-time Ascension St. Vincent’s Associates, his BTC Wholesale Distributors has the longest...
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The Pooles’ Remarkable Story
It was early Monday, January 9, 2017 when Conyers and Lucy Poole arrived at Ascension St. Vincent’s Birmingham. After a perfectly normal...
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The kindness, compassion, attentiveness, patience, and professionalism of every staff member who cared for me was so incredibly reassuring and comforting. Every employee who helped me truly was an angel of mercy.