Every dollar donated to St. Joseph Healthcare Foundation stays in greater Bangor to support us in our Mission to provide healing and care for the whole person, in service to all our communities.
You can give safely online to any St. Joseph Healthcare program or department.
Where You Can Make an Impact
Your unrestricted gift provides flexibility to help where need is the greatest.
Your gift to the Cardiology & Nuclear Care Center will help give our patients the finest care possible.
The newly established St. Joseph Healthcare Employee Wellness Fund will improve overall employee wellness. Managers will apply for funds, and a committee comprised of employees will select which departments to award monies to. Examples of the impact gifts to this fund might have include:
- to hire an outside counselor to work with a departmental team to deal with the emotional stress that has been brought on by the pandemic.
- to hire a facilitator who will help with interpersonal skills in departments that have been hit hard by a loss.
- to purchase furnishings or equipment to make a staff rest area better in some way.
Your gifts to this new fund will help the employees of St. Joseph Healthcare enjoy their work even more.
Our Fill the GAP, Grocery Assistance Program helps patients and employees who are in need of a few days’ worth of food for themselves and/or their family.
The St. Joseph Healthcare Healing Arts Program was established in 2014 by a group of enthusiastic volunteers, staff and artists. The purpose of the Healing Arts Program is to enhance the healthcare environment and aid in healing and recovery. The program is overseen by the St. Joseph Healthcare Art Commission, a group of volunteers who guide the exhibition and acquisition of art in many different forms: rotating art exhibits, permanent collections, sculpture, music and performances. LEARN MORE>
The growth of the Healing Arts program is supported by generous donors and the dedication of our amazing volunteers.
Our Infusion Therapy department offers services to patients with rheumatological conditions, gastrointestinal conditions and multiple sclerosis who require intravenous infusion treatments on an outpatient basis. The department also offers chemotherapy services, pre/post-operative antibiotic treatments, injections of anticoagulants, blood transfusions and infusion of I.V. fluids.
Your gift helps keep the infusion experience as comfortable as possible, allowing patients to relax in lounge chairs, watch television, read books and enjoy refreshments while receiving treatments.
St. Joe’s Hospice fund helps provide gentle and compassionate care for our most vulnerable patients at end of life.
Donations made to this fund will support patients and employees faced with unforeseen expenses due to the considerable costs of care or any other unexpected crisis. Examples include prescription co-pays, minor medical equipment, mortgage payments, transportation costs, heating bills and more. 100% of all gifts to this fund are allocated directly to expenses. This fund relies solely on philanthropic gifts and is the heart of St. Joseph Healthcare’s Mission.
This fund supports our Sexual Assault Forensic Examiner (SAFE) program. Donations to this fund help pay the costs for training and certification of additional SAFE nurses to meet the growing demand for services throughout the state of Maine.
The Ostomy Care Department is staffed with specialty trained nurses including registered nurses certified in wound, ostomy and incontinence nursing. Your support gives compassionate patient care, including through our monthly support group for ostomy patients and family members.
This fund supports nurses who are looking to attend continuing education conferences, classes, or who are working towards a new licensure.