Ways of Giving... to Indian River Medical Center Foundation

Any gift, whether large or small, helps to ensure that Indian River Medical Center will continue to provide the best available healthcare to our community. When you choose to support the Indian River Medical Center Foundation, you are making a decision to become part of a lasting legacy of excellence in healthcare in Indian River County. You are also providing yourself and your loved ones with peace of mind in knowing that our community has access to the world's finest healthcare right here at home.

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Your generosity is vital to the Indian River Medical Center Foundation, which is why we offer many ways in which you can give - some which benefit you and your beneficiaries at the same time as they contribute valuable funds to the fulfillment of the Foundation's mission. Please consider making a donation to the Indian River Medical Center Foundation in any of the following ways:

Annual Fund

The Indian River Medical Center Foundation was established to provide financial support for the capital needs and special programs of Indian River Medical Center. The capital needs for new and improved equipment, technology, and other priorities such as special projects and programs are ongoing and vary year to year. It is through the unrestricted donations we receive to the Annual Fund that many of these ongoing needs are met. Some of the programs, projects, technology and equipment made possible by donors to the annual fund are highlighted below:

Special Programs

• Patient Advocate Program funded since 2003 to provide non-clinical support to patients and their loved ones in the Emergency Department
• Clinical Excellence Awards funded in perpetuity since 1999 to recognize direct care providers for their professional commitment, teamwork, clinical expertise and positive communication skills
• Continuing education and recertification of registered nurses to maintain the highest quality of patient care possible
• Nursing Innovation Unit, a pilot program to dramatically revamp patient care in a single nursing unit to develop a house-wide model for superior nursing care

Special Projects

• Critical Care Unit waiting room renovation
• Surgical Services waiting room expansion and renovation
• Cancer Center waiting room renovation
• Pulmonary and Cardiac Rehab renovation

Equipment

• Stratus CS blood analyzing devices (two) for the Clinical Evaluation Unit
• Stress test equipment for the Clinical Evaluation Unit
• Telemetry patient monitoring system for Cardiopulmonary Rehab
• Upgrade and enhancements of the Image Guided Radiation Therapy System for the Cancer Center
• All new hemodialysis machines
• Birthing bed
• Capsule endoscopy system
• PH monitoring system
• State-of-the-art IV ultrasound device with recorder
• VeinViewer by Luminetx® for locating hard-to-find veins on the surface of the patient’s skin

To make a gift to the annual fund, please visit the Make a Gift Today section of this web site, or contact us directly by phone, fax, or mail. Thank you for your support of the ongoing needs of the Indian River Medical Center.

The Eagle Society

The Eagle Society of the Indian River Medical Center Foundation is a group of individuals devoted to excellence in healthcare who have pledged to contribute $10,000 or more to the Foundation. Today, The Eagle Society has grown to more than 1,300 families who provide a firm base of continuing gift support as a dependable source of income to be used specifically and exclusively for capital outlay requirements and other priorities such as special projects and innovative new programs. The Foundation established The Eagle Society to recognize and honor this distinguished group of contributors. Members have the satisfaction of knowing that through their contributions they enable our medical center to obtain the latest medical technology, equipment and state-of-the-art facilities. These capital needs are ongoing as new and upgraded equipment and procedures are developed to vastly improve the efficiency of healthcare services for our community.

By joining The Eagle Society you can help ensure that the Medical Center continues to serve as the leading provider of comprehensive high quality health and medical services in the area. For more information, please contact Myra Burns at 772.226.4953.

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Planned Giving

What is Planned Giving?
Planned Giving is simply the means by which a donor works with a charitable organization to develop a strategic gift program in his/her estate planning. A planned gift can be a simple bequest or a complex charitable trust. They are not only extremely important to the non-profit organization for which they are designed, but can be beneficial as well to the donor and his/her heirs. There are a variety of tools and instruments available to be considered in a planned giving program, many of which have been outlined in our Giving Primer.

How does planned giving benefit me?
There are many ways to design planned gifts, all of which are valuable to the beneficiary organization whether the donation is a current or deferred transfer of funds or assets. Many planned gifts have significant benefits to the donors, as well, and we are happy to discuss those benefits with you further. Meanwhile, among the most significant donor benefits are the following:

• increased income for the donor or designated income beneficiary
• favorable tax benefits
• reduction in capital gains taxes

How can I make a planned gift to the Foundation?
Ways of making planned gifts to the Indian River Medical Center Foundation include the following:

• Simple bequests
• Gifts of securities, real estate, or other non-cash assets
• IRA, life insurance, or other retirement fund transfers
• Charitable gift annuities
• Charitable remainder trusts

Click Here for more information on the variety of ways to give to the Indian River Medical Center Foundation.

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To learn more about how you might include Indian River Medical Center Foundation in your planning giving efforts or to discuss the benefits of a particular type of gift, please contact Murray Fournie at 772.226.4951.

Honor/Memorials

The Indian River Medical Center Foundation provides an opportunity for members of the community to make donations in honor of others. Frequently, this is in memory of a recent passing of a loved one. Many families choose to request that donations be made to the Indian River Medical Center Foundation in lieu of cards, flowers, or gifts.

However, the dedication of a donation in celebration of a person or accomplishment, or to be given to friends and families as a meaningful holiday gift is equally appropriate and we are happy to make arrangements for such gifts through our Honor/Memorial program.

Corporate and Foundation Relations

In addition to direct philanthropic gifts to the Indian River Medical Center Foundation, there are many ways in which individuals and businesses can contribute to the efforts of the foundation while enjoying the benefits of our marketing and community outreach efforts through sponsorship of our special events. A variety of opportunities are available for such support and individual packages can be customized to meet specific donor needs. For more information on sponsorship opportunities, please contact 772.226.4960.

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