Grant Funding Program

In 2011, The Advocates committed to 40 grants totaling $60,000 to the campus and hospital, helping to improve patient care, support medical education and enhance community health.

Departments that were 2011 grant recipients:

• Adult Infectious Disease Clinic/AC
• Adult Palliative Care Service
• Anesthesia Department
• AP-1
• Center for Development, Behavior, and Genetics
• Child Life
• Clinical Neurophsiology Lab
• College of Health Professionals
• Coronary ICU
• Hospital Admin-Specialty & Community Service
• Nursing Case Management
• Nursing-Quality & Safety Admin
• Nursing Recruitment
• OASIS
• Organizational Training Development
• Outpatient Nutriton-Ambulatory Medicine
• PatientsFirst! Guest & Volunteer Services
• Patient Relations
• Pediatrics
• Pediatric Surgery
• Pediatric & Adolescent Center
• Physical Therapy Education
• PMR – Outpatient neuro/concussion
• PM&R
• Pre-Admission Testing
• Psychiatry
• Regional Oncology Center
• Smoking Cessation/Health Link
• Spiritual Care
• Surgery
• Thoracic Oncology Program
• Tumor Registry
• University Center for Vision Care
• Upstate Family Resource Center
• Upstate University Hospital Stroke Program
• Social Work

Some examples of the specific funding include:

• College of Health Professionals Shadow Day
• OASIS Active Generations Program
• Upstate Cancer Symposium
• Free Community Vascular Screening
• Nursing Case Management Special Needs Program
• Annual Volunteer Celebration Event
• Safe Sleep for Babies
• Spiritual Care Support
• Parenting Children with Health Issues