HR Functions of St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
Lucinda West
HSA320
November 12, 2012
Professor Dorothy Moore
Strayer University
Introduction
The organization chosen is St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital (SJCRH). St. Jude is the first institution established for the sole purpose of conducting basic and clinical research and treatment into catastrophic childhood diseases, mainly cancer. SJCRH opened on February 4, 1962 and was founded by the late entertainer Danny Thomas. Its mission is to find cures for children with cancer and other catastrophic diseases through research and treatment.
St. Jude was the first institution to develop a cure for sickle cell disease with a bone marrow
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Developmental Tools
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St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, founded in 1962, is a pediatric treatment and research facility focused on children’s catastrophic diseases. The hospital costs about $2 million a day to run no family ever pays for their child to go to St. Jude. I chose this organization because St. Jude does a remarkable job taking care of children in need. If I ever volunteer at a hospital, St. Jude would be at the top of my list along with Children’s Medical Center.
Danny Thomas founded St. Jude Children's Research Hosptial in 1962, it was built in Memphis Tennessee. The build was designed by Paul Revere Williams an African American Architect. The reason this is important, St. Jude is the first fully integrated hospital in this era. The families of the St. Jude patients would need a place to stay while their child is receiving care. This created another opportunity to integrate a hotel in Memphis. St. Jude not only made a difference in taking care of kids they were breaking down racial barriers. St. Jude is a non-profit organization that provides the best care for kids with cancer. Parents magazine named St. Jude the #1 rated cancer care center for kids in America. St. Jude research has made a huge difference
Jude Children’s Research Hospital. The idea to build a hospital was the answer to Danny’s prayer that was prayed to St. Jude Thaddeus, the patron saint of hopeless causes. Thomas said in his prayer, “Show me my way in life and I will build you a shrine” (Qtd. in St.Jude Children’s Research Hospital). Fifty five years later, the hospital is still operating on its founder’s idea that “no child should die in the dawn of life” (Qtd. in St. Jude Children's Research Hospital). The mission statement of St. Jude is “[t]o advance cures, and means of prevention, for pediatric catastrophic diseases through research and treatment. Consistent with the vision of our founder Danny Thomas, no child is denied treatment based on race, religion or a family's ability to pay” (St. Jude Children’s Research
In 1962,St.Jude Children’s Research Hospital opened its doors because “no child should die in the dawn of life”(“www.st.jude.org”)said Danny Thomas.Donating to St.Judes charity is more satisfying than if you were to donate to another hospital because,it gives you comfort and reliability.Today,St.Jude is the single largest center in the USA for the treatment and research of Pediatric cancer and other
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St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital is the number one worldwide organization for children's cancer and other serious childhood diseases. “St. Jude has helped improve the survival rate of childhood cancer from 20 to 80 percent”(Young). With your help the families of the children with illnesses pay absolutely nothing throughout their time and stay at St. Jude, making their child's condition and health their only and number one priority (About St. Jude’s Research Hospital). The amount of money that is donated to this hospital benefits not only the patients there, but convalescent’s all around the globe. St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital is an organization in which you should donate your money because all of the money goes into paying for the patients’ care and stay, the breakthroughs that they make are shared so doctors everywhere can help more children, and they have improved the survival rate of children’s cancer.
Since 1962, St. Jude hospital has been a symbol of hope for children and families in the need. As one of the world’s premier pediatric cancer research centers, St. Jude hospital continues to provide the quality of research and treatment relying on the support of many donors to continue its lifesaving mission of finding cures and saving children.
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Jude Children’s hospital was founded by the famous actor, Danny Thomas, and was built in honor of St. Jude. Construction workers worked on building the hospital for many years until it was opened on February 4, 1962. The research efforts are focused on understanding the molecular, genetic, and chemical bases of dangerous diseases in children. It is also focused on finding cures for those infectious diseases and promoting the prevention of them. Research is mostly focused on the different types of cancers.
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St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital is a non-profit organization that helps battle pediatric cancers. St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital is not your typical children’s hospital. The services and support they provide to their patients is unique as their founder Danny Thomas. I will explore their founder’s history, mission, and how they are able to continue the work today.
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The only cure for Sickle Cell Anemia is a bone marrow transplant/stem cell transplant. This works by replacing your bone marrow and putting in someone else's, who is healthy. Thirty patients enrolled into a research study ranging the ages 16-65, in 2004-2013. After the research they found that an astounding 26 to 30 patients was cured after the bone marrow transplant.
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