Renown Health Foundation
Renown Health is northern Nevada’s healthcare leader and Reno’s only locally-owned not-for-profit health system. It is an entire network of Reno hospitals, urgent care centers, lab services, X-Ray and imaging services, primary care doctors, and dozens of medical specialties. Renown has the only Level Two Trauma Center in the region. Renown Health’s catchment area spans 100,000 square miles from northern California to the Utah border and serves almost one million community members.
It is Renown Health’s mission to make a genuine difference in the health and well-being of the people and communities we serve. Our vision is to work with area partner organizations to inspire better health in our communities.
As the area’s only dedicated children’s hospital in the region, Renown Children’s Hospital impacts more than 26,000 kids’ lives every year. It offers the most advanced healthcare facility, which provides a full range of pediatric services including the Wilbur D. May PICU, the only Pediatric ICU in the region, as well as the David & Judy Hess Children’s Imaging Center, Children’s Specialty Care, and Children’s Infusion Center, and the only dedicated Children’s ER. Renown Children’s Hospital is also home to northern Nevada’s largest Neonatal Intensive Care Unit.
Renown Health Foundation raises funds to purchase state-of-the-art equipment, develop facilities, conduct research, offer community health programs, and provide educational training for our healthcare professionals. As the community’s only not-for-profit hospital, philanthropic support and partnership are vital to providing and expanding needed services for our region.
Recent projects and programs impacted by the generosity of our donors include:
Healing Arts Program — Donations continue to support bedside art and music, the pet therapy program, music performances and maintenance of both the John & Sue Dermody Children’s Healing Garden and Fianna’s Healing Garden.
Spiritual Center & Estelle J. Kelsey Interfaith Sanctuary — The chapel at Renown Regional Medical Center was beautifully renovated and our first spiritual health program was established.
Pediatric Dialysis Program — New dialysis equipment, Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) room refurbishment and nurses training were generously funded by Wilbur May Foundation.
Stacie Mathewson Behavioral Health & Addiction Institute — Outpatient programs and services were expanded in an all-new facility.
William N. Pennington Foundation Fund for Advanced Pediatric Care — This funding has allowed the Renown Children’s Hospital to hire 40 pediatric subspecialists to better care for children in our community.
Children’s Infusion Center — The center was completely renovated and now features eight infusion bays, an isolation bay, a family lounge, a conference room and a procedure room.