PEORIA, Ill., Aug. 9, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- The OSF
HealthCare Foundation today announced that Jump Simulation, a part
of OSF Innovation, will receive a $400,000 grant from the PNC Foundation to expand
the successful STEAM (Science, Technology, Art, Engineering, and
Math) education program to students who are also patients at OSF
HealthCare Children's Hospital of Illinois. In addition, PNC Bank has pledged
$100,000 for the charitable
sponsorship of the Angel Ball, OSF HealthCare Saint Francis Medical
Center's major fundraising event. Both the grant and sponsorship
are payable over a five-year period.
"The innovative teams at Jump have been engaging students
through a variety of STEAM program opportunities including Saturday
STEAM classes at Jump for middle and high school students," said
Tom Hammerton, President, OSF
HealthCare Foundation. "We want to offer that same experience to
children and teenagers who are admitted to OSF Children's Hospital
for extended periods of time and we are now able to do that, thanks
to the generous support of PNC."
The funds will support the work of five Jump college engineering
interns each year, who will design and deploy a 3D-printed object,
part of a hands-on kit that will be brought to children's bedsides
for STEAM education. The money will also fund 1,000 student
scholarships over the next five years for low-to-moderate-income
students to attend STEAM courses at Jump.
"We know how important it is to introduce young minds as early
as possible to math, science and the arts," said Brian Ray, PNC regional president for central
Illinois. "However, for the brave
children and teens who face extended hospital stays, their access
to classroom learning and experiences can be interrupted. This
program brings the learning to them so they can continue on their
path as future engineers, scientists, physicians or whatever
creative path they choose."
The kits developed at Jump Simulation will also be available for
children's hospitals around the country to download and implement,
expanding the impact of this innovative program nationwide. Through
the support of PNC and others, the Jump internship program has
expanded to include education art, industrial design, and
user-centered design to bring new ideas to life. This work provides
resources to the world community as downloadable medical education
technologies.
"Summer internships at Jump are highly competitive because of
the work we are doing to transform health care for those we serve.
We have the best and brightest young minds from around the world
working on this project that will have a positive impact on
children around the country. We are very appreciative of the
support from PNC as we make this exciting opportunity a reality,"
said Dr. John Vozenilek, vice
president and chief medical officer of Jump Simulation.
The PNC Pediatric Classroom at OSF Children's Hospital, which
opened in 2012, will also receive additional funding through this
grant. Children who are hospitalized have benefitted from nearly
4,700 books provided through the generosity of PNC.
Through the new PNC grant, the STEAM program is expected to
reach more than 20,000 patients and students over the next five
years. That includes those served in the pediatric classroom,
interns, community STEAM scholarships and bedside STEAM kids. Learn
more at www.jumpsimulation.org/pnc.
The PNC Foundation, which receives its principal funding
from The PNC Financial Services Group (www.pnc.com), actively
supports organizations that provide services for the benefit of
communities in which it has a significant presence. The foundation
focuses its philanthropic mission on early childhood education and
community and economic development, which includes the arts and
culture. Through Grow Up Great, its signature cause that began in
2004, PNC has created a bilingual $350
million, multi-year initiative to help prepare children from
birth to age 5 for success in school and life.
PNC Bank, National Association, is a member of The PNC
Financial Services Group, Inc. (NYSE: PNC). The PNC Financial
Services Group, Inc. (NYSE: PNC) is one of the largest diversified
financial services institutions in the
United States. With a retail branch network that stretches
across 19 states and the District of
Columbia; and strategic international offices in
Canada, China, Germany and the U.K., PNC is organized around
its customers and communities for strong relationships and local
delivery of retail and business banking, including a full range of
lending products; specialized services for corporations and
government entities, including corporate banking, real estate
finance and asset-based lending; wealth management and asset
management. For information about PNC, visit www.pnc.com.
OSF HealthCare Children's Hospital of Illinois in Peoria is the third largest pediatric hospital
in Illinois and the only full
service tertiary hospital for kids downstate. With 136 beds
and more than 141 pediatric subspecialists, Children's Hospital
cares for more children in Illinois than any hospital outside of
Chicago. Formally established as a
pediatric hospital within the walls of OSF Saint Francis Medical
Center in 1990, Children's Hospital has over 7,000 admissions;
2,500 newborn deliveries, and 18,000 emergency department visits
each year. More at www.childrenshospitalofillinois.org
Jump Simulation, part of OSF Innovation, is a
collaboration with OSF HealthCare and the University of Illinois College of Medicine Peoria.
The center is one of the largest of its kind and provides space for
conferences, anatomic training, virtual reality, and innovation.
For more information, visit www.jumpsimulation.org.
Contact: Shelli Dankoff | Media
Relations Program Manager – OSF HealthCare 309.655.3897
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