During the 2023 Cat Country Cares for Kids Radiothon, patients and their families shared their stories on the impact caregivers at Studer Family Children’s Hospital have made in their lives. Generous members of the community pledged $215,260 to support programs and services benefiting patients and families at the Studer Family Children’s Hospital, the only children’s hospital in the region and the local Children’s Miracle Network Hospital.
Listeners tuned in to Cat Country 98.7 FM, NewsRadio 92.3 FM, ESPN Pensacola 99.1 FM and WEAR ABC 3 throughout the day, getting first-hand perspectives from children and caretakers who have benefitted from the care offered at the Studer Family Children’s Hospital at Ascension Sacred Heart. The event was presented by Hanto & Clarke General Contractors with donations matched up to $20,000 by Wind Creek Hospitality.
“I would like to express my gratitude for the support received during our fifth annual Cat Country Cares for Kids Radiothon. To our media partners, volunteers, associates and the community members who joined us in supporting our children and families in the care of Studer Family Children’s Hospital, thank you,” said Adrienne Maygarden, president of the Ascension Sacred Heart Foundation. “I also want to thank our children and their families who shared their inspirational and miraculous stories. It is truly a blessing to be a part of something so impactful to the next generation of children and families.”
“Cat Country 98.7 has partnered with the Studer Family Children’s Hospital for the past five years to raise funds in support of our community’s children and their families,” said Cat Country radio host Brent Lane. “We are so thankful for the generosity of our listeners and community members who helped make this event a success.”
Additional gifts for the hospital also can be made at https://givesacredheart.org/donate/. For more information, or if you have questions, please call Ascension Sacred Heart Foundation at 850-746-1090.
About Ascension Sacred Heart
Ascension Florida and Gulf Coast includes Ascension Sacred Heart based in Pensacola, Florida, Ascension St. Vincent’s based in Jacksonville, Florida, and Ascension Providence in Mobile, Alabama. Ascension Florida and Gulf Coast operates ten hospitals and more than 200 other sites of care, employing more than 13,000 associates. Across the region, Ascension Providence, Ascension Sacred Heart and Ascension St. Vincent’s have served North Florida and South Alabama communities for more than 165 years. In fiscal year 2022, Ascension Florida and Gulf Coast provided more than $265 million in community benefit and care of persons living in poverty.
Ascension is a faith-based healthcare organization dedicated to transformation through innovation across the continuum of care. As one of the leading non-profit and Catholic health systems in the U.S., Ascension is committed to delivering compassionate, personalized care to all, with special attention to persons living in poverty and those most vulnerable. Ascension operates more than 2,600 sites of care – including 139 hospitals in 19 states – while providing a variety of services including clinical operations, venture capital investing, investment management, biomedical engineering, facilities management, risk management, and contracting through Ascension’s own group purchasing organization. Visit www.ascension.org.
