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Make an Impact at Southcoast Health

Your donations make exceptional care from people who genuinely care possible in Southeastern Massachusetts and Rhode Island.

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More Than Medical Care

For a senior recovering at home, not having a transfer bench or grab bar can make everyday tasks unsafe. For a family caring for a loved one with a serious illness, an overdue utility bill or an empty refrigerator can add overwhelming stress to an already difficult time.

Your gift to the Southcoast Health at Home Patient and Caregiver Fund helps meet these urgent needs. Created by caregivers, the fund provides essentials like groceries, assistive equipment, clothing, utility assistance and other critical support.

Your generosity can provide More than Medical Care
Every day, our clinicians see needs that may never appear in a medical chart but have a profound impact on healing and quality of life. A gift of just $25 can help purchase a bathroom handrail, while $100 can help provide meals for a patient in need.

Caring for an Aging Loved One

You Can Help Support Clinical Excellence and Patient Care

Philanthropic support is vital to ensure that Southcoast Health remains at the forefront of modern medicine and provides our patients with the level of care they deserve.

Clinical Excellence

Your gift to Clinical Excellence fuels the growth of our healthcare organization, advancing clinical care, expanding outreach and ensuring every patient receives the highest standard of treatment.

Ways to Invest in Clinical Excellence

Patient Care

Your gift to Patient Care goes beyond treatment. From access to medications to help with housing or food, your support meets patients where they are—providing dignity, relief and the care every person deserves.

Ways to Invest in Patient Care

How You Can Make a Difference

Leadership Giving Society

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Grateful Patient

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Tribute and Memorial Giving

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Legacy Giving

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Events and Sponsorships

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Other Ways to Give

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Volunteer

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Mission Advancement News

A Second Chance Inspires a Lasting Gift

For Leon “Gerry” Danish, a bicycle ride through Barrington, RI, changed his life in an instant. What began as an ordinary day became the start of an extraordinary journey, one […]

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The Gift of Having Prestigious Cancer Care in Your Back Yard 

For Alan Rose and his wife Janice, having an expert and compassionate Cancer Care facility in their backyard was everything. Alan would have never guessed on his own that he […]

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A Grateful Patient’s Song of Gratitude

In 2023, Jim was diagnosed with both essential thrombocytosis (a rare blood cancer) and an aggressive form of prostate cancer. As a molecular biologist, he delved deep into the latest […]

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Facing Open-heart Surgery with an Expert Care Team and a Loving Family

When Mary Dube first began having heart trouble in 2015, the biggest shock was the overwhelming fatigue. “Whether I was working at my food service job or chasing around my […]

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Walking Strong Again: A Grateful Patient’s Story of Great Care and Compassion

What started as a struggle to walk comfortably turned into a story of healing and hope. With the help of her Southcoast Health team, Cindy is walking strong again – […]

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Our Team

The Southcoast Health Mission Advancement team is here to answer all your questions about supporting our mission to deliver the highest quality health care close to home. If you are interested in making a tax-deductible donation or sponsoring an event, we’re here to help.

Southcoast Health Philanthropy Team 2025

Stephen R. Canessa

Senior Vice President, External Affairs & Chief Communications Officer
508-973-5899
canessas@southcoast.org

 

Ethan Kehoe

Director, Mission Advancement
508-973-5917
kehoee@southcoast.org

 

Traci Calabrese

Advancement Officer – Major Gifts
508-973-6009
traci.r.calabrese@southcoast.org

 

John Calnan

Advancement Officer – Corporate & Foundation Relations
508-973-5706
john.calnan@southcoast.org

 

Melissa Dick

Mission Advancement Associate
508-973-5990
melissa.a.dick@southcoast.org

 

Joanne Gregory

Advancement Director – Health at Home
508-973-3470
gregoryj@southcoast.org

 

Ben Jones

Senior Advancement Officer
508-973-6010
benjamin.jones@southcoast.org

Amy Letendre

Advancement Officer – Data and Systems
508-973-5989
letendrea@southcoast.org

 

Chrystal Walsh

Advancement Officer – Annual Giving
508-973-6014
chrystal.l.walsh@southcoast.org

 

Southcoast Health Mission Advancement Department

141 Page Street
New Bedford, MA 02740
800-925-9450 or 508-973-5353

Southcoast Health TAX ID: 22-2592333

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