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David
& Sandra Sabey |
As a nonprofit organization and one of the top providers of charity care in
the region, Swedish takes seriously its commitment to bringing expert care to
community members who are unable to pay. In support of that commitment all funds
raised through sponsorship and auction sales will benefit charity-care
services and other programs that help Swedish respond to community needs.
Lead by a $2 million donation by the David and Sandra Sabey family, $3.3 million
of the auction's total is directed to the Fund-A-Need
effort and will be used to launch the Center
for Advanced Brain Tumor Treatment at Swedish. The Center will give brain
tumor patients and their families access to:
• A multi-disciplinary team of skilled neurosurgeons, oncologists, radiologists
and a specialized nursing staff to deliver coordinated care and innovative treatments
• An integrated care coordinator who will serve as a patient advocate
and liaison
• Access to clinical trials that will offer patients early and timely
access to investigational drugs and treatments
• Promising new therapies that use gene-sequencing technologies to identify
customized treatment options
• A comprehensive brain tumor research laboratory that will provide rapid
genetic analysis of brain tumors
David Sabey is founder and CEO of Sabey Corp.,
which is a Seattle-based real-estate development and investment firm. He has
been actively involved with the Swedish Neuroscience Institute since its inception
several years ago. The Sabeys are long-time, generous Swedish supporters.
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About Swedish
Swedish is the largest, most comprehensive nonprofit health provider in the Greater Seattle area. It is comprised of three hospital campuses – First Hill, Cherry Hill and Ballard – a freestanding emergency department and specialty center in Issaquah, Home Care Services, and the Swedish Physician Division – a network of about 40 primary-care and specialty clinics. In addition to general medical and surgical care, Swedish is known as a regional referral center, providing specialized treatment in areas such as cardiovascular care, cancer care, neuroscience, orthopedics, high-risk obstetrics, pediatrics, organ transplantation and clinical research. For more information, visit www.swedish.org