There are many ways to care for the future and contribute to the well-being of the community. We can show you that with a little planning, your legacy may be put to good use and provide not only for your heirs, but also for the health care for generations to come.
For more information on how to make a donation, please contact Baptist Health's Foundation at 786-596-6535 or send an e-mail to giving@baptisthealth.net.
Where Your Gift Goes
Baptist Health South Florida Foundation is committed to helping our donors meet their philanthropic goals. Together with Foundation staff members, donors have the opportunity to decide what programs and services their gifts support. Or, they may choose to contribute unrestricted funds to be used for the greatest need at the time of the gift. The only limitation is that the use be compatible with the hospital's mission and strategic plans.
The Baptist Health South Florida Foundation is the recipient of a $50,000 pledge in 2006 to be paid over 5 years to assist their hospitals in providing the most personalized healthcare possible with the latest medical technology and the finest staff.
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Baptist Health South Florida is the largest not-for-profit health care organization in the region. Affiliates of the Baptist Health include Baptist Hospital of Miami, Baptist Children's Hospital, South Miami Hospital, Homestead Hospital, Mariners Hospital, Doctors Hospital and Baptist Cardiac & Vascular Institute. Baptist Health also offers a variety of health care services, such as outpatient diagnostic and treatment facilities and home health care.
Our Mission
The mission of Baptist Health is to improve the health and well-being of individuals, and to promote the sanctity and preservation of life, in the communities we serve. Baptist Health is a faith-based organization guided by the spirit of Jesus Christ and the Judeo-Christian ethic. We are committed to maintaining the highest standards of clinical and service excellence, rooted in utmost integrity and moral practice.
Consistent with its spiritual foundation, Baptist Health is dedicated to providing high-quality, cost-effective, compassionate healthcare services to all, regardless of religion, creed, race or national origin, including, as permitted by its resources, charity care to those in need.
Our Guiding Principle
Through our compassionate healthcare services, we seek to reveal the healing presence of God.
Our Vision Baptist Health will be the pre-eminent healthcare provider in the communities we serve: the organization that people instinctively turn to for their healthcare needs. Baptist Health and its physicians will offer a broad range of services with superior clinical outcomes, and attain the highest levels of patient satisfaction through the high quality and compassionate treatment we provide.
Purpose of the Pineapple
The pineapple became a symbol of hospitality in Europe during the Italian Renaissance period. American inn-keepers later adopted the European custom of putting pineapples on their doors, and visitors to these inns found themselves in friendly and comfortable surroundings.
When Arthur Vining Davis donated the land and funds to build Baptist Hospital, the magnate specified that a pineapple fountain greet guests at the front door. Guests would thus know that service here would be warm and friendly, such as in a good hotel. This pineapple fountain still exists today.
Upon completion of their orientation program, all new Baptist Health employees receive a pineapple pin to attach to their hospital identification badge as a symbol of our commitment to hospitality.
