Community Partners

Local businesses and organizations partner with The Foundation for Ellis Medicine to provide meaningful and lifesaving benefits for patients at Ellis. Gifts from fundraisers and donations help to secure the latest state-of-the-art technology, retain a skilled and experienced medical staff and provide the compassionate, patient-centered care you and your loved ones can expect if you ever have to utilize Ellis Medicine services.

For more information on how your business or organization can partner to benefit the lifesaving work at Ellis Medicine, please contact Karen Mantas, Director of Advancement at 518.243.4600.

Schenectady Foundation's $1M Grant is a Partnership to Strengthen Families

The Schenectady Foundation (TSF) has made a $1 million grant to support Ellis Medicine's efforts to continue to improve the delivery of maternal and infant health care in the community. The grant is the single largest funding commitment ever made by TSF and advances a partnership with Ellis to work toward strengthening families. Learn more...

Special Thanks to Rumors, Inc.

Rumors Inc., of Latham, which includes Rumors Spa and Salon and Rumors IV Men, has a passion for giving back to the community.

Each year, the staff of Rumors and Rumors IV Men generously donates their time and services during a Breast Cancer Fundraiser. Proceeds from all salon and spa services provided on a designated day in October are donated to the Neil and Jane Golub Breast Care Center at Bellevue Woman's Center.

In addition, during the month of October, Rumors staff members visit area colleges and Ellis Medicine locations offering pink hair extensions. Proceeds also benefit breast care services at Bellevue Woman's Center. Typically, more than 1,000 hair extensions are purchased from men and women of all ages during October, which is breast cancer awareness month.

These community-wide efforts raise more than $25,000 each year. Learn more...

Junior League Partners with Ellis for Youth

The Junior League of Schenectady and Saratoga Counties is partnering with The Foundation for Ellis Medicine to enhance care for young patients at Ellis Hospital. This exciting collaboration was the result of Junior League outreach to the community for a meaningful project geared towards youth.

With limited funding available, Ellis Hospital needed help making its eight-bed pediatric unit family and kid friendly. The Junior League, an organization of more than 200 community volunteers, graciously stepped in to provide Ellis with the funding and creative direction necessary to outfit and decorate the common areas of the pediatric unit. Members of the Junior League developed plans for the playroom area of Ellis Hospitals pediatric unit, making it a welcoming and relaxing environment for the patients - ages 24 days to 18 years. "The age range created a challenge for us in that we had to consider all aspects of toys - for example, do they have small removable parts, provide an appropriate range of reading materials, or create an environment that is not too childish and not too old," said Deneen Palmateer, Junior League president.

Ellis Medicine is thrilled to be working with the Junior League, whose mission is to advance the quality of life for women and children. The new play room in the pediatric unit at Ellis Hospital was an ideal project for the Junior League, and will be the first project in a three-year commitment to Ellis Medicine by the Junior League.