Results List
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Breaking Ground on UCSF Medical Center at Mission Bay
The groundbreaking of UCSF Medical Center at Mission Bay, a state-of-the-art 289-bed hospital complex, was a momentous occasion for both the local community and the global health community at large. Hospital administrators, medical professionals and community leaders were on hand to discuss the importance of…
Resource type: Video
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‘Now That I Can See, I Want to Play Soccer’
Source: The Atlantic Philanthropies
A new eye hospital in a poor province in Viet Nam is providing treatment and transforming the lives of patients—young and old—and their doctors. Learn More The Fred Hollows Foundation works to end avoidable blindness and reduce the cost of eye health care in developing…
Resource type: Video
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Why on Earth Would a Foundation Try to Get Rid of All of Its Money?
Source: Gara LaMarche
The reasons behind The Atlantic Philanthropies’ decision to spend all of its endowment are outlined in this 2009 speech by Gara LaMarche, Atlantic’s President and CEO, at the Annual Meeting of Delaware Valley Grantmakers in Philadelphia. My talk this afternoon poses the question, which I…
Resource type: Speech
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Shaping a Replicable Community-Based Eye Care Development Programme
Le Hai Huyen My, 14, of Da Nang City, is among the youngest of thousands of Vietnamese people who have a much brighter future, due to the collaborative work of two Atlantic grantees, the Fred Hollows Foundation (FHF) and the Da Nang Eye Hospital. In…
Resource type: Grantee Story
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What Ambitious Donors Can Learn From The Atlantic Philanthropies’ Experience Making Big Bets
Source: The Bridgespan Group
This report analyzes 25 of Atlantic’s “big bet” grants—those over $10 million or more to a single organization or focused initiative—and highlights impact and lessons. The report also discusses what worked and some of the challenges the foundation, its grantees and partners faced. Atlantic President…
Resource type: Research Report
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The Hospice Friendly Hospitals Programme
Source: The Irish Hospice Foundation
While a majority of people in the Republic of Ireland say they would like to die at home, the reality is that almost half of all deaths occur in acute hospitals. The Hospice Friendly Hospitals Programme aims to ensure that end-of-life care is central to the mission of…
Resource type: Research Report
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Northern Ireland Audit of Dementia Care in Acute Hospitals 2015
Approximately 21-29% of adults aged over 70 years admitted to Northern Ireland hospitals have dementia. Admission to hospital can be a stressful and distressing experience for these patients. This audit report examines the quality of dementia care in all 12 acute hospitals in Northern Ireland, from…
Resource type: Research Report
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A Baseline Study on the Provision of Hospice/Specialist Palliative Care Services in Ireland
Source: The Irish Hospice Foundation
This baseline study found a wide regional divergence in the range of services and care options available to people in the Republic of Ireland and also revealed a significant shortfall in government funding as well as a consequent lack of progress in the development of…
Resource type: Research Report
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Pre-Intervention Assessments of Primary Health Care and Prevention Services in Viet Nam
Source: Population Council
The results of a commune-level study of health care services in Khanh Hoa and Da Nang provinces in Viet Nam are examined in this report by the Population Council, prepared for The Atlantic Philanthropies.
Resource type: Research Report
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Assessment of Atlantic Philanthropies’ Support for the Health Sector in Viet Nam: 1998–2003
Source: Thomas Kane
The Atlantic Philanthropies-supported construction and renovation projects of hospitals and other facilities in Central Viet Nam have had a positive impact on the medical staff, patients and families receiving services, according to this evaluation commissioned by Atlantic. This assessment reviews 17 health-sector projects, covering the…
Resource type: Evaluation