Donors to Missouri Baptist Healthcare Foundation play an active role in improving patient care by improving patient care by supporting multiple educational opportunities for health care professionals.

As former smokers, Cathy and Paul both experienced the benefits of Missouri Baptist Medical Center’s (MoBap) early lung cancer screening program. 

After years of living with diabetes, Mark had developed a grade 3 non-healing wound on the bottom of his foot that kept him from standing or walking without pain. The diligent support of the Wound Healing Center team coupled with the hyperbaric oxygen therapy, Mark would find a new path to healing.

When David Coblitz brought his friend to MoBap’s Wound Healing Center for treatment, he likely didn’t realize he was stepping into his next project. “This evidence-based design art, or healing art, has been shown to work in medical environments to reduce stress for patients and staff,” David says.

For several years, neighbors and best friends Jean and Joyce have volunteered at the Missouri Baptist Medical Center (MoBap) gift shop. “We’ve met amazing people. Sometimes, it’s a grandparent who is over the moon about a new baby or someone who is going home after an extended stay. Other times, it might be a family member whose loved one is struggling,” Joyce says.