Catalyst
Planned Giving: An Enduring Legacy
Catalyst / Dec 04, 2023
Empowering Education Initiatives
Catalyst / Dec 04, 2023
The Transformative Benefits of Unrestricted Gifts
Catalyst / Dec 04, 2023
Enhancing the Emergency Department
With critical investments from visionary donors, Cedars-Sinai is reimagining emergency medical care, including expanding patient capacity and providing older adults with vital resources when seeking emergency care.
Catalyst / Dec 04, 2023
Bolstering Excellence in Nursing
Cedars-Sinai’s partnerships with generous contributors are enabling us to set national standards for nursing—raising the bar on best practices and recognizing professional excellence in the field.
Catalyst / Dec 04, 2023
From Real Estate to Real Impact
From their earliest days in Los Angeles, Gitta and Jack dedicated themselves to philanthropy, giving generously to a broad range of causes at home and abroad.
Catalyst / Dec 01, 2022
Donor Spotlight: General William and Willa Dean Lyon
A couple’s lifelong legacy leads to the establishment of Cedars-Sinai’s inaugural Chair in Reconstructive and Plastic Surgery.
Catalyst / Nov 01, 2022
Donor Spotlight: Lauren Shuler Donner
Hollywood producer Lauren Shuler Donner pledges major gift to help push the boundaries of medicine.
Catalyst / Oct 01, 2022
Generations Ahead
Paul and Vera Guerin, along with their children, bring transformative pediatric care to Cedars‑Sinai to meet the needs of patients as they grow from newborns to adolescents to adults with Guerin Children’s.
Catalyst / Sep 30, 2022
Determination Got Joe Vedder Back on His Feet
After a rare cancer took more than a quarter of his pelvis, Joe Vedder was told he would never walk again. Joe said no. Read more.
Catalyst / Jun 26, 2018
Climbing Beyond Cancer
At her first chemo session, Elizabeth Shatzkin swore she'd be so strong & healthy in 5 years that she'd go ice climbing.
Catalyst / May 10, 2018
Patient's Costumes Raise Spirits During Chemo Recovery
Kim Tronic was diagnosed with stage 3 ovarian cancer. To fight the despair of her ovarian cancer diagnosis, Kim wore themed costumes and bright wigs to her chemo sessions.
Catalyst / Feb 14, 2018
New Smidt Heart Institute Announced at Cedars-Sinai
Cedars-Sinai is pleased to announce a $50 million gift from Eric and Susan Smidt and The Smidt Foundation to create the Smidt Heart Institute at the Los Angeles hospital.
Catalyst / Feb 13, 2018
Curing Diabetes with a Triple Transplant
Doctors told Jim Stavis he wouldn't live past 50. At 63, he's using his experience to inspire others.
Catalyst / Jan 29, 2018
Former LAPD Officer Is Back on the Beach with a New Leg
Chris Rowles was living with a traditional socket prosthetic after losing his left leg and moving around started to become difficult. After undergoing a two-part procedure, he has a new bone-anchored prosthetic leg, which has given him more stability and ease in moving around.
Catalyst / Jan 09, 2018