Support UH Portage Medical Center on Doctors' Day
Doctors make a lifetime commitment to improving the lives of others. Every day, they play a pivotal role in caring for our community. They are our caregivers, our trusted advisors, our friends and often, our heroes. We invite you to celebrate National Doctors' Day on March 30 by making a gift in honor of a physician who has helped you or a loved one.
Inspired to Support the Community
Jim Fleming considers himself the luckiest guy in the world. Originally diagnosed with breast cancer in 2008, Jim successfully underwent treatment for lung cancer in the fall of 2020.
Jim, who served as a board member of the Portage Medical Center Foundation for nine years and was a longtime volunteer at UH Portage Medical Center, felt compelled to give back. He and his wife Judy, recently made a gift to improve breast health diagnostics at UH Portage. The stereostatic machine purchased with their gift performs extraordinarily precise biopsies and helps to speed up diagnoses. Thanks to this new tool, UH patients in Portage county who are in need of stereostatic and other cancer diagnostics can now stay closer to home.
Because of the generosity of the Flemings, a new Breast Health Center initiative is underway at UH Portage Medical Center. Funds are needed to replace and upgrade older and aging equipment to compliment the new technology made possible Jim and Judy's generosity.
Your gift will support both Edward Bury, MD, Chair, Department of Radiology and Neuroradiology Specialist, UH Portage, in his efforts to screen and detect early stages of breast cancer and Frederick Marquinez, MD, Medical Oncology Specialist, UH Portage Seidman Cancer Center. Both physicians work diligently, along with Claudine Siegert, MD, Medical Director, Breast Health Program, UH Portage to provide comprehensive breast health and breast cancer services for the greater Portage County community.
Make an Impact at UH Portage
UH Portage Medical Center strives to deliver transformative health care, and we have been able to make great advancements to benefit the patient experience by:
- UH Portage Medical Center nurses and physicians who provide life-saving care in the cardiac catheterization interventions lab;
- Life-saving radiology imaging services such as mammograms for patients who have no ability to pay;
- Financial assistance for patients needing medications and treatments for complex medical conditions, including cancer.
Please make a gift today to thank a doctor like Drs. Bury, Marquinez and Siegert at UH Portage Medical Center who has made a difference in your life. Your generosity ensures that we continue to provide state-of-the-art care and a personalized experience to every patient, every time.