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Ronald J. Del Mauro, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Saint Barnabas Medical Center and President and Chief Executive Officer of the Saint Barnabas Health Care System, with Eva Gottscho, founder of The Ruth Gottscho Kidney Foundation which has supported renal services at Saint Barnabas for over 30 years.

 

Ruth Carole Gottscho

1945 -1960

 

The Ruth Gottscho Kidney Foundation is a nonprofit group founded by Ira and Eva Gottscho after their daughter Ruth’s death from renal failure in 1960. The Foundation was established in honor of Ruth's bravery and acceptance of a devastating disease. Gottscho Foundation operates strictly through volunteers and provides temporary funding for patients needing emergency transportation and medication.

Frost Valley YMCA Camp – The Foundation established a dialysis unit at the camp in 1975. The camp itself allows children with renal failure to enjoy a sleep-away camping experience.

In loving memory of

Eva Gottscho (1913—2009)

Eva Gottscho with "kidney camper" KK Lawrence in the new Ruth Gottscho Dialysis Center.

 

Kidney disease can be a life-long battle for patients and their loved ones.  The Ruth Gottscho Kidney Foundation assists patients with the burdens that can accompany the disease. 

 

OUR CAMPERS NEED YOUR HELP!

The RGKF supports an on-site comprehensive dialysis center staffed by a pediatric nephrologist and other kidney specialists so dialysis, and pre- and post transplant children can be mainstreamed into the whole sleepaway camp experience. Children with kidney disorders gain an independence and confidence that lasts a lifetime. Camp time also gives their parents and siblings a much-needed break.

RGKF offers camperships, so families who can’t shoulder even more costs, can offer these children some of the most memorable experiences of their lives. It costs thousands of dollars to run the dialysis center and provide camperships, and every penny is worth it when a child smiles while scrambling up a hiking trail or laughs with his or her bunkmates.

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