ExactMosaics selected to make 3-D mosaic heart for San Francisco General Hospital Foundation.
ExactMosaics was one of six artists selected to create a large heart (5’9’’ wide by 5’" high and 3’3’’" thick 3-D). After being displayed at the event, the Hearts will be sold and/or auctioned, with all proceeds benefiting the San Francisco General Hospital Foundation. The Large Heart will remain at Union Square or other locations around the City for approx. 9 months before being delivered to their buyers
History
Hearts in San Francisco is a Bay Area-wide “heart installation” which debuted in the spring of 2004. While similar to Chicago’s “Cows on Parade,” the San Francisco version uses a heart icon, appropriate for a city that is recognized for its acceptance and tolerance, as well as being perennially open-hearted. The goal of this project is to become a unique hybrid of fund-raising, compassionate community involvement, and a positive nurturing of artistic expression at a time when it is sorely needed. The financial beneficiary of Hearts in San Francisco is the San Francisco General Hospital Foundation, whose sole purpose is to fund projects that will enhance patient care and comfort at San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center (SFGH).
Beneficiary
The beneficiary of the Hearts project is the San Francisco General Hospital Foundation, whose sole purpose is to raise private support for the San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center. The San Francisco General Hospital Medical Center’s mission is to deliver humanistic, cost-effective and culturally competent health services to the residents of the City and County of San Francisco, regardless of their ability to pay. The funds raised from Hearts in San Francisco will enable the hospital to make the necessary capital and programmatic improvements to maintain the hospital’s status as one of the best hospitals in the country and continues to provide the following services:
1. Only Trauma Center (Level I) in San Francisco
2. Largest Acute & Rehabilitation Hospital for Psychiatric Patients
3. Only Psychiatric Emergency Services
4. General Community Hospital for San Francisco’s most needy
5. Referral Center for the Department of Public Health and its affiliated partners
It has been on the forefront of critical and compassionate care for patients with AIDS, including an innovative and remarkable procedure developed to prevent the transmission of HIV from birthing mothers to their unborn infants. SFGH is also a teaching hospital, affiliated with the University of California, San Francisco, (UCSF) for over 125 years. It supports training and research programs for all four UCSF graduate schools: Medicine, Nursing, Dentistry, and Pharmacy. To learn more about how you can be a part of supporting the life-saving work at San Francisco General Hospital, please call the SFGH Foundation on (415) 206-4478.
Heroes & Hearts 2009 Luncheon to be held in San Francisco's Union Square, Thursday Feb. 12, 2009, 11:30am
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