The Center for Patient Partnerships
Wish List
Your gift will offer comfort at a critical time and help individuals struggling with illness access medical appointments, learn about their disease, and better communicate with advocates.
The following are needed for clients in crisis:
- Vouchers for cab rides to medical appointments - Madison Taxi at (608) 258-7458 or Badger Cab Co. at (608) 256-5566
- Gas vouchers or plane ticket vouchers to clinical trial sites.
- Madison Metro bus tickets at (608) 266-4466
- Grocery gift certificates
- Hotel room certificates
- Expanding wallet file folders for medical records and bills
- Humor and comedy books or DVDs
- Video store or web service subscriptions or gift cards for client use
- Phone cards for clients to use when in treatment
- A dedicated donation or pledge to purchase needed items or services for clients in crisis when they arise.
- Pharmacy gift certificates (Walgreen's or any community pharmacy)
- MG&E or Alliant Energy gift certificates to help with utility bill expenses
The following will support our on-going advocacy efforts:
- Books on illness, healing, grieving or book store gift certificates
- Assorted all occasion greeting cards to send to patients
- Financial contributions to fund advocacy services
- Certificates to use in client meetings at local coffee shops
- $30 catering gift certificates for cancer survivor advocacy trainings
- Professional writing or editing services, any amount
- Printer paper
- Printing or silk-screening services for patient education materials
- Phone headsets
- Color printer/scanner and ink cartridges
- Webcam to enable advocates to Skype with long-distance clients
Want to Help?
As the Center for Patient Partnerships grows, you can help educate, advocate and innovate to make health systems more consumer-centered. Though we do not charge for our advocacy services, we welcome contributions to the Center. Please join the mission by contributing!
