Pumping Up Cancer Services
“Because of the Harold Pump Foundation I was able to have a free mammogram.
Shortly after my mammogram I received a call from the Carole Pump Women’s Center
telling me that further testing was needed. This is the nightmare of every woman!
After another mammogram, ultrasound and biopsy, my report came back negative.
Your Foundation was like a friend to me... holding my hand and walking me
through each step of this journey. I thank you for all your support and I am pleased
to say that I am cancer-free.” - Mary, Winnetka, CA
Pumping Up Cancer Services
Dana and David Pump, along with their mother Carole, founded the Harold Pump Foundation in 1999 to honor their late father, who had lost his fight with cancer that same year. The Harold Pump Foundation raises funds to combat cancer by creating awareness, establishing treatment programs and helping to find a cure.
The Harold Pump Foundation allocated $300,000 towards the purchase of the Trilogy™ Stereotactic System from Varian Medical Systems. The Trilogy is the most advanced and sophisticated machine of its type in the world. Northridge Hospital will be the first facility in the region to offer the Trilogy. As the leading image-guided radiotherapy (IGRT) system, Trilogy marks the beginning of a new generation of cancer care.
Photo Caption: From left. Carole Pump, Dana Pump, David Pump, Ube Pump and Lauren Pump.
Family Plan Helps At Home
Imagine the thought of being diagnosed with cancer. Now imagine the thought of being released from the hospital only to realize you can’t yet care for yourself or your family and you don’t have anyone to help you. The Family Plan Fund was established to assist patients and their families with payment for home services or equipment needs.
Comfort Carts
These carts with an LCD television, DVD/VHS player, DVD’s, books and games for kids, provide a diversion for both families and patients during this tumultuous period. The Family Plan Fund also allowed the hospital to send four terminal patients home to spend their remaining days at home with their families. The patients were discharged with the Family Fund paying for nursing home care.
Reaching Out to Our Community
In 2006, Northridge Hospital’s Leavey Cancer Center, with financial support from the Harold Pump Foundation, began an unprecedented outreach program in the San Fernando Valley. Today, the program has continued to flourish with a focus on the uninsured and underinsured and has expanded to include more bi-lingual Spanish speaking staff.
The outreach team has forged partnerships with local churches, organizations, low income apartment complexes, high schools, senior centers and the local grocery chain Vallarta Supermarkets to provide education and awareness of cancer. The screenings and seminars are held at the hospital to eliminate any barriers to accessing services.
