Does the Clinic accept donations in honor of doctors or in memory of a patient or family member?
Occasionally, patients ask if the Clinic accepts any donations in honor of a particular doctor or in memory of a patient or family member. Years ago, the physicians established a special fund to receive gifts from patients and colleagues with the income redistributed to worthy not-for-profit causes. The Dreyer Community Health Fund promotes the health and well-being of the Fox Valley area by providing much-needed funding and support to health care organizations that target underserved populations. Through donations to selected free clinics, such as the Aurora Community Wellness Clinic and the Visiting Nurse Association, the Fund helps provide lifesaving prescription medications to people who could not otherwise afford them and also anti-nausea and symptom relief medications to people with cancer. The Dreyer Community Health Fund also helps provide education to health care workers and the general public concerning advances in health services, especially in the areas of disease preventio
