Clinical Neurosciences Center
Our Priority Needs
Gifts to any area of the Clinical Neurosciences Center are welcome and appreciated, but some special needs rank at the top of our wish list.
We are on a mission to create the future of neurosciences. Scroll down to see some areas where your gifts can make the greatest difference. For more information on making a gift to one or more of these special priorities, or to an area of your interest please contact Dennis Jolley at 801-585-7777 or by email.
Unrestricted Support
Unrestricted support can be designated to the Clinical Neurosciences Center or to our academic Departments of Neurology, Neurosurgery, and Neuroradiology. These gifts allow ultimate flexibility to meet pressing needs as they emerge. In health care today, needs and priorities are in constant flux as advances are made. Unrestricted funds help us meet new challenges as they arise and plan strategically for the future.
Neurosciences Facilities Designed for Patient-Centered Care
Neurosciences Inpatient Care Units
The expansion of University Hospital provides a unique opportunity to create state-of-the-art inpatient care units designed to promote exceptional patient care. The new Neurosciences Critical Care and Acute Care units under construction will be the largest in the region, making specialized neurosciences care available to more people in need.
Neurosciences Surgical Center
The Neurosciences Surgical Center, under construction now on level 2 of the Clinical Neurosciences Center, will be a leading-edge neurosurgical care center with four operating rooms, a full phase one post anesthesia care unit (recovery room), two interventional radiology suites and a minor procedure room. This new Neurosurgical Center will improve access and care for patients requiring neurosurgical care.
Neurosciences Outpatient Clinics
The Clinical Neurosciences Center’s two outpatient clinics, located at the University of Utah Health Sciences Center and in Research Park, serve thousands of patients each year. The new North Clinic at the Health Sciences Center is a model for patient-centered clinical care. This clinic includes 44 exam rooms, 4 EMG suites, and 2 telehealth exam rooms for remote evaluations via the telehealth network, x-ray and 3T MRI available on-site, and easy access and parking. The South Neurosciences Clinic at Research Park serves patients with Alzheimer’s and other cognitive disorders, multiple sclerosis, headache, and movement disorders. This clinic has easy access to parking and the building, CT and 3T MRI on-site, and is adjacent to the Neurosciences Patient and Caregiver Resource Center.
Brain Health Learning Center
When a loved one is diagnosed with a neurological disease or disorder, the need for information and support is critical. Our unique Brain Health Learning Center, located in a beautiful space in the Imaging and Neurosciences Center in Research Park, is staffed with specialized support from health educators, social workers and others to help patients and caregivers understand their condition and prepare for the future. This center is one-of-a-kind and an example of how the Clinical Neurosciences Center understands that science and medicine are first and foremost about caring for people with individual needs.
Funding for Groundbreaking Research
In Clinical Neurosciences Laboratories today, physicians and scientists are breaking new ground seeking the causes of brain tumors, tracking down the fundamental causes of Alzheimer's, Parkinson’s, ALS and other neurodegenerative diseases, seeking a cure for Multiple Sclerosis, and pursuing many more powerful breakthroughs. To continue this momentum, we must increase support for medical research. Increased research support will fuel discoveries, moving solutions more quickly from the laboratory to the bedside.
Research Laboratories that Promote Collaboration and Creativity
Research holds the key to the future of health care. The University of Utah is a national leader in active and significant research programs that attract substantial support from the National Institutes of Health. Laboratory space however, falls short of fulfilling out scientific needs and potential. Only by adding essential laboratory space can we keep pace with the breakthrough research from our labs.
Education for the Future - Professorships, Fellowships & Scholarships
To create the future of neuroscience, we depend on attracting world-class faculty, clinicians and researchers. Great teachers and talented researchers attract high caliber young talent, increase funding for research, and provide for exceptional patient care. Endowed professorships keep our medical resident and post-doctoral fellowships strong and robust.
Endowments for nursing education promotes the highest level of patient care by providing opportunities for our Neuroscience nurses to receive advanced training and certifications in areas such as Neurosciences Critical Care nursing, stroke care, trauma care, and other important areas.
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