Turn Gratitude Into Action
The UPMC Pinnacle Foundation exists to provide resources to meet the needs of our most vulnerable patients, promote health and lifelong wellness in our communities, and support our workforce so we can attract, train, and retain the best and brightest talent at UPMC in Central Pa.
When you choose to make a gift to our Helping Hands fund, you help ensure that patients who are uninsured, underinsured, or facing financial hardship can still receive the care they need. Your generosity helps fund initiatives that wouldn’t be possible otherwise, projects that bring dignity, innovation, and hope into patient rooms and community spaces.
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$20 provides a nebulizer for a patient with asthma who couldn’t otherwise afford one.
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$50 funds a gas gift card to help a patient get to treatment.
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$120 covers a mammogram for an uninsured woman, ensuring access to early detection that could save her life.
Your Story Inspires.
Your Generosity Empowers.
Each year, the UPMC Pinnacle Foundation hosts Day of Gratitude to honor the deep connection between caregivers and the lives they touch.
In 2026, we're expanding this moment into a movement, encouraging everyone across UPMC in Central Pa. to reflect, celebrate, and act.
What is Day of Gratitude?
Day of Gratitude is a celebration of the healing journeys that happen every day at UPMC in Central Pa.
From September 21 (World Gratitude Day) through September 25, the UPMC Pinnacle Foundation invites patients and families to share the stories behind their gratitude through our Grateful Patient and Families Program, recognizing the caregivers, programs, and services throughout UPMC in Central Pa. that brought comfort, healing, and hope.
Sharing your gratitude allows caregivers to see the lasting impact of their work and reminds them why what they do matters. For patients and families, expressing gratitude can also be a meaningful part of the healing journey, creating a lasting connection with those who made a difference along the way.
You can take part by sharing your story, making a gift, or both. Recognize a caregiver or program that made a difference in your journey, and on Friday, September 25, consider making a gift to the Helping Hands Fund to support patients and families in need.
However you choose to participate, your gratitude helps celebrate the people who make exceptional care possible and extends that same spirit of care and compassion to others throughout our community.
