Ascension St. Vincent’s first caregivers arrived in 1898 to serve a community suffering from tuberculosis, typhoid, and smallpox. Today our dedicated professionals continue to draw strength from those heroic Founders. Ascension St. Vincent’s Foundation raises funds to support patients, programs, education, equipment, technology, and capital expansion. Legacy gifts to Ascension St. Vincent’s Foundation sustain the charitable and mission-based work of our healing ministry.