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The Poorvu Family’s Story

The Poorvu family, including Lia and her daughter, Alison Poorvu Jaffe, are perfect examples of the Schwartz Center’s “Champions of Compassion”—loyal donors who have been giving to help us advance compassionate healthcare for more than half of our years.

In their case, Lia and Alison have thoughtfully supported our mission since our founding in 1995.

In late 2019, they were inspired to make a meaningful gift in support of the launch of our newest program, Unit-Based Schwartz Rounds (UBSR).

UBSR is designed to bring the proven benefits of the traditional Schwartz Rounds® model directly to the point of care (such as individual departments or patient units) in a shortened format and at any time of day.

UBSR is the latest adaptation of our flagship program, Schwartz Rounds, since its inception nearly 25 years ago.

The Rounds program provides an interdisciplinary forum where caregivers from throughout a hospital or other healthcare organization come t