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Hello again @Spintendo

I have made the requested changes to this edit request:

Extended content
  1. Change the first sentence in the Hospital functions & effects section to read as follows:

St. Jude began formal global outreach efforts with the establishment of its International Outreach Program in 1993 to improve the survival rates of children with catastrophic illnesses worldwide.[1]

Reason: Provide more context for the section as St. Jude Global has largely replaced The International Outreach Program; that program began in 1993.

Note: There are no Wikilinks for St. Jude Global or International Outreach Program to be included. Wikipedia pages for these do not currently exist.


2. Remove the current source from this sentence in the Funding section and replace it with the source below:

The rest of the funds were either spent on functional expenses for ALSAC or added to their fund balance, which totaled $5.7 billion at the end of 2019.[2]

Source:

[3]

Reason: The source above is more reliable than the current sources for this information.


3. Remove the following sentence from the Corporate structure section:

As of 2023, the St. Jude Board of Governors Directors is chaired by Judy A. Habib, Paul J. Ayoub and includes Joyce Aboussie, Ruth Gaviria, Tom Penn, and Tony Thomas (producer).[4][5]

Reason: The board of directors can change frequently so removing this will prevent information from becoming outdated.


4. Change the section title to “Affiliated institutions”

Reason: St. Jude has both hospitals and institutions, however institutions addresses each in the U.S. and internationally.


5. Change the spelling of LeBonheur to “Le Bonheur” in the Affiliated institutions section.

Reason: Fixing incorrect spelling.


6. Remove the word hospital at the end of the following sentence and add source in the Affiliated institutions section:

Both St. Jude and Le Bonheur are teaching hospitals affiliated with the University of Tennessee Health Science Center. University of Tennessee physicians training in pediatrics, surgery, radiology, and other specialties undergo service rotations at St. Jude.[6]

Reason: Providing a Wikipedia approved source for the sentence.


7. Change the sentence below in the Affiliated institutions section to read as follows:

The center is a partner of St. Jude Children's Research Hospital and works in association with the American University of Beirut Medical Center (AUBMC).[7][8]

Reason: St. Jude has formal affiliate clinics in the U.S. but not overseas, so affiliate is more appropriate.


8. Change the following paragraph in the Affiliated institutions section to read as follows:

A commitment was made to establish  the US$412 million Inspiration4 Advanced Research Center, which serves to research childhood cancer and catastrophic diseases. The research facility opened in 2021, and is located on the St. Jude campus in Memphis, Tennessee.[9][10]

Reason: Change tense in paragraph to past and provide Wikipedia approved source.

Note: There are no Wikilinks for the Inspiration4 Advanced Research Center. Wikipedia pages for this topic do not currently exist.


9. Change the sentence below to read as follows:

From 2002 to 2004, 47% of program expenses went to patient care and 41% to research.[11]

Reason: Fix minor grammatical issues.


10. Add the following sentence to the Philanthropic aid section:

Since 2002, St. Jude has hosted the St. Jude Memphis Marathon Weekend. It is the hospital’s largest single-day fundraising event.[12]

Reason: The Marathon weekend is a notable event for St. Jude as it is its largest single-day fundraising event.


11. Add the following information to the Other funding initiatives section:

In 2021, Inspiration4, the first all-civilian mission to space, partnered with St. Jude and named the hospital its charitable beneficiary for its space mission. The partnership has raised over $243 million, surpassing its goal of $200 million. After Inspiration4’s space mission landed, Elon Musk pledged $50 million to St. Jude.[13][14][15]

Reason: Provide more information on notable funding initiatives.


12. Remove the following information from the Other funding initiatives section:

Eagles for St. Jude was a program created in 2007 by Stanford Financial Group, when it paid to become title sponsor of the St. Jude Classic, the annual PGA Tour event in Memphis. The program, and sponsorship, ended in February 2009, when it was found that Stanford Financial Group was a Ponzi scheme, having defrauded investors out of $8 billion, with a small fraction of that stolen money having been channeled into the Eagles for St. Jude program.[16]

Reason: This initiative is not notable and this paragraph mainly focuses on other aspects other than St. Jude.


13. Remove the following section and information:

McDonald's Monopoly Game

In 1995, St. Jude received an anonymous letter postmarked in Dallas, Texas, containing a $1 million winning McDonald's Monopoly game piece. McDonald's officials came to the hospital, accompanied by a representative from the accounting firm Arthur Andersen, and verified it as a winner.[17]

Although game rules prohibited the transfer of prizes, and even after learning that the piece was sent by an individual involved in an embezzlement scheme intended to defraud McDonald's, McDonald's waived the rule and made the annual $50,000 annuity payments.[18]

Reason: The information in this section is not notable to St. Jude as it focuses heavily on Mcdonald's itself instead of St. Jude.


14. Add the following section and information to the article:

Global Partnerships

In May 2018, St. Jude Global was launched as an initiative to bring access to quality care and treatment to children with cancer and other diseases worldwide.

In December 2018, the St. Jude Global Alliance was formed. These institutions collaborate to develop global, regional, and hospital-based initiatives that promote care across the globe. Other related programs include critical and palliative care, pathology and laboratory medicine, disease burden and simulation, health systems, infectious diseases, and nursing.[19]

Reason: Provide more recent and notable funding efforts by St. Jude.


15. Add the following section and information to the article:

World Health Organization

In March 2018, St. Jude and the World Health Organization began a partnership and created the Global Health Initiative for Childhood Cancer. Both organizations committed $15 million to the initiative. The initiative supports over 50 governments globally in building and maintaining cancer programs with a goal of curing 60% of children with six types of cancer by 2030.[20][21]

In 2021, St. Jude and the WHO launched the Global Platform for Access to Childhood Cancer Medicines. This platform aims to address medicine availability in low and middle-income countries that experience financial hardship as a result of prices, lack of supplies, and out-of-pocket expenses. The Global Platform for Access to Childhood Cancer Medicines builds off of the Global Initiative for Childhood Cancer.[22]

Reason: Provide more recent and notable efforts that St. Jude has made to expand information on the page.

Note: There are no Wikilinks for Global Health Initiative for Childhood Cancer. Wikipedia pages for this topic do not currently exist and The Global Health Initiative Wikipedia page that does exist is not associated with St. Jude.

Thank you in advance! I was having issues in the past with the citation coding, so please let me know if the formatting is now correct.  Additionally, please let me know if there is any feedback or questions.

References

  1. ^ Charlier, Tom (2018-05-24). "St. Jude investing $100 million-plus to expand global reach". Commercial Appeal. Commercial Appeal. Retrieved 2023-10-09.
  2. ^ Paddock, Anne (2021-07-30). "Where Does $100 to St Jude's Go (2020)?". Paddock Post. WordPress. Retrieved 2023-10-09.
  3. ^ "Form 990 American Lebanese Syrian Associated Charities INC" (PDF). IRS. IRS. 2019. p. 1. Retrieved 2023-10-09.
  4. ^ "Two Boston executives elected to leadership positions of St. Jude Children's Research Hospital". Boston Real Estate Times. Newspaper WordPress. 2021-09-21. Retrieved 2023-10-09.
  5. ^ "ALSAC/St. Jude Boards of Directors and Governors". St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. 2023. Retrieved 2023-10-09.
  6. ^ Alley, Richard J. (2014-07-30). "Le Bonheur and St. Jude: partners elevating Memphis on the national medical stage". High Ground News. Issue Media Group. Retrieved 2020-10-09.
  7. ^ "Children's Cancer Center of Lebanon". CCCL. cccl.org.lb. 2007. Retrieved 2023-10-09.
  8. ^ Dado, Natasha (2012-05-24). "St. Jude Children's Research Hospital born and built from Arab American heritage". ArabAmericanNews. ArabAmericanNews. Retrieved 2023-02-22.
  9. ^ "St. Jude to Build a Collab-Fostering Research Hub". Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News. Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News. 2018-05-14. Retrieved 2023-10-09.
  10. ^ "St. Jude names $412M research center after Inspiration4 space crew". Action 5 News. A Gray Media Group INC. 2021-11-09. Retrieved 2023-10-09.
  11. ^ Jones, Lindsay (2012). "Millions from Millions". Philanthropy Roundtable. Philanthropy Roundtable. Retrieved 2023-10-09.
  12. ^ Kennedy, Corinne S (2021-11-29). "St. Jude Memphis Marathon turns 20 as 17,000 runners return to the Bluff City". Commercial Appeal. Commercial Appeal. Retrieved 2023-10-09.
  13. ^ "Support St. Jude Children's Research Hospital". Inspiration4. 2023. Retrieved 2023-10-09.
  14. ^ Chang, Kenneth (2021-09-15). "Why is St. Jude Children's Research Hospital involved?". The New York Times. The New York Times Company. Retrieved 2023-10-09.
  15. ^ Sheetz, Michael (2021-09-18). "Elon Musk pledges $50 million to Inspiration4 fundraiser for St. Jude, exceeding $200 million goal". CNBC. CNBC LLC. Retrieved 2023-10-09.
  16. ^ Driver, Anna (2009-02-27). "U.S. charges Stanford with massive Ponzi scheme". Reuters. Reuters. Retrieved 2023-10-09.
  17. ^ "Donor Turns Fast Food Into Big Bucks For Hospital". The New York Times. The New York Times Company. 1995-12-08. Retrieved 2023-10-09.
  18. ^ Harris, Art (2001-09-11). "Accused swindler the 'McMystery' donor?". CNN. Cable News Network LP. Retrieved 2023-10-09.
  19. ^ Rodriguez-Galindo, Carlos (2019-09-05). "New Urgency to Treat Childhood Cancer". U.S. News. U.S. News & World Report L.P. Retrieved 2023-10-09.
  20. ^ "WHO and St. Jude to dramatically increase global access to childhood cancer medicines". World Health Organization. WHO. 2021-12-13. Retrieved 2023-10-09.
  21. ^ Rodriguez-Galindo, Carlos (2019-09-05). "New Urgency to Treat Childhood Cancer". U.S. News. U.S. News & World Report L.P. Retrieved 2023-10-09.
  22. ^ "New platform for childhood cancer medicines counters 'unacceptable imbalance' in survival rates". UN News. United Nations. 2021-12-13. Retrieved 2023-10-09.

AliceStacey (talk) 17:54, 3 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Reply 6-NOV-2023

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Below you will see where proposals from your request have been quoted with reviewer decisions and feedback inserted underneath, either accepting, declining or otherwise commenting upon your proposal(s). Please read the enclosed notes within the proposal review section below for information on each request.

Edit request review 6-NOV-2023

St. Jude began formal global outreach efforts with the establishment of its International Outreach Program in 1993 to improve the survival rates of children with catastrophic illnesses worldwide.
no Declined.[note 1]


Remove the current source from this sentence in the Funding section and replace it with the source below
no Declined.[note 2]


As of 2023, the St. Jude Board of Governors Directors is chaired by Judy A. Habib, Paul J. Ayoub and includes Joyce Aboussie, Ruth Gaviria, Tom Penn, and Tony Thomas (producer).
 Approved.Cite error: There are <ref> tags on this page without content in them (see the help page).


Change the section title to “Affiliated institutions”
no Declined.[note 3]


Change the spelling of LeBonheur to “Le Bonheur” in the Affiliated institutions section.
 Approved.Cite error: There are <ref> tags on this page without content in them (see the help page).


Remove the word hospital at the end of the following sentence and add source in the Affiliated institutions section: Both St. Jude and Le Bonheur are teaching hospitals affiliated with the University of Tennessee Health Science Center. University of Tennessee physicians training in pediatrics, surgery, radiology, and other specialties undergo service rotations at St. Jude
no Declined.[note 4]


Change the sentence below in the Affiliated institutions section to read as follows: The center is a partner of St. Jude Children's Research Hospital and works in association with the American University of Beirut Medical Center (AUBMC).
no Declined.[note 5]


Change the following paragraph in the Affiliated institutions section to read as follows: A commitment was made to establish the US$412 million Inspiration4 Advanced Research Center, which serves to research childhood cancer and catastrophic diseases. The research facility opened in 2021, and is located on the St. Jude campus in Memphis, Tennessee.
no Declined.[note 6]


Change the sentence below to read as follows: From 2002 to 2004, 47% of program expenses went to patient care and 41% to research
no Declined.[note 7]


Since 2002, St. Jude has hosted the St. Jude Memphis Marathon Weekend. It is the hospital’s largest single-day fundraising event
no Declined.[note 8]


In May 2018, St. Jude Global was launched as an initiative to bring access to quality care and treatment to children with cancer and other diseases worldwide. In December 2018, the St. Jude Global Alliance was formed. These institutions collaborate to develop global, regional, and hospital-based initiatives that promote care across the globe. Other related programs include critical and palliative care, pathology and laboratory medicine, disease burden and simulation, health systems, infectious diseases, and nursing.
no Declined.[note 9]


In March 2018, St. Jude and the World Health Organization began a partnership and created the Global Health Initiative for Childhood Cancer. Both organizations committed $15 million to the initiative. The initiative supports over 50 governments globally in building and maintaining cancer programs with a goal of curing 60% of children with six types of cancer by 2030. In 2021, St. Jude and the WHO launched the Global Platform for Access to Childhood Cancer Medicines. This platform aims to address medicine availability in low and middle-income countries that experience financial hardship as a result of prices, lack of supplies, and out-of-pocket expenses. The Global Platform for Access to Childhood Cancer Medicines builds off of the Global Initiative for Childhood Cance
no Declined.[note 10]


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  1. ^ The International Outreach Program is not notable in Wikipedia.
  2. ^ The IRS primary source is not preferred over the existing secondary source.
  3. ^ These instructions do not state the name of the section to be changed.
  4. ^ There is no word "hospital" at the end of this sentence, even though the directions state "Remove the word hospital at the end of the following sentence".
  5. ^ The sentence to be changed has not been included verbatim in the request. Additionally, there are two references at the end of the text. (See WP:TOOMANYREFS.)
  6. ^ The sentence to be changed has not been included verbatim in the request. Additionally, Inspiration4 Advanced Research Center is not notable in Wikipedia.
  7. ^ The sentence to be changed has not been included verbatim in the request.
  8. ^ The St. Jude Memphis Marathon Weekend is not notable in Wikipedia.
  9. ^ St. Jude Global is not notable in Wikipedia.
  10. ^ None of the items listed in this section appear to be notable.

Regards,  Spintendo  22:02, 6 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Edit Request

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Hello! I have a few more requests I would like to see made to the page:

  1. Add the following information to the end of the Hospital functions and effects section:

All medically eligible patients who are accepted for treatment at St. Jude are treated without regard to the family’s ability to pay. Families of patients at St. Jude do not pay for treatments that are not covered by insurance, and families without insurance do not need to pay for any expense. All families do not need to pay for travel, housing, or food. [1]

Reason: Provide more context surrounding how the hospital functions.

2. Move the following information from the Philanthropic aid section to after the first sentence of the Funding section:

From 2000 to 2005, 83.7% of the funds received by St. Jude went to operations or investments. From 2002 to 2004, 47% of program expenses went to patient care and 41% to research. [2] In 2012, 81 cents of every dollar donated to St. Jude went directly to its research and treatment.[3]

Reason: This information is more related to the hospital's funding as opposed to philanthropy.

3. Remove the following information from the Funding section:

In 2019, ALSAC raised $1.9 billion from donations, of which $975 million (51%) went to St. Jude. The rest of the funds were either spent on functional expenses for ALSAC or added to their fund balance, which totaled $5.7 billion at the end of 2019.[4]

Reason: This information will change year over year and will need to be updated. To ensure there are no accuracy issues it makes sense to remove it entirely.

4. Add the following information to the end of the Funding section:

In July 2022, St. Jude updated its 6-year financial plan, stating that $1.4 billion dollars would be invested into the institution's operating and capital budget. As part of this expansion, its renovation and capital funding increased to $2.3 billion, with a focus on investments in fundamental science and training for medical professionals on an international level.[5] [6]

Reason: This helps expand information on the hospital's funding and what is to come in the future without having to constantly update it year after year.

Thank you so much for your help!

AliceStacey (talk) 18:58, 29 November 2023 (UTC) AliceStacey (talk) 18:58, 29 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

References

  1. ^ Jones, Lindsay (2012). "Millions from Millions". Philanthropy Roundtable. Philanthropy Roundtable. Retrieved 2023-10-09.
  2. ^ "Annual Report" (PDF). St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. 2005. Retrieved 2006-11-03.
  3. ^ Jones, Lindsay (2012). "Millions from Millions". Philanthropy Roundtable. Philanthropy Roundtable. Retrieved 2023-10-09.
  4. ^ Paddock, Anne (2021-07-30). "Where Does $100 to St Jude's Go (2020)?". Paddock Post. WordPress. Retrieved 2023-10-09.
  5. ^ Schiavo, Amanda (2002-07-14). "St. Jude Children's Research Hospital Boosts Its 6-Year Financial Plan". Healthleaders. HealthLeaders, an HCPro brand. Retrieved 2023-10-09.
  6. ^ "St. Jude Children's Research Hospital announces additional investment to strategic plan". Hospital Management. Verdict Media Limited. 2022-07-14. Retrieved 2022-10-09.

Reply 29-NOV-2023

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Below you will see where proposals from your request have been quoted with reviewer decisions and feedback inserted underneath, either accepting, declining or otherwise commenting upon your proposal(s). Please read the enclosed notes within the proposal review section below for information on each request.

Edit request review 29-NOV-2023

All medically eligible patients who are accepted for treatment at St. Jude are treated without regard to the family’s ability to pay. Families of patients at St. Jude do not pay for treatments that are not covered by insurance, and families without insurance do not need to pay for any expense. All families do not need to pay for travel, housing, or food
no Declined.[note 1]


From 2000 to 2005, 83.7% of the funds received by St. Jude went to operations or investments. From 2002 to 2004, 47% of program expenses went to patient care and 41% to research. In 2012, 81 cents of every dollar donated to St. Jude went directly to its research and treatment.
 Approved.Cite error: There are <ref> tags on this page without content in them (see the help page).


Remove the following information from the Funding section: In 2019, ALSAC raised $1.9 billion from donations, of which $975 million (51%) went to St. Jude. The rest of the funds were either spent on functional expenses for ALSAC or added to their fund balance, which totaled $5.7 billion at the end of 2019.
no Declined.[note 2]


In July 2022, St. Jude updated its 6-year financial plan, stating that $1.4 billion dollars would be invested into the institution's operating and capital budget. As part of this expansion, its renovation and capital funding increased to $2.3 billion, with a focus on investments in fundamental science and training for medical professionals on an international level.
Clarification needed.[note 3]


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  1. ^ It is not clear what is meant by the term "medically eligible". Additionally, it was thought that making blanket statements regarding which patients pay or do not pay was something the article ought not to do.
  2. ^ The information in this section is not disputed by the COI editor, while the reason that it may become "outdated" in the future is insufficient.
  3. ^ It is not clear what is meant by the phrases "focus on fundemental science" and "renovation and capital funding".

Regards,  Spintendo  04:12, 30 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

@Spintendo: where was it decided that the article shouldn't make a blanket statement on whether patients must pay? Snowmanonahoe (talk · contribs · typos) 19:27, 28 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Edit Request

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Hi there,

I have made some adjustments to provide clarification to a few of my previous requests:

  1. Add the following sentence to the end of the Hospital functions and effects section:

Patients who are accepted for treatment at St. Jude are treated without regard to the family’s finances.[1]

Reason: Rewrote based on editor feedback and adding this to the article provides more context surrounding the hospital's functions.

2. Change the section title from “Affiliated hospitals” to Affiliated institutions”

Reason: St. Jude has both hospitals and institutions, however institutions addresses each in the U.S. and internationally.

3. Remove the word “Hospital” from the end of the following sentence in the Affiliated institutions section:

Both St. Jude and Le Bonheur are teaching hospitals affiliated with the University of Tennessee Health Science Center. University of Tennessee physicians training in pediatrics, surgery, radiology, and other specialties undergo service rotations at St. Jude Hospital.

Reason: Hospital is not needed in this sentence.

4. Change the following sentence in the Affiliated institutions section from:

The center is an affiliate of St. Jude Children's Research Hospital and works in association with the American University of Beirut Medical Center (AUBMC).[2][3]

To:

The center is a partner of St. Jude Children's Research Hospital and works in association with the American University of Beirut Medical Center (AUBMC).[4]

Reason: St. Jude has formal affiliate clinics in the U.S. but not overseas, so partner is more appropriate. This also addresses editor feedback of too many sources by removing one.

5. Change the following sentence in the Funding section from:

In 2002 to 2004, 47% of program expenses went to patient care and 41% to research.[5]

To:

From 2002 to 2004, 47% of program expenses went to patient care and 41% to research.[6]

Reason: Fix minor grammatical issue.

6. Add the following information to the bottom of the Funding section:

In July 2022, St. Jude updated its 6-year financial plan and stated that $1.4 billion dollars would be invested, increasing the institution's operating and capital budget to $2.3 billion. The additional funds will support future construction and renovations for new patient housing and clinical facilities. There is also a focus on research involving structural biology, microscopy, and global childhood cancer care, as well as training for medical professionals on an international level. [7][8]

Reason: Rewrote based on editor feedback. This helps expand information on the hospital's funding and what is to come in the future without having to constantly update it year after year.

Thank you!

AliceStacey (talk) 19:21, 22 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

References

  1. ^ Jones, Lindsay (2012). "Millions from Millions". Philanthropy Roundtable. Philanthropy Roundtable. Retrieved 2023-12-07.
  2. ^ "Children's Cancer Center of Lebanon". CCCL. cccl.org.lb. 2007. Retrieved 2023-10-09.
  3. ^ Dado, Natasha (2012-05-24). "St. Jude Children's Research Hospital born and built from Arab American heritage". ArabAmericanNews. ArabAmericanNews. Retrieved 2023-02-22.
  4. ^ Dado, Natasha (2012-05-24). "St. Jude Children's Research Hospital born and built from Arab American heritage". ArabAmericanNews. ArabAmericanNews. Retrieved 2023-02-22.
  5. ^ "St. Jude Annual Report" (PDF). St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. 2005. Retrieved 2006-11-03.
  6. ^ "St. Jude Annual Report" (PDF). St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. 2005. Retrieved 2006-11-03.
  7. ^ Schiavo, Amanda (2022-07-14). "St. Jude Children's Research Hospital Boosts Its 6 Year Financial Plan". Healthleaders. Healthleaders. Retrieved 2023-12-07.
  8. ^ "St. Jude Children's Research Hospital announces additional investment to strategic plan". Hospital Management. Verdict Media Limited. 2022-07-14. Retrieved 2023-12-07.
 Doing... Snowmanonahoe (talk · contribs · typos) 19:28, 28 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@AliceStacey:
  1. Currently discussing with Spintendo.
  2.  Done
  3.  Done
  4.  Not done I've found another source that calls them "affiliated". The language secondary sources use is more likely to be closer to what readers would expect the terms to mean.
  5.  Done
  6. Hm... I don't really know if the mention bears due weight. It's a bunch of smaller health-focused news organizations (that seem to do promotion on the side? Their about us pages are weird) that are making passing mentions of the event that just parrot your announcement on it. There's an AP News article but it's the same thing.
NB while looking for omissions I found this ProPublica article. Probably worth mentioning. Snowmanonahoe (talk · contribs · typos) 20:15, 28 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]
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