Gateway to Hope

Description

After encountering countless patients who delayed treatment because of financial hardship, two St. Louis physicians - Dr. Marlys Schuh and Dr. David Caplin - founded Gateway to Hope. In 2005, the organization began by providing one uninsured/underinsured breast cancer patient per month with comprehensive care donated by their network of more than 100 St. Louis area physicians. Over time, given the ever-changing healthcare landscape and increasing community need, the organization has evolved and moved away from delivering donated care to a model that provides service to hundreds of women annually and has greater potential for sustainable scale and systems-level impact throughout Missouri and Southern Illinois. We envision a day when all people diagnosed with breast cancer have the resources they need to face the disease and focus on healing.