The Power of Philanthropy in Health Care with Dia Williams Adams and Dr. Thomas Schwaab

What if a community could turn generosity into faster answers, wider access, and life-changing research? It's a question that drives ChristianaCare's Office of Philanthropy and the subject of our conversation with Dia Williams Adams, ChristianaCare Vice President of Philanthropy, and Dr. Thomas Schwaab, Bank of America Endowed Medical Director of ChristianaCare's Helen F. Graham Cancer Center and Research Institute.

On this episode of For the Love of Health, we start with the heart of philanthropy—love of humankind—and draw a clear line between traditional funding that keeps operations running and donor dollars that push care forward. From a universal mammography system that delivers results in minutes to the Moxi cobot that frees clinicians for high-touch moments, we show how gifts become tangible relief for patients.

We discuss how community support sustains one of the nation’s strongest clinical trial programs, as well as initiatives beyond hospital walls, showing how these investments close the gap between what insurance covers and what healing requires. 

It's a conversation that unpacks how donor support creates care that is innovative, compassionate, and accessible, right where you live, and shows that no gift of time, talent, treasure, or testimony is too small. Listen now to learn how your donation may just help your own neighbor.

Thomas Schwaab, M.D., Ph.D. is the Bank of America Endowed Medical Director of ChristianaCare's Helen F. Graham Cancer Center and Research Institute and leader of the Cancer Service Line, as well as an innovative and energetic board-certified urological surgeon. Dr. Schwaab provides overall direction and leadership for the Graham Cancer Center and cancer care activities. He directs community outreach and research and works to reduce the incidence, prevalence and mortality of cancer in the state of Delaware and the region.

Dia Williams Adams is ChristianaCare's Vice President of Philanthropy, where she leads the development team and secures philanthropic support for the mission of ChristianaCare. Her responsibilities also include fostering a culture of philanthropy and stewardship, both internally and externally.