In the past decade, our environment has changed drastically, particularly in the financing of patient care and research. We responded by creating the Johns Hopkins Health System -- moving into the community, establishing clinics and affiliating with other hospitals in order to provide a broader spectrum of patient care and different resources for teaching and research.
The Johns Hopkins Health System strengthens our ability to confront the epidemics of today -- AIDS, heart disease, cancer, substance abuse, mind-brain impairment, and problems of the aging. Their control and cure will come, as Johns Hopkins moves forward dedicating ourselves to the principle of our founder.