Baptist Memorial Health Care Foundation

Programs: Baptist memorial health care foundation, established in 1983, is the fundraising arm of the baptist memorial health care system, which raises money to benefit various baptist memorial health care corporation programs and services. Funds raised by baptist memorial health care foundation help accomplish baptist memorial health care corporation's charitable care objectives and provide resources for enhanced patient care, education, and groundbreaking clinical research. The baptist memorial health care foundation solicits, receives, and manages contributions, gifts, grants, and bequests. Continued on schedule o, page 67funds raised by baptist memorial health care foundation play a key role in fulfilling the mission of healing, preaching, and teaching for the affiliates of baptist memorial health care corporation. Baptist memorial health care foundation administers contributed dollars through numerous donor restricted funds which support the continuum of care offered by baptist memorial health care corporation facilities including oncology, cardiovascular, pediatric, and rehabilitative services, just to name a few. Baptist memorial health care foundation also allocates a portion of unrestricted contributed dollars and portfolio earnings for the benefit of its various grant programs. Board of directors grant program baptist memorial health care foundation board of directors grant program has made available the necessary funds to expand existing services and programs throughtout the system creating a number of new and exciting initiatives. The funds made available for the board of directors grant program have come through unrestricted contributions, as well as, careful investment of the baptist memorial health care foundation endowment. The following programs received new funding during the 2017 fiscal year:spine center of excellence: the purpose of the grant is to create a comprehensive spine center of excellence. Midsouth comprehensive stroke program leadership grant: the purpose of this grant is to create a comprehensive stroke program. Nurse navigation for cancer center new albany: the purpose of this grant is to support the increased demand for navigation of cancer care patients. Medication care coordination: the purpose of this grant is to improve patient health outcomes through the improvement of the medication reconciliation process. This process will also promote education and safety. Kemmons wilson family for good grief therapeutic toys for milla's house: during fiscal year 2017, the grief counseling services expanded. The opening of milla's house will provide an additional location for the kemmons wilson family for good grief services to be provided. The purpose of the grant was to purchase appropriate materials and to offer comprehensive counseling services for children and adolescents who are learning to process the loss a loved oneofficer grantsthe baptist memorial health care foundation's officer grant program allows officers and board members of baptist memorial health care foundation to facilitate smaller grant requests ($100,000 and less) with a health-related focus. Some of the initiatives and organizations assisted through these grant programs include:baptist college of health sciences and baptist memorial health care summer interns: annually, baptist memorial health care hosts young people ranging from undergraduates to high school students. Students work with various personnel depending on their interests. These grant dollars were used to support baptist college of health sciences undergraduate and rhodes college students who are studying to become nurses, other clinicians, health care administrators, and physicians. Other supportin 2013, the baptist memorial health care foundation board approved the restriction of a portion of the foundation's portfolio of assets to provide an endowment for the benefit of the baptist college of health sciences. The income from these restricted funds is to fund a tuition assistance program for the students of the college. During 2017, approximately $360,240 was spent from endowment earnings to support the tuition assistance program. At the end of 2017, in excess of $27 million was restricted in the endowment for the benefit of the college and its students. Donor-restricted fundsbaptist memorial health care foundation administers a number of donor-restricted funds which provide benefits to patients of the affiliate hospitals, as well as, the community at large. Baptist memorial health care foundation provides support for both the charity needs of patients and employees through charitable care and employee emergency assistance funds. Baptist memorial health care foundation routinely makes purchases to benefit charity care patients and their family members when there are hardship circumstances. Examples of such purchases include bus tickets for travel from the hospital, minor equipment and prescription drugs needed upon discharge. These expenditures were paid directly to the service provider or to a vendor. Baptist memorial health care foundation also made disbursements on behalf of employees who suffered catastrophic or unforeseen losses during the year. A committee made up of pastoral care, baptist memorial health care foundation and bmhcc employee campaign volunteers approves expenditure applications for funding from the employee emergency assistance fund. Distributions of assistance are generally limited to $500 per occurrence. During fiscal year 2017, baptist memorial health care foundation made disbursements in excess of $140,000 on behalf of indigent patients and the uninsured and on behalf of employees for these unforeseen losses and emergencies. In total, baptist memorial health care foundation spent over $13 million from donor-restricted funds to support service areas such as pediatric care, stroke services, hospice, medical research, charity care, clinical scholarships, cardiology, cancer care and nursing education. The foundation sponsors several fundraising events throughout the year. The art of caring is an annual fundraiser and silent auction featuring art donated by local artists to benefit baptist reynolds hospice house and kemmons wilson family center for good grief. Services provided by the kemmons wilson family center for good grief are offered free of charge to those who have lost loved ones, and include the camp good grief programs. Hospice care and bereavement programs are made possible by contributions from the community, the support of baptist memorial health care foundation and fund raising efforts, such as the annual art of caring. Another fund raising event is the cardiac classic. This golf tournament is an annual event that is supported by numerous companies. The event raises money to help support baptist memorial health care system hospitals treat cardiac patients, conduct educational programs and perform research. Northeast arkansas baptist charitable foundation, the arkansas division of baptist memorial health care foundation, sponsors several events in the northeast arkansas area. One of these is the duck classic. The duck classic is an annual event. Corporate sponsors and individuals donate many items for the live and silent auctions. There are raffles for guns, hunting equipment, guided hunts, etc. Each year over 1. 000 men and women come from a ten-state area to participate. Espn outdoors and the outdoors channel provide national coverage. This special event raises money to help support the many progams sponsored by the nea baptist charitable foundation such as the medicine assistance program, center for healthy children, hope circle and more. If you would like more information on the baptist memorial health care foundation or nea baptist charitable foundation, please visit our websites at www. Bmhgiving. Org or www. Neacfoundation. Org.