Major Hospital Foundation

Programs: Major hospital funding: during 2017, the foundation contributed $800,000 to major hospital for the construction of the mhp medical center. This is the second of five payments scheduled for 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, and 2020. The foundation provided $800,000 in 2016. A donation of $100,000 was made to major hospital to help fund the linear accelerator at the mhp center for oncology and hematology. The foundation also granted $5,000 to the hospital to help support the clinical relationship with iupuc. This relationship will help mhp reach its goal of 80 percent of mhp nurses having a bachelor of science in nursing (bsn) degree by 2020. Studies show that in hospitals with a greater number of nurses who hold a bsn, the quality of care increases. The grant also will provide doctoral nurses for research projects and highler level consulting at mhp.

patient and family support program funding: the prescription assistance program disbursed $4,635 to purchase 162 prescriptions for 84 patients who could not afford them. This assistance is short-term for one or two cycles of prescriptions while case managers work, when necessary, to find long term prescription assistance for the patient. The program prevents costly readmissions of inpatients and helps keep outpatients healthy so that they are not admitted for something that could have been prevented with medication. The patient and family support fund disbursed $10,629 in small healthcare related items for 181 patients during recovery, helping to reduce unneeded stress during their hospital stay. In most cases, the items helped patients transition more successfully to home or a rehabilitation facility. The "you are not alone" fund disbursed $4,154 to help 16 oncology patients in need with day to day living expenses and special items to increase quality of life. The women's alliance donated $14,643. 24 to help make gifts for patients. They made baby sized christmas stockings for newborn babies, oncology support bags for each patient in treatment at the mhp center for oncology and hematology, and cardiac rehabilitation gym bags for each patient in cardiac rehab at mhp. The foundation also granted $8,000 to help fund the baby & me, tobacco free program at mhp. 25. 2% of pregnant mothers who deliver at mhp admit to using tobacco during pregnancy, and this incentive-based program is designed to help them stop smoking.

employee relief funding: assisted 7 employees for a total of $3,453. Employees experiencing a verifiable financial crisis can apply to the fund. Applications are reviewed by an anonymous employee committee who serve as volunteers. The fund is financially supported by employees who wish to direct their contributions to the employee relief fund.

other project funding:"the friend of nursing" award of $500 was given during the year. Project fever control funds of $888 were used to provide thermometers and medicine vouchers for motrin and/or tylenol to parents and guardians of febrile children arriving in the emergency department. This educational program provides information on controlling a fever and when a visit to the emergency department is warranted. Rent assistance for a cardiac patient from the cardiac patient assistance fund. The benesse healing garden fund disbursed $411 for maintenance.