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Causes: General Hospitals, Health
Mission: We must preserve the public health for the public good of all marion county residents.
Programs: Recovery of bad debt from prior hospital operations; other third party recoups of disputed payments and recovery of insurance bankruptcy for prior patient care costs.
health initiatives - planning for future health initiatives such as move marion, employer wellness and school system-wide fitness programs. Initiating the framework for collaborative efforts within the marion county community.
grant program - grants were awarded for the following: diabetes education and prevention; prescription medication program assistance; program for ages 6-14 to address childhood obesity with physical activity, healthy eating and self-esteem; implementation of the triple aim initiative including 80 organizations; smoking cessation program and tobacco intervention; crisis assessment, referral and engagement team available 24 hours each day that can respond to behavioral health crises; initiate a care team approach for mental health; mobile dental clinic in an area without dental care; dental consortium to build capacity in the community including evening hours for adult dental services, including an annual mega clinic to provide free of charge portable dental clinic; school system-wide health program to help decrease obesity rate in marion county; and assist to increase the latino community's diabetes prevention and provide linkage to treatment.
This organization's nonprofit status may have been revoked or it may have merged with another organization or ceased operations.