PROVIDENCE HOSPICE & HOME CARE FOUNDATION SNOHOMISH COUNTY

AT PROVIDENCE, WE USE OUR VOICE TO ADVOCATE FOR VULNERABLE POPULATIONS AND NEEDED REFORMS IN HEALTH CARE. WE ARE ALSO PURSUING INNOVATIVE WAYS TO TRANSFORM HEALTH CARE BY KEEPING PEOPLE HEALTHY, AND MAKING OUR SERVICES MORE CONVENIENT, ACCESSIBLE AND AFFORDABLE FOR ALL. IN AN INCREASINGLY UNCERTAIN WORLD, WE ARE COMMITTED TO HIGH-QUALITY, COMPASSIONATE HEALTH CARE FOR EVERYONE - REGARDLESS OF COVERAGE OR ABILITY TO PAY. WE HELP PEOPLE AND COMMUNITIES BENEFIT FROM THE BEST HEALTH CARE MODEL FOR THE FUTURE - TODAY. TOGETHER, OUR 125,000 CAREGIVERS (ALL EMPLOYEES) SERVE IN 51 HOSPITALS, 1,014 CLINICS AND A COMPREHENSIVE RANGE OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES ACROSS ALASKA, CALIFORNIA, MONTANA, NEW MEXICO, OREGON, TEXAS AND WASHINGTON. THE PROVIDENCE AFFILIATE FAMILY INCLUDES: -PROVIDENCE ACROSS FIVE WESTERN STATES -COVENANT HEALTH IN WEST TEXAS AND NEW MEXICO -FACEY MEDICAL GROUP IN LOS ANGELES, CA -KADLEC IN SOUTHEAST WASHINGTON -PACIFIC MEDICAL CENTERS IN SEATTLE, WA -SWEDISH HEALTH SERVICES IN SEATTLE, WA IN 2024, PROVIDENCE MINISTRIES AND AFFILIATES PROVIDED $1.9 BILLION IN COMMUNITY BENEFIT PROGRAMS. THIS INCLUDES FREE AND DISCOUNTED CARE, UNCOMPENSATED AND SUBSIDIZED CARE, AND OTHER COMMUNITY HEALTH ACTIVITIES. ONE OF THESE VITAL PROGRAMS, MEDICAID, IS A LIFELINE FOR MILLIONS OF INDIVIDUALS, INCLUDING SENIORS, CHILDREN, PREGNANT PATIENTS, THOSE WITH DISABILITIES AND VETERANS. WE ARE GRATEFUL TO EVERYONE IN OUR COMMUNITIES WHO HAS JOINED US IN ADVOCATING FOR CONTINUED FUNDING AND EXPANSION OF THIS PROGRAM. TOGETHER, WE ARE HELPING TO ENSURE MORE PEOPLE HAVE ACCESS TO NEEDED CARE. FOR MORE INFORMATION GO TO: HTTPS://WWW.PROVIDENCE.ORG/ABOUT/ANNUAL-REPORT THROUGH OUR COMMUNITY BENEFIT PROGRAMS, WE FOCUS ON MEETING THE DIVERSE NEEDS OF THE PEOPLE WE SERVE BY WORKING TO ENSURE BASIC HEALTH NEEDS ARE MET, REMOVING BARRIERS TO CARE, BUILDING COMMUNITY RESILIENCE AND INNOVATING FOR THE FUTURE. PROVIDENCE CONTINUES TO WORK TOWARDS CARBON NEGATIVE AND IN 2024 DECREASED EMISSIONS BY 19 PERCENT COMPARED TO OUR 2019 BASELINE. OUR EFFORTS EARNED US A SYSTEM RECORD 55 ENVIRONMENTAL EXCELLENCE AWARDS FROM PRACTICE GREENHEALTH AND MADE US THE FIRST LARGE SYSTEM TO RECEIVE THE JOINT COMMISSION'S SUSTAINABLE HEALTHCARE CERTIFICATION IN 2024 FOR EACH OF OUR HOSPITALS. REALIZING OUR MISSION - THE NEED FOR HOSPICE CARE IS RISING IN SOUTH SNOHOMISH COUNTY. THE FOUNDATION SUPPORTS OPERATIONS OF PROVIDENCE HOSPICE AND HOME CARE OF SNOHOMISH COUNTY (PHHC) THAT PROVIDES QUALITY, TIMELY, COMPREHENSIVE MEDICAL CARE IN THE PATIENT'S HOME. PHHC WORKS TO PROMOTE OPTIMUM PATIENT COMFORT THROUGH PAIN AND SYMPTOM MANAGEMENT, PALLIATIVE CARE, STRESS REDUCTION, AND THE GENERAL WELL BEING OF THE PATIENT. OUR PEDIATRIC CAROUSEL PROGRAM IS A UNIQUE BLEND OF HOME HEALTH, PALLIATIVE AND HOSPICE CARE, PROVIDING AN INTEGRATED AND TENDER APPROACH TO CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES. PATIENTS SERVED (UNDUPLICATED COUNT) FOR 2024 45 PEDIATRIC PALLIATIVE CARE PATIENTS AND 6 PEDIATRIC HOSPICE PATIENTS. CAMP ERIN PROVIDES A CARING ENVIRONMENT, FILLED WITH ACTIVITIES TO ASSIST CHILDREN AND TEENS COPING WITH LOSS. IT IS A FREE WEEKEND CAMP FOR YOUTH GRADES K-2 WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED A LOSS. CAMP ERIN OFFERS A SPECIAL COMBINATION OF FUN RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES AND SUPPORTIVE DISCUSSIONS TO HELP CAMPERS BUILD THEIR TRUST, SELF-ESTEEM AND COPING SKILLS. TOTAL NUMBER OF CHILDREN PARTICIPATING (UNDUPLICATED COUNT) FOR 2024 - 67. A BENEFIT OF HOSPICE IS FREE GRIEF SUPPORT COUNSELING FOR FAMILY MEMBERS FOR UP TO 13 MONTHS AFTER A PATIENT DIES. OUR GRIEF SUPPORT SERVICES TEAM SERVES ADULTS AND CHILDREN AND HAD MORE THAN 1,600 INDIVIDUALS ON OUR BEREAVED CENSUS IN 2024. HOSPICE IS SPECIALIZED CARE FOR THOSE WITH LIFE-LIMITING ILLNESS. IT IS CONSIDERED WHEN OPTIONS FOR CURING ILLNESS ARE EITHER NO LONGER AVAILABLE OR DESIRED BY THE PATIENT. HOSPICE AFFIRMS LIFE AND REGARDS DYING AS A NATURAL PROCESS. PATIENTS SERVED (UNDUPLICATED COUNT) FOR 2024 - 1,560. HOME CARE, WHICH INCLUDES SERVICES SUCH AS NURSING AND THERAPY CARE FOR HOMEBOUND PATIENTS WHO ARE RECOVERING FROM AN ILLNESS, SURGERY, OR INJURY. PATIENTS SERVED (UNDUPLICATED COUNT) FOR 2024 - 5,882 WITH A TOTAL OF MORE THAN 95,584 VISITS. PALLIATIVE CARE, WHICH PROVIDES IN-HOME PALLIATIVE CARE THAT MEETS THE PHYSICAL NEEDS OF PATIENTS WITH SERIOUS, LIFE-LIMITING ILLNESSES AND CONDITIONS WHILE HELPING THEM ENJOY LIFE WITH DIGNITY AND RESPECT. PATIENTS SERVED (UNDUPLICATED) FOR 2024 111. ASSISTANCE TO PATIENTS IN THE FORM OF GROCERIES, GIFT CARDS, AND PAYMENT OF OTHER NECESSARY EXPENSES - $75,996 THROUGH 699 REQUESTS.