BAPTIST MEMORIAL HEALTH CARE FOUNDATION INC

BAPTIST MEMORIAL HEALTH CARE FOUNDATION, INC., 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, INC. HELP ACCOMPLISH BAPTIST MEMORIAL HEALTH CARE CORPORATION'S CHARITABLE CARE OBJECTIVES AND PROVIDE RESOURCES FOR ENHANCED PATIENT CARE, EDUCATION, AND GROUNDBREAKING CLINICAL RESEARCH. BAPTIST MEMORIAL HEALTH CARE FOUNDATION, INC. SOLICITS, RECEIVES, AND MANAGES CONTRIBUTIONS, GIFTS, GRANTS, AND BEQUESTS. FUNDS RAISED BY BAPTIST MEMORIAL HEALTH CARE FOUNDATION, INC. 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, INC. 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, INC. 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, INC.'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS GRANT PROGRAM HAS MADE AVAILABLE THE NECESSARY FUNDS TO EXPAND EXISTING SERVICES AND PROGRAMS THROUGHOUT 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, INC.'S ENDOWMENT.THE FOLLOWING PROGRAMS RECEIVED NEW FUNDING DURING THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2024:EPILEPSY AND FUNCTIONAL NEUROSURGERY PROGRAM: THIS GRANT WILL FUND START-UP COSTS FOR A COMPREHENSIVE FUNCTIONAL NEUROSURGERY PROGRAM AT BAPTIST MEMORIAL HOSPITAL-MEMPHIS FOR EPILEPSY AND OTHER NEURODEGENERATIVE DISORDERS. BAPTIST MEMORIAL COLLEGE OF HEALTH SCIENCES, INC. SONOGRAPHY PROGRAM EXPANSION: THIS GRANT WILL EXPAND THE DIAGNOSTIC MEDICAL SONOGRAPHY PROGRAM OFFERED AT BAPTIST HEALTH SCIENCES UNIVERSITY TO AN OFF CAMPUS INSTRUCTIONAL SITE IN JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI IN COLLABORATION WITH BAPTIST MEMORIAL HOSPITAL-MISSISSIPPI BAPTIST MEDICAL CENTER. INTERSTITIAL LUNG DISEASE MULTIDISCIPLINARY PROGRAM: THIS GRANT WILL ESTABLISH THE REGION'S FIRST MULTIDISCIPLINARY PROGRAM TO DIAGNOSE AND TREAT PATIENTS WITH INTERSTITIAL LUNG DISEASE.BAPTIST CENTER FOR GOOD GRIEF PROGRAM EXPANSION: THIS GRANT WILL EXPAND THE CENTER'S CLINICAL MODEL TO INCLUDE TWO ADDITIONAL SERVICE LINES OF CARE: 1) COMMUNITY EDUCATION & TRAINING AND 2) COMMUNITY RESPONSE & ADVOCACY. OFFICER GRANTSBAPTIST MEMORIAL HEALTH CARE FOUNDATION, INC.'S OFFICER GRANT PROGRAM ALLOWS OFFICERS AND BOARD MEMBERS OF BAPTIST MEMORIAL HEALTH CARE FOUNDATION, INC. 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:SUPPORT FOR COMMUNITY OUTREACH PROJECTS TO INCLUDE EXPANSION OF FREE GRIEF SERVICES AT MILLA'S HOUSE AND THE GRIEF CENTER IN COLLIERVILLE, TENNESSEE, ROOM AND BOARD COSTS FOR INDIGENT PATIENTS AT THE HOSPICE HOUSE, CANCER PATIENT ASSISTANCE EVENTS IN MEMPHIS, MERIDIAN, OXFORD AND JONESBORO, AND THE BIG BLUE MOBILE CLINIC WHICH PROVIDES FREE AND REDUCED COST HEALTH CARE SERVICES TO RESIDENTS OF NORTHEAST ARKANSAS AND MEETING THE NEEDS OF THE UNDERSERVED. DONOR-RESTRICTED FUNDSBAPTIST MEMORIAL HEALTH CARE FOUNDATION, INC. 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, INC. PROVIDES SUPPORT FOR BOTH THE CHARITY NEEDS OF PATIENTS AND EMPLOYEES THROUGH CHARITABLE CARE AND EMPLOYEE EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE FUNDS.