THE ST ANTHONY HOSPITAL FOUNDATION INC

SSM HEALTH ST. ANTHONY HOSPITAL FOUNDATION, INC. PART III STATEMENT OF PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS SSM HEALTH ST. ANTHONY HOSPITAL FOUNDATION PROVIDES PHILANTHROPIC DOLLARS TO SUPPORT THE HEALING MISSION OF SSM HEALTH OKLAHOMA IN PROVIDING EXCEPTIONAL, COMPASSIONATE HEALTH CARE TO THE PEOPLE AND COMMUNITIES WE SERVE, ESPECIALLY THE POOR AND VULNERABLE. SSM HEALTH OKLAHOMA IS COMPRISED OF FIVE HOSPITAL - SSM HEALTH ST. ANTHONY HOSPITAL, SSM HEALTH BONE & JOINT HOSPITAL AT ST. ANTHONY, SSM HEALTH ST. ANTHONY HOSPITAL - SHAWNEE, SSM HEALTH ST. ANTHONY HOSPITAL SHAWNEE, SEMINOLE CAMPUS, SSM HEALTH ST. ANTHONY HOSPITAL - MIDWEST, FIVE HEALTHPLEXES, AND NUMEROUS AMBULATORY CAMPUSES AND MEDICAL CLINICS. THROUGH OUR AFFILIATE HEALTH OKLAHOMA NETWORK OF 18 RURAL HOSPITALS, WE ARE STRENGTHENING HEALTH CARE THROUGHOUT OKLAHOMA BY PROVIDING MANAGEMENT EXPERTISE, TELEMEDICINE, SPECIALTY PHYSICIANS, TECHNOLOGY ASSISTANCE AND CARING FOR CRITICALLY ILL PATIENTS TRANSFERRED EACH MONTH TO RECEIVE CARE THEIR HOME HOSPITAL CANNOT PROVIDE. SSM HEALTH OKLAHOMA IS PART OF SSM HEALTH (SSMH) A NOT-FOR-PROFIT CATHOLIC HEALTH CARE SYSTEM FOUNDED IN 1872 BY CATHOLIC SISTERS. SSMH IS SERVING THE COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH NEEDS OF COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE MIDWEST THROUGH ONE OF THE LARGEST INTEGRATED DELIVERY SYSTEMS IN THE NATION. WITH CARE DELIVERY SITES IN ILLINOIS, MISSOURI, OKLAHOMA AND WISCONSIN, SSMH INCLUDES 23 ACUTE CARE HOSPITALS, ONE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL, MORE THAN 300 PHYSICIAN OFFICES/OUTPATIENT SITES, VIRTUAL CARE SERVICES, 12 POST-ACUTE FACILITIES, COMPREHENSIVE HOME CARE AND HOSPICE SERVICES, A PHARMACY BENEFIT COMPANY, A HEALTH INSURANCE COMPANY, AND AN ACCOUNTABLE CARE ORGANIZATION. THE HEALTH SYSTEM EMPLOYS NEARLY 40,000 PEOPLE AND IS AFFILIATED WITH NEARLY 13,000 PHYSICIANS MAKING IT ONE OF THE LARGEST EMPLOYERS IN EVERY COMMUNITY IT SERVES. IN THE TRADITION OF ITS FOUNDING SISTERS, SSMH STRIVES TO FULFILL ITS MISSION BY PROVIDING EXCEPTIONAL HEALTH CARE TO EVERYONE WHO COMES TO ITS HOSPITALS, REGARDLESS OF THEIR ABILITY TO PAY. SUMMARIZE THE FOUNDATION'S APPROACH TO PROVIDING COMMUNITY BENEFIT. OUR TOP PRIORITY IS THE HEALTH, COMFORT AND SATISFACTION OF OUR PATIENTS. EXCEPTIONALLY SKILLED TEAMS OF PHYSICIANS, NURSES AND TECHNICIANS PROVIDE STATE-OF-THE-ART MEDICINE IN AN ENVIRONMENT THAT FOSTERS HOPE AND HEALING. PHILANTHROPIC DONATIONS HELP GIVE PATIENTS THE VERY BEST CARE BY FUNDING NEW EQUIPMENT AND TECHNOLOGY, IMPROVING PATIENT CARE AREAS, TRAINING OUR HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS AND ENSURING ALL OUR PATIENTS RECEIVE EXCEPTIONAL, COMPASSIONATE HEALTH CARE. OUR GIVING PRIORITIES ARE ALIGNED WITH THE STRATEGIC GOALS OF SSM HEALTH OKLAHOMA, ENSURING THAT MONIES DONATED TO ST. ANTHONY FOUNDATION ARE USED TO SUPPORT CRITICAL MEDICAL SERVICES. OUR CURRENT GIVING PRIORITIES ARE: AREAS OF GREATEST NEED: FUNDS SUPPORT PROGRAMS AND SERVICES MOST NEEDED TO MEET THE HEALTH CARE NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITIES WE SERVE. HOSPITALS & FACILITIES DEVELOPMENT: FUNDS NEW CONSTRUCTION AND IMPROVEMENTS FOR PATIENT CARE AREAS. CANCER CARE: DONATIONS ENABLE ST. ANTHONY TO CONTINUE ITS LEADERSHIP IN CANCER CARE. THE TREE OF LIFE FUND PROVIDES COMFORTS, MEDICATIONS AND OTHER ASSISTANCE TO CANCER PATIENTS. EQUIPMENT AND TECHNOLOGY: FUNDS HELP PURCHASE ADVANCED EQUIPMENT AND TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATIONS IN SPECIALIZED PATIENT CARE TO CONTINUE TO PROVIDE THE HIGHEST QUALITY CARE. CARDIAC CARE: DONATIONS ENABLE ST. ANTHONY'S HEART AND VASCULAR INSTITUTE TO CONTINUE ITS LEADERSHIP IN CARDIAC AND VASCULAR CARE, INCLUDING THE ACQUISITION OF ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY AND PATIENT SERVICES. ORTHOPEDICS: CONTRIBUTIONS ENABLE SSM HEALTH BONE & JOINT HOSPITAL AT ST. ANTHONY TO CONTINUE ITS LEADERSHIP IN THE DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT OF ALL TYPES OF ARTHRITIC, ORTHOPEDIC AND SPINAL BONE CONDITIONS. BEHAVIORAL MEDICINE: AS THE LARGEST PROVIDER OF MENTAL HEALTH IN THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA, WE HELP PATIENTS FROM AS YOUNG AS FOUR TO ELDERLY CITIZENS. DESCRIPTION OF COMMUNITY BENEFIT PROGRAMS DONATIONS SUPPORT HOSPITAL AND FACILITY IMPROVEMENTS, ADD NEW TECHNOLOGY AND EQUIPMENT, SUPPORT PATIENT CARE AREAS, PROVIDE CONTINUING EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES TO MEDICAL STAFF AND PROVIDE PATIENT ASSISTANCE THROUGH OUR CARE AND COMPASSION FUNDS AND THE SISTERS FUND THAT PROVIDES PRESCRIPTION MEDICATIONS TO THE NEEDY. RECENT ACCOMPLISHMENTS MADE POSSIBLE WITH DONATIONS TO THE FOUNDATION INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO: CREATING A NEW POST- PARTUM CARE WING IN ST. ANTHONY HOSPITAL'S JOYFUL BEGINNINGS CHILDBIRTH CENTER. ADDING AN ADDITIONAL 3D MAMMOGRAPHY MACHINE IN THE ST. ANTHONY HOSPITAL SHAWNEE BREAST CENTER. RELOCATING AND DOUBLING THE SIZE OF ST. ANTHONY HOSPITAL'S FAMILY MEDICINE CENTER AND RESIDENCY PROGRAM. ADDING NEW PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT AND RENOVATING THE GYMNASIUM FLOOR TO PROVIDE EXERCISE AND PLAY AREAS FOR CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENT PATIENTS IN OUR BEHAVIORAL MEDICINE CENTER. SUPPORTING OUR SAINTS TEAM MEMBERS WHEN THEY FACE PERSONAL DISASTERS AND CHALLENGES. ADDING NEW EQUIPMENT AND TECHNOLOGY TO DELIVER THE BEST CARE TO OUR PATIENTS. HELPING OUR MOST VULNERABLE PATIENTS BY PROVIDING PRESCRIPTION MEDICATIONS, AS WELL AS CLOTHING ITEMS, SHOES AND OTHER NEEDS TO HELP KEEP THEM WELL AFTER DISCHARGE. HELPING CHILDREN AND ADULT PATIENTS FACING THE CHALLENGES OF MENTAL ILLNESS. AS MANY OF OUR CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENT PATIENTS COME TO US WITH LITTLE BUT THE CLOTHING ON THEIR BACKS, DONATIONS BUY SHOES, CLOTHING, PROVIDE DENTAL AND VISION CARE, AND ADD SPECIAL TRAINING AND EDUCATIONAL SESSIONS FOR BOTH PATIENTS AND THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS. SUPPORT OF COMMUNITY NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS LIMITED FUNDS ARE PROVIDED TO OTHER NONPROFIT COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS THROUGH EVENT SPONSORSHIPS. EACH FUNDING REQUEST IS REVIEWED TO DETERMINE BENEFIT TO THE COMMUNITY AND CONNECTION TO SSM HEALTH OKLAHOMA GOALS.