PROVIDENCE HEALTH & SERVICES - MONTANA

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 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 117,000 CAREGIVERS (ALL EMPLOYEES) SERVE IN 51 HOSPITALS, 1,000 CLINICS AND A COMPREHENSIVE RANGE OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES ACROSS ALASKA, CALIFORNIA, MONTANA, NEW MEXICO, OREGON, TEXAS AND WASHINGTON. THE PROVIDENCE FAMILY INCLUDES:-PROVIDENCE ACROSS SEVEN WESTERN STATES-COVENANT HEALTH IN WEST TEXAS-PROVIDENCE FACEY MEDICAL FOUNDATION IN LOS ANGELES, CA-KADLEC IN SOUTHEAST WASHINGTON-PACIFIC MEDICAL CENTERS IN SEATTLE, WA-SWEDISH HEALTH SERVICES IN SEATTLE, WAAS A COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION, WE ARE SERVING MORE PEOPLE, ADVANCING BEST PRACTICES AND CONTINUING OUR MORE THAN 100-YEAR TRADITION OF SERVING THE POOR AND VULNERABLE. DELIVERING SERVICES ACROSS SEVEN STATES, PROVIDENCE IS COMMITTED TO TOUCHING MILLIONS OF MORE LIVES AND ENHANCING THE HEALTH OF THE AMERICAN WEST TO TRANSFORM CARE FOR THE NEXT GENERATION AND BEYOND.THROUGH COMMUNITY BENEFIT PROGRAMS AND OTHER HIGH-IMPACT INVESTMENTS, WE WORK TO ENSURE BASIC HEALTH NEEDS ARE MET AND SERVE TO REMOVE BARRIERS TO CARE, BUILD COMMUNITY RESILIENCE AND INNOVATE FOR THE FUTURE. MINISTRIES AND AFFILIATES SUPPORT ORGANIZATIONS, PROGRAMS AND INITIATIVES THAT IMPROVE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING AND INCREASE EQUITABLE ACCESS TO QUALITY CARE AT THE COMMUNITY LEVEL AND AT SCALE ACROSS SEVEN STATES.WE ARE PROUD OF OUR HISTORY AND CONTINUED COMMITMENT TO HELPING BUILD A MORE EQUITABLE, SUSTAINABLE FUTURE. OUR STEADFAST COMMITMENT TO RESPONDING TO COMMUNITY NEED IS ONE OF THE MANY WAYS MINISTRIES, AFFILIATES AND CAREGIVERS LIVE OUT OUR SHARED MISSION AND CONTINUE TO SERVE AS A VITAL SAFETY NET FOR THOSE WHO ARE VULNERABLE.FOR MORE INFORMATION GO TO: HTTPS://WWW.PROVIDENCE.ORG/ABOUT/ANNUAL-REPORTENVIRONMENTAL, SOCIAL, AND GOVERNANCE STANDARDSPROVIDENCE CONTINUES TO EXECUTE ON OUR INTEGRATED STRATEGIC AND FINANCIAL PLAN, WHICH CLEARLY EXPRESSES OUR COMMITMENT AND ACCELERATION OF THE IMPORTANT WORK TO ADDRESS SOCIAL, RACIAL, AND ECONOMIC DISPARITIES AND REDUCE OUR CARBON FOOTPRINT IN THE COMMUNITIES WE SERVE. PROVIDENCE ADVANCES PROGRESS ON OUR CARBON NEGATIVE GOAL AND IN 2023 WE ESTIMATED THAT WE DECREASED EMISSIONS BY OVER 12 PERCENT COMPARED TO OUR 2019 BASELINE. IN ADDITION, OUR EFFORTS LED TO THE INTRODUCTION OF THE GREEN HOSPITALS ACT, LEGISLATION MODELED AFTER PROVIDENCE THAT WOULD PROVIDE CRITICAL FEDERAL FUNDING TO WEATHERIZE AND MODERNIZE HEALTH CARE FACILITIES. PROVIDENCE COMPLETED A COMPREHENSIVE CLIMATE RESILIENCE PLAN IN ALIGNMENT WITH OUR COMMITMENT TO THE US DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES CLIMATE PLEDGE. WE CONTINUE TO REDUCE GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS WITH A FOCUS ON LED LIGHTING UPGRADES, WATER CONSERVATION, MORE EFFICIENT DELIVERY OF NITROUS OXIDE GAS DURING ANESTHESIA, AND ADVANCING OUR WASTE OPTIMIZATION WORK ACROSS ALL HOSPITALS AND CLINICS.2023 PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTSIN 2023, PROVIDENCE MONTANA CONTINUED ITS TRADITION OF COMPASSION AND DEDICATION TO OUR COMMUNITIES BY INVESTING TO ADDRESS COMMUNITY NEED. IN 2023, PROVIDENCE ST. PATRICK HOSPITAL FOCUSED ON IDENTIFIED PRIORITY NEEDS OF ACCESS TO MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES, SAFE AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING, ACCESS TO SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER TREATMENT, AND ADDRESSING HOMELESSNESS.ACCESS TO MENTAL HEALTH SERVICESPROVIDENCE MEDICAL GROUP PRIMARY CARE CLINICS HAVE EMBEDDED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH PROVIDERS, WITH STANDARDIZED DEPRESSION AND SUICIDE RISK SCREENINGS. PROVIDENCE ST. PATRICK HOSPITAL INPATIENT BEHAVIORAL HEALTH FOR ADULTS AND ADOLESCENTS PROVIDES CRUCIAL ACCESS IN THE STATE OF MONTANA.PROVIDENCE ST. PATRICK HOSPITAL SUPPORTED THE OPENING OF MISSOULA'S FIRST COMMUNITY-BASED MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS CENTER, RIVERWALK CRISIS CENTER, WHICH OPENED IN NOVEMBER 2023 WITH COLLABORATION AMONG HOSPITALS, MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE PROVIDERS AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT.SAFE AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING:IN 2022, PROVIDENCE MONTANA STAFF REFERRED 49 PATIENTS FOR LEGAL HELP WITH HOUSING/UTILITY ASSISTANCE THROUGH OUR MEDICAL-LEGAL PARTNERSHIP WITH MONTANA LEGAL SERVICES ASSOCIATION. SINCE THE PROGRAM LAUNCHED IN 2020, 40% OF REFERRALS TO THE MEDICAL-LEGAL PARTNERSHIP ARE RELATED TO HOUSING CONCERNS. THIS PARTNERSHIP ALSO PROVIDED RAPID ACCESS TO MONTANA EMERGENCY RENTAL ASSISTANCE (MERA) PROGRAM VIA MONTANA LEGAL SERVICES ASSOCIATION TO SUPPORT PEOPLE TO MAINTAINING THEIR HOUSING.ACCESS TO SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER TREATMENT:PROVIDENCE ST. PATRICK HOSPITAL EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT CONTINUED PILOT OF MOUD (MEDICATION FOR OPIOID USE) IN ED SETTING WITH REFERRAL TO COMMUNITY-BASED SERVICES FOR ONGOING CARE.ADDRESSING HOMELESSNESS:PROVIDENCE ST. PATRICK HOSPITAL STAFF PARTICIPATE IN WEEKLY COMMUNITY MEETINGS TO ADDRESS THE NEEDS OF PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY WHO ARE UNSHELTERED AND AT THE HIGHEST RISK DUE TO MENTAL HEALTH, SUBSTANCE ABUSE, AND CHRONIC ILLNESS. WITH SUPPORT FROM PROVIDENCE, COMMUNITY SOLUTIONS BEGAN WORK WITH THE CITY OF MISSOULA TO IMPLEMENT THE COMMUNITY INTERVENTION BUILT FOR ZERO, THE GOAL OF WHICH IS FOR MISSOULA TO REACH "FUNCTIONAL ZERO" IN THE LOCAL RATE OF HOMELESSNESS.FOR MORE INFORMATION GO TO: HTTPS://WWW.PROVIDENCE.ORG/ABOUT/ANNUAL-REPORT/MONTANA