PROVIDENCE BENEDICTINE NURSING CENTER FOUNDATION

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, WA AS 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-REPORT ENVIRONMENTAL, 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.REALIZING OUR MISSION SINCE 1955, PROVIDENCE BENEDICTINE NURSING CENTER (PBNC) HAS BEEN A MODEL OF EXCELLENCE, INNOVATION, AND BEST PRACTICES THAT INCLUDE PATIENT AND FAMILY SPIRITUAL AND EMOTIONAL SUPPORT IN ADDITION TO PHYSICAL CARE. CONTRIBUTIONS THROUGH OUR FOUNDATION, GOVERENED BY A LOCAL VOLUNTEER BOARD, SUPPORT OUR PROGRAMS AND SERVICES AND HELP PBNC BETTER SERVE THE ELDERLY. IN 2023 DONATIONS TO THE FOUNDATION WERE USED FOR A VARIETY OF PROJECTS: CHARITY CARE FOR THE POOR AND VULNERABLE: $120,000 IN SUPPORT OF PATIENTS WITH LIMITED FINANCIAL RESOURCES HAS HELPED KEEP PBNC OPEN TO ALL THOSE IN NEED.PAYING FOR CHAPLAINS, AND SPIRITUAL CARE EXPENSES FOR OUR PATIENTS AND RESIDENTS.MEDICAL EQUIPMENT FOR THOSE IN NEED INCLUDING SPECIALTY WHEELCHAIRS AND CUSHIONS.NEW LANDSCAPING AND OUTDOOR SPACES FOR PATIENTS, FAMILIES, RESIDENTS, AND CAREGIVERS.BUILDING MAINTENANCE AND BEAUTIFICATION PROJECTS THAT ENHANCE AND MAINTAIN THE ENVIRONMENT FOR REFLECTION AND HEALING.HOME HEALTH PATIENTS RECEIVE SPECIAL EQUIPMENT THAT OUR CAREGIVERS IDENTIFY AS NEEDED BUT ARE OTHERWISE NOT AVAILABLE OR FUNDED. THIS WAS FORMERLY PAID FOR PERSONALLY BY CAREGIVERS OR LEFT AS AN UNMET NEED.RESIDENT THERAPISTS CAN ORDER SPECIALIZED ATTACHMENTS AND EQUIPMENT NOT OTHERWISE FUNDED. WHEELCHAIRS, BED, AND WALKER ITEMS THAT WOULD OTHERWISE BE UNFUNDED ARE REGULARLY PURCHASED.FOUNDATION FUNDS ALSO SUPPORT BUILDING AND EQUIPMENT NEEDS SUBMITTED THROUGHOUT THE YEAR BY DEPARTMENT MANAGERS.