PROVIDENCE HOSPICE OF SEATTLE 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.PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS: DURING 2023, PROVIDENCE HOSPICE OF SEATTLE'S SAFE CROSSINGS PROGRAM & BEREAVEMENT SERVICES CONTINUED ITS SERVICE TO CHILDREN GRIEVING THE DEATH OF THEIR MOTHER, FATHER, OR OTHER CLOSE LOVED ONES. THESE SERVICES WERE PROVIDED TO CHILDREN WHOSE LOVED ONE WAS CARED FOR BY PROVIDENCE HOSPICE OF SEATTLE, AS WELL AS CHILDREN IN THE GREATER COMMUNITY WHO WERE STRUGGLING WITH THE DEATH OF SOMEONE THEY LOVE. THE GOAL OF SAFE CROSSINGS IS TO PROMOTE A HEALTHY GRIEF PROCESS. IT IS STAFFED BY MASTER-LEVEL SOCIAL WORKERS WHO ARE EXPERIENCED IN WORKING WITH CHILDREN AND FAMILIES FACING A RANGE OF DIFFICULT LIFE ISSUES. IN 2023, SAFE CROSSINGS SERVED 777 CHILDREN AND TEENS.ADULT PALLIATIVE CARE WORKS WITH ADULTS WHO ARE STRUGGLING WITH A LIFE-LIMITING ILLNESS AND HAVE A PROGNOSIS OF 12 MONTHS OR LESS. THEY DO NOT YET QUALIFY FOR HOSPICE, BUT THEY DESPERATELY NEED HELP. OUR PROGRAM WORKS WITH THEM TO SORT THROUGH TREATMENT OPTIONS, NEXT STEPS, AVAILABLE COMMUNITY RESOURCES, AND INEVITABLE LIFE CHANGES. TRANSITIONS IS AVAILABLE FREE OF CHARGE, AND MANY OF OUR CLIENTS WOULD HAVE NOWHERE ELSE TO TURN WITHOUT IT. IT IS A LIFELINE DURING WHAT IS PROBABLY THE SCARIEST TIME IN THEIR LIVES. AND IT IS THE ONLY PROGRAM OF ITS KIND IN KING COUNTY. IN 2023 THE PROGRAM SERVED 244 CLIENTS.OUR STEPPING STONES CHILDREN'S HOSPICE AND PALLIATIVE CARE PROGRAM CARES FOR TERMINALLY AND SERIOUSLY ILL CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES. OUR TEAM OF CERTIFIED AND SKILLED PEDIATRIC SPECIALISTS OFFERS GENTLE AND COMPASSIONATE MEDICAL, EMOTIONAL, AND SPIRITUAL SUPPORT TO KIDS WITH LIFE-LIMITING ILLNESSES, ENABLING THEM TO COMPLETE THEIR LIFE WITH RESPECT AND DIGNITY. STEPPING STONES IS OPEN TO ANY CHILD IN NEED, REGARDLESS OF THEIR FAMILY'S FINANCIAL CIRCUMSTANCES. THE PROGRAM IS DIVIDED INTO TWO AREAS-HOSPICE CARE AND PALLIATIVE CARE. IN 2023, THE PROGRAM CARED FOR 105 CHILDREN. THE PROGRAM RECEIVES SOME FUNDING THROUGH INSURANCE AND MEDICAID, BUT THERE REMAINS A LARGE GAP IN FUNDING THAT IS MADE UP THROUGH DONATIONS.CAMP ERIN-KING COUNTY IS AN ANNUAL CAMP FOR KIDS IN OUR COMMUNITY, AGES 5-17, WHO ARE GRIEVING THE DEATH OF THEIR MOTHER, FATHER, OR OTHER LOVED ONES. ISOLATION IS ONE OF THE MAIN OBSTACLES TO HEALTHY GRIEVING, AND CAMP ERIN BRINGS GRIEVING KIDS TOGETHER. IT PROVIDES THEM WITH A SPACE TO SAFELY EXPRESS THEIR FEELINGS, BETTER UNDERSTAND THE GRIEF PROCESS, AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, KNOW THAT THEY ARE NOT ALONE. THE WEEKEND IS FILLED WITH BOTH OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES AND THERAPEUTIC ACTIVITIES FOCUSED ON THE GRIEVING PROCESS. THE GOAL OF CAMP ERIN IS TO NORMALIZE THE GRIEF PROCESS, TEACH KIDS COPING SKILLS TO DEAL WITH GRIEF, AND PROVIDE THEM WITH AN AWARENESS OF HEALTHY INTERPERSONAL SKILLS. IN 2023 THE CAMP SERVED 95 CHILDREN. THE PATIENT SPECIAL NEEDS FUND HELPS PATIENTS WITH NON-MEDICAL SERVICES AND NEEDS THAT ARE BEYOND THE SCOPE OF TRADITIONAL HOSPICE REIMBURSEMENT. SMALL GRANTS GO TO VENDORS ON BEHALF OF PATIENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES WHO ARE STRUGGLING FINANCIALLY TO HELP PAY FOR RENT, UTILITIES, FOOD, ASSISTANCE WITH FUNERAL COSTS, AND MORE. IN 2023, 249 PATIENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES WERE ASSISTED BY THIS FUND.THE ADULT GRIEF SUPPORT PROGRAM WORKS WITH BOTH BEREAVED FAMILIES OF HOSPICE PATIENTS AND WITH GRIEVING MEMBERS OF THE GREATER COMMUNITY. THEY UTILIZE SUPPORT GROUPS (WHICH WERE VIRTUAL FOR MUCH OF 2021), ONE-ON-ONE SUPPORT, AND MAILED MATERIALS TOO. THE FOUNDATION SUPPORTS THE GRIEF SUPPORT PROVIDED TO THE WIDER COMMUNITY. IN 2023, THE PROGRAM TOUCHED THE LIVES OF MORE THAN 500 PEOPLE.COMFORT CARE PROGRAM WAS RESTARTED IN THE 4TH QUARTER OF THE YEAR AFTER A HIATUS BECAUSE OF COVID. A LIMITED NUMBER SERVICES SUCH AS MASSAGE, MUSIC THERAPY AND MORE ARE PROVIDED TO HOSPICE PATIENTS DUE TO COMMUNITY SUPPORT. MORE THAN 200 SESSIONS WERE PROVIDED FREE OF CHARGE.