Providence Medical Foundation

AS EXPRESSIONS OF GOD'S HEALING LOVE, WITNESSED THROUGH THE MINISTRY OF JESUS, WE ARE STEADFAST IN SERVING ALL, ESPECIALLY THOSE WHO ARE POOR AND VULNERABLE.

SEE SCHEDULE OAT PROVIDENCE, WE USE OUR VOICE TO ADVOCATE FOR VULNERABLE POPULATIONS AND NEEDED REFORMS IN HEALTH CARE. WE PURSUE 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 120,000 CAREGIVERS (ALL EMPLOYEES) SERVE IN 52 HOSPITALS, 1,085 CLINICS AND A COMPREHENSIVE RANGE OF 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-HOAG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL PRESBYTERIAN IN ORANGE COUNTY, CA-KADLEC IN SOUTHEAST WASHINGTON-PACIFIC MEDICAL CENTERS IN SEATTLE, WA-SWEDISH HEALTH SERVICES IN SEATTLE, WA2021 WAS MARKED BY THREE MAJOR SURGES IN COVID-19 VOLUMES, A NATIONAL SHORTAGE OF HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL, AS WELL AS DEFERRALS OF NON-EMERGENT CARE. EVEN WITH THESE TREMENDOUS CHALLENGES, THE PROVIDENCE FAMILY OF ORGANIZATIONS CONTINUED TO INVEST IN OUR COMMUNITIES, GUIDED BY OUR STRATEGIC PLAN AND OUR COMMUNITY BENEFIT PRIORITIES.FOR MORE INFORMATION GO TO: HTTPS://WWW.PROVIDENCE.ORG/ABOUT/ANNUAL-REPORTENVIRONMENTAL, SOCIAL, AND GOVERNANCE STANDARDSOVER THE LAST TWO YEARS, PROVIDENCE ADVANCED A SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY FRAMEWORK THAT INCLUDES A STRONGER COMMITMENT TO DIVERSITY, EQUITY, INCLUSION, AND ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP. WE UPDATED OUR INTEGRATED STRATEGIC & FINANCIAL PLAN TO MORE CLEARLY EXPRESS OUR COMMITMENT AND ACCELERATION OF THIS IMPORTANT WORK TO ADDRESS SOCIAL, RACIAL, AND ECONOMIC DISPARITIES IN THE COMMUNITIES WE SERVE. PROVIDENCE'S SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY FRAMEWORK AIMS TO DEPLOY THE ASSETS OF OUR SYSTEM TO SUPPORT COMMUNITY HEALTH IMPROVEMENT, STRENGTHEN LOCAL ECONOMIES AND REDUCE OUR CARBON FOOTPRINT. IN 2021, OUR SUSTAINABLE AND INCLUSIVE PURCHASING PROGRAM COMMITTED TO INCREASE OUR SPEND WITH WOMEN AND MINORITY OWNED BUSINESS ENTERPRISES BY OVER $300 MILLION ACROSS THE NEXT FIVE YEARS. WE ALSO DEPLOY AN INVESTING PORTFOLIO WHICH INCLUDES SHAREHOLDER ADVOCACY, IMPACT INVESTING, AND SOCIALLY CONSCIOUS PORTFOLIO SCREENS. IN 2021, PROVIDENCE MADE PROGRESS TOWARDS ITS CLIMATE COMMITMENT TO BECOME CARBON NEGATIVE BY 2030. WE ARE IMPLEMENTING AN ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP SYSTEM STRATEGY THAT ENCOURAGES WASTE REDUCTIONS, EFFICIENT ENERGY AND WATER USE, LOCAL AGRICULTURE PARTNERSHIPS, LESS TOXIC AND FEWER CHEMICAL USE, AND A REDUCTION IN CARBON FROM TRAVEL.REALIZING OUR MISSION PROVIDENCE MEDICAL FOUNDATION (FKA ST. JOSEPH HERITAGE HEALTHCARE) HAS BEEN MEETING THE HEALTH AND QUALITY OF LIFE NEEDS OF THE LOCAL COMMUNITY FOR OVER 25 YEARS. SERVING THE COMMUNITIES OF ORANGE, LOS ANGELES, SAN BERNADINO, NAPA, SONOMA, HUMBOLDT, LAKE, MARIN AND MENDOCINO COUNTIES, PROVIDENCE MEDICAL FOUNDATION IS A NOT FOR PROFIT MEDICAL PRACTICE FOUNDATION THAT PROVIDES QUALITY CARE IN THE AREAS OF PROFESSIONAL MEDICAL SERVICES AND ADMINISTRATION OF ST. JOSEPH HEALTH FULL RISK PATIENTS WITH OVER 3,400 EMPLOYEES COMMITTED TO REALIZING THE MISSION.AS A MEMBER OF THE ST. JOSEPH HEALTH SYSTEM, PROVIDENCE MEDICAL FOUNDATION IS COMMITTED TO EXTENDING THE HEALING MINISTRY OF JESUS IN THE TRADITION OF THE SISTERS OF ST. JOSEPH OF ORANGE. THIS MISSION HAS GUIDED OUR CATHOLIC HEALTHCARE MINISTRY SINCE THE OPENING OF OUR FIRST HOSPITAL IN EUREKA, CALIFORNIA NEARLY 100 YEARS AGO.THE SISTERS OF ST. JOSEPH OF ORANGE TRACE THEIR ROOTS BACK TO 17TH CENTURY FRANCE AND THE UNIQUE VISION OF A JESUIT PRIEST NAMED JEAN-PIERRE MEDAILLE. HE SOUGHT TO ORGANIZE AN ORDER OF RELIGIOUS WOMEN WHO, RATHER THAN REMAINING SAFELY CLOISTERED IN A CONVENT, VENTURED OUT INTO THE COMMUNITY TO SEEK OUT "THE DEAR NEIGHBORS AND MINISTER TO THEIR NEEDS. THE CONGREGATION MANAGED TO SURVIVE THE TURBULENCE OF THE FRENCH REVOLUTION AND EVENTUALLY EXPANDED, NOT ONLY THROUGHOUT FRANCE, BUT THROUGHOUT THE WORLD. IN 1912 A SMALL GROUP OF SISTERS OF ST. JOSEPH WENTTO EUREKA, CALIFORNIA AT THE INVITATION OF THE LOCAL BISHOP TO ESTABLISH A SCHOOL. A FEW YEARS LATER, THE GREAT INFLUENZA EPIDEMIC OF 1918 CAUSED THE SISTERS TO TEMPORARILY SET ASIDE THEIR EDUCATION EFFORTS TO CARE FOR THE ILL. THEY REALIZED IMMEDIATELY THAT THE SMALL COMMUNITY DESPERATELY NEEDED A HOSPITAL. THROUGH BOLD FAITH, FORESIGHT, AND FLEXIBLITY IN 1920, THE SISTERS OPENED THE 28-BED ST. JOSEPH HOSPITAL OF EUREKA, THE FIRST ST. JOSEPH HEALTH SYSTEM MINISTRY.PATIENT FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMPROVIDENCE MEDICAL FOUNDATION BELIEVES THAT NO ONE SHOULD DELAY SEEKING NEEDED MEDICAL CARE BECAUSE THEY LACK HEALTH INSURANCE. THAT IS WHY PROVIDENCE MEDICAL FOUNDATION HAS A PATIENT FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (FAP) THAT PROVIDES FREE OR DISCOUNTED SERVICES TO ELIGIBLE PATIENTS. MEDICAID PROGRAMPROVIDENCE MEDICAL FOUNDATION PROVIDED ACCESS TO UNINSURED AND UNDERINSURED PERSONS BY PARTICIPATING IN THE FEDERAL AND STATE SPONSORED MEDICAID PROGRAM.PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS PROVIDENCE MEDICAL FOUNDATION HAS A LONG-STANDING COMMITMENT TO PARTNERING WITH LIKE-MINDED AGENCIES AND ORGANIZATIONS TO INCREASE OUR OUTREACH AND ADVOCACY ON BEHALF OF UNDER-RESOURCED POPULATIONS AS WE SEEK TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH AND QUALITY OF LIFE OF PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITIES WE SERVE. THE FOLLOWING LIST REPRESENTS SOME OF OUR KEY COMMUNITY.KEY COMMUNITY PARTNERS: LAURA'S HOUSE, ALZHEIMER'S ORANGE COUNTY, WELLNESS AND PREVENTION CENTER, UNITED WAY, CONCERN AMERICA, TALLER SAN JOSE/HOPE BUILDERS, REDWOOD FOOD BANK, NAPA COUNTY HOMELESS SERVICES, UKIAH FOOD BANK, HUMBOLDT COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICTS, PACIFIC OUTFITTERS HUMBOLDT COUNTY BEACH CLEAN UP, ALZHEIMER'S ASSOCIATION, AMERICAN FOUNDATION FOR SUICIDE PREVENTION - ORANGE COUNTY. THE TOP THREE COMMUNITY BENEFIT PROGRAMS:ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD SUPPORT TO FQHC AND ST MARY CLINICS PROVIDENCE MEDICAL FOUNDATION PROVIDED INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY STAFF AND SOFTWARE LICENSE FEE SUPPORT FOR THE ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD (EMR) INFRASTRUCTURE FOR USE AT LA AMISTAD FAMILY HEALTH CENTER, ST. JUDE NEIGHBORHOOD HEALTH CENTERS AND ST. MARY MEDICAL CENTER HEALTHY BEGINNINGS SITES AFFILIATED WITH ST. JOSEPH HEALTH. THE EMR TOOL ENABLES CLINIC STAFF TO ACCESS PATIENT MEDICAL INFORMATION TO ENGAGE THEM IN THEIR HEALTH CARE AND SUPPORT THOSE WHO ARE PROVIDING PATIENT CARE. HEALTH PROFESSIONAL EDUCATIONPROVIDENCE MEDICAL FOUNDATION PROVIDES CLINICAL TRAINING, MENTORING AND INTERVIEW SKILLS COACHING TO ASSIST STUDENTS WHO ARE ENTERING THE MEDICAL PROFESSION SUCH AS PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS, NURSE PRACTITIONERS AND CLNICAL SOCIAL WORKERS. IN-KIND DONATIONS TO THE UNDERSERVEDHONORING THE LEGACY OF THE SISTERS OF PROVIDENCE AND THE SISTERS OF ST. JOSEPH OF ORANGE AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH OUR MISSION STATEMENT COMMITMENT TO SERVING THE POOR AND VULNERABLE, PROVIDENCE MEDICAL FOUNDATION ALLOCATES RESOURCES ANNUALLY TO THE UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS IN OUR COMMUNITIES. THIS YEAR MARKED OUR 3RD ANNUAL HOLIDAY BRUNCH HOSTED ON THE MORNING OF CHRISTMAS EVE IN PARTNERSHIP WITH A LOCAL RESTAURANT AND OTHER AGENCIES TO PROVIDE MEALS, ENTERTAINMENT, AND GIFTS FOR 1,200 MEMBERS OF THE HOMELESS/HOUSING INSECURE POPULATION IN NORTH ORANGE COUNTY.ADDITIONAL OUTREACH INCLUED "ADOPT-A-FAMILY", "HOLIDAY ANGEL AND "SMILE MAKERS" GIFT WISH LIST PROGRAMS IN SOUTH ORANGE COUNTY AND THE HIGH DESERT AS WELL AS MINISTRY WIDE PARTICIPATION IN CONCERN AMERICA'S ANNUAL WALK OUT OF POVERTY. FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT ST. JOSEPH HEALTH SYSTEM AND PROVIDENCE ST. JOSEPH HEALTH, PLEASE VISIT WWW.STJHS.ORG AND WWW.PSJHEALTH.ORG