Hennepin Health Foundation

TO RAISE AND ADMINISTER PHILANTHROPIC SUPPORT FOR HENNEPIN HEALTHCARE SYSTEMS INC.HENNEPIN HEALTH FOUNDATION (HHF) SUPPORTS THE MISSION OF HENNEPIN HEALTHCARE, MINNESOTA'S LARGEST PUBLIC SAFETY NET AND ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER. HENNEPIN HEALTHCARE IS HOME TO THE LARGEST AND BUSIEST TRAUMA CENTER IN THE STATE AND TRAINS THE MAJORITY OF THE PHYSICIANS, NURSES AND CLINICIANS WHO CARE FOR THE CITIZENS OF THIS STATE. HENNEPIN HEALTHCARE'S HOSPITAL AND CLINICS DELIVER MORE THAN 93,000 EMERGENCY AND URGENT CARE VISITS AND APPROXIMATELY 662,000 CLINIC VISITS EACH YEAR. HENNEPIN HEALTH FOUNDATION RAISES AND ADMINISTERS PHILANTHROPIC SUPPORT FOR HENNEPIN HEALTHCARE AND ITS RESEARCH ARM, HENNEPIN HEALTHCARE RESEARCH INSTITUTE (HHRI).

INNOVATIONS IN PATIENT CARE: WITH OVER 4,000 PATIENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES SEEKING CARE EACH DAY, EVERY GIFT CAN EMPOWER AND PROVIDE COMFORT DURING TIMES OF UNCERTAINTY. DONATIONS SUPPORT A VARIETY OF URGENT NEEDS OF OUR PATIENT POPULATION, REMOVE BARRIERS TO HEALTHCARE ACCESS, MAXIMIZE TECHNOLOGY TO ADVANCE HEALTHIER OUTCOMES, AND LAUNCH INNOVATIONS THAT EMPOWER PATIENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES TO TAKE CHARGE OF THEIR HEALTH CARE. THERE IS ENORMOUS POTENTIAL TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH OF OUR COMMUNITY, EVEN TARGETING SPECIFIC POPULATIONS OR DISEASES. HENNEPIN HEALTHCARE HAS MANY EFFORTS UNDERWAY TO EXTEND CARE BEYOND THE WALLS OF OUR CLINICS AND HOSPITAL. THROUGH MVNA AND HOSPICE OF THE TWIN CITIES, HHS EXPANDS THE OPPORTUNITY FOR DONORS TO SUPPORT THE DELIVERY OF HEALTHCARE IN SHELTERS, PRIVATE HOMES, SCHOOLS, BUSINESSES, AND COMMUNITY CENTERS. EXAMPLES INCLUDE: SUPPORT FOR APPOINTMENT TRANSPORTATION, ACCESS TO CLOTHING AND FOOD, ASSISTANCE WITH MEDICAL EQUIPMENT, LODGING FOR OUT-OF-TOWN FAMILIES, AND ENHANCED SERVICES FOR YOUTH, THE LGBTQ COMMUNITIES, MOTHER-BABY, THOSE IN COUNTY JAIL, AND THE HOMELESS.

EDUCATING THE WORKFORCE OF TOMORROW: HENNEPIN HEALTHCARE IS HOME TO OVER 15 RESIDENCY AND FELLOWSHIP TRAINING PROGRAMS AND IS THE PRIMARY TEACHING AFFILIATE OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA AND MORE THAN 60 MINNESOTA SCHOOLS. WE ARE A PLACE OF LEARNING AND INNOVATION FOR THOUSANDS OF HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS EACH YEAR, INCLUDING: FIRSTRESPONDERS, RESIDENT PHYSICIANS, NURSING STUDENTS, AND MEDICAL STUDENTS IN ROTATIONS. DONATIONS HELP ENHANCE TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES AND RESIDENCY PROGRAMS, PURCHASE EQUIPMENT, AND EXPAND TRAUMA PREVENTION OUTREACH, TELEMEDICINE, AND RURAL HEALTH EDUCATION.

TRAUMA AND CRITICAL CARE: HENNEPIN HEALTHCARE IS HOME TO THE LARGEST AND BUSIEST LEVEL 1 TRAUMA CENTER IN THE STATE, INCLUDING A PEDIATRIC LEVEL 1 TRAUMA CENTER. GENEROSITY PROVIDES FUNDING TO THE PATIENT CARE SERVICES RELATED TO HHS'S LEVEL 1 TRAUMA DESIGNATIONS SUCH AS PATIENT COMFORT IN TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY, THE BURN UNIT, STROKE CARE, HEART CLINIC, REGIONAL POISON CENTER AND TOXICOLOGY CARE, CARE DURING AND AFTER TRANSPLANT, AND CARE IN DEALING WITH THE EFFECTS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT.

CLINICAL RESEARCH: INSIGHTS PROVIDED BY MEDICAL RESEARCH AT HENNEPIN HEALTHCARE LOOK TO LESSEN THE IMPACT OF TODAY'S HEALTH PROBLEMS. RESEARCH PRIORITIES INCLUDE: ADDICTION, COVID-19, HEALTH SERVICES, INFECTIOUS DISEASE/HIV, AND ACUTE CARE/TRAUMA. FINANCIAL SUPPORT CAN IMPACT THE SUCCESS OF THIS RESEARCH DIRECTED BY THE HENNEPIN HEALTHCARE RESEARCH INSTITUTE.