Saint Elizabeth Foundation

SAINT ELIZABETH FOUNDATION RAISES FUNDS TO PROMOTE EXCELLENT, COMPASSIONATE, AND SPIRITUAL CARE WITHIN CHI NEBRASKA, A RELATED ORGANIZATION, AND THE COMMUNITIES THE HEALTH SYSTEM SERVES.

EXEMPT PURPOSE ACHIEVEMENTSINTRODUCTIONAS COMMONSPIRIT HEALTH, WE MAKE THE HEALING PRESENCE OF GOD KNOWN IN OUR WORLD BY IMPROVING THE HEALTH OF THE PEOPLE WE SERVE, ESPECIALLY THOSE WHO ARE VULNERABLE, WHILE WE ADVANCE SOCAL JUSTICE FOR ALL. THE PURPOSE OF SAINT ELIZABETH FOUNDATION IS TO RAISE FUNDS TO PROMOTE CAREGIVING AT SAINT ELIZABETH AND NEBRASKA HEART, PROVIDING EXCELLENT, COMPASSIONATE AND SPIRITUAL CARE THROUOGH PROGRAMS WITHIN THE HEALTH SYSTEMS AND THE COMMUITY THEY SERVE. TO ENSURE GIFTS ARE ADMINISTERED IN ACCORDANCE WITH DONORS' INTENTIONS, CHI HEALTH ST ELIZABETH FOUNDATION ESTABLISHES RESTRICTED ACCOUNTS THAT ASSURE FUNDS ARE DEDICATED TO THE PURPOSE FOR WHICH THEY ARE GIVEN.DURING THE LAST FISCAL YEAR THE FOUNDATION HAS RAISED $1,240,821 IN CONTRIBUTIONS. AT THE SAME TIME IT HAS DISBURSED $1,139,563 BACK TO THE HOSPITALS AND THE COMMUNITY.EMERGENCY & HARDSHIP CHARITY CARECHI HEALTH ST ELIZABETH FOUNDATION CURRENTLY MAINTAINS A FUND THAT PROVIDES ASSISTANCE TO PATIENTS AFTER DISCHARGE. ASSISTANCE IS PROVIDED IN AREAS OF NON-COVERED PRESCRIPTIONS, LODGING, MEALS, AND TRAVEL NEEDS. PATIENTS MUST HAVE NO OTHER MEANS OF SUPPORT. EMPLOYEE EMERGENCY FUNDTHE FOUNDATION MAINTAINS A FUND DESIGNATED STRICTLY TO EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE FOR EMPLOYEES OF CHI HEALTH ST ELIZABETH, NEBRASKA HEART, ALONG WITH OUR LINCOLN-BASED AFFILIATES. ASSISTANCE CONSISTS OF HELPING WITH UTILITIES, RENT, FOOD, TRANSPORTATION, AND MEDICAL NEEDS FOR QUALIFYING EMPLOYEES. NEONATAL FAMILY ASSISTANCE PROGRAMINFANTS CARED FOR IN THE NEONATAL INTENSIVE CARE UNIT USUALLY NEED A MINIMUM OF 23-WEEKS FOR THE LUNGS TO BE MATURE ENOUGH FOR SURVIVAL. FULL-TERM GESTATION IS 40-WEEKS. MOST BABIES STAY IN THE NICU UNTIL THEIR ORIGINAL DUE DATE. SAINT ELIZABETH REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER ASSISTS THESE PARENTS WHO LIVE OUTSIDE OF LANCASTER COUNTY BY ALLOWING THEM TO STAY CLOSE TO THEIR NEWBORN. THIS ALLOWS THEM TO DEVELOP THAT IMPORTANT BOND AND NURTURING RELATIONSHIP WITH THEIR CHILD RATHER THAN TRAVELING BACK AND FORTH BETWEEN HOME AND HOSPITAL. THE CHASE SUITES LOCATED WITHIN WALKING DISTANCE FROM THE HOSPITAL HAS OFFERED A SPECIAL RATE TO FAMILIES OF PATIENTS.SPECIAL FOUNDATION FUNDSAUXILIARYUNDER THE UMBRELLA OF SAINT ELIZABETH FOUNDATION, THE SAINT ELIZABETH AUXILIARY CONDUCTS SUPPORTIVE ACTIVITIES, WHICH ENHANCE THE QUALITY OF CARE GIVEN TO PATIENTS, THEIR FAMILIES, EMPLOYEES, AND VOLUNTEERS THROUGH FUNDRAISING EFFORTS AND POSITIVE COMMUNITY RELATIONS.NURSING ALUMNIGRADUATES OF THE SAINT ELIZABETH SCHOOL OF NURSING, WHICH CLOSED IN 1970, PROMOTED PROFESSIONALISM IN NURSING WITH FOUR SCHOLARSHIPS FOR NURSES. THE FOUNDATION STAFF SUPPORTS VARIOUS ACTIVITIES OF THE NURSING ALUMNI, SUCH AS ASSISTING WITH ANNUAL EVENTS AND INCLUSION OF THEIR SCHOLARSHIPS IN THE AWARD PROCESS.JONG YIEE SCHOLARSHIPTWO ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIPS FOR $1,000.00 HAVE BEEN ESTABLISHED BY KEVIN YIEE MD AND HIS WIFE MABELLE. THEY ARE AWARDED ANNUALLY.TWENTY FIVE ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIPS HAVE BEEN ESTABLISHED AT THE FOUNDATION BY VARIOUS DONORS. SCHOLARSHIPS ARE AWARDED ANNUALLY AFTER A SELECTION COMMITTEE REVIEWS AND SELECTS THE RECIPIENTS. THEY ARE AVAILABLE TO EMPLOYEES WHO HAVE MET CRITERIA AND HAVE SUBMITTED APPLICATIONS. A SCHOLARSHIP IS ALSO AVAILABLE FOR A TEEN VOLUNTEER AND A COLLEGE VOLUNTEER.