Good Samaritan Hospital Foundation Kearney Nebraska

OUR FUNDRAISING ACTIVITIES AND CAREFUL STEWARDSHIP OF RESOURCES MAKE POSSIBLE THE PROGRAMS THAT HELP FURTHER OUR ORGANIZATIONAL MISSION OF SERVING PATIENTS, FAMILIES AND OUR COMMUNITY.

QUALITATIVE DESCRIPTION OF COMMUNITY BENEFIT GOOD SAMARITAN HOSPITAL, THROUGH ITS FOUNDATION AND VARIOUS PROGRAMS, HAS TAKEN A LEADERSHIP ROLE IN PROVIDING A VEHICLE FOR THE COMMUNITY AT LARGE AND EMPLOYEES WITHIN THE SYSTEM TO DONATE FUNDS THAT WILL SERVE THE NEEDY AND A VARIETY OF COMMUNITY GROUPS AND ORGANIZATIONS. EXAMPLES OF THESE INITIATIVES INCLUDE: CANCER FUND - THE CANCER FUND IS USED TO HELP DEFRAY THE COST OF TRAVEL FOR CANCER PATIENTS TRAVELING OUTSIDE THE KEARNEY AREA FOR TREATMENT. CANCER ASSISTANCE FUND - THIS FUND WAS STARTED AS AN ANNUAL CAMPAIGN BY KEARNEY HIGH SCHOOL'S TACKLE CANCER DRIVE. THE MONEY RAISED BY STUDENTS HAS BEEN DONATED TO CHI HEALTH GOOD SAMARITAN FOUNDATION TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO PATIENTS AND FAMILIES IN THE KEARNEY AREA.GOOD SAMARITAN FUND - THIS FUND PROVIDES EMERGENCY FUNDS AND RELIEF FOR EMPLOYEES IN NEED.GOOD SAM ENDOWMENT - THIS WAS ESTABLISHED WITH UNRESTRICTED FUNDS TO ADDRESS AREAS OF GREATEST NEED AT CHI HEALTH GOOD SAMARITAN HOSPITAL.FAMILY ASSISTANCE FUND - THIS FUND PROVIDES EMERGENCY FUNDS AND RELIEF TO PATIENTS IN NEED AND THEIR FAMILIES.HIRAM AND SUZ WALKER ENDOWED MEDICAL SCHOLARSHIP FUND - THIS ENDOWED FUND WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1997 BY DR. AND MRS. H.R. WALKER. THE LATE DR. WALKER WAS A MEMBER OF THE GOOD SAMARITAN HOSPITAL MEDICAL STAFF FOR 37 YEARS AND SERVED AS VICE PRESIDENT OF MEDICAL AFFAIRS AT GOOD SAMARITAN HOSPITAL FOR EIGHT YEARS. THE WALKERS' GENEROUS GIFT WILL ASSIST IN PROVIDING MEDICAL SCHOLARSHIPS IN THE YEARS TO COME.MARGARET MITCHELL PALMER HOME HEALTH ENDOWMENT FUND - THIS IS A FUND ESTABLISHED TO PROVIDE HOME HEALTH SERVICES TO THOSE UNABLE TO AFFORD SUCH SERVICES.RON AND CAROL COPE ENDOWED ELDER HEALTH CARE FUND - THIS IS A FUND ESTABLISHED TO ASSIST ELDER CITIZENS IN GAINING ACCESS TO NEEDED HEALTH CARE SERVICES. SEVERAL PATIENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES WERE ASSISTED DURING FISCAL YEAR 2015 THROUGH THE COPE FUND.SCHOLARSHIP FUNDS - A VARIETY OF SCHOLARSHIP FUNDS AND LOAN ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS HAVE BEEN ESTABLISHED TO PROVIDE MONETARY SUPPORT FOR STUDENTS PURSUING CAREERS IN HEALTH PROFESSIONS. IN 2021, THE GOOD SAMARITAN HOSPITAL FOUNDATION AWARDED $13,500 IN SCHOLARSHIPS TO THIRTEEN QUALIFIED RECIPIENTS. BERNARD HAAG NURSING SCHOLARSHIP FUND - THIS ENDOWED FUND WAS ESTABLISHED IN MEMORY OF BERNARD HAAG TO BENEFIT INDIVIDUALS PURSUING A CAREER IN NURSING.DON AND DELORES WILLIAMS ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP FUND - THE LATE DON WILLIAMS WAS A FORMER EMPLOYEE OF GOOD SAMARITAN HOSPITAL. IN 1992, HE AND HIS WIFE, DELORES, CREATED THIS ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP. THIS FUND MAKES POSSIBLE AN ANNUAL SCHOLARSHIP FOR A STUDENT PURSUING A HEALTHCARE CAREER.SHIRLEY CHAVANU ENDOWED NURSING SCHOLARSHIP FUND - SHIRLEY CHAVANU WAS AN ONCOLOGY NURSE AT GOOD SAMARITAN HOSPITAL FROM 1982 TO 1999. SHIRLEY, HER FAMILY, AND FRIENDS HAVE MADE POSSIBLE THIS ANNUAL SCHOLARSHIP FOR AN INDIVIDUAL PURSUING A CAREER IN NURSING.JIM AND MARCIA ELDER FAMILY ENDOWED RADIOLOGY SCHOLARSHIP FUND - THE LATE JIM ELDER, A FORMER GOOD SAMARITAN RADIOLOGY EMPLOYEE, AND HIS LATE WIFE MARCIA, WERE HONORED BY FRIENDS AND FAMILY WITH THIS SCHOLARSHIP FUND THAT AWARDS A RADIOLOGY STUDENT ATTENDING UNMC-KEARNEY AND COMPLETING THEIR ROTATION AT GOOD SAMARITAN.HARMS' FAMILY ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP FUND - GEORGE, FORMER VICE PRESIDENT OF FINANCE AT GOOD SAMARITAN, AND JANA HARMS ESTABLISHED THE HARMS' FAMILY ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP IN 2008 TO BENEFIT THOSE STUDENTS PURSUING A HEALTHCARE CAREER.RON AND CAROL COPE ENDOWED HEALTHCARE SCHOLARSHIP FUND - THIS FUND WAS ESTABLISHED IN 2015 TO PROVIDE SCHOLARSHIPS FOR STUDENTS PURSUING A CAREER IN A HEALTHCARE FIELD, WITH PREFERENCE GIVEN TO CHI HEALTH GOOD SAMARITAN EMPLOYEES.SAFE TEEN DRIVER ENDOWMENT - THE FOUNDATION AWARDS SCHOLARSHIPS TO AREA HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS ATTENDING DRIVER'S EDUCATION CLASSES AT THE UNK SAFETY CENTER.GOOD SAMARITAN FUND - THIS FUND PROVIDES EMERGENCY FUNDS AND RELIEF TO EMPLOYEES AND THEIR FAMILIES IN NEED. LEROY E. RHEAULT ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP FUND - LEROY E. RHEAULT WAS PRESIDENT OF GOOD SAMARITAN FROM 1981 - 1988. IN APPRECIATION OF LEROY, HIS COLLEAGUES, ASSOCIATES AND FRIENDS ESTABLISHED AN ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP BEARING HIS NAME.RICHARD YOUNG BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CENTER FUND - GIFTS DONATED TO RICHARD YOUNG HELP IN SECURING SAFE TRANSPORTATION FOR PATIENTS, CLOTHING, FOOD AND MEDICATION, IF NECESSARY, AS WELL AS OTHER NEEDS THAT ARISE.IN SUMMARY, DURING FISCAL YEAR 2021 THE FOUNDATION RAISED $6,381,421 IN GRANTS, CASH AND IRREVOCABLE DEFERRED GIFT AGREEMENTS.