Methodist Childrens Hospital

SEE SCHEDULE O.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 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 ADVANCE A SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY FRAMEWORK THAT INCLUDES A STRONGER COMMITMENT TO DIVERSITY, EQUITY, INCLUSION ("DEI"), AND ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP. IN 2022, WE ELEVATED THE WORK OF DEI, BY RESTRUCTURING RESOURCES WITH PLANS TO ALIGN AND SCALE DEI STRATEGIES ACROSS THE PROVIDENCE FAMILY OF ORGANIZATIONS. WE CONTINUE TO EXECUTE ON OUR INTEGRATED STRATEGIC & FINANCIAL PLAN WHICH CLEARLY EXPRESSES 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. WE HAVE IMPLEMENTED AN ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP SYSTEM STRATEGY THAT ENCOURAGES WASTE REDUCTIONS, EFFICIENT ENERGY AND WATER USAGE, LOCAL AGRICULTURE PARTNERSHIPS, LESS TOXIC AND FEWER CHEMICAL USE, AND A REDUCTION IN CARBON FROM TRAVEL. WE HAVE ALSO HELD ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP AS ONE OF THE TOP PRIORITIES FOR OUR LEADERSHIP INCENTIVE PROGRAM TO ENSURE ALIGNMENT AND MOMENTUM CONTINUES. IN APRIL 2022, PROVIDENCE PUBLISHED ITS FIRST ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP REPORT, IN WHICH WE REPORTED 12 PERCENT REDUCTION IN CARBON EMISSIONS IN SEVEN KEY CATEGORIES IN OUR ACUTE CARE FACILITIES SINCE OUR 2019 BASELINE. AS OF SEPTEMBER 30, 2022, (THE MOST RECENT DATA AVAILABLE), WE HAVE INCREASED THAT REDUCTION TO 13 PERCENT.2022 PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS: (JANUARY 1 - DECEMBER 31, 2022) COVENANT HEALTH COVENANT HEALTH HAS A RICH HISTORY IN THE TEXAS/NEW MEXICO REGION. WHILE HEALTH CARE IN OUR REGION HAS CHANGED OVER THE YEARS, OUR COMMITMENT TO FULFILLING OUR MISSION, VISION, VALUES AND PROMISE HAVE NOT WAIVERED. DUE TO OVERLAPPING SERVICE AREAS, CLOSE GEOGRAPHIC PROXIMITY TO ONE ANOTHER, AND SHARED COMMUNITY OUTREACH PROGRAMS, THE COVENANT HEALTH HOSPITALS COLLABORATED TO DEVELOP A REGIONAL APPROACH TO THE 2021-2023 CHIP. WHILE THERE ARE SOME DIFFERENCES IN SELECT STRATEGIES AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS, COVENANT MEDICAL CENTER, COVENANT CHILDREN'S, GRACE MEDICAL CENTER, COVENANT SPECIALTY HOSPITAL, COVENANT HEALTH PLAINVIEW, AND COVENANT HEALTH LEVELLAND SHARE MANY OF THE SAME CHIP STRATEGIES, WHICH WILL ALLOW FOR MORE EFFECTIVELY LEVERAGING INVESTMENTS IN THE REGION TO MEET COMMUNITY NEEDS. BELOW WE HIGHLIGHT TWO PRIORITY AREA ACCOMPLISHMENTS ACROSS COVENANT HOSPITALS.MENTAL AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH PRIORITY 1: MENTAL AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH MENTAL AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH TREATMENT, INTERVENTION AND PREVENTION SERVICES FOR THE COMMUNITY, INCLUDING RELATED ISSUES SUCH AS SUBSTANCE USE NO TIME IN RECENT HISTORY TESTED MENTAL AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH MORE THAN THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC OF 2020-2021. DURING 2020 COVENANT HEALTH OPENED A COMMUNITY RESOURCE CENTER WITHIN THE LUBBOCK YWCA BUILDING WITH EXPANDED SERVICES CONTINUING INTO 2022. THIS CENTER CONTINUES TO EXPAND ACCESS TO MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELING SERVICES FOR LOW-INCOME AND UN0INSURED. COVENANT HEALTH RUNS A COMMUNITY COUNSELING CENTER WHICH IS AN OUTREACH COUNSELING CLINIC RUN AND FUNDED BY COVENANT HEALTH. THIS IS A COUNSELING CENTER FOR THE COMMUNITY, PROVIDING ACCESS TO LOW INCOME PERSONS IN THE SERVICE AREA. ADDITIONALLY TELE-COUNSELING SERVICES ARE PROVIDED AND CONTINUED IN 2022 WHICH ALLOWED OUR OUTREACH COUNSELING CENTER TO PROVIDE COUNSELING SERVICES FOR LOW-INCOME AND UN-INSURED PERSON IN OUR REGION AND PROVIDES ACCESS TO THOSE FACING BARRIERS SUCH AS TRANSPORTATION. IN 2022 WE EXPANDED OUR COUNSELING CENTER TO INCLUDE AN INTERNSHIP PROGRAM WHICH ALLOWS US TO PROVIDE MORE SERVICES TO THE COMMUNITIES WE SERVE. IN 2022 OUR CARE COORDINATION COMMUNITY-BASED TEAMS EXPANDED A TEAM DEDICATED SOLELY TO MENTAL HEALTH OUTREACH. WE ALSO CONTINUE TO PARTNER WITH LOCAL NON-PROFITS AND IN 2022 WHO ARE ALSO FOCUSING ON A MENTAL HEALTH, WE PROVIDED SUPPORT AND EDUCATION TO THE LUBBOCK YWCA STAFF REGARDING IN 2022. COVENANT ALSO PARTICIPATES IN A REGIONAL-WIDE MENTAL HEALTH COLLABORATIVE- WEST TEXAS MENTAL HEALTH COLLABORATIVE WHICH PROVIDES SUPPORT TO THE ENTIRE TEXAS SERVICE AREA. THROUGH THIS COLLABORATIVE WE HAVE SUPPORTED THE CREATION OF A NEW DIVERSION CENTER WHICH WILL BE CONSTRUCTED IN 2023-2024 AND WE HAVE ALSO BROUGHT MENTAL HEALTH CONFERENCES TO THE REGION. SAFE, AFFORDABLE, STABLE HOUSING AND PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING SOLUTIONS PRIORITY 2: SAFE, AFFORDABLE, STABLE HOUSING AND PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING SOLUTIONS FOR PEOPLE EXPERIENCING CHRONIC HOMELESSNESS COVENANT SUPPORTS OUR LOCAL NON-PROFITS WITH BOTH FUNDING AND IN-KIND SUPPORT. IN 2021 LUBBOCK, COVENANT HEALTH SUPPORTED OPEN DOOR, A LOCAL NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION WORKING TO CULTIVATE COMMUNITY AND OPPORTUNITY FOR PEOPLE ACROSS THE REGION EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS AND POVERTY. ALL COVENANT SERVICE AREAS ARE SUPPORTED BY OPEN DOOR. USING A COMMUNITY-BASED MODEL, THE OPEN DOOR TEAM CREATES A WELCOMING AND SUPPORTIVE ENVIRONMENT FOR PEOPLE TO ACCESS SELF-CARE, HYGIENE AND FIRST AID SERVICES. IN 2021, COVENANT HEALTH PROVIDED AN $88,000 COMMUNITY BENEFIT WELLNESS GRANT TO OPEN DOOR TO SUPPORT ITS PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING PROGRAM AND COMMUNITY CENTER. THE PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING PROGRAM PRIORITIZES HOUSING FIRST, IN TANDEM WITH WRAP-AROUND SERVICES THAT MEET BASIC HUMAN AND SOCIAL NEEDS. THIS PROGRAM HELPS PEOPLE GET ON THEIR FEET SO THEY ARE BETTER PREPARED TO REACH THEIR EMPLOYMENT AND EDUCATION GOALS. THE PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING PROGRAM SERVED 85 INDIVIDUALS IN 2021. IN 2021, THE PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING PROGRAM OPERATED BY OPEN DOOR IN LUBBOCK, TEXAS, SERVED 85 INDIVIDUALS. COVENANT HEALTH SUPPORTED THIS PARTNER WITH AN $88,000 COMMUNITY BENEFIT WELLNESS GRANT. IN 2022, WE CONTINUED TO SUPPORT AND COLLABORATE WITH OPEN DOOR AND LUBBOCK IMPACT THROUGH PROVIDING IN-KIND SERVICES TO THE HOMELESS COMMUNITY. OUR NAVIGATION TEAM ASSISTED WITH COORDINATING SERVICES FOR HOMELESS AND HOUSING UNSTABLE INDIVIDUALS. IN 2022, WE PROVIDED VOLUNTEERS TO SUPPORT HABITAT FOR HUMANITY'S BLITZ BUILD TO BUILD. WE ALSO CONTINUED TO WORK WITH BUILT FOR ZERO AND TO PARTICIPATE IN AND SUPPORT THE LUBBOCK HOMELESS CONSORTIUM. ADDITIONALLY, WE PROVIDED DENTAL SERVICES TO HOUSING UNSTABLE AND HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS IN OUR OUTREACH DENTAL CLINICS IN PLAINVIEW AND LUBBOCK AND THROUGH A COLLABORATION WITH LUBBOCK IMPACT.