Bozeman Deaconess Foundation

TO SUPPORT BOZEMAN HEALTH SERVICES THROUGH PHILANTHROPY.

EXPANSIONS AND RENOVATIONS:HILLCREST USED FUNDING TO RAISE THEIR GARDEN AREA AND ADDED A SECTION OF SIDEWALK TO COMPLETE A WALKING AREA AROUND THE BUILDING. BIG SKY MEDICAL CENTER (BSMC) RENOVATED A SPACE FOR FOUR ADDITIONAL IN-PATIENT ROOMS AND CHARITABLE FUNDS WERE USED TO COVER THESE COSTS. BSMC ALSO USED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH GRANTS AND DONATIONS TO BUILD OUT OFFICES FOR THE BSMC BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CLINIC. COMMUNITY DONATIONS FUNDED THE WELLNESS TRAIL IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE GALLATIN VALLEY LAND TRUST, PROVIDING SAFE ACCESS FOR THE INDIVIDUALS WHO USE THE GALLATIN MENTAL HEALTH CENTER AND LOW INCOME NEIGHBORHOODS TO NEARBY NATURE TRAILS.

EDUCATION AND TRAINING RESOURCES FOR BOZEMAN DEACONESS HEALTH SERVICES:FUNDS WERE PROVIDED TO QUALIFIED EMPLOYEES AS REIMBURSEMENT FOR ALLOWED TUITION EXPENSES. A ONE YEAR MEMBERSHIP FOR THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FORENSIC NURSES WAS REIMBURSED FOR EMPLOYEES TO PROVIDE THEM WITH EDUCATION, SUPPORT AND RESOURCES TO CARE FOR VICTIMS OF ABUSE WHO PRESENT IN THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT. EDUCATION WAS PROVIDED FOR EMPLOYEES DURING EDUCATION FOR GLOBAL HEALTH EQUITY WEEK. VIRTUAL CONFERENCE FEES WERE COVERED FOR EMPLOYEES OF PALLIATIVE CARE.

PURCHASE OF TECHNOLOGY AND EQUIPMENT FOR BOZEMAN DEACONESS HEALTH SERVICES:THE LARGEST PURCHASES OF EQUIPMENT WERE FOR BIG SKY MEDICAL CENTER (BSMC), CANCER DEPARTMENT AND INTENSIVE CARE UNIT (ICU). BSMC PURCHASED A SPECIALIZED BED FOR ULTRASOUNDS ALONG WITH AN ULTRASOUND SYSTEM. THE CANCER DEPARTMENT USED DONATED FUNDS TO PURCHASE A SONOSITE FOR THE VASCULAR ACCESS TEAM. THE ICU PURCHASED SIX ETCO2 MODULES AND A PRONING KIT. OTHER EQUIPMENT PURCHASES THAT WERE MADE POSSIBLE BY DONATIONS FOR VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING; ULTRASOUND PROBE, PATIENT TRANSFER BOARDS, COMPUTER CART FOR EPIC DOCUMENTATION, TRANSILLUMINATOR, SIX OVER BED TABLES, REPLACEMENT OF NUSTEP RECUMBENT TRAINING MACHINE, PARSONS E-Z TURN II TRANSFER DISC, REPLACEMENT OF RESPIRATORS FOR WWAMI PROGRAM, BEAM PRO LASER, REPLACEMENT OF LEAD RADIATION SHIELD IN THE CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION LAB, MIDMARK PODIATRY CHAIR, TWO NEONATAL ULTRASOUND PROBES, AND A HELMER BLOOD THAWER FOR BOZEMAN DEACONESS HOSPITAL BLOOD BANK.

MISCELLANEOUS EXPENDITURES:DUE IN LARGE PART TO GENEROUS DONATIONS, BOZEMAN HEALTH WAS ABLE TO PROVIDE COVID VACCINE ADMINISTRATION TO THOUSANDS IN OUR COMMUNITY IN 2021. FUNDS WERE ALSO UTILIZED TO ENHANCE THE PATIENT EXPERIENCE AND TO MEET COMMUNITY NEEDS IN A VARIETY OF WAYS. CANCER PATIENT CARE FUNDS HELPED CANCER PATIENTS THAT FOUND THEMSELVES IN NEED OF A LITTLE EXTRA ASSISTANCE DUE TO THE TREATMENTS THEY WERE UNDERGOING. THE GOOD SAM FUND PROVIDED TAXI VOUCHERS, HOTEL ROOMS AND ADDITIONAL SUPPORT FOR THOSE IN NEED. MUSIC THERAPY AND OTHER HOLISTIC SERVICES WERE PROVIDED FOR HOSPICE PATIENTS. GRANT FUNDS ENHANCED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES, INCLUDING COVERING SALARY AND BENEFITS FOR BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SPECIALISTS, CRISIS INTERVENTIONIST, AND EXPENSES ASSOCIATED WITH REDESIGNING OUR COMMUNITY'S CRISIS RESPONSE. A GRANT FROM KENDEDA FUND COVERED EXPENSES FOR OUR HEALTHCARE CONNECTIONS PROGRAM AND COMMUNITY OUTREACH. THE ACT NOW DIABETES PROGRAM CONTINUED STRONG OPERATIONS ALONG WITH THE HYPERTENSION CLINIC. ADDITIONAL FUNDING WAS ALSO USED TO ASSIST EMPLOYEES EXPERIENCING EMERGENCY SITUATIONS OR PROVIDING ADDITIONAL ASSISTANCE DUE TO COVID EXPOSURES.