Providence Portland Medical Foundation

SEE SCHEDULE OAS 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 PURSUE 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 120,000 CAREGIVERS (ALL EMPLOYEES) SERVE IN 52 HOSPITALS, 1,085 CLINICS AND A COMPREHENSIVE RANGE OF 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-HOAG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL PRESBYTERIAN IN ORANGE COUNTY, CA-KADLEC IN SOUTHEAST WASHINGTON-PACIFIC MEDICAL CENTERS IN SEATTLE, WA-SWEDISH HEALTH SERVICES IN SEATTLE, WA2021 WAS MARKED BY THREE MAJOR SURGES IN COVID-19 VOLUMES, A NATIONAL SHORTAGE OF HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL, AS WELL AS DEFERRALS OF NON-EMERGENT CARE. EVEN WITH THESE TREMENDOUS CHALLENGES, THE PROVIDENCE FAMILY OF ORGANIZATIONS CONTINUED TO INVEST IN OUR COMMUNITIES, GUIDED BY OUR STRATEGIC PLAN AND OUR COMMUNITY BENEFIT PRIORITIES.FOR MORE INFORMATION GO TO: HTTPS://WWW.PROVIDENCE.ORG/ABOUT/ANNUAL-REPORT ENVIRONMENTAL, SOCIAL, AND GOVERNANCE STANDARDSOVER THE LAST TWO YEARS, PROVIDENCE ADVANCED A SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY FRAMEWORK THAT INCLUDES A STRONGER COMMITMENT TO DIVERSITY, EQUITY, INCLUSION, AND ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP. WE UPDATED OUR INTEGRATED STRATEGIC & FINANCIAL PLAN TO MORE CLEARLY EXPRESS 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. IN 2021, OUR SUSTAINABLE AND INCLUSIVE PURCHASING PROGRAM COMMITTED TO INCREASE OUR SPEND WITH WOMEN AND MINORITY OWNED BUSINESS ENTERPRISES BY OVER $300 MILLION ACROSS THE NEXT FIVE YEARS. WE ALSO DEPLOY AN INVESTING PORTFOLIO WHICH INCLUDES SHAREHOLDER ADVOCACY, IMPACT INVESTING, AND SOCIALLY CONSCIOUS PORTFOLIO SCREENS. IN 2021, PROVIDENCE MADE PROGRESS TOWARDS ITS CLIMATE COMMITMENT TO BECOME CARBON NEGATIVE BY 2030. WE ARE IMPLEMENTING AN ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP SYSTEM STRATEGY THAT ENCOURAGES WASTE REDUCTIONS, EFFICIENT ENERGY AND WATER USE, LOCAL AGRICULTURE PARTNERSHIPS, LESS TOXIC AND FEWER CHEMICAL USE, AND A REDUCTION IN CARBON FROM TRAVEL.PROVIDENCE PORTLAND MEDICAL FOUNDATION PROVIDES OPERATIONAL AND CAPITAL SUPPORT TO A NUMBER OF HOSPITAL PROGRAMS. THE MAJORITY OF THE FOUNDATION'S ANNUAL FUNDING GOES TO SUPPORT CANCER RESEARCH EFFORTS FOR THE ROBERT W. FRANZ CANCER CENTER AND THE EARLE A. CHILES RESEARCH INSTITUTE. OUR SCIENTISTS CONTINUE TO MAKE DRAMATIC PROGRESS IN THE RACE TO FIND A CURE FOR CANCER USING THE BODY'S OWN IMMUNE SYSTEM. IMMUNOTHERAPY HAS BEEN SHOWN TO BE HIGHLY EFFECTIVE IN SEVERAL TYPES OF ADVANCED CANCERS, INCLUDING LUNG, BLADDER, LYMPHOMA AND KIDNEY CANCERS, AS WELL AS MELANOMA.IN 2021, WE CONTINUED TO SUPPORT THE TREMENDOUS GROWTH WITHIN CANCER RESEARCH RAISING OVER $7,500,000 FOR THE RECRUITMENT OF NEW SCIENTISTS AND SUPPORT THE ONGOING NEEDS OF THE CANCER INSTITUTE.WE RECEIVED A $5,000,000 GIFT TO SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF THE SWEDISH WOMEN'S BRAIN HEALTH CLINIC WITHIN THE WOMEN'S WELLNESS CENTER IN SEATTLE, WA. THIS NEW PROGRAM WILL WORK TO SUPPORT WOMEN'S OVERALL HEALTH WITH A SPECIFIC FOCUS ON WAYS TO REDUCE THE RISK OF DEMENTIA. WE ALSO SUPPORTED EFFORTS TO LAUNCH A NEW CARDIO-ONCOLOGY PROGRAM AT PROVIDENCE CANCER INSTITUTE. AN INITIAL $1,000,000 GIFT IN 2021 PROVIDED SUPPORT TO BEGIN THIS MULTI-DISCIPLINARY PROGRAM THAT COMBINES EXPERTISE FROM BOTH THE PROVIDENCE HEART INSTITUTE AND THE PROVIDENCE CANCER INSTITUTE, WITH THE GOAL TO PROVIDE SPECIAL CARE FOR CANCER PATIENTS THAT ALSO FACE HEART RELATED HEALTH ISSUES. OTHER 2021 HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE:TREMENDOUS GROWTH WITHIN CANCER RESEARCH WHEREBY, FOUNDATION DOLLARS WERE USED FOR THE RECRUITMENT OF NEW SCIENTISTS AND SUPPORT THE ONGOING NEEDS OF THE CANCER INSTITUTE.THE START OF A NEW EMERGENCY SERVICES FUND TO HELP MEET THE GROWING PROGRAMMATIC AND CAPITAL NEEDS ASSOCIATED WITH THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT AT PROVIDENCE PORTLAND MEDICAL CENTER. FOUNDATION DOLLARS PROVIDED THE RESOURCES TO GIVE MUCH NEEDED SUPPORT TO OUR CAREGIVERS THROUGH A PHYSICIAN COACHING PROGRAM. THIS NEW PROGRAM LED BY PROVIDENCE STAFF, FOCUSED ON PROVIDING TOOLS AND COPING TECHNIQUES TO HELP TEAM MEMBERS THAT HAVE ENDURED A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT DURING A PANDEMIC AND ARE FACING BURNOUT AND FATIGUE. THE FOUNDATION PROVIDED ASSISTANCE TO CATHOLIC CHARITIES FOR ITS ADMINISTRATION OF THE HELPING HAND FUND, WHICH PROVIDED LIVING ASSISTANCE TO EMPLOYEES WITHIN THE PROVIDENCE HEALTH & SERVICES - OREGON CORPORATION.OTHER GRANTS & ALLOCATIONS TO PPMC FOR INTERNAL MEDICINE RESIDENCY PROGRAM, HOSPITALIST PROGRAM, HEART SERVICES, SENIOR HEALTH SERVICES AND THE NEONATAL INTENSIVE CARE UNIT.