Redwood Memorial Foundation

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 O.AT 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-REPORTENVIRONMENTAL, 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.REALIZING OUR MISSION A PART OF ST. JOSEPH HEALTH, REDWOOD MEMORIAL FOUNDATION HAS BEEN DIRECTLY SUPPORTING REDWOOD MEMORIAL HOSPITAL IN MEETING THE HEALTH AND QUALITY OF LIFE NEEDS OF THE LOCAL COMMUNITY FOR OVER 37 YEARS. SERVING THE COMMUNITIES OF EUREKA, FORTUNA, FERNDALE, LOLETA RIO DELL AND THROUGHOUT THE EEL RIVER VALLEY AND INTO SOUTHERN HUMBOLDT COUNTY, REDWOOD MEMORIAL HOSPITAL IS A CRITICAL CARE ACCESS HOSPITAL THAT PROVIDES QUALITY CARE IN THE AREAS OF EMERGENCY MEDICINE, HOLISTIC AND PATIENT CENTERED CARE, DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING, CANCER PROGRAM, AS WELL AS COMMUNITY - BASED PROGRAMS AND RESOURCE CENTERS FOCUSED ON PREVENTION, HEALTH PROMOTION, OUTREACH, CARE COORDINATION AND COMMUNITY BUILDING. WITH OVER 212 EMPLOYEES COMMITTED TO REALIZING THE MISSION.AS A MEMBER OF THE ST. JOSEPH HEALTH SYSTEM, REDWOOD MEMORIAL FOUNDATION IS COMMITTED TO EXTENDING THE HEALING MINISTRY OF JESUS IN THE TRADITION OF THE SISTERS OF ST. JOSEPH OF ORANGE. THIS MISSION HAS GUIDED OUR CATHOLIC HEALTHCARE MINISTRY SINCE THE OPENING OF OUR FIRST HOSPITAL IN EUREKA, CALIFORNIA NEARLY 100 YEARS AGO.REDWOOD MEMORIAL FOUNDATION SUPPORTS REDWOOD MEMORIAL HOSPITAL: REDWOOD MEMORIAL HOSPITAL BELIEVES THAT NO ONE SHOULD DELAY SEEKING NEEDED MEDICAL CARE BECAUSE THEY LACK HEALTH INSURANCE. THAT IS WHY REDWOOD MEMORIAL HOSPITAL HAS A PATIENT FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (FAP) THAT PROVIDES FREE OR DISCOUNTED SERVICES TO ELIGIBLE PATIENTS.PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTSIN ADDITION TO PROGRAMS HIGHLIGHTED ABOVE, REDWOOD MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, WITH THE SUPPORT OF REDWOOD MEMORIAL FOUNDATION, OFFERS THE FOLLOWING THREE PROGAMS:COMMUNITY RESOURCE CENTERSTHE COMMUNITY RESOURCE CENTERS (CRC) ARE A COMMUNITY HEALTH INVESTMENT PROGRAM OF REDWOOD MEMORIAL HOSPITAL AND PROVIDE RESOURCE AND REFERRAL SERVICES COUNTY-WIDE THROUGH FIVE PLACE-BASED COMMUNITY CENTERS IN DIFFERENT PARTS OF HUMBOLDT COUNTY (WILLOW CREEK, BLUE LAKE, EUREKA, LOLETA AND RIO DELL). THEIR FOCUS IS ON PROVIDING SERVICES FOR LOW-INCOME, MEDICAID-ELIGIBLE, FAMILIES AND INDIVIDUALS SUCH AS EMERGENCY FOOD PANTRIES, TRANSPORTATION ASSISTANCE, EMPLOYMENT INFORMATION AND ASSISTANCE APPLYING FOR CALFRESH, MEDI-CAL, AND WOMEN INFANT AND CHILDRENS (WIC) AMONG OTHER MEANS-TESTED GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS AND SOCIAL SERVICES. THEY ALSO WORK TO BUILD COMMUNITY AND PREVENT SOCIAL ISOLATION IN OUR RURAL SERVICE AREA BY HOSTING COMMUNITY DINNERS AND WELLNESS AND SAFETY EVENTS SUCH AS DENTAL FAIRS, PLAYGROUPS FOR KIDS AGE 0-5 YEARS OLD AND THEIR CAREGIVERS, AND MENTAL ILLNESS STIGMA REDUCTION SUPPORT GROUPS AS WELL AS CAR SEAT, BICYCLE AND WATER SAFETY EVENTS. EACH RESOURCE CENTER IS SIMILAR IN PURPOSE AND SCOPE, BUT TAILORED TO MEET THE SPECIFIC NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY IT SERVES.CARE NETWORK PROGRAMTHE CARE NETWORK PROGRAM AT REDWOOD MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, HOUSED WITHIN THE COMMUNITY HEALTH INVESTMENT DEPARTMENT, FOCUSES ON COMMUNITY-BASED INTERVENTIONS FOR HIGH-RISK PATIENTS RECENTLY DISCHARGED FROM AN IN-PATIENT SETTING AND PROVIDES INTENSIVE CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES TO HIGH UTILIZERS OF THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT TO LINK THEM TO PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE AND/OR SOCIAL OR MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES. THE MULTI-DISCIPLINARY TEAM OF NURSE, SOCIAL WORKER AND HEALTH COACH PROVIDE TRANSITIONAL SUPPORT TO HOMELESS PATIENTS RECOVERING IN ONE OF OUR 15 RESPITE BEDS AT HEALING RING, SERENITY INN OR BETTY'S HOUSE. A SECOND NURSE WORKS WITH FREQUENT UTILIZERS OF THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT TO CONNECT THEM WITH PRIMARY CARE AND THE SUPPORT SERVICES THEY NEED WHILE TRYING TO DETERMINE THE ROOT CAUSE OF THEIR EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT OVERUSE. FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT PROVIDENCE ST. JOSEPH HEALTH, PLEASE VISIT HTTPS://WWW.PROVIDENCE.ORGFOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT ST. JOSEPH HEALTH, PLEASE VISIT WWW.STJHS.ORGFOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT REDWOOD MEMORIAL HOSPITAL PLEASE VISITWWW.STJOEHUMBOLDT.ORG