Providence Saint Johns Health Center

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 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 HEALTH 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 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- 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.2021 PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTSFOR MORE THAN SEVENTY-FIVE YEARS, PROVIDENCE SAINT JOHN'S HEALTH CENTER HAS OFFERED A RANGE OF HEALTH CARE PROGRAMS AND SERVICES UNPARALLELED ON THE WESTSIDE OF LOS ANGELES.IN ADDITION, PROVIDENCE SAINT JOHN'S MADE PROGRESS TOWARD FOUR KEY INITIATIVES.INITIATIVE 1: STRENGTHEN INFRASTRUCTURE OF CONTINUUM OF CARE FOR PATIENTS EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS AS A HOSPITAL THAT SEES A SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF PATIENTS EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS THAT COME IN THROUGH OUR EMERGENCY DEPARTMENTS FOR CARE.2021 ACCOMPLISHMENTS:- OVER 540 PATIENTS SCREENED FOR HOMELESSNESS- 84 PATIENTS LINKED TO HOMELESS SERVICE PROVIDERS- 48 PATIENTS DISCHARGED TO TEMPORARY/PERMANENT HOUSING- $150,000 IN GRANTS AWARDED BY PSJHC TO LOCAL HOMELESS SERVICE PROVIDERSINITIATIVE 2: IMPROVE ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE SERVICES. WE WILL CONTINUE TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL AND IN-KIND SUPPORT TO COMMUNITY CLINICS AND NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS THAT IMPROVE HEALTH CARE ACCESS TO UNDERSERVED AND VULNERABLE POPULATIONS.2021 ACCOMPLISHMENTS:- $275,000 IN GRANTS AWARDED FROM PSJHC TO LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS FOR ACCESS TO CARE- $136,662 OF IN-KIND LAB AND DIAGNOSTIC SERVICES PROVIDED TO LOCAL FQHCSINITIATIVE 3: IMPROVE ACCESS TO BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AND REDUCE STIGMA PSJHC HAS HAD A LONGSTANDING COMMITMENT TO IMPROVING ACCESS TO BEHAVIORAL HEALTH THROUGH THE CHILD AND FAMILY DEVELOPMENT CENTER (CFDC).DUE TO THE PANDEMIC, STAFFING AND SERVICES FOR WOMEN'S HEALTH CONTINUE TO BE MODIFIED FOR SOCIAL DISTANCING AND TO RESPOND TO COVID-19 SURGES IN THE COMMUNITY, WHICH HINDERED OUR ABILITY TO START UP THESE SUPPORT SERVICE PROGRAMS FOR NEW MOTHERS AND THEIR FAMILIES. RESOURCES FOR THESE PROGRAMS SHIFTED TO RESPOND TO ECONOMIC IMPACT OF COVID-19 AS MORE EFFORT AND TIME WENT INTO DELIVERING BASIC NEEDS SUCH AS FOOD, DIAPERS AND WIPES, AND HELPING FAMILIES TO ACCESS FOOD PANTRIES.CHILD AND FAMILY DEVELOPMENT CENTER:CAPACITY BUILDING FOR LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS THROUGH TRAUMA INFORMED TRAININGS:- 10 IN-SERVICE TRAININGS TO SCHOOL STAFF AND PARENTS- 8 IN-SERVICE TRAININGS TO AFTER SCHOOL STAFFINITIATIVE 4: TRAIN AND DEPLOY A WORKFORCE OF COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS TO ADDRESS SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH IN UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS. PROVIDENCE HAS A LONG HISTORY IN EMPLOYING COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS (CHWS) IN A DIVERSE BREADTH OF ROLES IN PROGRAMS THAT ADDRESS SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH.CHW ACADEMY: IN COLLABORATION WITH CHARLES DREW UNIVERSITY, DEVELOP AN ACADEMY FOR COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS THAT FOCUS ON INTEGRATION INTO HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATIONS- 11 OF 13 CHW INTERNS FROM OUR FIRST COHORT COMPLETED THEIR SIX-MONTH INTERNSHIPS. 5 OF THESE INTERNS WERE PLACED IN LOCATIONS WITHIN THE SAINT JOHN'S SERVICE AREA. A SECOND COHORT OF 16 CHWS BEGAN IN AUGUST 2021, WITH AN END DATE IN 2022.FOR MORE INFORMATION BY NEED AREA GO TO OUR CB ANNUAL REPORT LOCATED AT: HTTPS://WWW.PROVIDENCE.ORG/ABOUT/ANNUAL-REPORT/REPORTS/SOUTHERN-CALIFORNIA