Attach to Form 990 or Form 990-EZ.
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Information about Schedule A (Form 990 or 990-EZ) and its instructions is at www.irs.gov/form990.
| (i) Name of supported organization | (ii) EIN | (iii) Type of organization (described on lines 1- 9 above or IRC section (see instructions)) | (iv) Is the organization in col. (i) listed in your governing document? | (v) Did you notify the organization in col. (i) of your support? | (vi) Is the organization in col. (i) organized in the U.S.? | (vii) Amount of monetary support | |||
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| Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | ||||
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MORTON PLANT HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION INC |
590624462 | 3 | Yes | Yes | Yes | 3,699,215 | |||
| (B)
TRUSTEES OF MEASE HOSPITAL INC |
590855412 | 3 | Yes | Yes | Yes | 1,841,413 | |||
| (C)
MORTON PLANT MEASE PRIMARY CARE INC |
593140335 | 3 | Yes | Yes | Yes | 289,000 | |||
| Total | 5,829,628 | ||||||||
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grants.") .... | ||||||
| 2 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf....... | ||||||
| 3 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge.. | ||||||
| 4 | Total. Add lines 1 through 3 | ||||||
| 5 | The portion of total contributions by each person (other than a governmental unit or publicly supported organization) included on line 1 that exceeds 2% of the amount shown on line 11, column (f).. | ||||||
| 6 | Public support. Subtract line 5 from line 4. | ||||||
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(a) 2009 | (b) 2010 | (c) 2011 | (d) 2012 | (e) 2013 | (f) Total | |
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| 7 | Amounts from line 4.. | ||||||
| 8 | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources... | ||||||
| 9 | Net income from unrelated business activities, whether or not the business is regularly carried on.. | ||||||
| 10 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part IV.).. | ||||||
| 11 | Total support (Add lines 7 through 10). | ||||||






Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2009 | (b) 2010 | (c) 2011 | (d) 2012 | (e) 2013 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grants.") . | ||||||
| 2 | Gross receipts from admissions, merchandise sold or services performed, or facilities furnished in any activity that is related to the organization's tax-exempt purpose...... | ||||||
| 3 | Gross receipts from activities that are not an unrelated trade or business under section 513.. | ||||||
| 4 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf... | ||||||
| 5 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge.. | ||||||
| 6 | Total. Add lines 1 through 5. | ||||||
| 7a | Amounts included on lines 1, 2, and 3 received from disqualified persons... | ||||||
| b | Amounts included on lines 2 and 3 received from other than disqualified persons that exceed the greater of $5,000 or 1% of the amount on line 13 for the year. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 7a and 7b.. | ||||||
| 8 | Public support (Subtract line 7c from line 6.) | ||||||
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(a) 2009 | (b) 2010 | (c) 2011 | (d) 2012 | (e) 2013 | (f) Total | |
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| 9 | Amounts from line 6... | ||||||
| 10a | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources.. | ||||||
| b | Unrelated business taxable income (less section 511 taxes) from businesses acquired after June 30, 1975. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 10a and 10b. | ||||||
| 11 | Net income from unrelated business activities not included in line 10b, whether or not the business is regularly carried on. | ||||||
| 12 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part IV.) .. | ||||||
| 13 | Total support. (Add lines 9, 10c, 11, and 12.).. | ||||||




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| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 2 | NEW PROGRAMS FOR 2013 PATHWAYS: BEHAVIORAL HEALTH ($750,000) PATHWAYS IS A INNOVATIVE PILOT PROGRAM BASED AT MORTON PLANT MEASE PROVIDING COACHING AND NAVIGATION TO PATIENTS AND FAMILIES WHO ARE SEEKING HELP FOR MENTAL HEALTH ILLNESSES. THIS PROGRAM WILL ASSIST PATIENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES ON THEIR JOURNEY THROUGH THE MAZE OF MENTAL ILLNESS AND ADDICTION, COACHING, AND CONNECTING THEM WITH URGENT AND ROUTINE CLINICAL RESOURCES IN TAMPA BAY AND BEYOND. THE COACHING PROCESS HELPS FAMILIES CONVINCE THEIR LOVED ONE THAT THEY NEED MEDICAL ATTENTION, SUCH AS THOSE SUFFERING FROM CLINICAL DEPRESSION, BI-POLARITY, SCHIZOPHRENIA, EATING DISORDERS, AND DRUG AND ALCOHOL ADDICTION. CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE CLINIC ($150,000) HEART FAILURE IS OUR #1 DIAGNOSED DISCHARGE AND MORTALITY RATES ARE NEARLY 50% WITHIN FIVE YEARS. CLINIC FOCUSES ON PREVENTING READMISSIONS AND PROVIDING THE RESOURCES FOR UNFUNDED PATIENTS TO HAVE ACCESS TO NEEDED MEDICATIONS, HOMECARE AND EDUCATION. PALLIATIVE CARE EXPANSION TO MORTON PLANT NORTH BAY HOSPITAL ($100,000) BEFORE LAST YEAR, MORTON PLANT MEASE HEALTH CARE ONLY HAD A PALLIATIVE CARE PROGRAM AT MORTON PLANT, MEASE DUNEDIN AND MEASE COUNTRYSIDE. THE PROGRAM WAS CREATED AT MORTON PLANT HOSPITAL IN 2004 AND EXPANDED TO THE MEASES IN 2008. PALLIATIVE CARE IS MEDICAL AND SPIRITUAL CARE FOCUSED ON RELIEF OF THE PAIN, SUFFERING AND STRESS OF ADVANCED OR CHRONIC ILLNESS THAT CANNOT BE CURED. GLADYS DOUGLAS FOREVER FIT ($36,000) AS A "BRIDGE TO WELLNESS" GROUP, THE PROGRAM CONNECTS CARDIAC REHAB WITH INDEPENDENT WORKOUTS WITHOUT SUPERVISION. THE PROGRAM ALLOWS INDIVIDUALS TO CONTINUE A MONITORED EXERCISE PROGRAM THAT IS NOT COVERED BY INSURANCE. OUR AIM FOUNDATION ($28,350) GRANDKIDS IS A PROGRAM THAT BRINGS YOUTH (AGES 14-18) TOGETHER WITH RESIDENTS OF ASSISTED LIVING FACILITIES, NURSING HOMES AND HOSPICE. OPERATED THROUGH GRANDKIDS CLUBS AT PINELLAS HIGH SCHOOLS, EACH CLUB HAS A SPONSOR TEACHER AND STUDENT CLUB OFFICERS. STUDENTS IN THE PROGRAM MUST COMPLETE TRAINING DESIGNED TO TEACH SENSITIVITY TO AND RESPECT FOR ELDERLY PEOPLE. STUDENTS ARE MATCHED WITH SENIORS WHO SHARE SIMILAR INTERESTS, AND STUDENTS VISIT SENIORS FOR A 7 WEEK PERIOD, WITH TWO STUDENTS PAYING VISITS TO EACH SENIOR. MEDICAL RESPITE PROGRAM AT PINELLAS HOPE ($20,000) THE PROGRAM PROVIDES A SAFE, STABLE PLACE FOR HOMELESS PERSONS DISCHARGED FROM THE HOSPITAL OR EMERGENCY ROOM TO ACCESS NECESSARY MEDICAL CARE FOR CONTINUED HEALING AND RECUPERATION. IT PROVIDES FOR MEDICAL OVERSIGHT BY A HOME HEALTH CARE NURSE AND CASE MANAGER IN A COST REDUCED ENVIRONMENT. CLIENTS ARE ASSISTED WITH ACCESSING MEDICAL HOMES TO REDUCE INCIDENCE OF HOSPITAL AND ER VISITS. SPORTS CONCUSSION ASSESSMENT: IMPACT PROGRAM ($19,500) IMPACT (IMMEDIATE POST-CONCUSSION ASSESSMENT AND COGNITIVE TESTING) IS THE FIRST, MOST-WIDELY USED, AND MOST SCIENTIFICALLY VALIDATED COMPUTERIZED CONCUSSION EVALUATION SYSTEM AVAILABLE ON THE MARKET. IMPACT IS A 20 TO 30 MINUTE COMPUTER-BASED BATTERY OF NEUROCOGNITIVE TESTS THAT HAS BECOME A STANDARD TOOL USED IN COMPREHENSIVE COGNITIVE ASSESSMENT AND CLINICAL MANAGEMENT OF PRE-ADOLESCENT, ADOLESCENT AND ADULT ATHLETES. PETER LLOYD PERINATAL LOSS PROGRAM ($2,500) MORTON PLANT AND MEASE COUNTRYSIDE HOSPITALS BOTH OFFER COUNSELING SERVICES TO OUR PATIENTS WHO EXPERIENCE PERINATAL LOSSES. THE PERINATAL LOSS PROGRAM PROVIDES SUPPORT FOR ANY PATIENT THAT HAS LOST A BABY EITHER THROUGH MISCARRIAGE, PREMATURNITY, POOR FETAL OUTCOMES, STILLBIRTHS, OR NEONATAL DEATH. |
| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 3 | DISCONTINUED PROGRAMS FOR 2013: CARDIAC VALVE CLINIC NURSE NAVIGATOR ($100,000) SUPPORTS CARDIAC VALVE CLINIC RN-NAVIGATOR COACH TO FACILITATE THE MULTIDIMENSIONAL ROLES FROM EARLY DIAGNOSIS TO TREATMENT OPTIONS AND CARDIAC REHAB. AN INNOVATOR IN HEART CARE, MORTON PLANT HOSPITAL IS THE FIRST HOSPITAL IN TAMPA BAY APPROVED TO OFFER THE NEWLY AVAILABLE TRANSCATHETER AORTIC VALVE REPLACEMENT (TAVR) PROCEDURE TO PATIENTS WITH SEVERE AORTIC STENOSIS. THIS NEW APPROACH ALLOWS FOR A FASTER PROCEDURE WITH A SHORTER RECOVERY TIME THAN THE STANDARD AORTIC VALVE REPLACEMENT. THIS NURSE NAVIGATOR POSITION IS NOW BEING FUNDED THROUGH MORTON PLANT HOSPITAL'S OPERATIONS. FAITH COMMUNITY NURSING ($90,000) THE INTENTIONAL INTEGRATION OF THE PRACTICE OF FAITH WITH THE PRACTICE OF NURSING THROUGH THE FAITH COMMUNITY NURSE IN OUR NEARLY 100 PARISHES. THIS NURSING SPECIALTY TAKES A "WHOLISTIC" APPROACH TO HEALTH CARE, PROMOTING WELLNESS OF BODY, MIND AND SPIRIT WITHIN THE CONTEXT OF THE VALUES, BELIEFS AND PRACTICES OF A FAITH COMMUNITY. THIS PROGRAM IS NOW BEING FUNDED THROUGH THE HOSPITALS OF MORTON PLANT MEASE'S OPERATIONS. PHYSICIAN ENGAGEMENT LEADERSHIP ACADEMY ($50,000) PROVIDES EDUCATIONAL AND TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES FOR FUTURE PHYSICIAN LEADERS TO BECOME INVOLVED IN THE STRATEGIC PLANNING OF THE HEALTH SYSTEM THROUGH STRUCTURED ADVISORY BOARD ENGAGEMENT PROGRAM. HEALTH SYSTEM LEADERSHIP HAS DETERMINED THAT THIS PROGRAM NO LONGER NEEDS FUNDING AS MOST OF OUR PHYSICIAN LEADERS HAVE ALREADY GONE THROUGH THE PROGRAM. CAREER LEARNING CENTERS RN PROGRAM ($25,000) PROVIDES 20 LPN STUDENTS WITH TUTORING SESSIONS TO HELP SUPPORT AND ACCELERATE THEIR RN COURSEWORK. THIS PROGRAM IS NOW BEING FUNDED THROUGH THE HOSPITALS OF MORTON PLANT MEASE'S OPERATIONS FOR NURSING EDUCATION. PATIENT EXPERIENCE GRANT FOR TEAM MEMBER IDEAS ($25,000) PROVIDES A VENUE FOR TEAM MEMBERS TO IMPROVE THE PATIENT AND FAMILY EXPERIENCE AT MPM BY IMPLEMENTING CREATIVE IDEAS FROM FRONT LINE TEAM MEMBERS. A KEY COMPONENT OF OUR MISSION AT MPM IS MEETING THE NEEDS OF OUR PATIENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES, AS EVIDENCED THROUGH THEIR EXPERIENCES WITHIN OUR HOSPITALS AND OUTPATIENT FACILITIES. IDEAS FUNDED LAST YEAR INCLUDED PERSONAL DVD PLAYERS FOR PATIENTS IN SURGICAL WAITING AREAS AND MUSICIANS ON ONCOLOGY AND PEDS UNITS. THIS PROGRAM IS NOW BEING FUNDED THROUGH THE HOSPITALS OF MORTON PLANT MEASE'S OPERATIONS. NURSING CERTIFICATION SPEAKER PRESENTATIONS ($15,000) NURSING SPEAKERS ARE BROUGHT IN TO BETTER PREPARE OUR TEAM MEMBERS TO BE CERTIFIED IN CCRN, MED-SURG CERTIFICATION, PCCN AND CEN. THIS PROGRAM IS NOW BEING FUNDED THROUGH THE HOSPITALS OF MORTON PLANT MEASE'S OPERATIONS FOR NURSING EDUCATION. FILL A HEART GROUP ($7,600) THE PROGRAM PROVIDES A SOFT HANDMADE HEART-SHAPED PILLOW, WHICH IS PLACED UNDER THE ARM OF A PATIENT IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING BREAST OR UNDERARM SURGERY. THIS PROGRAM IS NOW BEING FUNDED THROUGH THE HOSPITALS OF MORTON PLANT MEASE'S OPERATIONS. |
| PART V, LINE 2A | ALTHOUGH MORTON PLANT MEASE DOES HAVE EMPLOYEES WHO RECEIVE SALARIES, THEY ARE PAID BY BAYCARE HEALTH AND RECEIVE A W-2 FROM BAYCARE HEALTH. THEREFORE, THERE ARE NO W-2'S ISSUED BY MORTON PLANT MEASE HEALTH CARE FOUNDATION. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 4 | THE ORGANIZATION AMENDED ARTICLE 3, SECTION 3 OF THE BY-LAWS TO STATE THE FOLLOWING: THE BOARD MAY EXTEND THE TERM OF ANY BOARD MEMBER WHO HAS SERVED FOR SIX CONSECUTIVE YEARS BY UP TO AN ADDITIONAL THREE YEARS BASED ON THE NEEDS OF THE BOARD, THE INVOLVEMENT AND SKILL SET OF THE BOARD MEMBER AND SUCH OTHER FACTORS AS DETERMINED AT THE DISCRETION OF THE COMMITTEE ON DIRECTORS. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6 | THE ORGANIZATION HAS MEMBERS THAT PARTICIPATE IN THE ELECTION OF THE GOVERNING BODY. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A | ELECTION OF THE GOVERNING BODY IS DONE DURING AN ANNUAL MEETING. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11 | THE COMPLETE FORM 990 IS REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE FINANCE COMMITTEE. A COPY OF THE APPROVED FORM 990 IS THEN SENT TO EACH BOARD MEMBER PRIOR TO FILING WITH THE IRS. THE TREASURER, WHO IS ALSO CHAIR OF THE FINANCE COMMITTEE, THEN REVIEWS THE RETURN WITH THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AT THE NEXT SCHEDULED BOARD MEETING. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C | BOARD OF DIRECTORS ARE REQUIRED TO COMPLETE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST FORM ANNUALLY. AT MONTHLY BOARD MEETINGS, THE CHAIRPERSON WILL ASK IF THERE ARE ANY CONFLICTS OF INTEREST. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 | SALARIES OF ALL OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES WERE ALIGNED WITH INDEPENDENT MARKET STUDIES THROUGH SULLIVAN,COTTER AND ASSOCIATES, INC., AN INDEPENDENT COMPENSATION CONSULTANT, AND DEEMED REASONABLE BASED ON EXPERTISE AND EXPERIENCE OF INDIVIDUALS. THE SALARY FOR THE PRESIDENT & CEO IS ESTABLISHED BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE FOUNDATION AND APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. OTHER OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEE SALARIES ARE ESTABLISHED BY THE PRESIDENT AND CEO IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE INDEPENDENT SALARY SURVEY. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 | THE DOCUMENTATION IS AVAILABLE THROUGH A REQUEST VIA MAIL OR E-MAIL, OR UPON VERBAL OR WRITTEN REQUEST AT THE FOUNDATION'S OFFICE. IN ADDITION, THE FORM 990 AND THE AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE POSTED ON THE ORGANIZATION'S WEBSITE. |
| FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9: | CHANGE IN SPLIT INTEREST AGREEMENTS 2,022,410. UNCOLLECTIBLE PLEDGES -681,858. |
| PART XII, LINE 2C | THE AUDIT REPORT IS REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE FINANCE COMMITTEE. THE AUDITORS THEN PRESENT THE AUDIT REPORT TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AT THE NEXT SCHEDULED BOARD MEETING WHERE IT IS REVIEWED. A COMPLETE COPY IS THEN MADE AVAILABLE TO EACH BOARD MEMBER. |
| FORM 990, PART III - STATEMENT OF PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS | MORTON PLANT MEASE HEALTH CARE FOUNDATION, INC. PROVIDES PHILANTHROPIC SUPPORT TO THE NOT-FOR-PROFIT HOSPITALS OF MORTON PLANT MEASE HEALTH CARE, INCLUDING MORTON PLANT (CLEARWATER); MEASE DUNEDIN (DUNEDIN); MEASE COUNTRYSIDE (SAFETY HARBOR) AND MORTON PLANT NORTH BAY (NEW PORT RICHEY). OVER THE PAST 16 YEARS, MORTON PLANT MEASE FOUNDATION HAS GRANTED MORE THAN $125 MILLION TO THE HOSPITALS OF MORTON PLANT MEASE FOR THE PURCHASE OF CUTTING-EDGE, LIFESAVING EQUIPMENT, STATE-OF-THE-ART FACILITIES, AND THE FUNDING OF INNOVATIVE PROGRAMS AND SERVICES. OUR HOSPITALS WOULD HAVE TO EARN AN ADDITIONAL $2 BILLION IN INCREMENTAL INCOME ON A FIVE PERCENT MARGIN TO NET THE AMOUNT OUR COMMUNITY HAS COLLECTIVELY CONTRIBUTED. THANKS TO OUR PHILANTHROPIC COMMUNITY, IN 2013 THE FOUNDATION GRANTED NEARLY $6 MILLION IN CASH FOR 41 PROGRAM GRANTS AND SEVEN CAPITAL GRANTS TO OUR HOSPITALS FOR THE FOLLOWING PROJECTS: |
| FORM 990, PART III - STATEMENT OF PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS | EXPANDED DESCRIPTION OF GRANTS FROM 4A (ENHANCING CLINICAL CARE): PATHWAYS: BEHAVIORAL HEALTH ($750,000) PATHWAYS IS AN INNOVATIVE PILOT PROGRAM BASED AT MORTON PLANT MEASE PROVIDING COACHING AND NAVIGATION TO PATIENTS AND FAMILIES WHO ARE SEEKING HELP FOR MENTAL HEALTH ILLNESSES. THIS PROGRAM WILL ASSIST PATIENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES ON THEIR JOURNEY THROUGH THE MAZE OF MENTAL ILLNESS AND ADDICTION, COACHING, AND CONNECTING THEM WITH URGENT AND ROUTINE CLINICAL RESOURCES IN TAMPA BAY AND BEYOND. THE COACHING PROCESS HELPS FAMILIES CONVINCE THEIR LOVED ONE THAT THEY NEED MEDICAL ATTENTION, SUCH AS THOSE SUFFERING FROM CLINICAL DEPRESSION, BI-POLARITY, SCHIZOPHRENIA, EATING DISORDERS, AND DRUG AND ALCOHOL ADDICTION. DR. GEORGE MORRIS EARN AS YOU LEARN NURSING PROGRAMS ($600,000) THE EARN AS YOU LEARN NURSING PROGRAMS PROVIDE OUR OWN MORTON PLANT MEASE NURSING STUDENTS WITH TUITION, BOOKS AND A STIPEND TO HELP RELIEVE THE FINANCIAL PRESSURES RELATED TO WORKING, GOING TO SCHOOL AND PROVIDING FOR THEIR FAMILIES. MANY ARE SINGLE PARENTS WHOSE LIFE SITUATIONS PRECLUDE THEM FROM MAKING THEIR DREAM OF BECOMING A NURSE A REALITY. THE PROGRAM HAS HELPED OUR HOSPITALS SUCCESSFULLY GRADUATED: 378 PATIENT CARE TECHS, 210 RN'S, 170 LPN'S, 60 UNIT SECRETARIES, 11 CLINICAL NURSE LEADERS AND 3 MSN NURSING INSTRUCTORS OVER THE PAST DECADE. FAMILY MEDICINE RESIDENCY PROGRAM ($525,000) THE FAMILY MEDICINE RESIDENCY PROGRAM PROVIDES PHYSICIAN EDUCATION AND CLINICAL TRAINING FOR 25 RESIDENTS OF THE USF COLLEGE OF MEDICINE BASED AT MORTON PLANT MEASE. ADDITIONALLY, THE RESIDENCY, IN CONJUNCTION WITH OPERATIONS OF OUR TURLEY FAMILY HEALTH CENTER, SUPPORT 32,000 PATIENT VISITS PER YEAR, AS WELL AS LABORATORY, IMAGING, SOCIAL SERVICES AND OBGYN CARE FOR OUR COMMUNITY'S UNDERSERVED. FURTHER, FAMILY MEDICINE AND OBGYN FACULTY PHYSICIANS PROVIDE MPH INPATIENT SERVICES 24/7 FOR 1,300 CASES PER YEAR. ELEANOR THOMPSON NURSING SCHOOL ($200,000) IN AN EFFORT TO PROMOTE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, ADVANCE NURSING PRACTICE, AND GROW A HIGHLY QUALIFIED NURSING WORKFORCE, THE HOSPITALS OF MORTON PLANT MEASE HAVE DEVELOPED AND NURTURED MULTIPLE PARTNERSHIPS WITH LOCAL SCHOOLS. WITH A STRONG NEED FOR QUALITY NURSING ASSISTANTS, MPM HOPES TO EXPAND A SCHOOL TO RECRUIT THE BEST AND NURTURE STUDENTS TO THE DR. GEORGE MORRIS EARN AS YOU LEARN RN AND LPN PROGRAMS. EXCELLENCE IN SPIRITUALITY ($159,000) CLINICAL PASTORAL EDUCATION IS THE LEADING INTERNATIONAL CLINICAL TRAINING PROGRAM FOR CLERGY. BASED ON THE ACTION/REFLECTION MODEL OF LEARNING, THE PROGRAM PROVIDES INTERFAITH, PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION FOR MINISTRY. IT BRINGS THEOLOGICAL STUDENTS AND MINISTERS OF ALL FAITHS INTO SUPERVISED ENCOUNTERS WITH PERSONS IN CRISIS. BEREAVEMENT FOLLOW-UP PROGRAM PROVIDES SUPPORT TO FAMILY MEMBERS OF PATIENTS WHO DIE WHILE IN OUR CARE, AS WELL AS TO TEAM MEMBERS WHO LOSE A LOVED-ONE. OVER THE PAST FIVE YEARS, NEARLY 20,000 CARDS AND GRIEF EDUCATION PIECES HAVE BEEN DISTRIBUTED THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY. TURLEY RESIDENCY PRIMARY CARE SPORTS MEDICINE FELLOWSHIP ($150,000) ENABLES THE FAMILY MEDICINE RESIDENCY PROGRAM AT THE TURLEY FAMILY HEALTH CENTER TO MAINTAIN AN ACGME ACCREDITED PRIMARY CARE SPORTS MEDICINE FELLOWSHIP FOR TWO FELLOWS EACH YEAR. SMILE PROGRAM ($145,000) STRESS AND ITS NEGATIVE EFFECTS ARE AT EPIDEMIC LEVELS IN OUR SOCIETY. INDIVIDUALS WHO WORK IN HEALTH CARE CARRY AN ADDITIONAL BURDEN STRESS DUE TO THE NATURE OF THEIR JOBS DEALING WITH LIFE AND DEATH. THE S.M.I.L.E. (STRESS MANAGEMENT INITIATIVE & LIFE ENHANCEMENT) PROGRAM BRINGS STRESS RESILIENCE RESOURCES AT NO COST TO THE TEAM MEMBERS OF MORTON PLANT MEASE - INCLUDING CHAIR MASSAGES, HEALING TOUCH THERAPY, TAI CHI, YOGA, GUIDED IMAGERY, PET THERAPY AND AROMATHERAPY. WOW AWARDS ($100,000) CELEBRATING ITS 10TH ANNIVERSARY, THIS PEER NOMINATED TEAM MEMBER AWARD PROGRAM RECOGNIZES OUR PHYSICIANS, NURSES AND NON-NURSING MEMBERS THAT INCLUDES CASH AWARDS AND A CELEBRATION BANQUET. AL EADDY FAMILY MEDICINE RESEARCH CENTER ($50,000) SUPPORTS SCHOLARLY AND RESEARCH ACTIVITIES TO PROMOTE AND ENCOURAGE THE SKILLS, ATTITUDES AND BEHAVIORS NECESSARY FOR THE COMPETENCY OF PRACTICE-BASED LEARNING AND A DISCIPLINED PROFESSIONAL CAREER THROUGH THE TURLEY FAMILY HEALTH CENTER'S FAMILY MEDICINE RESIDENCY PROGRAM. CLINICAL ETHICS PROGRAM ($50,000) OVER THE PAST SEVERAL YEARS, MPM HAS DEVELOPED AN ACTIVE CLINICAL ETHICS PROGRAM. THE HEALTH SYSTEM HAS AN INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMITTEE WHICH INCLUDES PHYSICIANS, RN'S, CHAPLAINS, SOCIAL WORKERS, RESPIRATORY CAREGIVERS AND OTHERS THAT IS CALLED UPON TO REVIEW AND OFFER ADVICE ON COMPLEX CASES, DEMANDS FOR FUTILE CARE, CONFLICTS AMONG CARE-GIVERS AND ISSUES SUCH AS WITHHOLDING AND WITHDRAWING TREATMENT. KATHERINE T. SMITH SCHOLARSHIP ($36,000) THE HOSPITALS OF MPM PROVIDE SCHOLARSHIPS FOR REGISTERED NURSES WHO ARE PURSUING A BACHELORS OR MASTER'S DEGREE IN NURSING. MORTON PLANT MEASE NEEDS BACCALAUREATE AND MASTERS PREPARED NURSES TO SERVE AS CLINICAL EXPERTS FOR STAFF AND TO DIRECT CARE. VOLUNTEER NURSE PROGRAM ($25,000) PROVIDES A PATHWAY FOR RETIRED NURSES OR THOSE TAKING A BREAK IN THEIR CAREER TO STAY IN THEIR PROFESSION AND CONTINUE THEIR PASSION FOR NURSING. VOLUNTEER NURSES SERVE AS "AMBASSADORS OF CARE" PROVIDING POSITIVE HOSPITAL EXPERIENCES FOR PATIENTS AND FAMILIES. THEY CONTRIBUTE TO PATIENT SATISFACTION BY ASSISTING WITH MEALS, HYGIENE, PROCEDURES, COMFORT, DIVERSIONS, AND PATIENT EDUCATION. SPORTS CONCUSSION ASSESSMENT: IMPACT PROGRAM ($19,500) IMPACT (IMMEDIATE POST-CONCUSSION ASSESSMENT AND COGNITIVE TESTING) IS THE MOST-WIDELY USED AND MOST SCIENTIFICALLY VALIDATED COMPUTERIZED CONCUSSION EVALUATION SYSTEM ON THE MARKET. IMPACT IS A 20-30 MINUTE COMPUTER-BASED BATTERY OF NEUROCOGNITIVE TESTS THAT HAS BECOME A STANDARD TOOL USED IN COMPREHENSIVE COGNITIVE ASSESSMENT AND CLINICAL MANAGEMENT OF PRE-ADOLESCENT, ADOLESCENT AND ADULT ATHLETES. JOAN CLOW SEMINAR FUND ($18,000) ALLOWS OUR HOSPITALS TO FUND REGISTRATION, TRAVEL, HOTEL AND FOOD EXPENSES FOR UP TO FIVE NURSES AT A NATIONAL CONFERENCE IN THEIR AREAS OF SPECIALTY, INCLUDING: MED SURG, CRITICAL CARE NURSING, ASSOCIATION OF OR NURSES, WOMEN'S SERVICES OR PEDS NURSING, EMERGENCY NURSES ASSOCIATION, AND WOUND OSTOMY. LOIS ODENCE SCHOLARSHIP ($18,000) THE LOIS ODENCE ENDOWMENT WAS ESTABLISHED IN 2001 WITH GIFTS MADE IN MEMORY OF MRS. ODENCE, A FOUNDING MEMBER OF PLANTERS, TO ESTABLISH AN EDUCATIONAL, SOCIAL AND FRIEND-RAISING NETWORK FOR WOMEN INTERESTED IN THE HOSPITALS OF MORTON PLANT MEASE. EACH YEAR, THROUGH A GRANT TO THE HOSPITALS OF MPM, NEED-BASED SCHOLARSHIPS ARE AWARDED TO NURSING STUDENTS TO HELP PAY FOR ADDITIONAL EXPENSES, SUCH AS CHILD CARE AND TRANSPORTATION. PHYSICAL THERAPIST EARN AS YOU LEARN ASSISTANT ($11,000) THIS GRANT ALLOWS OUR HOSPITALS TO FUND SCHOLASTIC AND PRACTICAL EDUCATION IN THE PHYSICAL THERAPY FIELD. A PHYSICAL THERAPIST ASSISTANT IS A LICENSED PROFESSIONAL WITH AN ASSOCIATE OF SCIENCE DEGREE. THE PTA EARN AS YOU LEARN PROGRAM ALLOWS THE PARTICIPANT TO ATTEND COLLEGE AND WORK PART-TIME AS A REHAB TECH TO OBTAIN TOTAL EARNINGS UP TO 40 HOURS PER WEEK DURING THE 2 YEAR PROGRAM. ANNIE MILLER SCHOLARSHIP FUND ($10,000) OVER ANNIE MILLER'S 43 YEARS OF EXEMPLARY SERVICE AS AN RN AT MORTON PLANT HOSPITAL, SHE EARNED THE WELL-DESERVED STATUS AS A RESPECTED LEADER, MENTOR, COACH, COUNSELOR AND FRIEND. REFLECTING HER COMMITMENT TO BOTH NURSING AND EDUCATION, THE FOUNDATION FUNDS A GRANT TO OUR HOSPITALS THAT PROVIDE SCHOLARSHIPS TO LPN TEAM MEMBERS ENROLLED IN RN PROGRAM. DR. BERNARD MACIK, JR. SYMPOSIUM ($7,500) THE VISION OF THE DR. BERNARD A. MACIK JR. EDUCATION SYMPOSIUM IS TO ENCOURAGE COLLABORATION AND EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION BETWEEN PHYSICIANS, NURSES AND HOSPITAL STAFF TO IMPROVE PATIENT OUTCOMES. THIS ANNUAL SYMPOSIUM WILL CARRY FORWARD THE VALUES AND PHILOSOPHY OF THE LATE DR. BERNARD A. MACIK, JR. - A HIGHLY RESPECTED PHYSICIAN AND LEADER WITHIN THE MORTON PLANT MEASE FAMILY. JOSEPH A. CLAPP NURSING SCHOLARSHIP ($2,500) THROUGH THE SUPPORT OF PEACE MEMORIAL PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, THIS PROGRAM PROVIDES AN ANNUAL SCHOLARSHIP FUND FOR MORTON PLANT MEASE NURSING STUDENTS TO HELP THEM PURSUE THEIR DREAM OF BECOMING A NURSE. |
| FORM 990, PART III - STATEMENT OF PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS | EXPANDED DESCRIPTION OF GRANTS FROM 4C (CAPITAL GRANTS): CAPITAL PASS THROUGH/CONTINGENCY GRANTS ($505,856) MORTON PLANT MEASE FOUNDATION PROVIDES THE HOSPITALS OF MORTON PLANT MEASE HEALTH CARE WITH A VARIETY OF CAPITAL EMERGENCY FUNDS THAT COULD NOT HAVE BEEN FORESEEN IN THE NORMAL GRANT CYCLE. IN 2013, THESE CAPITAL EMERGENCY FUNDS PURCHASED THE FOLLOWING: MEASE DUNEDIN HOSPITAL CARDIAC MONITORS ($314,056) THE CARDIAC MONITORS IN MEASE DUNEDIN EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT WERE OVER 25 YEARS OLD AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THIS CAPITAL GRANT HELPED FUND 18 PATIENT MONITORING SYSTEMS WITH REMOTE ACCESS AND COMPLETE CERNER INTEGRATION. OUR CAREGIVERS CAN NOW ACCESS CURRENT, CRITICAL PATIENT INFORMATION- FROM BEDSIDE THROUGHOUT TRANSPORT-TO PROVIDE THE ULTIMATE LEVEL OF PATIENT CARE. DATA FROM A VARIETY OF SOURCES INFORMS AND SUPPORTS CLINICAL DETERMINATIONS AT THE BEDSIDE OR REMOTELY VOLUNTEER RESOURCES: CARELIFT/CARERIDE/HEALTHRIDE ($114,000) THROUGH A GRANT TO THE HOSPITALS OF MPM, THREE NEW VANS WERE PURCHASED FOR VOLUNTEER RESOURCES SO THAT THEY COULD CONTINUE THEIR SERVICE OF OFFERING FREE RIDES TO AND FROM MEDICAL APPOINTMENTS THROUGH OUR VAN TRANSPORTATION SERVICES. TRANSPORTATION SERVICES CAN LITERALLY BE A LIFELINE FOR PATIENTS WHO MIGHT NOT OTHERWISE FOLLOW THROUGH WITH MEDICAL APPOINTMENTS AND THERAPY TREATMENTS. SIMPADS FOR PASCO-HERNANDO COMMUNITY COLLEGE ($63,000) THROUGH A GRANT TO THE HOSPITALS OF MORTON PLANT MEASE, THE HOSPITALS FUNDED SIMPAD TO ENHANCE PHCC'S SIMULATION LEARNING EXPERIENCE. SIMPADS CAN BE USED WITH EXISTING PRE-DESIGNED SCENARIOS OR CUSTOMIZED SIMULATIONS, INCLUDING PHYSIOLOGICAL PATIENT PARAMETERS, SUCH AS VITAL SIGNS, ECG RECORDINGS, AND ORGAN AND PATIENT SOUNDS. INSTRUCTORS CAN SAVE SIMULATION OUTCOMES, USEFUL FOR DEBRIEFING AND ASSESSMENT. THE PORTABILITY OF THE SIMPADS ALLOW INSTRUCTORS TO TRAIN STUDENTS IN ANY ENVIRONMENT, PROVIDING THE FLEXIBILITY TO MAKE THE MOST OUT OF EVERY LEARNING OPPORTUNITY. THE STARLIGHT FUN CENTER FOR PEDIATRIC PATIENTS AT MCH'S ED ($5,000) AS THE NUMBER OF PEDIATRIC PATIENTS VISITING THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT (ED) CONTINUES TO INCREASE, THE NEED TO PROVIDE FOR THEIR PSYCHOSOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL NEEDS DOES AS WELL. A STARLIGHT FUN CENTER IS A SELF CONTAINED MOBILE ENTERTAINMENT UNIT EQUIPPED WITH A WII AND DVD PLAYER. THE ULTIMATE IS TO PROVIDE SUPPORT TO YOUNG PATIENTS IN AN EFFORT TO FACILITATE COMFORT WITH THE ENVIRONMENT, INCREASE COMPLIANCE AND DECREASE STRESS DURING PROCEDURES, AND THUS INCREASE FAMILY PERCEPTION OF MEASE COUNTRYSIDE'S ED'S ABILITY TO PROVIDE SUPERIOR HEALTH CARE EXPERIENCES THROUGH PROVIDING FOR THE WHOLE CHILD. VOLUNTEER RESOURCES TREE HOUSE RE-SALE SIGN ($5,000) THE TREE HOUSE RE-SALE SHOP AT MEASE DUNEDIN HAS BEEN SERVING THE COMMUNITY SINCE 1982. FUNDS RAISED SUPPORT THE CARELIFT VAN SERVICES, MPM FAMILY CARE FUND AND THE FOUNDATION. THE FORMER SIGN WAS OVER 30 YEARS OLD AND NEEDED TO BE UPDATED TO INCREASE VISIBILITY OF THE SERVICE. CARE ROOM FOR MED SURG UNIT MORTON PLANT NORTH BAY HOSPITAL ($3,000) OVER THE PAST FEW YEARS, MORTON PLANT NORTH BAY HOSPITAL HAS EXPERIENCED A CHANGE IN THE MEDICAL SURGICAL PATIENT DEMOGRAPHIC. THIS CHANGE HAS RESULTED IN THE INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF PATIENTS ADMITTED WITH MEDICAL DIAGNOSES WITH AN UNDERLYING CO-MORBID BEHAVIORAL HEALTH (PSYCHIATRIC DISORDERS) CONDITION AS WELL AS DUAL DIAGNOSIS BEHAVIORAL HEALTH COMBINE WITH SUBSTANCE ABUSE. A CHANGE IS NEEDED TO ASSIST THE TEAM MEMBER WITH STRESS REDUCTION AND MITIGATION OF EMOTIONAL EXHAUSTION EXHIBITED FROM WORKING WITH THIS COMPLEX POPULATION. THE CARE ROOM ALLOWS TEAM MEMBERS TO HAVE AN AREA TO DE-STRESS AND REGAIN THEIR COMPOSURE TO CONTINUE TO CARE FOR THE COMPLEX POPULATION. IPADS FOR MEASE COUNTRYSIDE'S ED AND PEDS/NICU UNITS ($1,800) A STAY IN THE HOSPITAL CAN BE UNSETTLING NO MATTER HOW OLD YOU ARE. FOR CHILDREN, MEDICAL PROCEDURES, UNFAMILIAR SURROUNDINGS AND NEW FACES CAN BE PARTICULARLY STRESSFUL. IPADS OFFER DIRECT ENGAGEMENT FOR CHILDREN, AS WELL AS A COMPLETE SUITE OF SERVICES FOR PARENTS AND FAMILY. ONE IPAD HAS BEEN REQUESTED FOR MEASE COUNTRYSIDE'S ED AND ONE HAS BEEN REQUESTED FOR MEASE COUNTRYSIDE'S PEDS UNIT/NICU. |
| FORM 990, PART III - STATEMENT OF PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS | EXPANDED DESCRIPTION OF GRANTS FROM 4B (DISEASE SPECIFIC AND COMMUNITY OUTREACH): INDIGENT PRESCRIPTION PROGRAM ($200,000) THE CURRENT ECONOMIC CRISIS HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED THE INDIGENT POPULATION IN THE COMMUNITY WHO ARE UNABLE TO PAY FOR NECESSARY MEDICATIONS AND OTHER DISCHARGE NEEDS. AS A MEDICAL LICENSED HEALTH CARE SYSTEM, MPM IS REQUIRED TO PROVIDE A SAFE DISCHARGE FOR INPATIENT PATIENTS IN ALL FACILITIES, REGARDLESS OF PAYER SOURCE OR AVAILABLE RESOURCES. THIS GRANT WILL PROVIDE THE FUNDS TO OUR HOSPITALS FOR ALL INDIGENT PATIENT PHARMACY AND TRANSPORTATION NEEDS AT TIME OF DISCHARGE. CLEARWATER FREE CLINIC ($200,000) THROUGH A GRANT TO OUR HOSPITALS, MORTON PLANT MEASE HELPS SUPPORT THE CLINIC'S FULL-TIME ADVANCED REGISTERED NURSE PRACTITIONER (ARNP) WHO HAS INCREASED THE NUMBER OF AVAILABLE ADULT AND PEDIATRIC APPOINTMENTS BY APPROXIMATELY 4,500 PER YEAR. THE SUPPORT FROM MORTON PLANT MEASE HELPS THE CLINIC TO IMPROVE THE CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE, SCOPE OF CLINIC SERVICES AND REDUCE THE NUMBER OF UNNECESSARY AND COSTLY EMERGENCY ROOM AND HOSPITALIZATIONS TO MORTON PLANT HOSPITAL. CANCER PATIENT SUPPORT SERVICES / CAPSS ($175,000) CAPSS WAS DEVELOPED TO ADDRESS THE PSYCHOSOCIAL, EMOTIONAL AND SPIRITUAL NEEDS OF ALL CANCER PATIENTS, THEIR FAMILIES AND FRIENDS. THE COUNSELORS OF CAPSS UTILIZE A VARIETY OF EDUCATIONAL AND SUPPORT SERVICES TO HELP CANCER SURVIVORS AND THEIR FAMILIES DEAL MORE EFFECTIVELY WITH THEIR EMOTIONAL DISTRESS. CERTIFIED DIABETES EDUCATORS ($175,000) FOCUSES ON KEY BEHAVIORS THAT PROMOTE SUCCESSFUL SELF-MANAGEMENT SUCH AS HEALTHY EATING, BEING ACTIVE, MONITORING, TAKING MEDICATION, PROBLEM SOLVING, HEALTHY COPING AND REDUCING RISKS. MADONNA PTAK CENTER FOR ALZHEIMER'S RESEARCH AND MEMORY DISORDERS ($150,000) PROGRAM PROVIDES HIGH-QUALITY, COMPASSIONATE CARE TO PATIENTS AND CAREGIVERS LIVING WITH ALZHEIMER'S AND OTHER MEMORY DISORDERS. CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE CLINIC ($150,000) HEART FAILURE IS OUR #1 DIAGNOSED DISCHARGE AND MORTALITY RATES ARE NEARLY 50% WITHIN FIVE YEARS. CLINIC FOCUSES ON PREVENTING READMISSIONS AND PROVIDING THE RESOURCES FOR UNFUNDED PATIENTS TO HAVE ACCESS TO NEEDED MEDICATIONS, HOMECARE AND EDUCATION. HOMELESS EMERGENCY PROJECT ($125,000) FOR OVER TEN YEARS, MORTON PLANT HOSPITAL HAS PROVIDED A MEDICAL OVERLAY TEAM FOR CLEARWATER'S HOMELESS EMERGENCY PROJECT (HEP). THROUGH A GRANT TO THE HOSPITALS OF MORTON PLANT MEASE, THE HEALTH SYSTEM SUPPORTS TWO LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSES AND ONE ADVANCED REGISTERED NURSE PRACTITIONER THAT PROVIDE ASSESSMENT, CRISIS INTERVENTION, CASE MANAGEMENT AND TREATMENT TO THIS HIGH RISK POPULATION. PALLIATIVE CARE SERVICES ($115,000) PALLIATIVE CARE IS MEDICAL AND SPIRITUAL CARE FOCUSED ON RELIEF OF THE PAIN, SUFFERING AND STRESS OF ADVANCED OR CHRONIC ILLNESS THAT CANNOT BE CURED. IT INCLUDES EMOTIONAL, SOCIAL AND SPIRITUAL SUPPORT FOR THE PATIENT AND CAREGIVER AND IS A COLLABORATIVE EFFORT BETWEEN MORTON PLANT MEASE AND TWO LOCAL HOSPICE ORGANIZATIONS. PALLIATIVE CARE EXPANSION TO MORTON PLANT NORTH BAY HOSPITAL ($100,000) BEFORE LAST YEAR, MORTON PLANT MEASE HEALTH CARE ONLY HAD A PALLIATIVE CARE PROGRAM AT MORTON PLANT, MEASE DUNEDIN AND MEASE COUNTRYSIDE. THE PROGRAM WAS CREATED AT MORTON PLANT HOSPITAL IN 2004 AND EXPANDED TO THE MEASES IN 2008. PALLIATIVE CARE IS MEDICAL AND SPIRITUAL CARE FOCUSED ON RELIEF OF THE PAIN, SUFFERING AND STRESS OF ADVANCED OR CHRONIC ILLNESS THAT CANNOT BE CURED. COMPREHENSIVE BREAST HEALTH PROGRAM ($100,000) PROVIDES FUNDING THROUGH THE HOSPITALS OF MPM FOR DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT OF UNINSURED WOMEN WITH BREAST CANCER THROUGH THE MAMMOGRAPHY VOUCHER PROGRAM (MVP), AS WELL AS FUND A BREAST HEALTH NAVIGATOR WHO PROVIDES INITIAL EDUCATION FOR WOMEN WITH NEWLY DIAGNOSED BREAST CANCER THROUGHOUT THE HEALTH SYSTEM. TURLEY INDIGENT DIABETIC AFTER CARE ($97,000) PROVIDES FOLLOW-UP CARE AT THE TURLEY FAMILY HEALTH CENTER FOR INDIGENT PATIENTS WITH DIABETES DISCHARGED FROM MORTON PLANT HOSPITAL. THESE PATIENTS NEED EDUCATION SUPPORT, MEDICAL SUPPLIES AND MEDICATION TO MAINTAIN ACCEPTABLE CLINICAL LEVELS AND TO REMAIN IN OUTPATIENT CARE AS OPPOSED TO INPATIENT INTERVENTION. MPM LUNG CENTER ($90,000) OFFERS VALUABLE SERVICES TO THE COMMUNITY - INCLUDING SMOKING CESSATION, ASTHMA MANAGEMENT, SUPPORT GROUPS, AND PULMONARY REHABILITATION. OUTPATIENT DIABETES REGISTERED NURSE ($87,000) PROVIDES THE HOSPITALS OF MPM WITH A VALUABLE POSITION FOR BRIDGING THE GAP BETWEEN INPATIENT AND OUTPATIENT DIABETES MANAGEMENT CARE - COMPLIMENTING THE ROLE OF THE INPATIENT DIABETES EDUCATORS. GESTATIONAL DIABETES PROGRAM ($55,000) PROVIDES WOMEN WITH METER TRAINING, MEDICAL NUTRITION THERAPY, AND PATTERN MANAGEMENT TO PROMOTE TARGET GLUCOSE VALUES THROUGHOUT THEIR PREGNANCY. GOOD SAMARITANS HEALTH CLINIC OF PASCO - NURSE PRACTITIONER ($50,000) THROUGH A GRANT TO THE HOSPITALS OF MORTON PLANT MEASE, MORTON PLANT NORTH BAY HOSPITAL PROVIDES A NURSE PRACTITIONER AT THE NEARBY GOOD SAMARITANS HEALTH CLINIC TO HELP ELIMINATE SOME OF THE UNNECESSARY ER VISITS FROM THE INDIGENT POPULATION. PROSTATE CANCER PROGRAM ($50,000) COMBINATION OF COMMUNITY EDUCATION, SCREENINGS AND COUNSELING FOCUSED ON IMPROVING THE PROSTATE HEALTH OF MEN IN OUR COMMUNITY AND DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT FOR UNDERSERVED/UNINSURED MEN. LA CLINICA GUADALUPANA ($50,000) THROUGH A GRANT TO OUR HOSPITALS, MORTON PLANT MEASE HELPS SUPPORT LA CLINICA'S VOLUNTEER PHYSICIANS, NURSES, DIETICIANS, AND ONE PAID STAFF MEMBER TO MEET THE NON-EMERGENT NEEDS OF THE UNINSURED HISPANIC MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY PARTNERING WITH THE CATHOLIC DIOCESES. MPM'S FINANCIAL SUPPORT ALSO HELPS THE CLINIC TO REDUCE NON-EMERGENT VISITS TO MORTON PLANT'S ER. WILLA CARSON HEALTH AND WELLNESS CENTER ($50,000) THROUGH A GRANT TO OUR HOSPITALS, MORTON PLANT MEASE HELPS SUPPORT THE WILLA CARSON HEALTH AND WELLNESS CENTER'S MISSION OF PROVIDING HEALTH CARE TO THE UNINSURED AND UNDERSERVED CHILDREN AND FAMILIES OF PINELLAS COUNTY. LAST YEAR THE CENTER ELIMINATED OVER 600 UNCOMPENSATED PATIENT VISITS TO THE MORTON PLANT HOSPITAL'S ER. DIABETES EDUCATION CENTER PROGRAM ($50,000) PROVIDES LOW INCOME, UNINSURED AND UNDERINSURED POPULATIONS WITH A SYSTEM OF CARE THROUGH COMPREHENSIVE DIABETES SELF-MANAGEMENT EDUCATION AND TRAINING SERVICES. GLADYS DOUGLAS FOREVER FIT ($36,000) AS A "BRIDGE TO WELLNESS" GROUP, THE PROGRAM CONNECTS CARDIAC REHAB WITH INDEPENDENT WORKOUTS WITHOUT SUPERVISION. THE PROGRAM ALLOWS INDIVIDUALS TO CONTINUE A MONITORED EXERCISE PROGRAM THAT IS NOT COVERED BY INSURANCE. CAMP LIVING SPRINGS: CANCER SURVIVOR RETREAT ($33,000) THE MISSION OF THIS CAMP EXPERIENCE IS TO PROMOTE CAMARADERIE, RELAXATION, AND SHARED EXPERIENCES WHILE NURTURING THE SPIRIT OF THOSE TOUCHED BY CANCER. PROGRAM CONTINGENCY GRANT REQUEST ($119,340) MORTON PLANT MEASE FOUNDATION PROVIDES THE HOSPITALS OF MORTON PLANT MEASE HEALTH CARE WITH A VARIETY OF EMERGENCY FUNDS FOR PROGRAM GRANTS THAT COULD NOT HAVE BEEN FORESEEN IN THE NORMAL GRANT CYCLE. THROUGH COMMUNITY PHILANTHROPY, IN 2013 THE FOUNDATION SUPPORTED 11 CONTINGENCY PROGRAM GRANTS REQUESTED BY MPM, INCLUDING OUR AIM FOUNDATION'S GRANDKIDS PROGRAM, PERINATAL LOSS PROGRAM, VARIOUS SEMINARS AND CONFERENCES, NURSING CERTIFICATION TRAINING AND THE MEDICAL RESPITE PROGRAM AT PINELLAS HOPE. |
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