Attach to Form 990 or Form 990-EZ.
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 listed in your governing document? | (v) Amount of monetary support (see instructions) | (vi) Amount of other support (see instructions) | |
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| Yes | No | |||||
| (A)
MORTON PLANT HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION INC |
590624462 | 3 | Yes | 4,919,781 | 0 | |
| (B)
TRUSTEES OF MEASE HOSPITAL INC |
590855412 | 3 | Yes | 3,121,990 | 0 | |
| (C)
MORTON PLANT MEASE PRIMARY CARE INC |
593140335 | 3 | Yes | 296,000 | 0 | |
Total 3
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8,337,771 | |||||
Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2010 | (b) 2011 | (c) 2012 | (d) 2013 | (e) 2014 | (f) Total | |
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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. | ||||||
Calendar year
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(a) 2010 | (b) 2011 | (c) 2012 | (d) 2013 | (e) 2014 | (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 VI.).. | ||||||
| 11 | Total support Add lines 7 through 10. | ||||||
Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2010 | (b) 2011 | (c) 2012 | (d) 2013 | (e) 2014 | (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.) | ||||||
Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2010 | (b) 2011 | (c) 2012 | (d) 2013 | (e) 2014 | (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 VI.) .. | ||||||
| 13 | Total support. (Add lines 9, 10c, 11, and 12.).. | ||||||
| Section A - Adjusted Net Income | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Net short-term capital gain | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Other gross income (see instructions) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Add lines 1 through 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Depreciation and depletion | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Portion of operating expenses paid or incurred for production or collection of gross income or for management, conservation, or maintenance of property held for production of income (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Other expenses (see instructions) | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Adjusted Net Income (subtract lines 5, 6 and 7 from line 4) | 8 | ||||
| Section B - Minimum Asset Amount | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Aggregate fair market value of all non-exempt-use assets (see instructions for short tax year or assets held for part of year): | 1 | ||||
| a | Average monthly value of securities | 1a | ||||
| b | Average monthly cash balances | 1b | ||||
| c | Fair market value of other non-exempt-use assets | 1c | ||||
| d | Total (add lines 1a, 1b, and 1c) | 1d | ||||
| e | Discount claimed for blockage or other factors (explain in detail in Part VI): | |||||
| 2 | Acquisition indebtedness applicable to non-exempt use assets | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Subtract line 2 from line 1d | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Cash deemed held for exempt use. Enter 1-1/2% of line 3 (for greater amount, see instructions). | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Net value of non-exempt-use assets (subtract line 4 from line 3) | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Multiply line 5 by .035 | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Minimum Asset Amount (add line 7 to line 6) | 8 | ||||
| Section C - Distributable Amount | Current Year | |||||
| 1 | Adjusted net income for prior year (from Section A, line 8, Column A) | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Enter 85% of line 1 | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Minimum asset amount for prior year (from Section B, line 8, Column A) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Enter greater of line 2 or line 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Income tax imposed in prior year | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Distributable Amount. Subtract line 5 from line 4, unless subject to emergency temporary reduction (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Check here if the current year is the organization's first as a non-functionally-integrated Type III supporting organization (see instructions) | |||||
| Section D - Distributions | Current Year | |
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| 1 Amounts paid to supported organizations to accomplish exempt purposes | ||
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Amounts paid to perform activity that directly furthers exempt purposes of supported organizations, in excess of income from activity |
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| 3 Administrative expenses paid to accomplish exempt purposes of supported organizations | ||
| 4 Amounts paid to acquire exempt-use assets | ||
| 5 Qualified set-aside amounts (prior IRS approval required) | ||
| 6 Other distributions (describe in Part VI). See instructions | ||
| 7Total annual distributions. Add lines 1 through 6. | ||
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8
Distributions to attentive supported organizations to which the organization is responsive (provide details in Part VI). See instructions |
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| 9 Distributable amount for 2014 from Section C, line 6 | ||
| 10 Line 8 amount divided by Line 9 amount | ||
| Section E - Distribution Allocations (see instructions) |
(i) Excess Distributions |
(ii) Underdistributions Pre-2014 |
(iii) Distributable Amount for 2014 |
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Distributable amount for 2014 from Section C, line 6 |
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Underdistributions, if any, for years prior to 2014 (reasonable cause required--see instructions) |
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| 3 Excess distributions carryover, if any, to 2014: | ||||
| a From 2009.......X | ||||
| b From 2010.......X | ||||
| c From 2011.......X | ||||
| d From 2012.......X | ||||
| e From 2013....... | ||||
| fTotal of lines 3a through e | ||||
| g Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| h Applied to 2014 distributable amount | ||||
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Carryover from 2009 not applied (see instructions) |
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| j Remainder. Subtract lines 3g, 3h, and 3i from 3f. | ||||
| 4Distributions for 2014 from Section D, line 7: | ||||
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| a Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| b Applied to 2014 distributable amount | ||||
| c Remainder. Subtract lines 4a and 4b from 4. | ||||
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Remaining underdistributions for years prior to 2014, if any. Subtract lines 3g and 4a from line 2 (if amount greater than zero, see instructions) |
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Remaining underdistributions for 2014. Subtract lines 3h and 4b from line 1 (if amount greater than zero, see instructions) |
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7 Excess distributions carryover to 2015. Add lines 3j and 4c. |
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| 8 Breakdown of line 7: | ||||
| a From 2010.......X | ||||
| b From 2011.......X | ||||
| c From 2012.......X | ||||
| d From 2013....... | ||||
| e From 2014....... | ||||
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| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 2 | AMBULATORY CARE-PHARMACY RESIDENCY PROGRAM ($30,000) THE MORTON PLANT MEASE FAMILY MEDICINE RESIDENCY, IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE MORTON PLANT HOSPITAL PHARMACY RESIDENCY HAS DEVELOPED A POSTGRADUATE YEAR (PGY1) RESIDENCY/ (PGY2) AMBULATORY CARE - PHARMACY RESIDENCY PROGRAM. THIS PROGRAM WILL SUPPLEMENT THE TURLEY FAMILY HEALTH CENTER MULTIDISCIPLINARY CLINICAL TEAM FOCUSING ON DISEASE MANAGEMENT AND ACUTE CARE IN THE OUTPATIENT SETTING. MASSAGES FOR NEW MOMS ($22,000) MOST NEW MOMS WOULD AGREE A LITTLE PAMPERING GOES A LONG WAY. MORTON PLANT HOSPITAL AND MEASE COUNTRYSIDE HOSPITAL OFFERS THERAPEUTIC HAND, FOOT OR BACK MASSAGES TO NEW MOMS AFTER DELIVERY IN THEIR OWN PRIVATE ROOM. THE BENEFITS OF POSTPARTUM MASSAGE RANGE FROM HELPING TO ALLEVIATE BACK PAIN AND FATIGUE TO HELPING EASE POSTPARTUM DEPRESSION. CHRISTENSEN FAMILY FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIP ($10,000) THE DALE AND CAROLE CHRISTENSEN NURSING SCHOLARSHIP WAS ESTABLISHED BY THE CHRISTENSEN FAMILY FOUNDATION AS A WAY TO HONOR DALE WHO PASSED AWAY IN 2010 FROM PROSTATE CANCER AT MEASE DUNEDIN HOSPITAL. THE FAMILY WAS GRATEFUL FOR THE EXCEPTIONAL CARE THAT DALE RECEIVED AND HAS A PASSION FOR NURSING, AS CAROLE WAS A NURSE FOR OVER 40 YEARS. AS A WAY TO GIVE BACK, THE FAMILY ESTABLISHED THIS SCHOLARSHIP TO ASSIST TEAM MEMBERS WHO ARE PURSUING A NURSING CAREER OR ARE CURRENTLY STRIVING TO ADVANCE THEIR PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION. CARELIFT DISPATCH VAN COMMUNICATION IMPROVEMENT ($9,810) THIS PILOT DEVELOPMENT PROJECT WILL INVESTIGATE AND DEVELOP TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS TO UPGRADE THE COMMUNICATION LINKS BETWEEN THE CARELIFT DISPATCH AND VAN TEAMS BY REPLACING THE CURRENT PAPER DISPATCH SYSTEM - INCREASING THE ABILITY TO RESPOND TO THE TRANSPORTATION NEEDS OF OUR PATIENTS, HOSPITALS AND PHYSICIANS IN A TIMELY MANNER. MORTON PLANT REHAB CENTER MOBILE MULTI-SENSORY CARE ($8,750) THE MORTON PLANT REHAB CENTER ROUTINELY RECEIVES ELDERLY PATIENTS WHO DISPLAY HIGH ANXIETY, CONFUSION AND DELIRIUM AT TIME OF ADMISSION. THIS RESULTS IN THE NEED FOR 1:1 SUPERVISION BY A SITTER OR FAMILY MEMBER AND CAN SOMETIMES REQUIRE MEDICATING THE INDIVIDUAL. THE MOBILE MULTI-SENSORY UNIT OFFERS AN ALTERNATIVE INTERVENTION METHOD PROVEN TO SOOTH THE SENSES, ALTER MOODS, AND REDUCE AGITATION. TRAUMA INFORMED MIND BODY PROGRAM (TIMBO) ($8,000) TIMBO EMPOWERS WOMEN WHO HAVE SUFFERED THE TRAUMA AND STRESS OF POVERTY, ABUSE, HOMELESSNESS, INCARCERATION OR ADDICTION. THE PROGRAM HELPS WOMEN UNDERSTAND HOW AND WHY THEIR BODIES FEEL THE WAY THEY DO, NOTICES THEIR EMOTION SENSATIONS NON-JUDGMENTALLY, AND HELPS THEM TAKE EFFECTIVE ACTION IN REGULATING THE DIFFICULT SENSATIONS, MAKING THEM LESS LIKELY TO TURN TO DESTRUCTIVE BEHAVIORS TO COPE. SPORTS OUTREACH INJURY TRACKING ($5,000) FOR THE PAST NINE YEARS, THE MPM SPORTS OUTREACH PROGRAM HAS PROVIDED ATHLETIC TRAINER COVERAGE TO AREA HIGH SCHOOLS, BUT SINCE THE STUDENTS ARE NOT CONSIDERED PATIENTS, THE TRAINERS HAVE HAD DIFFICULTIES DOCUMENTING THE INJURIES IN A CONSISTENT AND TIMELY MANNER. THIS GRANT PUTS HARDWARE AND WEB BASED SOFTWARE IN THE HANDS OF OUR TRAINERS TO ALLOW THEM MORE TIMELY RECORDING OF INJURIES, AS WELL AS POST INJURY OUTCOMES. PEDIATRIC BEHAVIORAL HEALTH EDUCATION MEDIA LIBRARY ($1,000) THE PEDIATRIC BEHAVIORAL HEALTH INPATIENT OF THE CRISIS STABILIZATION UNIT SEES A PSYCHIATRIST, PARTICIPATES IN GROUP THERAPIES, AND RECEIVES ONE ON ONE COUNSELING AND USUALLY A FAMILY SESSION. WITH AN AVAILABLE LIBRARY OF EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE MATERIALS SUCH AS VIDEOS, GAMES AND TEACHING GUIDES, THE STAFF CAN SUPPLEMENT THE PATIENT'S STAY WITH RELEVANT AND APPROPRIATE MATERIAL TO INTRODUCE OR REINFORCE POSITIVE COPING SKILLS. |
| 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 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 ARE ESTABLISHED BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE AND APPROVED BY THE BOARD. SALARIES ARE BASED ON COMPLIANCE WITH SURVEY BY AN INDEPENDENT THIRD PARTY. OFFICER'S SALARIES ARE SET BY THE PRESIDENT/CEO BASED ON INDEPENDENT SURVEY RESULTS. OTHER RANGES ARE SET BY BAYCARE BASED ON SURVEYS AND SALARIES APPROVED BY OFFICERS. |
| 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 541,169. UNCOLLECTIBLE PLEDGES -85,550. |
| 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 DECADE, MORTON PLANT MEASE FOUNDATION HAS GRANTED NEARLY $80 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 $2.695 BILLION IN INCREMENTAL INCOME ON A FIVE PERCENT MARGIN TO NET THE AMOUNT OUR COMMUNITY HAS COLLECTIVELY CONTRIBUTED. THANKS TO OUR PHILANTHROPIC COMMUNITY, IN 2014 THE FOUNDATION GRANTED OVER $8.3 MILLION IN CASH FOR 51 PROGRAM GRANTS AND 13 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 ($1,500,000) PATHWAYS IS A NEW AND INNOVATIVE PILOT PROGRAM PROVIDING COACHING AND NAVIGATION TO THOSE WHO ARE SEEKING HELP FOR MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE ISSUES. THIS PROGRAM WILL ASSIST INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES ON THEIR JOURNEY THROUGH THE MAZE OF MENTAL ILLNESS AND ADDICTION, AND WILL CONNECT THEM WITH URGENT AND ROUTINE CLINICAL RESOURCES IN TAMPA BAY AND BEYOND. THE PATHWAYS PROGRAM IS PROVIDED BY A TEAM OF HIGHLY SKILLED MENTAL HEALTH CLINICIANS OFFERING PERSONALIZED COACHING AND NAVIGATION, WITH ASSISTANCE AVAILABLE 24 HOURS A DAY, SEVEN DAYS A WEEK. DR. GEORGE MORRIS EARN AS YOU LEARN NURSING PROGRAMS ($575,000) THIS INNOVATIVE PROGRAM HELPS FOSTER THE GROWTH OF OUR TEAM MEMBERS TO ENTER OR ADVANCE IN THE NURSING PROFESSION BY PROVIDING BOOKS AND AN EDUCATIONAL STIPEND TO ALLOW ASPIRING NURSES THE OPPORTUNITY TO FOCUS ON SCHOOL WHILE CONTINUING TO SUPPORT THEIR FAMILIES. FOR MORE THAN A DECADE, THE DR. GEORGE MORRIS EARN AS YOU LEARN PROGRAM HAS HELPED GRADUATE 220 REGISTERED NURSES, 166 LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSES, 261 PATIENT CARE TECHNICIANS AND 10 MASTER'S PREPARED CLINICAL NURSE LEADERS. FAMILY MEDICINE RESIDENCY PROGRAM ($525,000) THE FAMILY MEDICINE RESIDENCY PROGRAM PROVIDES PHYSICIAN EDUCATION AND CLINICAL TRAINING FOR 26 RESIDENTS OF THE USF COLLEGE OF MEDICINE BASED AT MORTON PLANT MEASE. TO DATE, 98 RESIDENTS HAVE GRADUATED THROUGH THE FAMILY MEDICINE RESIDENCY PROGRAM. ADDITIONALLY, THE RESIDENCY, IN CONJUNCTION WITH OPERATIONS OF OUR TURLEY FAMILY HEALTH CENTER, SUPPORT 31,000 PATIENT VISITS PER YEAR, AS WELL AS LABORATORY, IMAGING, SOCIAL SERVICES AND OBGYN CARE FOR OUR COMMUNITY'S UNDERSERVED. 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. TURLEY RESIDENCY PRIMARY CARE SPORTS MEDICINE FELLOWSHIP ($150,000) THE MORTON PLANT MEASE FAMILY MEDICINE RESIDENCY, IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA, HAS DEVELOPED AN ACGME ACCREDITED PRIMARY CARE SPORTS MEDICINE FELLOWSHIP. NINE FELLOWS HAVE GRADUATED FROM THE PROGRAM. IN ADDITION TO PROVIDING A VALUABLE RESOURCE FOR RECRUITING PHYSICIANS, THE SPORTS MEDICINE SERVICE LINE IS PROVIDING MAJOR IMPROVEMENTS IN PATIENT SERVICES, EDUCATION, AND PROGRAM RECOGNITION. EXCELLENCE IN SPIRITUALITY ($129,000) 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. LAST YEAR AT MORTON PLANT MEASE, FIVE FULL-TIME CHAPLAINS WITH SEVEN INTERNS PROVIDED MORE THAN 10,000 VISITS TO PATIENTS, FAMILIES AND TEAM MEMBERS. 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. SINCE ITS INCEPTION, NEARLY 30,000 CARDS AND GRIEF EDUCATION PIECES HAVE BEEN DISTRIBUTED THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY. SMILE PROGRAM ($100,000) 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 ($50,000) FOR MORE THAN 10 YEARS, 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) MORTON PLANT MEASE HAS DEVELOPED AN ACTIVE CLINICAL ETHICS PROGRAM WITH AN INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMITTEE THAT IS CALLED UPON TO REVIEW AND OFFER ADVICE ON SOME OF THE MOST COMPLEX CASES IN OUR HOSPITALS, CONFLICTS AMONG CAREGIVERS, AND END OF LIFE ISSUES. 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 ($32,000) 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 PLANTERS ENDOWMENT ($15,000) THE MISSION OF PLANTERS IS TO CREATE A SOCIAL, EDUCATIONAL AND FUNDRAISING NETWORK FOR THOSE INTERESTED IN THE HOSPITALS OF MORTON PLANT MEASE. THE PURPOSE OF PLANTERS MEMBERSHIP IS TO PROVIDE SUPPLEMENTAL FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO MORTON PLANT MEASE NURSING STUDENTS THROUGH THE LOIS ODENCE PLANTERS ENDOWMENT. SINCE 2001, MORE THAN $105,000 HAS BEEN GRANTED TO DESERVING NURSING STUDENTS. 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 ($5,000) 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. SEE LIST OF NEW PROGRAM SERVICES DESCRIBED IN PART III, LINE 2 OF THIS FORM 990. |
| FORM 990, PART III - STATEMENT OF PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS | EXPANDED DESCRIPTION OF GRANTS FROM 4B (DISEASE SPECIFIC AND COMMUNITY OUTREACH): CANCER PATIENT SUPPORT SERVICES / CAPSS ($211,000) 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. THIS GRANT ALSO HELPED EXPAND THE EXISTING CAPSS PROGRAM TO MORTON PLANT NORTH BAY HOSPITAL AND SERVE THE WEST PASCO COMMUNITY. INDIGENT PRESCRIPTION PROGRAM ($200,000) 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. DUE TO GOVERNMENT CUTS AND OTHER ECONOMIC FACTORS, COMMUNITY HEALTH CARE RESOURCES HAVE DECLINED SIGNIFICANTLY OVER THE PAST YEARS, WHILE THE VOLUME OF UNDERINSURED PATIENTS AT OUR HOSPITALS HAS INCREASED. 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. PALLIATIVE CARE SERVICES ($200,000) THE GOAL OF THIS PROGRAM IS TO UPHOLD THE VALUE OF A PERSON'S QUALITY OF LIFE WHO MAY BE FACING A CHRONIC ILLNESS. THE INTERDISCIPLINARY TEAM WORKS WITH THE PHYSICIANS, PATIENTS AND FAMILIES TO EVALUATE AND ADDRESS THE PATIENT'S PHYSICAL, SPIRITUAL AND EMOTIONAL NEEDS. THE PROGRAM'S FOCUS IS TO ALLEVIATE SUFFERING, ENHANCE QUALITY OF LIFE AND ALLOW THE PATIENT TO LIVE WITH DIGNITY AND FREEDOM. 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. 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. 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. MPM LUNG CENTER ($100,000) THE MPM LUNG CENTER PROVIDES PULMONARY REHAB, SMOKING CESSATION, ASTHMA MANAGEMENT AND COPD EDUCATION. THE LUNG CENTER INCREASES PATIENT SATISFACTION BY IMPROVING COMMUNICATION, TREATMENT AND SUPPORT FOR PATIENTS AT RISK OR WHO HAVE BEEN DIAGNOSED WITH LUNG DISEASE. BY IMPROVING ACCESS AND PROVIDING EARLY DETECTION, WE CAN LOOK TO REDUCE ED ADMISSIONS AND READMISSIONS. GOOD SAMARITANS HEALTH CLINIC OF PASCO - NURSE PRACTITIONER ($100,000) THROUGH A GRANT TO THE HOSPITALS OF MORTON PLANT MEASE, MORTON PLANT NORTH BAY HOSPITAL PROVIDES A NURSE PRACTITIONER FOR THE GOOD SAMARITANS HEALTH CLINIC, LESS THAN A MILE AWAY FROM MORTON PLANT NORTH BAY HOSPITAL, INCREASES ACCESS TO QUALITY, NON-URGENT MEDICAL CARE FOR AN ADDITIONAL 2,100 LOW INCOME PATIENTS IN PASCO COUNTY. TURLEY INDIGENT DIABETIC AFTER CARE ($97,000) THIS NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED PROJECT HELPS 75 UNINSURED PATIENTS EACH YEAR WITH DIABETES WHO ARE TREATED AT MORTON PLANT HOSPITAL AS INPATIENT OR ER PATIENTS, BUT ARE UNABLE TO ACCESS FOLLOW-UP CARE AFTER DISCHARGE DUE TO LIMITED FINANCES. DISCHARGED PATIENTS WHO MEET THE PROGRAM'S CRITERIA NOW HAVE ACCESS TO FREE MEDICAL CARE, SUPPLIES AND MEDICATION AT THE TURLEY FAMILY HEALTH CENTER. OUTPATIENT DIABETES REGISTERED NURSE ($89,000) 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) EXPECTANT MOMS RECEIVE TRAINING ON A GLUCOSE MONITORING SYSTEM, COUNSELING ON GLUCOSE MANAGEMENT, NUTRITIONAL THERAPY, BREASTFEEDING AWARENESS, POSTPARTUM DIABETES SCREENING AND PRECONCEPTION PLANNING. PROSTATE CANCER PROGRAM ($55,000) THE GOAL OF THIS PROGRAM IS TO HELP MEN IN OUR COMMUNITIES IDENTIFY THEIR MEDICAL NEEDS AT THE EARLIEST STAGES WHEN TREATMENT IS VIABLE AND HARM CAN BE PREVENTED. COMMUNITY EDUCATION/AWARENESS, SCREENINGS AND COUNSELING FOCUSED ON IMPROVING THE PROSTATE HEALTH OF MEN IN OUR COMMUNITY ARE PROVIDED, AS WELL AS DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT FOR UNDERSERVED MEN. DIABETES EDUCATION CENTER PROGRAM ($55,000) THE DIABETES EDUCATION CENTER REMOVES BARRIERS TO ACCESS AND PROVIDES UNDERSERVED INDIVIDUALS WITH A SYSTEM OF CARE THROUGH COMPREHENSIVE DIABETES SELF-MANAGEMENT EDUCATION AND TRAINING SERVICES. THESE PATIENT-CENTERED SERVICES EMPOWERED NEARLY 200 INDIVIDUALS LAST YEAR WITH THE SKILLS NEEDED TO SUCCESSFULLY MANAGE THEIR DISEASE. MADONNA PTAK CENTER FOR ALZHEIMER'S RESEARCH AND MEMORY DISORDERS ($50,000) COUPLED WITH PATIENT AND FAMILY SUPPORT SERVICES, THE MADONNA PTAK CENTER FOR ALZHEIMER'S AND MEMORY LOSS IS DEDICATED TO QUALITY OF LIFE ISSUES FOR FAMILIES LIVING WITH ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE AND OTHER MEMORY LOSS CONDITIONS. LAST YEAR THE CENTER PROVIDED SERVICES FOR 350 NEW PATIENTS. 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 PROVIDE PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICES, WELLNESS AND EDUCATION PROGRAMS DIRECTED TOWARD ACHIEVING HOLISTIC HEALTH. SERVING 1,500 UNDUPLICATED PATIENT VISITS LAST YEAR WITH NON-EMERGENT CARE, THEY HELPED ELIMINATE MORE THAN 500 UNCOMPENSATED PATIENT VISITS TO OUR HOSPITALS. CAMP LIVING SPRINGS: CANCER SURVIVOR RETREAT ($40,000) A WEEKEND RETREAT OFFERED FOR 90 ADULT CANCER PATIENTS/SURVIVORS AT NO COST, PROVIDES AN OPPORTUNITY TO GET AWAY FROM THEIR DAY-TO-DAY OBLIGATIONS AND SHARE EXPERIENCES WITH OTHER CANCER SURVIVORS. THE MISSION IS TO PROMOTE CAMARADERIE, RELAXATION AND EXPERIENCES WHILE NURTURING THE SPIRIT OF THOSE TOUCHED BY CANCER. VOLUNTEER APPRECIATION AND RECOGNITION ($35,000) VOLUNTEER RESOURCES PROVIDE AN INVALUABLE SERVICE TO OUR COMMUNITY BY PERFORMING TASKS FOR OUR PHYSICIANS, TEAM MEMBERS AND PATIENTS THAT ARE CRITICAL TO HOSPITAL OPERATIONS AND PATIENT SATISFACTION. KEY COMPONENTS OF THE RECOGNITION PROGRAM INCLUDE: INDIVIDUALIZED RECOGNITION, HONORING ACCOMPLISHMENTS AS THEY OCCUR, GROUP APPRECIATION BASED ON LIKE FUNCTIONS AND LOCATIONS, AND INTEGRATING VOLUNTEERS WITH TEAM RECOGNITIONS. GLADYS DOUGLAS FOREVER FIT ($24,000) 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. CARELIFT DISPATCH VAN COMMUNICATION IMPROVEMENT ($9,810) THIS PILOT DEVELOPMENT PROJECT WILL INVESTIGATE AND DEVELOP TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS TO UPGRADE THE COMMUNICATION LINKS BETWEEN THE CARELIFT DISPATCH AND VAN TEAMS BY REPLACING THE CURRENT PAPER DISPATCH SYSTEM - INCREASING THE ABILITY TO RESPOND TO THE TRANSPORTATION NEEDS OF OUR PATIENTS, HOSPITALS AND PHYSICIANS IN A TIMELY MANNER. MORTON PLANT REHAB CENTER MOBILE MULTI-SENSORY CARE ($8,750) THE MORTON PLANT REHAB CENTER ROUTINELY RECEIVES ELDERLY PATIENTS WHO DISPLAY HIGH ANXIETY, CONFUSION AND DELIRIUM AT TIME OF ADMISSION. THIS PROGRAM HELPS RELIEVE SOME OF THIS ANXIETY WITHOUT THE USE OF MEDICATION. |
| FORM 990, PART III - STATEMENT OF PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS | EXPANDED DESCRIPTION OF GRANTS FROM 4C (CAPITAL GRANTS): CAPITAL PASS THROUGH/CONTINGENCY GRANTS ($2,444,297) 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 2014, THESE CAPITAL EMERGENCY FUNDS PURCHASED THE FOLLOWING: MAZOR ROBOTICS-RENAISSANCE SYSTEM ($1,150,450) THE MAZOR SYSTEM CREATES A COMPUTERIZED "BLUEPRINT" FOR PROCEDURES OF THE BRAIN AND SPINE. DOCTORS CAN USE THIS INFORMATION TO ENHANCE DEEP BRAIN STIMULATION (DBS) IN PATIENTS WITH PARKINSON'S DISEASE AND CERTAIN OTHER NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS. IT IS A QUANTUM LEAP IN ACCURACY AND EFFICIENCY IN THE OPERATING ROOM. BY INVESTING IN THE MAZOR SYSTEM, MORTON PLANT HAS BECOME UNIQUELY POISED TO LEAD IN THE AREAS OF BRAIN AND SPINE SURGERY FOR YEARS TO COME. MEASE DUNEDIN ED RENOVATIONS ($400,000) MEASE DUNEDIN'S EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT IS IN NEED OF A FACELIFT TO PROVIDE A MORE CONDUCIVE HEALING ENVIRONMENT FOR ITS PATIENTS. THIS GRANT WILL HELP RECONFIGURE THE PATIENT ROOMS TO IMPROVE THE LAYOUT AND MAKE THE SPACE MORE EFFECTIVE FOR CLINICAL STAFF. AN ADDITIONAL TWO EXAM ROOMS HAVE ALSO BEEN ADDED FOR THE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH INTAKE AREA. 3D TOMOSYNTHESIS FOR THE SUSAN CHEEK NEEDLER BREAST CENTER ($188,774) TOMOSYNTHESIS ALLOWS RADIOLOGISTS TO SEE THE FINEST DETAILS IN BREAST TISSUE, INCLUDING ABNORMAL GROWTHS THAT MAY NOT BE NOTICEABLE WITH TRADITIONAL DIGITAL MAMMOGRAPHY. AS A RESULT, BREAST CANCER CAN BE DETECTED AND TREATED EARLIER, AND MORE PATIENTS ARE SPARED THE STRESS AND INCONVENIENCE OF HAVING TO RETURN FOR ADDITIONAL IMAGING DUE TO INCONCLUSIVE RESULTS. MEASE DUNEDIN ED NURSE CALL SYSTEM ($186,347) THE HOSPITAL EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT'S NURSE CALL SYSTEM WAS MORE THAN 25 YEARS OLD AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AS PART OF THE HOSPITAL'S RENOVATIONS. THE UPDATED CALL SYSTEM ENHANCES THE LEVEL OF COMMUNICATION BETWEEN ED TEAM MEMBERS, PHYSICIANS AND FOR OUR PATIENTS AND THEIR SAFETY. THE PATIENTS' REQUESTS WILL BE ADDRESSED IN A MORE TIMELY MANNER, THEREBY, IMPROVING THE OVERALL PATIENT EXPERIENCE. MEASE DUNEDIN CRITICAL CARE TELEMETRY PROJECT ($147,140) BOTH CRITICAL CARE AND AMBULATORY CARE ARE USED AS OVERFLOW AREAS FOR PATIENTS DURING TIME OF INCREASED CENSUS. CURRENTLY WHEN WE HAVE TELEMETRY HOLDS, WE HAVE TO MOVE EXISTING MEDICAL PATIENTS FROM THE TELEMETRY FLOOR OVER TO AMBULATORY CARE SO PATIENTS THAT REQUIRE MONITORING CAN BE CARED FOR WHERE THE EQUIPMENT EXISTS. THIS CAPITAL PROJECT INCREASES PATIENT SATISFACTION BY DECREASING THE NUMBER OF PATIENTS AND TIMES PATIENTS HAVE TO BE MOVED DURING THEIR HOSPITAL STAY. BREAST ULTRASOUND REPLACEMENTS AT MEASE'S SUSAN CHEEK NEEDLER BREAST CENTER ($130,000) TWO BREAST ULTRASOUND UNITS WERE PURCHASED TO REPLACE EXISTING TECHNOLOGY THAT WAS MORE THAN 10 YEARS OLD. THE NEW UNITS WILL ENHANCE PATIENT CARE BY IMPROVING IMAGE QUALITY AND DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY, WHILE ALSO PROVIDING ENHANCEMENTS THAT PROVIDE DIFFERENT TYPES OF ULTRASOUND IMAGING, SUCH AS ELASTOGRAPHY. ALTER G P200 TREADMILL FOR PTAK REHAB ($76,145) THE WORLD'S BEST ATHLETES AND SPORTS TEAMS CONSIDER THE ANTI-GRAVITY TREADMILL AN ESSENTIAL PART OF THEIR ATHLETIC CONDITIONING AND REHABILITATION PROGRAMS. MPM NOW HAS THE FIRST HIGH SPEED ALTER G IN TAMPA BAY RIGHT HERE AT THE PTAK BUILDING, THE CLOSET ONE IS AT THE IMG ACADEMY IN BRADENTON. WITH THE MPM SPORTS INITIATIVE, THE ALTER G'S GROWING BRAND RECOGNITION AND POPULARITY IN THE SPORTS MEDICINE COMMUNITY WILL HELP MPM EXPAND OUR EXPOSURE TO NEW MARKETS IN THE TAMPA BAY REGION. VOLUNTEER RESOURCES: CARELIFT AND CARERIDE REPLACEMENTS ($75,000) THROUGH A GRANT TO THE HOSPITALS OF MPM, TWO 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. GIRAFFE OMNIBED FOR MEASE COUNTRYSIDE'S NICU ($38,941) THIS ALL-IN-ONE NEONATAL CARE STATION PROVIDES A DEVELOPMENTALLY SUPPORTIVE, CRITICAL CARE ENVIRONMENT FOR OUR HIGH ACUITY NEWBORNS. A FIFTH GIRAFFE OMNIBED WAS NEEDED AT MEASE COUNTRYSIDE'S NICU TO COVER THE FIVE LEVEL III ROOMS FOR MICROPREEMIE/CRITICALLY ILL NEONATES. THE OMNIBED PROVIDES EASY AND FAST ACCESS WITH DROP DOWN DOORS, ELEVATING BASE TO ACCOMMODATE THE PROVIDERS HEIGHT AND PARTICULAR PROCEDURES, AN INTEGRATED SCALE TO MINIMIZING STIMULATION OF THE PREMATURE INFANT WITH AUDIO STIMULATION DURING PROCEDURES AND ROTATING MATTRESS. SIMLAB AT MORTON PLANT NORTH BAY HOSPITAL ($16,500) SIMULATION IS THE BEST WAY TO PROVIDE EDUCATION TO STAFF WITHOUT REQUIRING REAL PATIENTS TO BE PRACTICED ON. PROVIDING THE OPPORTUNITY TO PRACTICE ON THE SIMULATOR WILL INCREASE NURSE'S CONFIDENCE AND ALLOW THEM TO SHARPEN THEIR SKILLS PRIOR TO TREATING PATIENTS. PLUS, IT PROVIDES THE OPPORTUNITY TO PRACTICE SKILLS THAT ARE HIGH RISK, BUT LOW VOLUME, SUCH AS CODE BLUES. CPR COACHING DEVICES ($13,600) AS PART OF A MORTON PLANT MEASE NURSING RESEARCH STUDY, THESE DEVICES WILL BE USED TO ACCESS THE DEPTH OF CPR COMPRESSIONS CONDUCTED BY TEAM MEMBERS ATTENDING A CPR TRAINING AND CERTIFICATION PROGRAM. AFTER THE STUDY, THE DEVICES WILL CONTINUE TO BE USED TO TRAIN TEAM MEMBERS TO PERFORM EFFECTIVE COMPRESSIONS DURING A CARDIAC ARREST EVENT. MULTI-SENSORY ROVER FOR MEASE COUNTRYSIDE'S PEDIATRICS ($10,900) THE SENSORY CART CAN BE USED FOR DISTRACTION OR FOR RELAXATION. IT CREATES AN EMPOWERING MULTISENSORY ENVIRONMENT FOR CHILDREN. FROM PASSIVE VISUAL STIMULATION FOR YOUNG CHILDREN TO INTERACTIVE CONTROL OVER ONES ENTIRE ENVIRONMENT AS CHILDREN GET OLDER, THE ROVER CAN BE USED FOR ANY AGE. IT BRIDGES COGNITIVE, PERCEPTUAL, BEHAVIORAL, PHYSICAL AND OTHER CONDITIONS TO PROVIDE A SENSE OF EMPOWERMENT. NEOBLUE BILIRUBIN LIGHTS FOR MEASE COUNTRYSIDE PEDIATRICS ($10,500) THE NEOBLUE SYSTEM INCORPORATES OPTIMAL BLUE LED TECHNOLOGY FOR THE TREATMENT OF NEWBORN JAUNDICE. THE USE OF LEDS IN PHOTOTHERAPY DEVICES ALLOWS GREATER CONTROL OVER THE WAVELENGTH OF LIGHT WHICH, THEORETICALLY, MAY IMPROVE THE EFFICIENCY OF THE PHOTOTHERAPY TREATMENT. |
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