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 (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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MORTON PLANT HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION INC |
590624462 | 3 | Yes | 4,955,517 | 0 | |
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TRUSTEES OF MEASE HOSPITAL INC |
590855412 | 3 | Yes | 1,418,893 | 0 | |
| Total 2 | 6,374,410 | 0 | ||||
Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2011 | (b) 2012 | (c) 2013 | (d) 2014 | (e) 2015 | (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) 2011 | (b) 2012 | (c) 2013 | (d) 2014 | (e) 2015 | (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) 2011 | (b) 2012 | (c) 2013 | (d) 2014 | (e) 2015 | (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) 2011 | (b) 2012 | (c) 2013 | (d) 2014 | (e) 2015 | (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): |
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| 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 | ||||
| Section D - Distributions | Current Year | |
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| 1 Amounts paid to supported organizations to accomplish exempt purposes | ||
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2
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 2015 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-2015 |
(iii) Distributable Amount for 2015 |
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Distributable amount for 2015 from Section C, line 6 |
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Underdistributions, if any, for years prior to 2015 (reasonable cause required--see instructions) |
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| 3 Excess distributions carryover, if any, to 2015: | ||||
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| d From 2013....... | ||||
| e From 2014....... | ||||
| fTotal of lines 3a through e | ||||
| g Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| h Applied to 2015 distributable amount | ||||
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Carryover from 2010 not applied (see instructions) |
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| j Remainder. Subtract lines 3g, 3h, and 3i from 3f. | ||||
| 4Distributions for 2015 from Section D, line 7: | ||||
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| a Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| b Applied to 2015 distributable amount | ||||
| c Remainder. Subtract lines 4a and 4b from 4. | ||||
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Remaining underdistributions for years prior to 2015, if any. Subtract lines 3g and 4a from line 2 (if amount greater than zero, see instructions) |
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Remaining underdistributions for 2015. Subtract lines 3h and 4b from line 1 (if amount greater than zero, see instructions) |
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7 Excess distributions carryover to 2016. Add lines 3j and 4c. |
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| 8 Breakdown of line 7: | ||||
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| c Excess from 2013....... | ||||
| d From 2014....... | ||||
| e From 2015....... | ||||
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Attach to Form 990 or 990-EZ.
Information about Schedule O (Form 990 or 990-EZ) and its instructions is at| Return Reference | Explanation |
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| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 2 | BOBBIE MARKS INDIGENT OVARIAN CANCER PROGRAM: $375,000 OVARIAN CANCER ACCOUNTS FOR ABOUT 3% OF CANCERS AMONG WOMEN, BUT CAUSES MORE DEATHS THAN ANY OTHER CANCER OF THE FEMALE REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM. MANY OVARIAN CANCER PATIENTS ARE UNINSURED OR UNDERINSURED - THIS GRANT ALLOWS US TO CONTINUE TO SUPPORT THESE WOMEN THROUGH THE DURATION OF THEIR DIAGNOSIS IN THE HOSPITAL AND POST-DISCHARGE. FUNDS ARE USED TO OFFSET COSTS OF PROVIDING UNFUNDED CARE AND UTILIZING THE CANCER PATIENT SUPPORT SERVICES (CAPSS) TEAM, WHO PROVIDE NAVIGATION AND COUNSELING SERVICES FOR OVARIAN CANCER PATIENTS. GRADUATE NURSE RESIDENCY PROGRAM: $95,696 CURRENTLY, MORTON PLANT MEASE ON-BOARDS GREATER THAN 100 GRADUATE NURSES ANNUALLY. ON-BOARDING GRADUATE NURSES IMPACTS OUTCOMES BECAUSE OF THE QUICK TRANSITION FROM STUDENT TO NURSE AND THE OVERWHELMING AMOUNT OF INFORMATION PROVIDED IN ORIENTATION. IF GRADUATE NURSES ARE ENGAGED EARLY IN THE ORIENTATION EXPERIENCE, WE CAN EXPECT TO SEE IMPROVED PERFORMANCE AND RETENTION. FAITH COMMUNITY NURSING RN COORDINATOR: $70,000 PROVIDES PARTNERSHIP FAITH COMMUNITIES AND VOLUNTEER NURSES WITH EDUCATION, TRAINING AND MATERIALS TO PROMOTE HEALTH AND WELLNESS IN THE COMMUNITIES WE SERVE. AS PART OF THE FCN PROGRAM INTEGRATION WITH OUR HOSPITALS OUR RN COORDINATORS WORK IN CREATIVE, INNOVATIVE WAYS TO PROMOTE MPM, RECRUIT NEW FAITH PARTNERS AND TO MAINTAIN A ROBUST GROUP OF OVER 100 VOLUNTEER NURSES IN THE COMMUNITY. POWELL CHILD CARE AND LEARNING CENTER ENRICHMENT PROGRAM: $36,000 MARYANN & BERNARD F. POWELL CHILDCARE & LEARNING CENTER PROVIDES CHILDREN A CHANCE TO BE INDEPENDENT AS WELL AS SELF-SUFFICIENT WITH EARLY SOCIAL CONTACTS. THEY OFFER LEARNING PROGRAMS AND A SENSE OF BELONGING WHILE CONTINUOUSLY MEETING THE NEEDS OF CHILDREN AT THEIR STAGES OF DEVELOPMENT. FUNDS FROM THIS GRANT HELP WITH THEIR ENRICHMENT PROGRAMS, INCLUDING YOGA, GYMNASTICS, MUSIC AND SPANISH CLASSES. CARING PAWS PROGRAM RECEPTION: $10,000 THE HOSPITALS OF MORTON PLANT MEASE HAVE SPECIAL AMBASSADORS. THESE AMBASSADORS ARE PART OF OUR CARING PAWS PROGRAM WHICH INCLUDES SOME VERY FURRY FRIENDS AND THEIR OWNERS. THE VOLUNTEERS AND THEIR DOGS VISIT PATIENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES AS WELL AS TEAM MEMBERS. THESE FOUR LEGGED VOLUNTEERS HELP EASE ANXIETY, LOWER BLOOD PRESSURE, PROVIDE COMFORT AND DECREASE THE LONELINESS OF THE HOSPITAL OR TREATMENT EXPERIENCE. TO HONOR THE CARING PAWS DOGS, GERDA AND RAYMOND MASSIEU PRESENTED MORGAN HEART WITH A GIFT OF A CARING PAWS RECOGNITION WALL. CARING PAWS PROGRAM: $5,000 CARING PAWS HAS BEEN CREDITED WITH DOING AS MUCH FOR PATIENTS AND THEIR LOVED ONES AS ANY MEDICATION. THE FRIENDLY FOUR-LEGGED VISITORS HELP EASE THE STRESS OF PEOPLE IN WAITING ROOMS AND HELP PATIENTS BETTER COPE WITH THEIR MEDICAL ISSUES PETER LLOYD PERINATAL LOSS PROGRAM: $3,000 MORTON PLANT AND MEASE COUNTRYSIDE HOSPITALS OFFER COUNSELING SERVICES TO OUR PATIENTS WHO EXPERIENCE PERINATAL LOSSES. THIS PROGRAM PROVIDES SUPPORT FOR ANY PATIENT THAT HAS LOST A BABY EITHER THROUGH MISCARRIAGE, PREMATURNITY, POOR FETAL OUTCOMES, STILLBIRTHS, OR NEONATAL DEATH. CURRENTLY THIS PROGRAM PROVIDES COUNSELING TO PATIENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES. THE PROGRAM ALSO ENCOURAGES FAMILIES THROUGH THE PROCESS AND HELPS THEM MAKE ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE BABY'S REMAINS. COUNSELING AND FOLLOW-UP IS PROVIDED FOR A YEAR IF THE FAMILY DESIRES. JANICE HOHIDER RN MEMORIAL RESEARCH FUND: $3,000 THE JANICE WOHLFORD HOHIDER RN MEMORIAL RESEARCH SCHOLARSHIP FUND PROVIDES GRANT DOLLARS TO ANY BEDSIDE NURSE THAT WISHES TO PURSUE A RESEARCH PROJECT THAT HAS OBTAINED ADMIN APPROVAL. THE FUND WAS CREATED TO ADVANCE BEDSIDE NURSING RESEARCH AT MORTON PLANT MEASE AND TO HONOR THE MEMORY OF JANICE HOHIDER RN, A FRIEND OF MRS. GERVASE. POWER PROGRAM: $1,404 THIS SPECIALLY DESIGNED PROGRAM FOR OUR BREAST CANCER PATIENTS EMPOWERS THEM WITH KNOWLEDGE, EMOTIONAL SUPPORT AND WHOLE-BODY WELLNESS. THIS DIAGNOSIS-TO-RECOVERY PROGRAM HELPS TO GUIDE AND SUPPORT EACH WOMAN THROUGH HER JOURNEY BY INTEGRATING PHYSICAL ACTIVITY, PROPER NUTRITION AND EMOTIONAL SUPPORT. THIS GRANTS ALSO HELPED PROVIDE CANCER PATIENTS A CONTINUUM OF CARE WITH YOGA CLASSES AT THE AXELROD PAVILION. |
| PART V, LINE 2A | ALTHOUGH MORTON PLANT MEASE HEALTH CARE FOUNDATION DOES HAVE EMPLOYEES WHO RECEIVE SALARIES, THEY ARE PAID BY BAYCARE HEALTH SYSTEM AND RECEIVE A W-2 FROM BAYCARE HEALTH SYSTEM. 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 ALIGNED WITH INDEPENDENT MARKET STUDIES THROUGH SULLIVAN, COTTER AND ASSOCIATES, INC., AN INDEPENDENT COMPENSATION CONSULTANT, AND DEEMED REASONABLE BASED ON THE EXPERTISE AND EXPERIENCE OF THE INDIVIDUALS. THE SALARY FOR THE PRESIDENT AND CEO IS ESTABLISHED BASED ON THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE AND APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. OTHER OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES SALARIES ARE ESTABLISHED BY THE PRESIDENT/CEO IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE INDEPENDENT SALARY SURVEY. OTHER RANGES ARE SET BY BAYCARE BASED ON SURVEYS AND SALARIES APPROVED BY OFFICERS. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 | THE GOVERNING DOCUMENTS ARE 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 -835,900. UNCOLLECTIBLE PLEDGES -3,950. |
| 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. THANKS TO OUR PHILANTHROPICALLY GENEROUS COMMUNITY, IN 2015 THE FOUNDATION GRANTED $6.4 MILLION IN CASH FOR 44 PROGRAM GRANTS AND 11 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 PROVIDES COACHING AND NAVIGATION TO THOSE WHO ARE SEEKING HELP FOR MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE ISSUES. THIS PROGRAM ASSISTS INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES ON THEIR JOURNEY THROUGH THE MAZE OF MENTAL ILLNESS AND ADDICTION - CONNECTING 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. 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, 120 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. DR. GEORGE MORRIS EARN AS YOU LEARN NURSING PROGRAMS ($364,000) 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. MANY ARE SINGLE PARENTS WHOSE LIFE SITUATIONS PRECLUDE THEM FROM MAKING THEIR DREAM OF BECOMING A NURSE A REALITY. FOR MORE THAN A DECADE, THE DR. GEORGE MORRIS EARN AS YOU LEARN PROGRAM HAS HELPED GRADUATE 234 REGISTERED NURSES, 166 LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSES, 283 PATIENT CARE TECHNICIANS, 60 UNIT SECRETARIES AND 10 MASTER'S PREPARED CLINICAL NURSE LEADERS. ELEANOR THOMPSON NURSING SCHOOL ($200,000) NURSING ASSISTANTS ARE A VITAL MEMBER OF THE PATIENT CARE DELIVERY TEAM. THEY PROVIDE DIRECT PATIENT CARE AND SPEND THE MAJORITY OF TIME IN DIRECT CONTACT WITH THE PATIENT AND FAMILY. WITH THE CURRENT ECONOMIC SITUATION, THERE IS NO LONGER A QUALITY NURSING ASSISTANT SCHOOL IN OUR SERVICE AREA. THIS PROGRAM HELPS TEACH OUR OWN NURSING ASSISTANTS AND PREPARE THEM FOR THE DR. GEORGE MORRIS EARN AS YOU LEARN RN PROGRAM. FAMILY CARE FUND ($118,377) WHEN UNEXPECTED EMERGENCIES AND EVENTS OCCUR IN OUR LIVES, MEETING OUR EVERYDAY NEEDS AND RESPONSIBILITIES CAN BECOME DIFFICULT. ASSISTANCE TO TEAM MEMBERS FACING THESE UNANTICIPATED AND UNUSUAL SITUATIONS IS AVAILABLE THROUGH THE FAMILY CARE FUND. LAST YEAR, THE FUND APPROVED AND PROVIDED FOR MORE THAN 175 REQUESTS FOR ASSISTANCE TO TEAM MEMBERS WHO HAD NOWHERE ELSE TO TURN. EXCELLENCE IN SPIRITUALITY ($110,000) 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. GRADUATE NURSE RESIDENCY PROGRAM ($95,696) CURRENTLY, MORTON PLANT MEASE ON-BOARDS GREATER THAN 100 GRADUATE NURSES ANNUALLY. ON-BOARDING GRADUATE NURSES IMPACTS OUTCOMES BECAUSE OF THE QUICK TRANSITION FROM STUDENT TO NURSE AND THE OVERWHELMING AMOUNT OF INFORMATION PROVIDED IN ORIENTATION. IF GRADUATE NURSES ARE ENGAGED EARLY IN THE ORIENTATION EXPERIENCE, WE CAN EXPECT TO SEE IMPROVED PERFORMANCE AND RETENTION. MEDICAL ETHICS PROGRAM ENHANCEMENT ($65,000) OVER THE PAST SEVERAL YEARS, MORTON PLANT MEASE HAS DEVELOPED AN ACTIVE CLINICAL ETHICS PROGRAM. WE HAVE AN INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMITTEE THAT INCLUDES PHYSICIANS, RNS, CHAPLAINS, SOCIAL WORKERS, RESPIRATORY CAREGIVERS AND OTHERS. THE CLINICAL ETHICS COMMITTEE SORTS THROUGH VALUES, IDENTIFIES PROBLEMS, ANALYZES CONCERNS AND ASSISTS WITH RESOLUTION OF THOSE PROBLEMS. WOW! AWARDS ($50,000) CELEBRATED DURING NATIONAL NURSES WEEK AND HOSPITAL WEEK IN MAY, THE WOW! NURSING AND TEAM MEMBER EXCELLENCE AWARDS HONORS OUR MOST COMPASSIONATE AND CARING NURSES AND TEAM MEMBERS WHO EXEMPLIFY OUTSTANDING CUSTOMER SERVICE, TEAMWORK AND COMMITMENT TO EXCELLENCE. WOW! WINNERS ARE NOMINATED BY FELLOW TEAM MEMBERS AND WINNERS ARE SELECTED BY A COMMITTEE COMPRISED OF A CROSS SECTION OF TEAM MEMBERS, INCLUDING SENIOR LEADERSHIP, DIRECTORS, MANAGERS AND PEERS. EACH HONOREE RECEIVES A MONETARY AWARD FOR THEIR PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENTS. DR. AL EADDY FAMILY MEDICINE RESEARCH CENTER ($50,000) THIS IS A PERMANENT GRANT FOR A RESEARCH CENTER ESTABLISHED IN LATE 2011 TO PROMOTE RESEARCH BASED EDUCATION AND STRUCTURED CLINICAL STUDIES FOR THE FAMILY MEDICINE FACULTY AND RESIDENTS. SCHOLARLY ACCOMPLISHMENTS PROVIDED THROUGH THIS FUNDING DISTINGUISH OUR FACULTY AND RESIDENTS REGIONALLY AND NATIONALLY, AS WELL AS ENHANCING THE QUALITY AND SCOPE OF PATIENT CARE IN OUR COMMUNITY. VOLUNTEER APPRECIATION AND RECOGNITION ($37,000) 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. 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. POWELL CHILD CARE AND LEARNING CENTER ENRICHMENT PROGRAM ($20,000) MARYANN & BERNARD F. POWELL CHILDCARE & LEARNING CENTER PROVIDES CHILDREN A CHANCE TO BE INDEPENDENT AS WELL AS SELF-SUFFICIENT WITH EARLY SOCIAL CONTACTS. THEY OFFER LEARNING PROGRAMS AND A SENSE OF BELONGING WHILE CONTINUOUSLY MEETING THE NEEDS OF CHILDREN AT THEIR STAGES OF DEVELOPMENT. FUNDS FROM THIS GRANT HELP WITH THEIR ENRICHMENT PROGRAMS, INCLUDING YOGA, GYMNASTICS, MUSIC AND SPANISH CLASSES. 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. PHYSICAL THERAPIST EARN AS YOU LEARN ASSISTANT ($15,500) 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. LOIS ODENCE PLANTERS ENDOWMENT ($15,000) THE MISSION OF PLANTERS IS TO PROVIDE SUPPLEMENTAL FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO MORTON PLANT MEASE NURSING STUDENTS THROUGH THE LOIS ODENCE PLANTERS ENDOWMENT. |
| FORM 990, PART III - STATEMENT OF PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS | EXPANDED DESCRIPTION OF GRANTS FROM 4B (DISEASE SPECIFIC AND COMMUNITY OUTREACH): BOBBIE MARKS INDIGENT OVARIAN CANCER PROGRAM ($375,000) OVARIAN CANCER ACCOUNTS FOR ABOUT 3% OF CANCERS AMONG WOMEN, BUT CAUSES MORE DEATHS THAN ANY OTHER CANCER OF THE FEMALE REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM. MANY OVARIAN CANCER PATIENTS ARE UNINSURED OR UNDERINSURED - THIS GRANT ALLOWS US TO CONTINUE TO SUPPORT THESE WOMEN THROUGH THE DURATION OF THEIR DIAGNOSIS IN THE HOSPITAL AND POST-DISCHARGE. FUNDS ARE USED TO OFFSET COSTS OF PROVIDING UNFUNDED CARE AND UTILIZING THE CANCER PATIENT SUPPORT SERVICES (CAPSS) TEAM, WHO PROVIDE NAVIGATION AND COUNSELING SERVICES FOR OVARIAN CANCER PATIENTS. INDIGENT PRESCRIPTION PROGRAM ($250,000) 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. PALLIATIVE CARE SERVICES ($250,000) THIS PROGRAM OFFERS A HOLISTIC APPROACH TO RELIEVING THE PAIN, SUFFERING AND STRESS FOR PATIENTS EXPERIENCING CHRONIC ILLNESS WITH EMOTIONAL, PSYCHO-SOCIAL AND SPIRITUAL SUPPORT. THE FOCUS OF THIS APPROACH IS ON PROVIDING COMPASSIONATE, SPECIALIZED ATTENTION TO THE NEEDS OF PATIENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES IN ORDER TO MAKE THEIR REMAINING YEARS AS COMFORTABLE AS POSSIBLE. THE PALLIATIVE CARE TEAM MAY INCLUDE SPECIALIZED PHYSICIANS, NURSES, PROFESSIONAL COUNSELORS AND CHAPLAINS WORKING TOGETHER WITH THE PATIENT, FAMILY AND CAREGIVERS. CLEARWATER FREE CLINIC ($225,000) 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. IN ORDER TO REDUCE BARRIERS, SERVICES ARE PROVIDED AT NO CHARGE AND ARE AVAILABLE TO ANYONE IN THE COMMUNITY, REGARDLESS OF WHERE THEY RECEIVE THEIR CANCER TREATMENT. 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 EMPOWERMENT PROGRAM ($124,000) FOR OVER TEN YEARS, MORTON PLANT HOSPITAL HAS PROVIDED A MEDICAL OVERLAY TEAM FOR CLEARWATER'S HOMELESS EMPOWERMENT PROGRAM (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) THERE ARE OVER 17% OF PINELLAS COUNTY RESIDENTS WITHOUT INSURANCE AND THE FINANCIAL RESOURCES TO OBTAIN BREAST HEALTH SERVICES. THIS PROGRAM PROVIDES FUNDING THROUGH OUR HOSPITALS FOR DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT OF UNINSURED WOMEN WITH BREAST CANCER THROUGH THE MAMMOGRAPHY VOUCHER PROGRAM (MVP), AS WELL AS TO FUND A BREAST HEALTH NAVIGATOR WHO PROVIDES INITIAL EDUCATION FOR WOMEN WITH NEWLY DIAGNOSED BREAST CANCER THROUGHOUT THE HEALTH SYSTEM. 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 THE HOSPITAL. THE FUNDING OF THE NURSE PRACTITIONER POSITION 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. FAITH COMMUNITY NURSING RN COORDINATOR ($70,000) PROVIDES PARTNERSHIP FAITH COMMUNITIES AND VOLUNTEER NURSES WITH EDUCATION, TRAINING AND MATERIALS TO PROMOTE HEALTH AND WELLNESS IN THE COMMUNITIES WE SERVE. AS PART OF THE FCN PROGRAM INTEGRATION WITH OUR HOSPITALS OUR RN COORDINATORS WORK IN CREATIVE, INNOVATIVE WAYS TO PROMOTE MPM, RECRUIT NEW FAITH PARTNERS AND TO MAINTAIN A ROBUST GROUP OF OVER 100 VOLUNTEER NURSES IN THE COMMUNITY. 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. MADONNA PTAK CENTER FOR ALZHEIMER'S RESEARCH AND MEMORY DISORDERS ($50,000) 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. THIS CLINIC ENHANCES OUR POSITION TO PROVIDE MEMORY DISORDERS PATIENTS WITH THE BEST CARE POSSIBLE AND INCLUDE THEM IN CLINICAL RESEARCH TRIALS AS APPROPRIATE AND CONTINUE TO OFFER ACCESS TO THOSE WHO CANNOT AFFORD CARE. PROSTATE CANCER PROGRAM ($50,000) PROSTATE CANCER IS THE MOST COMMONLY DIAGNOSED MALIGNANCY IN MEN IN THE US. THE GOAL OF THIS PROGRAM IS TO HELP MEN IN OUR COMMUNITIES IDENTIFY THEIR MEDICAL NEEDS AT THE EARLIEST STAGES WHEN TREATMENT IS VIABLE. 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. 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 ($43,000) CAMP LIVING SPRINGS PROMOTES CAMARADERIE, RELAXATION AND SHARED EXPERIENCES WHILE NURTURING THE SPIRIT OF THOSE TOUCHED BY CANCER. THIS ONE-OF-A-KIND, THREE-DAY CAMPING EXPERIENCE FOR ADULT CANCER SURVIVORS IS OFFERED AT NO COST TO 90 PARTICIPANTS EACH YEAR AND STAFFED WITH VOLUNTEERS, NURSES, AND COUNSELORS WHO WILLINGLY DONATE THEIR TIME. GLADYS DOUGLAS FOREVER FIT ($24,000) THE FOREVER FIT PROGRAM, WHICH CAN ACCOMMODATE 35 PATIENTS PER MONTH, ALLOWS INDIVIDUALS (MANY WHO ARE UNABLE TO EXERCISE INDEPENDENTLY) TO CONTINUE A MONITORED EXERCISE PROGRAM THAT IS NOT COVERED BY INSURANCE. ADDITIONAL FUNDING WILL ALLOW THE PROGRAM TO CONTINUE UNDER THE PRESENT MODEL WHICH HELPS TO REDUCE READMISSION TO THE HOSPITALS FOR CARDIOVASCULAR EVENTS. POWER PROGRAM ($1,404) THIS SPECIALLY DESIGNED PROGRAM FOR OUR BREAST CANCER PATIENTS EMPOWERS THEM WITH KNOWLEDGE, EMOTIONAL SUPPORT AND WHOLE-BODY WELLNESS. THIS DIAGNOSIS-TO-RECOVERY PROGRAM HELPS TO GUIDE AND SUPPORT EACH WOMAN THROUGH HER JOURNEY BY INTEGRATING PHYSICAL ACTIVITY, PROPER NUTRITION AND EMOTIONAL SUPPORT. THIS GRANTS ALSO HELPED PROVIDE CANCER PATIENTS A CONTINUUM OF CARE WITH YOGA CLASSES AT THE AXELROD PAVILION. |
| FORM 990, PART III - STATEMENT OF PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS | EXPANDED DESCRIPTION OF GRANTS FROM 4C (CAPITAL GRANTS): MORTON PLANT MEASE HEALTH CARE FOUNDATION PROVIDES THE HOSPITALS OF MORTON PLANT MEASE WITH A VARIETY OF CAPITAL FUNDS TO SUPPORT INNOVATIVE MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES AND FACILITY UPGRADES. IN 2015, THESE CAPITAL FUNDS PURCHASED THE FOLLOWING: INTRA-OPERATIVE MRI (IMRI) AT MORTON PLANT HOSPITAL ($1,296,422) TO BE HOUSED IN THE NEW NEUROLOGICAL OPERATING SUITE IN THE FUTURE DOYLE TOWER, THIS IMRI TECHNOLOGY WILL PROVIDE NEUROSURGEONS REAL-TIME VIEWS OF THE BRAIN DURING SURGERY, ALLOWING THEM TO DETECT ABNORMAL TISSUES AND REMOVE BRAIN TUMORS SAFELY AND EFFECTIVELY. IN MANY CASES, THIS REDUCES THE NEED FOR SOME PATIENTS TO UNDERGO A SECOND OPERATION AND MINIMIZES THE RISK OF SURGICAL COMPLICATIONS. VOLUNTEER RESOURCES: CARELIFT AND CARERIDE REPLACEMENTS ($77,000) 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. POWELL CHILD CARE AND LEARNING CENTER: CAPITAL ($36,000) THE MARYANN & BERNARD F. POWELL CHILDCARE & LEARNING CENTER PROVIDES CHILDREN A CHANCE TO BE INDEPENDENT AS WELL AS SELF-SUFFICIENT WITH EARLY SOCIAL CONTACTS. THEY OFFER LEARNING PROGRAMS AND A SENSE OF BELONGING WHILE CONTINUOUSLY MEETING THE NEEDS OF CHILDREN AT THEIR STAGES OF DEVELOPMENT. FUNDS FROM THIS GRANT WILL HELP REPLACE FURNITURE, FLOORING, CABINETRY, FIXTURES AND TOYS THAT ARE NEARING END-OF-LIFE. ALARIS IV INFUSION PUMPS FOR MEASE DUNEDIN HOSPITAL'S CLINICAL EDUCATION BUILDING ($25,350) THIS GRANT FUNDED 13 UNITS FOR OUR HOSPITAL TO BETTER HELP OUR NURSES LEARN HOW TO USE THE ALARIS PUMPS AND PRACTICE BEFORE PROVIDING DIRECT PATIENT CARE AT THE BEDSIDE. THE PUMPS HELP CONTINUOUSLY OR INTERMITTENTLY DELIVER FLUIDS, MEDICATIONS, BLOOD AND BLOOD PRODUCTS TO ADULT, PEDIATRIC OR NEONATAL PATIENTS. HUMAN PERFORMANCE CENTER AT MORTON PLANT'S PTAK REHAB ($24,083) THERE IS CURRENTLY ONLY ONE CENTER IN THE TAMPA BAY AREA PERFORMING MAX VO2, RMR TESTING (RESTING METABOLIC RATE) AND LT TESTING (LACTATE TESTING). THIS GRANT NOW ALLOWS OUR HOSPITAL TO PROVIDE THESE TESTS FOR TRAINING AND/OR INJURED ATHLETES, AND ASSIST WITH THE TREATMENT OF PATIENTS WITH CARDIOMYOPATHY, RESTRICTIVE LUNG DISEASE, PATIENTS WHO NEED TO BE QUALIFIED FOR HEART/HEART-LUNG TRANSPLANT OR MORBIDLY OBESE PATIENTS WHO NEED AN EXERCISE PRESCRIPTION AS PART OF THE MEDICAL PROFILE BOTH PRE- AND POST-SURGERY. PANDA BED WARMER AT MORTON PLANT NORTH BAY HOSPITAL ($21,762) THE PANDA WARMER HELPS THE HOSPITAL'S EMERGENCY ROOM CARETAKERS BY HELPING KEEP HEALTHY BABIES HEALTHY. THE RECESSED HEATER DESIGN LETS NURSES SEE AND ACCESS THE BABIES EASIER, AND IT KEEPS PATIENTS WARM AND CONTENT WHILE KEEPING NURSES COOL AND COMFORTABLE. OTHER KEY FEATURES INCLUDE AN INTEGRATED IN-BED SCALE AND SUPPORT FOR RESUSCITATION THERAPY. DEFIBRILLATORS FOR HOSPITALS' HUMAN PATIENT SIMULATORS ($20,000) THROUGH A GRANT TO THE HEALTH SYSTEM'S CLINICAL EDUCATION SERVICES TEAM, DEFIBRILLATORS WERE PURCHASED TO BE USED WITH HUMAN PATIENT SIMULATION FOR ADVANCED CARDIAC LIFE SUPPORT (ACLS) TRAINING FOR OUR NURSES AND PHYSICIANS. OUR SIMULATORS ALLOW THE PARTICIPANT TO DEFIBRILLATE (SHOCK) THEM. THIS IS ESSENTIAL TO PERFORM THIS SKILL WITH THE ACTUAL DEFIBRILLATOR ON A SIM SO THAT WHEN THE NEED ARISES IN REAL LIFE, THEY KNOW EXACTLY WHAT TO DO TO SAVE LIVES. BIODEX OFFSET UNWEIGHING SYSTEM AT MORTON PLANT HOSPITAL'S PTAK REHAB CENTER ($7,700) THE PTAK REHAB CENTER HAS SEEN AN INCREASED NUMBER OF STROKE, SPINAL CORD INJURED, LOWER EXTREMITY TOTAL JOINT REPLACEMENT PATIENTS AND LOWER EXTREMITY AMPUTEE PATIENTS. THIS SYSTEM WILL HELP THESE PATIENTS REQUIRING STANDING AND/OR GAIT TRAINING NEED 2-3 THERAPISTS/TECHS TO ACCOMPLISH A SAFE THERAPY SESSION FOR THE PATIENT & THERAPISTS. LIFEGAIT WALKER AND GAITKEEPER TREADMILL ($7,305) FOR THE CHILDREN'S OUTPATIENT CENTER ACROSS FROM MEASE COUNTRYSIDE HOSPITAL, THIS SPECIALIZED TREADMILL HELPS PEDIATRIC PATIENTS DEVELOP AND IMPROVE BALANCE, UPRIGHT POSTURE, STRENGTH, COORDINATION AND GAIT ABILITIES. IT ALSO ELIMINATES THE FEAR OF FALLING AND PROMOTES A SENSE OF ACCOMPLISHMENT. STARLIGHT FUN CENTER FOR PEDIATRIC PATIENTS AT MORTON PLANT HOSPITAL'S ER ($5,000) THIS SELF-CONTAINED MOBILE ENTERTAINMENT UNIT EQUIPPED WITH VIDEO GAMES AND A DVD PLAYER PROVIDES A COMFORTING BREAK OR DISTRACTION FOR THE OVERWHELMING NATURE OF A VISIT TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM. THE FOUNDATION FUNDED ONE FOR MEASE COUNTRYSIDE HOSPITAL'S ER A FEW YEARS AGO AND HAS BEEN USED FREQUENTLY. ACCUVEIN FOR MORTON PLANT HOSPITAL ($4,812) THIS PORTABLE, LIGHT-WEIGHT VEIN FINDING DEVICE HELPS OUR CARE GIVERS EASILY LOCATE THE BEST VEIN WITH MINIMAL STICKS, WHICH IS ESPECIALLY HELPFUL WHEN TREATING OUR YOUNGER PATIENTS AND BABIES. PATIENT AND NURSING SATISFACTION ARE IMPACTED GREATLY THANKS TO FINDING THE VEIN WITH FEWER STICKS. |
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