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| (i) Name of supported organization | (ii) EIN | (iii) Type of organization (described on lines 1- 10 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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Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2014 | (b) 2015 | (c) 2016 | (d) 2017 | (e) 2018 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grant.") .. | 7,624,640 | 5,052,479 | 9,065,749 | 10,246,346 | 9,600,876 | 41,590,090 |
| 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 | 7,624,640 | 5,052,479 | 9,065,749 | 10,246,346 | 9,600,876 | 41,590,090 |
| 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).. | 9,100,666 | |||||
| 6 | Public support. Subtract line 5 from line 4. | 32,489,424 | |||||
Calendar year
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(a) 2014 | (b) 2015 | (c) 2016 | (d) 2017 | (e) 2018 | (f) Total | |
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| 7 | Amounts from line 4.. | 7,624,640 | 5,052,479 | 9,065,749 | 10,246,346 | 9,600,876 | 41,590,090 |
| 8 | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources... | 367,389 | 510,472 | 491,924 | 501,512 | 557,841 | 2,429,138 |
| 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 | 44,019,228 | |||||
Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2014 | (b) 2015 | (c) 2016 | (d) 2017 | (e) 2018 | (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) 2014 | (b) 2015 | (c) 2016 | (d) 2017 | (e) 2018 | (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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| 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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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 2018 from Section C, line 6 | ||
| 10 Line 8 amount divided by Line 9 amount | ||
| Section E - Distribution Allocations (see instructions) |
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(ii) Underdistributions Pre-2018 |
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Underdistributions, if any, for years prior to 2018 (reasonable cause required-- explain in Part VI). See instructions. |
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| c From 2015....... | ||||
| d From 2016....... | ||||
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| g Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
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| j Remainder. Subtract lines 3g, 3h, and 3i from 3f. | ||||
| 4Distributions for 2018 from Section D, line 7: | ||||
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| b Applied to 2018 distributable amount | ||||
| c Remainder. Subtract lines 4a and 4b from 4. | ||||
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Attach to Form 990 or 990-EZ.
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| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A - PRIMARY EXEMPT PURPOSE AND ACHIEVEMENTS | REGIONS HOSPITAL FOUNDATION (THE FOUNDATION) IS A MINNESOTA NON-PROFIT CORPORATION RECOGNIZED AS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAX UNDER INTERNAL REVENUE CODE ("IRC") SECTION 501(C)(3) AND IS PART OF THE HEALTHPARTNERS ORGANIZATION ("HEALTHPARTNERS"). FOUNDED IN 1957, HEALTHPARTNERS IS AN INTEGRATED HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION, PROVIDING HEALTH CARE SERVICES AND HEALTH PLAN FINANCING AND ADMINISTRATION, AND IS THE LARGEST CONSUMER-GOVERNED NONPROFIT HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION IN THE COUNTRY. HEALTHPARTNERS' MISSION IS TO IMPROVE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING IN PARTNERSHIP WITH OUR MEMBERS, PATIENTS AND COMMUNITY. HEALTHPARTNERS SEEKS TO TRANSFORM HEALTH CARE THROUGH A RELENTLESS FOCUS ON THE TRIPLE AIM - PROVIDING EXCEPTIONAL EXPERIENCE FOR THE INDIVIDUAL, IMPROVING THE HEALTH OF THE POPULATION, AND MAINTAINING AFFORDABILITY. HEALTHPARTNERS INCLUDES AN ARRAY OF TAX-EXEMPT AND TAXABLE ORGANIZATIONS WITH HEALTH CARE ACTIVITIES PRIMARILY OPERATING IN MINNESOTA, WESTERN WISCONSIN AND EXPANDING INTO OTHER MIDWESTERN STATES. HEALTHPARTNERS PROVIDES A FULL RANGE OF HEALTH CARE DELIVERY AND HEALTH PLAN SERVICES INCLUDING INSURANCE, PATIENT CARE, ADMINISTRATION AND HEALTH AND WELL-BEING PROGRAMS. HEALTHPARTNERS HEALTH PLANS SERVE MORE THAN 1.8 MILLION MEDICAL AND DENTAL MEMBERS NATIONWIDE. HEALTHPARTNERS MEDICAL CARE SYSTEM INCLUDES MORE THAN 1,800 PHYSICIANS AND DENTISTS, SEVEN OWNED HOSPITALS WITH OVER 1,000 ACUTE CARE BEDS, OVER 100 OWNED AND LEASED PRIMARY AND SPECIALTY CARE MEDICAL FACILITIES AND 25 DENTAL FACILITIES WITH PRACTICES IN MINNESOTA AND WESTERN WISCONSIN. HEALTHPARTNERS ALSO CONTRACTS WITH OTHER PRIMARY AND SPECIALTY MEDICAL FACILITIES AND DENTAL FACILITIES, PHYSICIAN GROUPS, HOSPITALS AND RELATED HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS LOCATED PRIMARILY IN MINNESOTA, WESTERN WISCONSIN AND EXPANDING INTO OTHER MIDWESTERN STATES. HEALTHPARTNERS ALSO PROVIDES MEDICAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING TO MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS AND CONDUCTS RESEARCH AND FUNDRAISING ACTIVITIES THAT SUPPORT THE HEALTH CARE DELIVERY SYSTEM. A COMPLETE LISTING OF ALL ORGANIZATIONS WITHIN HEALTHPARTNERS, AND THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THEM, CAN BE FOUND ON SCHEDULE R WITHIN THIS 990 RETURN. DETAILED INFORMATION ABOUT THE COMMUNITY BENEFIT ACTIVITIES AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF EACH TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATION CAN BE FOUND IN THE INDIVIDUAL FORM 990 RETURN FOR THAT ORGANIZATION. HEALTHPARTNERS IS DRIVING CHANGE THAT HELPS OUR MEMBERS AND PATIENTS LIVE HEALTHIER LIVES. HEALTHPARTNERS COLLABORATES WITH OTHER PLANS, CARE PROVIDERS AND OTHER COMMUNITY AND BUSINESS ORGANIZATIONS IN THE REGION AND THROUGHOUT THE NATION TO INCREASE ACCESS, CREATE AND SHARE QUALITY MEASURES AND INITIATIVES, PARTICIPATE IN DEVELOPMENT OF PUBLIC POLICY, AND COLLABORATE IN IMPROVEMENTS THAT SUPPORT THE TRIPLE AIM. AMONG HEALTHPARTNERS' SIGNATURE INITIATIVES CONTINUING IN 2018 ARE TOTAL COST OF CARE MEASUREMENTS (DEVELOPMENT OF A NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED METRIC, ENDORSED BY THE NATIONAL QUALITY FORUM, ENABLING MEASUREMENT AND INCENTIVES BASED ON COORDINATION AND EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICES), MENTAL HEALTH (REDUCING STIGMA, AND ASSURING ACCESS TO HIGH QUALITY CARE IN THE MOST APPROPRIATE SETTINGS), CHILDREN'S HEALTH (IMPROVING CHILD HEALTH BY PROMOTING EARLY BRAIN DEVELOPMENT, PROVIDING FAMILY CENTERED CARE, AND STRENGTHENING COMMUNITIES), AND SUSTAINABILITY (ENERGY EFFICIENCY, WASTE REDUCTION, AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT). HEALTHPARTNERS, INC. (HPI) IS THE PARENT ENTITY OF HEALTHPARTNERS AND IS A MINNESOTA NON-PROFIT CORPORATION AND LICENSED HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION (HMO) RECOGNIZED AS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAX UNDER IRC SECTION 501(C)(4). HPI IS THE SOLE CORPORATE MEMBER OF HPI-RAMSEY, A MINNESOTA NON-PROFIT CORPORATION RECOGNIZED AS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAX UNDER IRC SECTION 501(C)(3). IN TURN, HPI-RAMSEY IS THE SOLE CORPORATE MEMBER OF RIHS AND ITS SISTER ORGANIZATIONS, REGIONS HOSPITAL (REGIONS), THE FOUNDATION, RH-WISCONSIN, INC., STILLWATER HEALTH SYSTEM (LAKEVIEW HEALTH), AND CAPITOL VIEW TRANSITIONAL CARE CENTER, ALL OF WHICH ARE NON-PROFIT CORPORATIONS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAX UNDER IRC SECTION 501(C)(3). BENEFIT TO THE COMMUNITY: PROGRAM SUPPORT: IN 2018, THE FOUNDATION RECEIVED CONTRIBUTIONS TO SUPPORT 86 DIFFERENT PROGRAMS AT REGIONS AND OTHER HEALTH-RELATED ORGANIZATIONS WITHIN HEALTHPARTNERS. THE FOUNDATION ALSO PROVIDED PATIENT CARE GRANT SUPPORT TO 19 PROGRAMS THROUGH THE ONE EMPLOYEE GIVING CAMPAIGN OF REGIONS AND OTHER HEALTHPARTNERS ORGANIZATIONS. THESE GRANTS FUNDED PROJECTS AT REGIONS, HEALTHPARTNERS MEDICAL GROUP (HPMG), AND OTHER HEALTH-RELATED ORGANIZATIONS WITHIN HEALTHPARTNERS IN A WAY CONSISTENT WITH THE FOUNDATION'S MISSION. THE FOUNDATION'S ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS WERE PAID FOR WITH MONEY PROVIDED BY REGIONS, INCOME FROM THE FOUNDATION'S INVESTMENTS, AND A SEVEN PERCENT FEE ASSESSED ON ALL NEW CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE FOUNDATION. THUS, 93 PERCENT OF ALL CONTRIBUTIONS RECEIVED IN 2018 ARE USED TO FUND PATIENT CARE PROGRAMS, MEDICAL RESEARCH, THE EDUCATION OF HEALTH PROFESSIONALS, AND EQUIPMENT AND FACILITY EXPENSES. THE FOUNDATION GAVE SIGNIFICANT FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO MANY PROGRAMS OF REGIONS AND THROUGHOUT THE HEALTHPARTNERS ORGANIZATION, INCLUDING NEUROSCIENCE, MENTAL HEALTH, THE COMMUNITY PARAMEDIC PROGRAM, PAIN AND OPIOID MANAGEMENT SERVICES, ORTHOPEDICS, CANCER CARE CENTER, EMERGENCY MEDICINE, THE EAST METRO MEDICAL RESOURCE CONTROL CENTER, HARDSHIP ASSISTANCE TO INDIVIDUALS, THE BURN CENTER, CHILD LITERACY PROGRAMS, OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL MEDICINE, CARDIOLOGY, HEALTH PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION, HEALTHPARTNERS CENTER FOR MEMORY AND AGING, HEALTHPARTNERS INSTITUTE, HEALTHPARTNERS HOSPICE AND PALLIATIVE CARE, AND THE HEALTHPARTNERS INFECTIOUS DISEASE CLINIC. PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS ARE LISTED BELOW. FUNDRAISING TOTALS LISTED INCLUDE NEW GIFTS, PLEDGES, AND ESTATE COMMITMENTS AND DO NOT INCLUDE PAYMENTS MADE ON PREVIOUS PLEDGES. OVER THE PAST THREE YEARS, THE FOUNDATION EXPERIENCED A SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN FUNDRAISING, MUCH OF IT THE RESULT OF DONORS CHOOSING TO CONSIDER ESTATE GIFTS AS PART OF THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS. BLENDED GIFTS OF CURRENT DOLLARS AND ESTATE COMMITMENTS HAVE ALLOWED DONORS TO GIVE MORE THAN THEY EVER THOUGHT POSSIBLE AND CREATE SUSTAINING SOURCES OF FUNDING FOR KEY INITIATIVES. NEUROSCIENCE REGIONS AND HEALTHPARTNERS ARE DESTINATIONS OF CHOICE FOR NEUROLOGICAL CARE, OFFERING A WIDE RANGE OF SPECIALTIES TO BEST SERVE PATIENTS. BY INTEGRATING PRIMARY CARE WITH NEUROLOGICAL SPECIALTIES AND REHABILITATION, WE CAN PROVIDE TIMELY DIAGNOSIS AND STATE-OF-THE-ART SPECIALTY CARE, HELPING PATIENT'S LIVE FULL LIVES BOTH DURING AND AFTER TREATMENT. THIS COMBINATION MAKES US UNIQUE IN THE REGION AND HAS LED TO SEVERAL NATIONAL AWARDS IN THE FIELDS OF NEUROSCIENCE AND NEUROSURGERY. WITH THE OPENING OF THE HEALTHPARTNERS NEUROSCIENCE CENTER IN APRIL 2017, ALL OF HEALTHPARTNERS NEUROSCIENCE PROGRAMS WERE BROUGHT TOGETHER UNDER ONE ROOF. THE FOUR-STORY BUILDING IN ST. PAUL IS THE LARGEST FREE-STANDING NEUROSCIENCE CENTER IN THE UPPER MIDWEST AND ONE OF ONLY A FEW IN THE COUNTRY. DONATIONS TO THE HEALTHPARTNERS NEUROSCIENCE PROGRAMS FUNDED CAPITAL PROJECTS, PATIENT CARE, MEDICAL RESEARCH AND THE EDUCATION OF HEALTH PROFESSIONALS. THE FOLLOWING ARE HIGHLIGHTS OF THESE FUNDRAISING EFFORTS. HEALTHPARTNERS CENTER FOR MEMORY AND AGING IT IS RARE OUTSIDE OF ACADEMIA TO SEE THE INTEGRATION OF GROUNDBREAKING ALZHEIMER'S RESEARCH AND OPTIMAL CARE IN ONE ORGANIZATION. BY COMBINING CARE AND RESEARCH, THE HEALTHPARTNERS CENTER FOR MEMORY AND AGING (THE CENTER) MAKES LIVING WITH DEMENTIA MORE MANAGEABLE FOR PATIENTS AND THEIR CAREGIVERS WHILE CREATING A MORE HOPEFUL TOMORROW FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS. THE FOUNDATION RAISED $3,217,282 TO SUPPORT THE CENTER. THE FOLLOWING ARE A FEW HIGHLIGHTS OF THE CENTER'S PROJECTS MADE POSSIBLE WITH CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS. WORK WITH PROMISING NEW TREATMENTS- THE CENTER CONDUCTS INTERNATIONALLY-RECOGNIZED RESEARCH THAT HAS LED TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF PROMISING NEW TREATMENTS FOR BRAIN DISORDERS. THE CENTER USED CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS TO CONTINUE ITS WORK WITH THE INTRANASAL DELIVERY OF INSULIN. ORIGINALLY DEVELOPED IN OUR LABS, INTRANASAL INSULIN HAS BECOME ONE OF THE MOST EXCITING POTENTIAL TREATMENTS FOR ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE. IT HAS BEEN SHOWN TO IMPROVE THE MEMORY, ATTENTION AND FUNCTIONING OF ALZHEIMER'S PATIENTS, AND WHEN THE U.S. GOVERNMENT ANNOUNCED PLANS TO RAMP UP ITS FIGHT AGAINST ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE IN 2012, INTRANASAL INSULIN WAS A MAJOR PIECE OF THE EFFORT. NOW, WITH CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS, THE CENTER IS TESTING A POTENTIALLY SAFER AND MORE EFFECTIVE FORMULATION OF THE MEDICINE. |
| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A | WITH FURTHER FUNDING, WE ARE EXPANDING OUR WORK WITH INTRANASAL INSULIN BEYOND THESE DISORDERS. WE HAVE RAISED FUNDS FOR A CLINICAL STUDY INVOLVING FRONTOTEMPORAL DEMENTIA (FTD), THE MOST COMMON CAUSE OF YOUNG ONSET DEMENTIA IN PEOPLE UNDER THE AGE OF 60. CURRENTLY THERE ARE NO EFFECTIVE TREATMENTS FOR FTD. WE ALSO EXPANDED OUR INTRANASAL INSULIN TRIALS TO INCLUDE PEOPLE WITH DOWN SYNDROME (DS), SINCE DEMENTIA IS VERY COMMON IN PEOPLE WITH DS. NO OTHER ORGANIZATION IS CONDUCTING THIS TYPE OF TRIAL WITH THIS POPULATION. WE RECEIVED DONATIONS TO CONDUCT A PILOT STUDY ON THE EFFECTIVENESS OF INTRANASAL INSULIN IN SUPPORTING THE MEMORY FUNCTION IN PEOPLE WITH PARKINSON'S DISEASE AND LEWY BODY DEMENTIA, AND OUR TEAM IS PREPARING TO IMPLEMENT THESE STUDIES. THE CENTER RECEIVED A NONPROFIT RESEARCH GRANT THROUGH THE HEALTHPARTNERS INSTITUTE TO TEST INTRANASAL INSULIN AS A TREATMENT FOR TYPE 1 DIABETICS WHO SUFFER HYPO-GLYCEMIC UNAWARENESS. THIS POTENTIALLY FATAL CONDITION CAN OCCUR WHEN TYPE I DIABETICS EXPERIENCE LOW BLOOD SUGAR BUT THEIR BRAIN DOES NOT DETECT IT. WITH ADDITIONAL CONTRIBUTIONS, WE WANT TO TEST WHETHER INTRANASAL INSULIN CAN REDUCE THE RISK OF ALZHEIMER'S AMONG PEOPLE WITH TYPE 2 DIABETES; SUCH INDIVIDUALS DEVELOP ALZHEIMER'S AT TWICE THE RATE OF PEOPLE WITHOUT TYPE 2 DIABETES. GENERAL CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE CENTER HAVE BEEN USED TO FURTHER THE DEVELOPMENT OF INTRANASAL DEFEROXAMINE (DFO). OUR RESEARCH WITH ANIMAL MODELS OF ALZHEIMER'S HAS SHOWN THAT DFO CAN BE EFFECTIVELY DELIVERED THROUGH THE NOSE, WITH SUBSEQUENT IMPROVEMENTS TO MEMORY AND MINIMAL SIDE EFFECTS. THE CENTER CONTINUES ITS WORK WITH ANIMAL MODELS OF ALZHEIMER'S TO GAUGE THE SAFETY AND EFFICACY OF THE TREATMENT. GIVEN THAT THE PRELIMINARY RESULTS FOR BOTH STUDIES HAVE BEEN POSITIVE, WE ARE ALREADY PLANNING FOR AN EARLY-STAGE HUMAN TRIAL AND ARE SEEKING CONTRIBUTIONS TO HELP FUND IT. OUR INITIAL RESEARCH HAS SHOWN THAT THE TREATMENT CAN ALSO IMPROVE MOTOR DYSFUNCTION IN ANIMAL MODELS OF PARKINSON'S DISEASE, AND WE WOULD LIKE TO EXTEND THIS WORK TO OTHER NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS, SUCH AS STROKE, TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY AND LEWY BODY DEMENTIA. FINDING WAYS TO IDENTIFY, TREAT, AND PREVENT ALZHEIMER'S SYMPTOMS- GENERAL CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE CENTER HELP FUND THE MINNESOTA MEMORY PROJECT, AN ONGOING REGISTRY THAT FOLLOWS ADULTS WITH AND WITHOUT DIAGNOSED MEMORY LOSS IN ORDER TO COLLECT INFORMATION ON AGE-RELATED MEMORY CHANGES. THIS INFORMATION WILL HELP PHYSICIANS DISCRIMINATE BETWEEN MEMORY LOSS THAT IS COMMON WITH AGING AND SYMPTOMS THAT MAY INDICATE THE PRESENCE OF DEMENTIA. IN ADDITION, THE PROJECT COLLECTS INFORMATION FROM CAREGIVERS ABOUT THE PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH EFFECTS RELATED TO CARING FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH MEMORY LOSS. OVER A THREE-YEAR PERIOD, WE WORKED WITH RESIDENTS OF A LOCAL ASSISTED-LIVING FACILITY TO TEST THE EFFECTS OF AROMATHERAPY ON THE SLEEP DISRUPTION AND AGITATION LEVEL OF ALZHEIMER'S PATIENTS. THIS WORK WAS MADE POSSIBLE WITH THE HELP OF DONATIONS. DISRUPTION OF SLEEP IS ONE OF THE MOST COMMON REASONS PEOPLE WITH MEMORY LOSS ARE PLACED IN SKILLED NURSING FACILITIES; IT WAS BELIEVED THAT AROMATHERAPY WOULD HELP PATIENTS SLEEP BETTER AND RELAX, HELPING THEM REMAIN IN THEIR HOMES LONGER. RESULTS OF OUR STUDY WERE POSITIVE: ON AVERAGE, PEOPLE WHO RECEIVED LAVENDER SLEPT 42 MINUTES MORE PER NIGHT AND HAD GREATER SLEEP EFFICIENCY THAN THOSE WHO RECEIVED THE PLACEBO. TO FURTHER TEST OUR GOALS, WE DEVELOPED A TOOLKIT THAT WE BELIEVE WILL HELP CAREGIVERS ADMINISTER AROMATHERAPY TO THEIR LOVED ONES AT HOME. IN 2018 WE BEGAN A FEASIBILITY STUDY OF THIS PROGRAM WITH 12 PARTICIPANTS TO SEE IF PEOPLE USE THE STUDY'S AROMATHERAPY PATCH, IF THE PATCH STAYS ON THE PARTICIPANT AND IF THEY CONSISTENTLY WEAR THE MONITORING EQUIPMENT TO MEASURE SLEEP. WE ALSO GIVE AROMATHERAPY PATCHES TO CLINIC PATIENTS VISITING OUR MEMORY CLINIC WHO ARE BEING EVALUATED FOR SYMPTOMS OF MEMORY LOSS. WE HOPE THIS WILL DECREASE THIS POTENTIALLY STRESSFUL EXPERIENCE. WITH HELP FROM CONTRIBUTIONS, THE HEALTHPARTNERS CENTER FOR MEMORY AND AGING AND THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL HAVE JOINED FORCES TO CREATE "PARTNERS IN DEMENTIA," A PROGRAM THAT PAIRS FIRST-YEAR MEDICAL STUDENTS WITH PATIENTS EXPERIENCING MILD TO MODERATE ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE. AS PART OF THE PROGRAM, STUDENTS MEET WITH THEIR MENTORS FOR FOUR HOURS PER MONTH FOR A YEAR. BY EXPOSING FIRST-YEAR MEDICAL STUDENTS TO DIAGNOSED PATIENTS, IT IS OUR EXPECTATION THAT A GREATER NUMBER OF TRAINEES WILL CHOOSE SPECIALTIES THAT INVOLVE TREATING ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE. THOSE WHO BECOME FAMILY PRACTITIONERS WILL HAVE AN EASIER TIME RECOGNIZING EARLY ONSET OF THE DISEASE, WHICH THOSE WHO EXPERIENCE THE CONDITION AND THEIR CAREGIVERS OFTEN CONCEAL OR DENY. THE PROGRAM ALSO DE-STIGMATIZES DEMENTIA, ALLOWING STUDENTS TO APPRECIATE THE ENTIRE PERSON THEY CARE FOR AND BECOME LESS FEARFUL OF MAKING A DIAGNOSIS. AT THE END OF THE COURSE, WE HOPE THAT STUDENT PARTICIPANTS WILL APPRECIATE THE IMPORTANCE OF EARLY DIAGNOSIS PRIOR TO CRISIS DEVELOPMENT, THE ROLE OF COGNITIVE- AND SOCIALLY-STIMULATING ACTIVITIES IN A PATIENT'S DAILY ROUTINE, AND THE FACT THAT SIGNIFICANT MEASURES CAN BE TAKEN TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE OF PATIENTS. THE PROGRAM ALSO EMPOWERS INDIVIDUALS WITH ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE AS MENTORS AND EDUCATORS OF FUTURE PHYSICIANS. IN JUNE 2018, THE FOUNDATION HOSTED THE 8TH ANNUAL ALZHEIMER'S FUNDRAISING BREAKFAST, WHICH RAISED MONEY TO BENEFIT ALZHEIMER'S RESEARCH AND CARE. 403 COMMUNITY MEMBERS ATTENDED THE EVENT, WHICH RAISED $178,604. CARE ECOSYSTEM- IN 2018 THE FOUNDATION RECEIVED A FOUR-YEAR, $1,498,927 COMMITMENT FROM THE MERCK FOUNDATION THAT ALLOWED THE CENTER TO CREATE AND MANAGE A NEW CARE ECOSYSTEM PROGRAM, WHICH WILL EXTEND THE REACH OF DEMENTIA SPECIALISTS VIA PHONE- AND WEB-BASED CARE TO PATIENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES, ESPECIALLY RURAL-DWELLING AND HOMEBOUND POPULATIONS THAT TOO OFTEN LACK ROBUST CHRONIC CARE MANAGEMENT. AS PART OF THE PROGRAM, THE CENTER WILL WORK WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO TO DEVELOP CARE ECOSYSTEM TRAINING MATERIALS THAT CAN BE USED BY HEALTH SYSTEMS TO LAUNCH THE PROGRAM, IMPLEMENT THE CARE ECOSYSTEM AT THE CENTER USING THIS TRAINING, AND WORK TO SUSTAIN THE PROGRAM AFTER YOUR GRANT ENDS. ULTIMATELY, WE WANT TO ENCOURAGE HEALTH SYSTEMS TO USE THE TRAINING WE DEVELOP AND THE LEARNINGS FROM OUR PROGRAM TO MITIGATE THE SUBSTANTIAL BURDENS EXPERIENCED BY PATIENTS WITH DEMENTIA AND THEIR FAMILIES. NEUROWELL MODEL FOR DEMENTIA- IN 2018, THE FOUNDATION RECEIVED $50,000 IN CONTRIBUTIONS TO FUND A NEW NEUROWELL MODEL FOR DEMENTIA. FOR AS LONG AS POSSIBLE, PEOPLE WITH DEMENTIA WANT TO LIVE FREE AND INDEPENDENT LIVES; REMAIN AT HOME; ENJOY STRONG, POSITIVE RELATIONSHIPS WITH OTHERS; AND CONTINUE TO EXPERIENCE MEANING AND PURPOSE IN THEIR LIVES. YET THERE IS NO OTHER PROGRAM IN MINNESOTA AND ONLY A HANDFUL IN THE COUNTRY THAT PROVIDE "WRAPAROUND CARE" FOR THESE PEOPLE AND THEIR FAMILIES TO MAKE THESE GOALS POSSIBLE. BY PROVIDING COMPREHENSIVE BRAIN HEALTH AND WELLNESS PROGRAMMING WITHIN THE CENTER, PATIENTS AND FAMILIES WILL EXPERIENCE MORE EQUITABLE CARE, BETTER CONNECTIONS TO COMMUNITY RESOURCES, REDUCED STRESS AND DEPRESSION AS CAREGIVERS, IMPROVED CAREGIVER RESILIENCE AND OVERALL IMPROVEMENT IN QUALITY OF LIFE. THE HEALTHPARTNERS NEUROSCIENCE RESEARCH CAMPAIGN WITH NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS ON THE RISE, OUR COMMUNITY NEEDS A LEADER WHO WILL EXPLORE THE MANY WAYS THE HEALTH CARE SYSTEM CAN IMPROVE THE LIVES OF PEOPLE WHO EXPERIENCE ALZHEIMER'S, PARKINSON'S, STROKE, MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS, EPILEPSY, PTSD, AND OTHER CONDITIONS. WITH THE HELP OF GENEROUS DONORS, THE FOUNDATION SUPPORTS REGIONS AND HEALTHPARTNERS AS THEY OFFER THAT LEADERSHIP, COMBINING WORLD-CLASS CLINICIANS AND RESEARCHERS UNDER THE SAME ROOF. MONEY RAISED BY THE FOUNDATION'S CAMPAIGN ALLOWED HEALTHPARTNERS TO CO-LOCATE OUR NEUROSCIENCE RESEARCH LABS AT THE HEALTHPARTNERS NEUROSCIENCE CENTER AND OUTFIT THEM WITH STATE-OF-THE-ART EQUIPMENT TO DOUBLE OUR RESEARCH POTENTIAL AND CONDUCT CLINICAL TRIALS. CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE FOUNDATION ALSO HELP US OPERATE OUR RESEARCH PROGRAM. IN THIS WAY, THE NEUROSCIENCE CENTER CAN REACH ITS MAXIMUM POTENTIAL AS A CENTER OF EXCELLENCE IN SERVICE TO THE LOCAL COMMUNITY AND BEYOND. IN 2018, THE FOUNDATION RAISED $27,799 AS PART OF THE CAMPAIGN. OVER THE LIFE OF THE CAMPAIGN THE FOUNDATION RAISED $13.2 MILLION, SURPASSING OUR $10.5 MILLION GOAL. |
| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A | STROKE CENTER REGIONS OPERATES MINNESOTA'S FIRST COMPREHENSIVE STROKE CENTER CERTIFIED BY THE JOINT COMMISSION. THIS MEANS REGIONS OFFERS THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF CARE FOR ALL STROKE CASES, FROM THE MOST MINOR TO THE MOST SEVERE. WE ALSO PROVIDE THE FINEST STROKE REHABILITATION SERVICES. OUR ONSITE REHABILITATION PROGRAM INCLUDES STROKE-CERTIFIED SPECIALISTS WHO HELP PATIENTS RECOVER AND REGAIN THEIR INDEPENDENCE. OUTPATIENT CARE IS PROVIDED IN THE HEALTHPARTNERS NEUROSCIENCE CENTER, WHICH CONTAINS OUR MULTIDISCIPLINARY STROKE CLINIC AS WELL AS OUR NEW REHAB FACILITY WITH STATE-OF-THE-ART EQUIPMENT, GIVING US THE CAPACITY TO SERVE MORE STROKE PATIENTS IN A MORE CONVENIENT, EFFICIENT AND COMPREHENSIVE WAY. OUR MISSION DOES NOT STOP WITH THE CARE OF OUR PATIENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES. OUR LONG TRACK RECORD OF NEUROSCIENCE RESEARCH INCLUDES THE DEVELOPMENT OF NEW WAYS TO PROTECT THE BRAIN AFTER A STROKE OR HEMORRHAGE, AND WE ARE CURRENTLY CONDUCTING CLINICAL TRIALS SPANNING THE WHOLE ARRAY AND CONTINUUM OF STROKE CARE. OUR STROKE SPECIALISTS ALSO SPEND CONSIDERABLE TIME ENGAGING AND EDUCATING COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND FELLOW HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS ON BRAIN WELLNESS AND THE BEST CARE FOR STROKES. IN 2018, THE FOUNDATION PROVIDED THE STROKE CENTER WITH $21,200 IN CONTRIBUTIONS TO SUPPORT ITS WORK. MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES TOGETHER, REGIONS AND HPMG'S MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES ARE THE LEADING PROVIDERS OF COMPREHENSIVE MENTAL AND CHEMICAL HEALTH SERVICES IN THE TWIN CITIES EAST METRO AND WESTERN WISCONSIN. IN 2018, THE FOUNDATION RAISED $1,190,327 TO SUPPORT VARIOUS MENTAL HEALTH INITIATIVES. AFTON PLACE REGIONS OPENED AFTON PLACE IN APRIL 2018. LOCATED IN MAPLEWOOD, MINNESOTA, THIS 16-BED INTENSIVE RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT SERVICES (IRTS) FACILITY PROVIDES PERSONALIZED, 24-HOUR MENTAL HEALTH CARE TO INDIVIDUALS DISCHARGED FROM INPATIENT UNITS. AFTON PLACE IS IMPROVING OUTCOMES FOR PEOPLE EXPERIENCING A MENTAL ILLNESS AND FREEING UP ROOM IN OUR INPATIENT MENTAL HEALTH UNITS FOR INDIVIDUALS IN NEED OF SUCH CARE. THIS HELPS US PROVIDE THE RIGHT CARE AT THE RIGHT TIME TO PATIENTS AND REDUCE THE OVERALL COST OF CARE. IT ALSO HELPS UNCLOG OUR EMERGENCY CENTER, WHICH CARES FOR MANY PATIENTS WHO NEED INPATIENT MENTAL HEALTH CARE. THE FOUNDATION RAISED $2.2 MILLION TO HELP REGIONS BUILD THE FACILITY, INCLUDING $1,306,387 IN 2018. MOBILE SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER SUPPORT (SUDS) TEAM IN 2018, THE FOUNDATION RECEIVED A $500,000 CONTRIBUTION FROM THE BENTSON FOUNDATION TO FUND A COMMUNITY-WIDE SUDS TEAM, WHICH PROVIDES A COMPREHENSIVE SET OF SERVICES FOR ADULTS WITH BOTH MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS WHO EXPERIENCE A SUBSTANCE USE CRISIS. THE SUDS TEAM HELPS PATIENTS BECOME STABLE AND ACTIVE IN THEIR RECOVERY AND, IN THE PROCESS, FREES UP MORE ROBUST SERVICES SUCH AS EMERGENCY AND INPATIENT CARE FOR OTHERS IN NEED. THE TEAM IS A COLLABORATIVE EFFORT INVOLVING REGIONS AND OTHER EAST METRO HOSPITALS, HEALTHEAST, THE EAST METRO CRISIS ALLIANCE AND MINNESOTA RECOVERY CONNECTION. MAKE IT OK IN 2018, THE FOUNDATION RAISED $122,755 FOR MAKE IT OK, A CAMPAIGN TO FIGHT THE STIGMA ASSOCIATED WITH MENTAL ILLNESSES. DONATIONS INCLUDED A THREE-YEAR, $90,000 GRANT FROM THE ANDERSEN CORPORATE FOUNDATION FOR CAMPAIGN WORK SPECIFIC TO THE ST. CROIX VALLEY. REGIONS WORKED WITH LOCAL COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS SUCH AS THE NATIONAL ALLIANCE ON MENTAL ILLNESS (NAMI) MINNESOTA, TWIN CITIES PUBLIC TELEVISION (TPT) AND THE ADVERTISING FIRM PRESTON KELLY TO CREATE MAKE IT OK. THE CAMPAIGN LAUNCHED IN MAY 2013 WITH ADVERTISING THAT INCLUDED TELEVISION, RADIO, PRINT, SOCIAL MEDIA, ONLINE VIDEO, INTERNET PURCHASES, AND TRANSIT SHELTERS. MAKE IT OK TARGETS BUSINESSES, HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATIONS, POLICE DEPARTMENTS, COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES, COMMUNITIES OF FAITH, AND OTHER SECTORS OF OUR SOCIETY FOR DEEPER DIVES INTO THE TOPICS OF MENTAL ILLNESS AND STIGMA. WE PACKAGED OUR MESSAGE IN A TOOLKIT THAT HELPS ORGANIZATIONS SHARE THE MESSAGE WITH THEIR STAFF AND CONSTITUENTS AND CREATED MAKE IT OK INTERACTIVE, AN ONLINE, DYNAMIC LEARNING TOOL. WE SHARE OUR MESSAGE AT LOCAL HEALTH FAIRS AND TRAIN "AMBASSADORS," BOTH IN PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS AND THE GREATER COMMUNITY, SO THEY CAN HELP SPREAD THE MESSAGE. WE ALSO PARTNER CLOSELY WITH COMMUNITIES ACROSS MINNESOTA AND BEYOND THAT COALESCE TO FIGHT STIGMA, WORKING WITH COMMUNITY LEADERS TO DESIGN LOCAL APPROACHES AND ENGAGE DIVERSE STAKEHOLDERS. THE MAKE IT OK CAMPAIGN IS COMMUNITY BASED AND NOT BRANDED BY REGIONS OR HEALTHPARTNERS, SO OTHER ORGANIZATIONS CAN ACCESS THE SAME MATERIALS. WITH FUNDS RAISED BY THE FOUNDATION, HEALTHPARTNERS AND MAKE IT OK SUPPORT "THE HILARIOUS WORLD OF DEPRESSION," A PODCAST HOSTED BY MINNESOTA PUBLIC RADIO PERSONALITY JOHN MOE THAT IS PRODUCED BY AMERICAN PUBLIC MEDIA. "THE HILARIOUS WORLD OF DEPRESSION" IS A SERIES OF FRANK AND FUNNY CONVERSATIONS WITH TOP COMEDIANS AND COMEDIC PERSONALITIES LIKE PETER SAGAL, DICK CAVETT, MARIA BAMFORD, AND ANDY RICHTER WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED DEPRESSION. THE PODCAST WAS RANKED AMONG THE TOP 20 PODCASTS ON ITUNES AND USA TODAY NAMED IT ONE OF THE TOP NEW PODCASTS OF THE YEAR. THE PODCAST ALSO WON THE 2017 WEBBY AWARD FOR BEST IN COMEDY. THE WEBBY AWARD IS THE LEADING INTERNATIONAL AWARD HONORING EXCELLENCE ON THE INTERNET. HEALTH AND WELLNESS PROGRAM THE FOUNDATION ADMINISTERS STATE GOVERNMENT GRANTS TO SUPPORT THE HEALTH AND WELLNESS PROGRAM, WHICH PROVIDES OUTPATIENT MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES TO DEAF AND HARD OF HEARING PEOPLE, INCLUDING INDIVIDUAL, COUPLE, GROUP, AND FAMILY THERAPY; CONSULTATION TO OTHER PROVIDERS; AND A COMMUNITY WORKSHOP. THE HEALTH AND WELLNESS PROGRAM IS OPERATED BY REGIONS AND THE FOUNDATION ADMINISTERED GOVERNMENT GRANTS WORTH $112,223 IN 2018. THE LEE AND PENNY ANDERSON HEROCARE PROGRAM FOR VETERANS MEMBERS OF THE MILITARY EXPERIENCE SITUATIONS DURING THEIR SERVICE THAT CIVILIANS CANNOT IMAGINE, AND MANY SUFFER PHYSICAL AND MENTAL WOUNDS YEARS AFTER THEIR MILITARY SERVICE HAS ENDED. YET WHEN WE CONCEIVED THE HEROCARE PROGRAM IN 2014, OUR HEALTH CARE SYSTEM WAS NOT SET UP TO BEST CARE FOR THE UNIQUE NEEDS OF VETERANS AND THEIR FAMILIES. HEROCARE HELPS VETERANS RECOVER FROM THE PHYSICAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL EFFECTS OF THEIR TIME IN SERVICE, ADJUST TO THEIR CIVILIAN LIVES AND THRIVE. AS PART OF THE PROGRAM, WE OFFER THE VERY BEST MILITARY-INFORMED CARE WHILE ALSO HELPING VETERANS NAVIGATE THE MANY COMMUNITY SERVICES AVAILABLE TO THEM ONCE THEY LEAVE OUR FACILITY, INCLUDING THE SERVICES OF THE VETERANS ADMINISTRATION. THE PROGRAM WENT LIVE IN JUNE 2014 AND HAD A GREAT START: WE ORIGINALLY PREDICTED THAT HEROCARE WOULD SERVE 60 PATIENTS ANNUALLY, YET IT SERVED OVER 1,100 IN 2018. WITH HELP FROM CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE FOUNDATION, THE PROGRAM EXPANDED INTO REGIONS EMERGENCY CENTER AND MEDICAL UNITS AND THE REGIONS ALCOHOL AND DRUG ABUSE PROGRAM (ADAP), AND IN 2019 WE PLAN TO EXPAND TO PARK NICOLLET METHODIST HOSPITAL AND OTHER HEALTHPARTNERS OUTPATIENT MENTAL HEALTH CLINICS. IN 2018, THE FOUNDATION RECEIVED $50,000 IN SUPPORT OF HEROCARE. GRETCHEN PROHOFSKY MEMORIAL FUND GRETCHEN PROHOFSKY SPENT 25 YEARS WITH REGIONS, ENDING HER CAREER AS THE MANAGER OF ALLIED HEALTH, AND HER VISION HELPED MAKE REGIONS A BEACON OF HOPE FOR PEOPLE WHO EXPERIENCE MENTAL ILLNESSES. GRETCHEN PASSED AWAY IN AUGUST 2018 AFTER A VALIANT FIGHT WITH BRAIN CANCER. CONTRIBUTIONS MADE IN HER MEMORY ARE CONTINUING HER LEGACY BY FUNDING MEDICAL RESEARCH, STAFF EDUCATION AND PATIENT CARE WITHIN THE MENTAL HEALTH DEPARTMENT. THE GRETCHEN PROHOFSKY MEMORIAL FUND OF THE FOUNDATION RECEIVED $13,712 IN 2018. THE COMMUNITY PARAMEDIC PROGRAM AS PART OF OUR COMMUNITY PARAMEDIC PROGRAM, ADVANCED LIFE SUPPORT PERSONNEL VISIT THE HOMES OF PATIENTS WHO HAVE RECENTLY RECEIVED HOSPITAL CARE, HAVE TROUBLE VISITING A DOCTOR, AND DO NOT QUALIFY FOR TRADITIONAL HOME CARE SERVICES IN ORDER TO PROVIDE NON-EMERGENCY CARE, ALL IN AN EFFORT TO AVOID FUTURE MEDICAL EMERGENCIES. SUCH PROGRAMS CAN HELP PATIENTS ACHIEVE BETTER HEALTH OUTCOMES WHILE ALLOWING HOSPITALS TO MAKE THE BEST USE OF LIMITED AND COSTLY RESOURCES. PATIENTS IN OUR RECENT THREE-YEAR PILOT OF THE PROGRAM HAD 55 PERCENT FEWER RE-ADMISSIONS AND 56 PERCENT FEWER EMERGENCY ROOM VISITS IN THE 180 DAYS FOLLOWING THEIR DISCHARGE AS COMPARED TO A CONTROL GROUP, LEADING TO SIGNIFICANT COST SAVINGS. IN 2018, THE FOUNDATION RECEIVED $1,304,420 FROM THE FRED C. AND KATHERINE B. ANDERSEN FOUNDATION TO SUPPORT THE PROGRAM, ALLOWING US TO PILOT AN EXPANDED PROGRAM. IN THIS WAY, WE WANT TO SHOW HEALTH CARE SYSTEMS ACROSS THE COUNTRY THAT THE COMMUNITY PARAMEDIC MODEL IS A VITAL COMPONENT OF HEALTH CARE'S FUTURE. |
| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A | HEALTHRISE AS PART OF A COLLABORATION WITH MINNESOTA COMMUNITY CARE AND THE ST. PAUL FIRE DEPARTMENT, COMMUNITY PARAMEDICS VISITED THE HOMES OF PATIENTS WITH HEART DISEASE AND DIABETES TO EDUCATE THEM AND ENSURE THEY HAVE WHAT THEY NEED TO IMPROVE THEIR HEALTH. AS PART OF THE HEALTHRISE PROGRAM, BILINGUAL COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS WORKED ALONGSIDE THE COMMUNITY PARAMEDICS AND ASSISTED IN CONNECTING PATIENTS TO COMMUNITY RESOURCES. IN 2018, THE FOUNDATION RECEIVED $221,225 FROM MEDTRONIC PHILANTHROPY AS PART OF A THREE-YEAR HEALTHRISE U.S. GRANT AWARD, WHICH IT USED TO SUPPORT THE HEALTHRISE PROGRAM. THE FOUNDATION WAS ONE OF THREE MINNESOTA NONPROFITS THAT RECEIVED THE THREE-YEAR AWARD IN 2015. A BETTER WAY TO TREAT PAIN AND OPIOIDS ABOUT 50,000 DEATHS NATIONALLY ARE CAUSED BY OPIOID OVERDOSES EACH YEAR. THE OPIOID EPIDEMIC HAS BEEN FUELED BY AN INCREASE IN THE PRESCRIPTION OF PAIN MEDICATIONS OVER THE LAST FEW DECADES. EIGHTY PERCENT OF NEW HEROIN USERS ARE INTRODUCED TO OPIOIDS THROUGH PRESCRIPTION MEDICATIONS. IN SOME CASES THEY RECEIVE THE PRESCRIPTIONS THEMSELVES; IN OTHERS, ANOTHER PERSON'S UNUSED PILLS FALL INTO THEIR HANDS. REGIONS AND HEALTHPARTNERS ARE CHAMPIONS OF A BETTER WAY TO TREAT PAIN AND OPIOID ADDICTION. WITH THE HELP OF CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE FOUNDATION, WE ARE EXPANDING THE PROGRAM TO COUNTERACT THE GROWING EPIDEMIC IN OUR COMMUNITY. WE WILL CONTINUE GETTING PILLS OUT OF CIRCULATION TO AVOID ABUSE. WE WILL INVEST IN DIFFERENT STRATEGIES FOR TREATING PAIN WHILE HELPING PATIENTS TRANSITION OFF OF THE LONG-TERM USE OF OPIOIDS. WE WILL SUBSTANTIALLY INCREASE AWARENESS ABOUT THE DANGERS OF OPIOIDS AND PROVIDE THE EDUCATION AND TOOLS PEOPLE NEED TO SEEK TREATMENT FOR ADDICTION. IN THESE WAYS, WE CAN HELP PEOPLE RECAPTURE AND EVEN SAVE THEIR LIVES. THE FOUNDATION RAISED $1,304,064 FOR THE PAIN AND OPIOIDS PROGRAM IN 2018. THIS INCLUDED $914,939 IN PROCEEDS FROM THE 29TH ANNUAL WINE AUCTION, WHICH TOOK PLACE IN SEPTEMBER 2018 AND WAS ATTENDED BY 910 COMMUNITY MEMBERS. ORTHOPEDIC TRAUMA REGIONS IS WIDELY KNOWN AS A DESTINATION FOR PATIENTS OF ALL AGES WHO EXPERIENCE COMPLEX FRACTURES AND OTHER ORTHOPEDIC INJURIES, PROVIDING ACUTE CARE AT THE TIME OF INJURY THROUGH REHABILITATION. IN 2018, THE FOUNDATION RAISED $604,718 FOR THE HOSPITAL'S ORTHOPEDICS PROGRAMS. MASTERS GERIATRIC FRACTURE PROGRAM OUR MASTERS GERIATRIC FRACTURE PROGRAM WAS FOUNDED ON THE BELIEF THAT BROKEN BONES IN MIDDLE-AGED AND OLDER PATIENTS DESERVE THE SAME ATTENTION TO PREVENTION, EDUCATION AND TREATMENT THAT OTHER, MORE WIDELY-RECOGNIZED SENTINEL EVENTS SUCH AS HEART ATTACKS AND CANCER RECEIVE. THE INCIDENCE OF FALL-RELATED INJURIES IN THE ELDERLY IS GREATER THAN THE NUMBER OF STROKES, HEART ATTACKS AND BREAST CANCER DIAGNOSES COMBINED, AND THE ONE-YEAR MORTALITY RATE FOLLOWING HIP FRACTURES IS BETWEEN 18 TO 33 PERCENT. TO BETTER CARE FOR OUR AGING POPULATION, THE FRED C. AND KATHERINE B. ANDERSEN FOUNDATION CONTRIBUTED $600,000 TO THE FOUNDATION TO HELP US GROW OUR GERIATRIC FRACTURE PROGRAM AND EXPAND ITS GEOGRAPHIC REACH, PARTICULARLY IN THE ST. CROIX VALLEY. REGIONS IS ONE OF FIVE HOSPITALS IN THE COUNTRY CERTIFIED AS A GERIATRIC FRACTURE CARE PROGRAM, AND WE ARE THE ONLY PROGRAM IN THE NATION THAT PROVIDES ON-SITE ORTHOPEDIC EVALUATIONS TO RESIDENTS OF SENIOR-LIVING COMMUNITIES AND CARE FACILITIES. HEALTHPARTNERS INSTITUTE HEALTHPARTNERS INSTITUTE (INSTITUTE) IS A 501(C)(3) ORGANIZATION WITHIN HEALTHPARTNERS AND IS DEDICATED TO IMPROVING THE HEALTH OF HEALTHPARTNERS MEMBERS, PATIENTS AND THE COMMUNITY. THE INSTITUTE USES MEDICAL RESEARCH AND CONTINUING EDUCATION TO DELIVER OUTSTANDING HEALTH AND EXPERIENCE AND GREATER AFFORDABILITY. THE FOUNDATION RAISED $243,795 FOR THE INSTITUTE'S PROGRAMS IN 2018. THIS INCLUDED $237,549 AS PART OF THE ONE CAMPAIGN, THE ANNUAL EMPLOYEE GIVING PROGRAM OF REGIONS AND HEALTHPARTNERS. THESE FUNDS DO NOT INCLUDE THE MONEY RAISED FOR CANCER AND NEUROSCIENCE RESEARCH WHICH ARE ALSO UNDER THE PURVIEW OF THE INSTITUTE. CANCER CARE WITH THE HELP OF CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE FOUNDATION, THE REGIONS CANCER CARE CENTER (THE CANCER CENTER) PROVIDES A COMPREHENSIVE RANGE OF SERVICES TO PREVENT, DIAGNOSE AND TREAT CANCER AND BLOOD DISORDERS. THE CANCER CENTER ALSO HELPS PATIENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES NAVIGATE CANCER, FROM BEFORE A DIAGNOSIS IS MADE TO AFTER TREATMENT HAS BEEN SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED. THE CANCER CENTER'S STAFF MEMBERS DO EVERYTHING THEY CAN TO COMFORT PATIENTS AND VISITORS AND MAKE THEIR CARE CONVENIENT. THE FINANCIAL REIMBURSEMENT FOR SUCH HOLISTIC CARE ONLY GOES SO FAR. AS A PART OF THE EAST METRO'S SAFETY-NET HOSPITAL, THE CANCER CENTER ALSO SEES A HIGHER PERCENTAGE OF UNINSURED PATIENTS AND PATIENTS INSURED VIA GOVERNMENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS THAN OTHER LOCAL PROVIDERS, AND THIS LEADS TO HIGHER LEVELS OF CHARITY CARE. THIS MAKES THE CANCER CENTER HIGHLY DEPENDENT ON CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS TO FUND SPECIAL PROGRAMMING SUCH AS MEDICAL RESEARCH, NURSE NAVIGATION, BASIC NEEDS ASSISTANCE, INTEGRATIVE THERAPIES, PATIENT EDUCATION, THE CONTINUING EDUCATION OF STAFF, SUPPORT GROUPS, A CANCER LIBRARY AND MORE. IN 2018, THE FOUNDATION RAISED $199,188 TO SUPPORT THE CANCER CENTER. BIL GANGL MEMORIAL FUND BIL WAS A REGIONS CANCER CARE CENTER PATIENT WHO PASSED AWAY TEN YEARS AGO. EVERY YEAR, HIS FRIENDS, FAMILY MEMBERS AND THE MAHTOMEDI HIGH SCHOOL TRACK TEAM, WHICH BIL COACHED, HOLD THE BIL GANGL 24 HOUR RELAY TO RAISE FUNDS FOR PATIENTS BEING TREATED AT REGIONS FOR CANCER AND ACTIVITIES FOR THEIR FAMILIES. THIS INCLUDES EVERYTHING FROM RESTAURANT MEALS AND MEMORY-MAKING SUPPLIES TO VIKINGS TICKETS AND TRIPS TO SEE FAMILY MEMBERS. BY PROVIDING FUNDS FOR THESE SPECIAL ACTIVITIES, THE BIL GANGL MEMORIAL FUND LIGHTENS THE BURDEN AND BRIGHTENS THE DAY FOR PEOPLE WITH CANCER AND THE FRIENDS AND FAMILY WHO CARE FOR THEM. IN 2018, THE FOUNDATION RECEIVED $32,555 IN NEW CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE FUND. CANCER RESEARCH WHEN CANCER STRIKES, PATIENTS NEED THE HOPE THAT COMES WITH ACCESS TO THE MOST ADVANCED TREATMENTS. MANY WANT TO PARTICIPATE IN THE LATEST CLINICAL TRIALS. WE ARE A LEADING PROVIDER OF CANCER RESEARCH, AND WITH HELP FROM DONATIONS, WE ARE ACCELERATING THE PROGRAM WITH A PARTICULAR EMPHASIS ON EARLY-STAGE RESEARCH. THIS EXPANSION WILL MAKE US A REGIONAL RESOURCE FOR THE LATEST CANCER RESEARCH AND GIVE LOCAL RESIDENTS WILL HAVE GREATER ACCESS TO THE LATEST BREAKTHROUGH THERAPIES. EASIER ACCESS TO CLINICAL TRIALS WILL ALLOW PATIENTS TO FOCUS LESS ON THE DETAILS OF THEIR TREATMENT AND MORE ON THEIR DAILY LIVES. THIS ACCESS IS ESPECIALLY VALUABLE TO THE MANY LOW-INCOME PATIENTS WE SERVE, SINCE THEY OFTEN DO NOT HAVE THE RESOURCES TO ACCESS TRIALS ELSEWHERE YET DESERVE THE SAME ACCESS TO THE NEWEST TREATMENTS. IN 2018, THE FOUNDATION RAISED $33,480 SPECIFICALLY FOR THE CANCER RESEARCH PROGRAM. HARDSHIP ASSISTANCE TREATMENT FOR CANCER CAN INTRODUCE CONSIDERABLE EMOTIONAL AND FINANCIAL STRESS INTO THE LIVES OF OUR PATIENTS. WITH THE SUPPORT OF DONATIONS TO THE FOUNDATION, WE PROVIDE BASIC NEEDS ASSISTANCE TO THOSE WHO EXPERIENCE TEMPORARY FINANCIAL NEEDS WHILE UNDERGOING CANCER TREATMENT. IN 2018, THE FOUNDATION RECEIVED $21,333 FROM THE WILLIAM AND CONNIE CARROLL ENDOWMENT FUND OF THE SAINT PAUL FOUNDATION TO SUPPORT PATIENTS WHO ARE UNDERGOING TREATMENT AND LIVE IN THE TWIN CITIES EAST METRO AREA. WE ALSO USE SOME GENERAL CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE CANCER CENTER TO PROVIDE BASIC NEEDS ASSISTANCE. NURSE NAVIGATION CANCER PATIENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES FACE THE CHALLENGE OF THEIR LIVES, YET THEY MUST OFTEN NAVIGATE A COMPLEX SYSTEM OF CARE, SPECIALISTS AND DECISIONS. A NURSE NAVIGATOR WORKS WITH PATIENTS FROM THE MOMENT A DIAGNOSIS IS SUSPECTED, HELPING ELIMINATE BARRIERS THAT MAY OTHERWISE PREVENT THEM FROM GETTING THE RIGHT CARE AT THE RIGHT TIME FROM THE RIGHT PERSON. IN 2018, THE FOUNDATION RECEIVED $12,000 TO HELP FUND A 0.8 FTE NURSE NAVIGATOR IN THE CENTER. THE NURSE NAVIGATOR FOCUSES ON PATIENTS WITH LUNG AND BRAIN CANCER. THESE CANCERS HAVE A HIGH PREVALENCE AMONG CANCERS IN THE TWIN CITIES, ARE ACCOMPANIED BY A HEAVY WEIGHT OF SYMPTOMS AND REQUIRE A MULTIDISCIPLINARY APPROACH TO CARE. THIS IS NOT A FEE-FOR-SERVICE POSITION, SO IT REQUIRES ALTERNATE FUNDING SOURCES SUCH AS PHILANTHROPY. EMERGENCY MEDICINE FOR DECADES, REGIONS HAS BEEN THE LEADER IN EMERGENCY CARE FOR PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN THE EAST METRO AND ST. CROIX VALLEY. IN 2018, THE REGIONS EMERGENCY CENTER HAD 87,594 PATIENT VISITS; IT ANNUALLY SERVES 50 PERCENT MORE PATIENTS THAN ANY OTHER EMERGENCY ROOM IN THE EAST METRO. BUSINESSES RELY ON THE ER TO TREAT EMPLOYEES INJURED ON THE JOB, AND THE ER PLAYS A CENTRAL ROLE IN THE COMMUNITY'S PREPARATION FOR LARGE-SCALE DISASTERS. IN 2018, THE FOUNDATION RAISED $172,778 ON BEHALF OF EMERGENCY MEDICINE'S PROGRAMS AND PROJECTS. |
| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A | THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT ENDOWMENT THE FOUNDATION RAISED $155,656 FOR THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT ENDOWMENT IN 2018. INCOME FROM THE ENDOWMENT SUPPORTS EDUCATION, RESEARCH AND FACULTY DEVELOPMENT WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT. EMERGENCY MEDICINE EDUCATION IN 2018, THE FOUNDATION RECEIVED $14,512 TO SUPPORT THE REGIONS HOSPITAL EMERGENCY MEDICINE RESIDENCY PROGRAM. RESIDENTS PLAY A CRITICAL ROLE IN THE EMERGENCY CARE OFFERED AT REGIONS AND MANY ALUMNI OF OUR RESIDENCY PROGRAM HAVE BECOME MEDICAL LEADERS ACROSS THE AREA. CONTRIBUTIONS TO EMERGENCY MEDICINE EDUCATION ALLOWS US TO OFFER HIGH-QUALITY TRAINING AND ADDITIONAL EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES TO OUR RESIDENTS WHILE ALSO SUPPORTING THEIR WELLNESS ACTIVITIES. HEALTHPARTNERS HOSPICE AND PALLIATIVE CARE HEALTHPARTNERS HOSPICE AND PALLIATIVE CARE SUPPORTS PATIENTS AND THEIR LOVED ONES WHO ARE DEALING WITH SERIOUS OR LIFE-LIMITING ILLNESSES. IT ALSO HELPS FAMILY MEMBERS THROUGH THE GRIEVING PROCESS AFTER THEIR LOVED ONES DIE. CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE PROGRAM FUND SERVICES NOT COVERED BY REIMBURSEMENT, INCLUDING MASSAGE AND MUSIC THERAPY, PROGRAM SUPPLIES, AND THE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF STAFF. IN 2018, THE FOUNDATION SECURED $131,216 FOR THE PROGRAM. THE EAST METRO MEDICAL RESOURCE CONTROL CENTER (MRCC) WITH A $95,580 CONTRIBUTION TO THE FOUNDATION FROM THE FRED C. AND KATHERINE B. ANDERSEN FOUNDATION, WE ARE UPGRADING THE SECONDARY SPACE OF THE MRCC. MANAGED BY REGIONS, THE MRCC ACTS LIKE THE FLIGHT CONTROL CENTER FOR LOCAL AMBULANCE SERVICES. SINCE LOCAL EMERGENCY MEDICAL RESPONDERS ARE SERVING MORE PATIENTS, THE MRCC HAS EXPERIENCED A TREMENDOUS GROWTH IN CALL VOLUME, INCREASING FROM 44,000 CALLS IN 2008 TO APPROXIMATELY 76,000 IN 2018. SINCE THE MRCC WILL PRIMARILY OPERATE OUT OF ITS SECONDARY SPACE IN MENDOTA HEIGHTS FOR AT LEAST THE NEXT FEW YEARS, WE NEED TO EXPAND THAT SPACE TO BEST SERVE THE INCREASED NUMBER OF PATIENTS UNDER THE CARE OF LOCAL EMERGENCY MEDICAL RESPONDERS. THE UPGRADE WILL ALSO ALLOW THE COMMUNITY TO BETTER MANAGE MASS CASUALTY EVENTS AND MAKE IT EASIER FOR LOCAL HOSPITALS AND CLINICS TO TRANSFER PATIENTS TO REGIONS AND LAKEVIEW HEALTH HOSPITALS. WISHING WELL FUNDED BY THE ONE CAMPAIGN ANNUAL EMPLOYEE GIVING PROGRAM, WISHING WELL ASSISTS PATIENTS WHO HAVE IMMEDIATE HARDSHIP NEEDS. MOST ASSISTANCE IS GIVEN IN THE FORM OF BUS TOKENS AND CAB VOUCHERS TO HELP PATIENTS GET TO AND FROM REGIONS, BUT WISHING WELL ALSO HELPS PATIENTS PURCHASE FOOD, TEMPORARY LODGING, AND PRESCRIPTION DRUGS. IN 2018, THE FOUNDATION RECEIVED $70,128 FOR WISHING WELL. BURN CENTER THE BURN CENTER AT REGIONS SERVES PATIENTS FROM ACROSS THE MIDWEST, PROVIDING CARE AND SPECIALIZED TREATMENT FOR THERMAL, ELECTRICAL, AND CHEMICAL BURNS AS WELL AS FROSTBITE AND COLD INJURIES. THE BURN CENTER IS THE MOST COMPLETE AND EXTENSIVE FACILITY OF ITS KIND IN THE UPPER MIDWEST AND IS VERIFIED BY THE COMMITTEE ON TRAUMA OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS AND THE AMERICAN BURN ASSOCIATION. IT HAS THE LATEST EQUIPMENT, TEMPERATURE CONTROLLED PRIVATE ROOMS, SPECIALLY DESIGNED BATHTUBS, AND A LARGE REHABILITATION DEPARTMENT. IN 2018, THE FOUNDATION RAISED $57,920 TO SUPPORT BURN CENTER PROGRAMS. THIS INCLUDES $20,000 FROM THE 22ND ANNUAL BURNAID GOLF CLASSIC, SPONSORED BY THE NATIONAL FIRE SPRINKLER ASSOCIATION, MINNESOTA CHAPTER. CHILD LITERACY PROGRAMS IN 2018, THE FOUNDATION RAISED $54,118 FOR PROGRAMS THAT PROMOTE CHILD LITERACY, INCLUDING $51,936 FOR REACH OUT AND READ. OFFERED IN 53 HEALTHPARTNERS CLINICS, REACH OUT AND READ IS A NATIONAL PROGRAM THAT ENCOURAGES PARENTS TO READ TO THEIR CHILDREN AND HELPS CARE PROVIDERS IDENTIFY CHILDREN WITH DEVELOPMENT DISABILITIES. AS PART OF THE PROGRAM, CHILDREN BETWEEN THE AGES OF SIX MONTHS AND FIVE YEARS ARE GIVEN NEW BOOKS WHEN THEY GO IN FOR THEIR REGULAR CHECKUPS (BOOKS ARE PROVIDED IN 12 DIFFERENT LANGUAGES). TRAINED CARE PROVIDERS WATCH HOW CHILDREN INTERACT WITH THE BOOKS TO SEE IF THEY ENGAGE IN AGE-APPROPRIATE BEHAVIORS. IF CHILDREN HAVE DEVELOPMENT DISABILITIES, THE CARE PROVIDERS CAN SET THEM UP WITH EARLY INTERVENTION AT LOCAL SCHOOLS. MOTHERS ALSO RECEIVE A NEW BOOK AT THEIR 32-WEEK CHECKUPS TO ENCOURAGE THEM TO READ TO THEIR BABIES EARLY. STUDIES SHOW THAT REACH OUT AND READ FAMILIES READ TOGETHER MORE OFTEN, AND PRESCHOOL AGE CHILDREN SERVED BY THE PROGRAM SCORE THREE TO SIX MONTHS AHEAD OF THEIR PEERS ON VOCABULARY TESTS. HEALTHPARTNERS OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL MEDICINE RESIDENCY PROGRAM THE HEALTHPARTNERS OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL MEDICINE RESIDENCY PROGRAM HAS A DISTINGUISHED HISTORY, PROVIDING RESIDENTS WITH A SUPERB EDUCATION AND CLINICAL EXPERIENCE THAT PREPARES THEM FOR ROLES AS THOUGHT LEADERS, PHYSICIAN EDUCATORS AND MEDICAL DIRECTORS. NINETY PEOPLE HAVE GRADUATED FROM THE PROGRAM SINCE INCEPTION IN 1978, WITH MANY PURSUING ILLUSTRIOUS CAREERS IN ACADEMICS, INDUSTRY AND CLINICAL PRACTICE. THERE IS GREATER DEMAND IN OUR COMMUNITY FOR OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINE PHYSICIANS THAN AVAILABLE GRADUATES, SO CONTRIBUTIONS TO THIS ENDOWED FUND SUPPORT ADDITIONAL RESIDENTS AND ENABLE RESIDENTS AND CURRENT STAFF TO PARTICIPATE IN REGULAR SCHOLARLY ACTIVITIES. IN 2018 THE FOUNDATION RAISED $39,300 FOR THE PROGRAM. CARDIOLOGY IN 2018, THE FOUNDATION RAISED $32,500 TO SUPPORT REGIONS CARDIOLOGY ACTIVITIES. THIS INCLUDED A $28,000 CONTRIBUTION FROM THE AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION (AHA) THAT ALLOWED REGIONS TO PARTICIPATE IN THE GET WITH THE GUIDELINES - CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE (GWTG-CAD) REGISTRY, WHICH SUPPORTS ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION (AMI), CAD AND CHEST PAIN QUALITY IMPROVEMENT ACTIVITIES. PARTICIPATING IN GWTG-CAD WILL EVENTUALLY MAKE REGIONS ELIGIBLE TO SUBMIT FOR AHA'S MISSION: LIFELINE PROGRAM, WHICH RECOGNIZES HOSPITALS THAT MEET OR EXCEED GUIDELINE THERAPY RECOMMENDATIONS FOR TREATING PATIENTS PRESENTING WITH ST-ELEVATION MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION (STEMI), A PARTICULARLY DEADLY AND DISABLING TYPE OF HEART ATTACK. SCHOLARSHIPS THE FOUNDATION RAISES MONEY FOR SCHOLARSHIP FUNDS AND DISTRIBUTES THEM TO REGIONS EMPLOYEES. IN 2018 THE FOUNDATION RAISED $34,760 FOR SCHOLARSHIPS. THIS INCLUDED $21,000 FOR THE GLORIA FOX NURSING SCHOLARSHIP FUND, WHICH AWARDS SCHOLARSHIPS TO REGIONS EMPLOYEES PURSUING NURSING CAREERS. HIV/AIDS PROGRAMS THE HEALTHPARTNERS INFECTIOUS DISEASE (ID) CLINIC IS THE PRIMARY SPECIALIZED, CUTTING-EDGE FACILITY FOR THE TREATMENT AND CARE OF HIV/AIDS PATIENTS IN THE TWIN CITIES EAST METRO AND THE ST. CROIX VALLEY. IN 2018 THE FOUNDATION RAISED $10,300 FOR THE PROGRAMS OF THE ID CLINIC. THIS INCLUDED A $10,000 CONTRIBUTION FROM THE HUGH J. ANDERSEN FOUNDATION TO HELP FUND THE HIV/AIDS MEDICATIONS PROGRAM, WHICH PROVIDES UNCOMPENSATED MEDICATIONS TO NEEDY HIV/AIDS PATIENTS WHO SEEK CARE FROM THE CLINIC. EMPLOYEE GIVING IN 2018, THE FOUNDATION RECEIVED $471,741 FROM EMPLOYEES OF REGIONS, HEALTHPARTNERS CORPORATE AND HEALTHPARTNERS CLINICS AS PART OF THE ANNUAL ONE CAMPAIGN, WHICH RAISES FUNDS FOR PATIENT CARE, RESEARCH AND MEDICAL EDUCATION. WITH A HEALTHPARTNERS MATCH, THE FOUNDATION RECEIVED A TOTAL OF $801,461 AS PART OF THE CAMPAIGN. PATIENT CARE FUNDS RECEIVED BY THE FOUNDATION FROM THE CAMPAIGN WERE SPLIT BETWEEN WISHING WELL, INTEGRATIVE THERAPIES, PATIENT EDUCATION MATERIALS, REGIONS DRUG ASSISTANCE PROGRAM, CARE CHANNELS IN HOSPITAL ROOMS, NEWSPAPERS FOR PATIENTS AND CARE IMPROVEMENT GRANTS. NINETEEN PROGRAMS RECEIVED PATIENT CARE GRANT SUPPORT FOR A TOTAL OF $104,110 IN ASSISTANCE. AS PART OF THE 2018 ONE CAMPAIGN, THE FOUNDATION ALSO RAISED MONEY FOR HEALTHPARTNERS HOSPICE AND PALLIATIVE CARE AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS WITHIN HEALTHPARTNERS, INCLUDING AMERY HOSPITAL FOUNDATION, HUDSON HOSPITAL FOUNDATION, WESTFIELDS HOSPITAL FOUNDATION, LAKEVIEW HEALTH FOUNDATION AND PARK NICOLLET FOUNDATION. GENERAL CONTRIBUTIONS IN 2018, THE FOUNDATION SECURED $209,108 IN GENERAL CONTRIBUTIONS. FUNDS ARE USED TO PAY FOR SPECIAL PROGRAMS, SERVICES AND FACILITIES THAT HAVE NO OTHER FUNDING SOURCE. TO RECEIVE FUNDING FROM GENERAL CONTRIBUTIONS, A PROJECT MUST BE DEEMED A PRIORITY BY REGIONS LEADERSHIP AND BE APPROVED BY THE FOUNDATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS. IN 2018, GENERAL CONTRIBUTIONS HELPED PAY FOR THE POSITION OF A CANCER DIETICIAN, ACCESS TO THE HOSPITAL'S FITNESS CENTER FOR RESIDENTS, A MEDICATIONS DISPOSAL RECEPTACLE, A PATIENT SAFETY WEBINAR AND A HEALTH EQUITY EFFORT WITHIN THE BIRTH CENTER. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 4 | THE FOUNDATION BYLAWS WERE UPDATED TO ADD SUBSECTION 2.2(B) AS FOLLOWS: THE PRESIDENT & CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF HEALTHPARTNERS, INC. SHALL APPOINT ONE VOTING DIRECTOR OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE FOUNDATION. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6 | HPI-RAMSEY, A MINNESOTA NON-PROFIT CORPORATION EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAX UNDER IRC SECTION 501(C)(3), IS THE SOLE CORPORATE MEMBER OF THE FOUNDATION. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A | THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF REGIONS HOSPITAL AND THE VICE PRESIDENT OF MEDICAL AFFAIRS OF REGIONS HOSPITAL SERVE AS VOTING DIRECTORS. ALL ADDITIONAL DIRECTORS ARE APPOINTED BY HPI-RAMSEY (THE SOLE CORPORATE MEMBER), BASED ON NOMINATIONS BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE FOUNDATION. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7B | HPI-RAMSEY, AS THE SOLE CORPORATE MEMBER MUST APPROVE THE DECISIONS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AS FOLLOWS: - AMENDMENT OF ARTICLES OR BYLAWS - ANNUAL OPERATING AND CAPITAL BUDGETS AND LONG-RANGE PLANS - UNBUDGETED SPECIAL PROJECTS IN EXCESS OF $10,000 - GUARANTEEING THE DEBT OF ANY OTHER PERSON OR ENTITY - A LOAN OR OTHER INDEBTEDNESS IN EXCESS OF $10,000 - MERGER OR CONSOLIDATION WITH ANOTHER CORPORATION - DISPOSITION OF SUBSTANTIALLY ALL ASSETS - DISSOLUTION |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B | THE FOUNDATION'S 990 RETURN HAS A COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW PROCESS THAT IS FOLLOWED BEFORE IT IS PRESENTED TO THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE FOUNDATION. THE REVIEW PROCESS INCLUDES A LAYERED REVIEW BY THE TAX DEPARTMENT OF GHI, THE MANAGEMENT TEAM OF THE FOUNDATION, GHI'S INTERNAL LEGAL DEPARTMENT AND THE FOUNDATION'S OUTSIDE INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS. EACH ONE OF THOSE AREAS HAS AN OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW, ASK QUESTIONS AND MAKE COMMENTS BACK TO THE TAX DEPARTMENT OF GHI BEFORE THE FORM 990 IS COMPLETED AND PRESENTED TO THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE FOUNDATION. THE FOUNDATION MAKES AVAILABLE TO THE GOVERNING BODY (BOARD OF DIRECTORS) A COPY OF THE 990 FOR REVIEW AND COMMENT PRIOR TO THE FILING OF THE 990 RETURN. THIS COPY IS PROVIDED IN A PRE-MEETING PACKET, AND IS AN AGENDA ITEM AT A MEETING OF THE FULL BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THIS PROCESS IS NOTED AND DOCUMENTED IN THE WRITTEN MINUTES OF THE MEETING. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C | THE FOUNDATION BOARD MONITORS POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST ON THE PART OF ITS BOARD MEMBERS, PRINCIPAL OFFICERS, MEMBERS OF COMMITTEES WITH BOARD DELEGATED POWERS, AND KEY EMPLOYEES ("COVERED PERSONS") BY MAINTAINING A CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY. UNDER THE POLICY, COVERED PERSONS ANNUALLY ARE PROVIDED WITH A COPY OF THE POLICY AND ASKED TO COMPLETE A QUESTIONNAIRE IDENTIFYING ANY POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTERESTS. THE LEGAL DEPARTMENT OF HEALTHPARTNERS REVIEWS THE QUESTIONNAIRE RESPONSES AND DEVELOPS A REPORT DETAILING ANY POTENTIALLY MATERIAL CONFLICTS FOR THE PRESIDENT AND CHAIR OF THE BOARD. A VERBAL SUMMARY IS ALSO GIVEN TO THE FULL BOARD OR APPROPRIATE COMMITTEE ENDING WITH A REMINDER TO COVERED PERSONS OF THE POLICY'S MANDATE THAT EACH PERSON IS OBLIGATED TO DISCLOSE ANY NEW POTENTIAL CONFLICTS AS THEY MAY ARISE THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. BOARD AGENDAS AND EXECUTIVE DECISIONS ARE MONITORED IN RELATION TO THIS POLICY. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 | THE FOUNDATION HAS NO EMPLOYEES AND DOES NOT PAY COMPENSATION. ALL OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES ARE PAID BY GROUP HEALTH PLAN, INC (GHI) OR BY REGIONS HOSPITAL, RELATED ORGANIZATIONS. ANY COMPENSATION DISCLOSED IS PAID AND DETERMINED SOLELY BY THE RELATED ORGANIZATIONS. THEREFORE, PART VI, SECTION B, QUESTION 15 IS NOT APPLICABLE TO THE FOUNDATION. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 | THE FOUNDATION'S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND 990 RETURNS ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO ANY PERSON WHO REQUESTS THE INFORMATION FROM THE FOUNDATION OR HEALTHPARTNERS. THE FOUNDATION'S ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION ARE AVAILABLE TO ANY PERSON WHO REQUESTS THE INFORMATION THROUGH THE MINNESOTA SECRETARY OF STATE'S OFFICE. THE FOUNDATION'S CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY THROUGH ITS RELATED ORGANIZATIONS, HEALTHPARTNERS, INC. AND GROUP HEALTH PLAN, INC. CAN BE VIEWED THROUGH THE HEALTHPARTNERS.COM WEBSITE. |
| FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G | CONSULTANT, CONTRACTOR & AFFILIATE SERVICES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 531,402. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 100,711. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 873,000. TOTAL EXPENSES 1,505,113. LEASED EMPLOYMENT SERVICES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 1,846,851. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 450,528. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 2,297,379. |
| FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9: | NON-CASH GIFTS IN KIND -129,272. |
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