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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) 2015 | (b) 2016 | (c) 2017 | (d) 2018 | (e) 2019 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grant.") .. | 3,468,810 | 6,758,798 | 6,318,318 | 14,199,167 | 6,465,978 | 37,211,071 |
| 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 | 3,468,810 | 6,758,798 | 6,318,318 | 14,199,167 | 6,465,978 | 37,211,071 |
| 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).. | 5,620,830 | |||||
| 6 | Public support. Subtract line 5 from line 4. | 31,590,241 | |||||
Calendar year
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(a) 2015 | (b) 2016 | (c) 2017 | (d) 2018 | (e) 2019 | (f) Total | |
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| 7 | Amounts from line 4.. | 3,468,810 | 6,758,798 | 6,318,318 | 14,199,167 | 6,465,978 | 37,211,071 |
| 8 | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources... | 1,836,676 | 2,026,775 | 1,986,890 | 2,099,001 | 2,476,625 | 10,425,967 |
| 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 | 47,637,038 | |||||
Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2015 | (b) 2016 | (c) 2017 | (d) 2018 | (e) 2019 | (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) 2015 | (b) 2016 | (c) 2017 | (d) 2018 | (e) 2019 | (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 2019 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-2019 |
(iii) Distributable Amount for 2019 |
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| 1 Distributable amount for 2019 from Section C, line 6 | ||||
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Underdistributions, if any, for years prior to 2019 (reasonable cause required-- explain in Part VI). See instructions. |
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| 3 Excess distributions carryover, if any, to 2019: | ||||
| a From 2014....... | ||||
| b From 2015....... | ||||
| c From 2016....... | ||||
| d From 2017....... | ||||
| e From 2018....... | ||||
| fTotal of lines 3a through e | ||||
| g Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| h Applied to 2019 distributable amount | ||||
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Carryover from 2014 not applied (see instructions) |
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| j Remainder. Subtract lines 3g, 3h, and 3i from 3f. | ||||
| 4Distributions for 2019 from Section D, line 7: | ||||
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| a Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| b Applied to 2019 distributable amount | ||||
| c Remainder. Subtract lines 4a and 4b from 4. | ||||
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5
Remaining underdistributions for years prior to 2019, if any. Subtract lines 3g and 4a from line 2. If the amount is greater than zero, explain in Part VI. See instructions. |
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Remaining underdistributions for 2019. Subtract lines 3h and 4b from line 1. If the amount is greater than zero, explain in Part VI. See instructions. |
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7 Excess distributions carryover to 2020. Add lines 3j and 4c. |
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| 8 Breakdown of line 7: | ||||
| a Excess from 2015..... | ||||
| b Excess from 2016..... | ||||
| c Excess from 2017..... | ||||
| d Excess from 2018..... | ||||
| e Excess from 2019..... | ||||
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| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 2 | ATLAS OF RETINAL IMAGING IN ALZHEIMER'S STUDY / ARIAS ($1,000,000) MORTON PLANT HOSPITAL IS GEARING UP TO LEAD A REVOLUTIONARY CLINICAL TRIAL TO RESEARCH IF RETINAL SCANNING CAN HELP CLINICIANS DETECT ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE 20 YEARS OR MORE BEFORE PATIENTS EVEN DEVELOP SYMPTOMS. ARIAS FOCUSES ON THE PATIENT'S EYES SPECIFICALLY THEIR RETINAS AS THE LOCATION FOR POTENTIAL CLUES TO HELP DIAGNOSE ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE. ULTIMATELY, THE GOAL IS TO DEVELOP A MORE ACCESSIBLE SCREENING TOOL FOR THOSE AT RISK. ONCOLOGY CLINICAL RESEARCH AT LYKES RADIATION PAVILION ($250,000) SOME PATIENTS CHOOSE NOT TO BE TREATED AT MORTON PLANT HOSPITAL BECAUSE WE MAY NOT HAVE AN OPEN CLINICAL TRIAL TAILORED TO THEIR SPECIFIC DIAGNOSIS. BY INCREASING THE PORTFOLIO OF AVAILABLE CLINICAL TRIALS, PATIENTS WILL HAVE GREATER ACCESS IN THE TREATMENT OPTIONS AVAILABLE TO THEM. PART OF THIS GRANT HIRED A CERTIFIED CLINICAL RESEARCH COORDINATOR TO ENSURE THAT THE INTEGRITY, SAFETY, AND QUALITY OF THE ETHICAL RESEARCH PROJECTS ARE CARRIED OUT FOR OUR PATIENTS. ONCOLOGY NURSE NAVIGATOR ($112,000) A DIAGNOSIS OF CANCER CAN LEAVE A PATIENT WITH MANY UNCERTAINTIES. STRUGGLING THROUGH THE LANDSCAPE OF CARE COORDINATION SHOULD NOT BE ONE OF THEM. A NEW ONCOLOGY NURSE NAVIGATOR WILL HELP GUIDE PATIENTS AND THEIR CAREGIVERS TO MAKE INFORMED DECISIONS, COLLABORATING WITH A MULTIDISCIPLINARY TEAM TO ALLOW FOR TIMELY CANCER DIAGNOSIS, TREATMENT, AND INCREASED SUPPORTIVE CARE ACROSS THE CANCER CONTINUUM. BEREAVEMENT COORDINATOR ($40,000) THE HOSPITALS OF MORTON PLANT MEASE FOLLOW APPROXIMATELY 1,500 BEREAVED FAMILIES PER YEAR WITH OUR CURRENT BEREAVEMENT CARD FOLLOW-UP PROGRAM. THIS GRANT CREATED A COMPREHENSIVE BEREAVEMENT SUPPORT PROGRAM FOR OUR BEREAVED PATIENTS, AS WELL AS THE COMMUNITY AT LARGE. IN ADDITION, THIS ALLOWED THE CHAPLAIN WHO CURRENTLY ADMINISTERS THE PROGRAM TO FOCUS MORE FULLY ON PATIENT CARE. MENTAL HEALTH TECHNICIANS CLINICAL WORKSHOPS ($40,000) RECOGNIZING THE CHALLENGES OUR MENTAL HEALTH TECHNICIANS FACE INTERACTING WITH PATIENTS, A NEW TRAINING PROGRAM HAS BEEN CREATED FOR OUR TECHS TO BETTER RECOGNIZE AND UNDERSTAND SYMPTOMS OF CHRONIC, COMPLEX MEDICAL CONDITIONS. THIS WORKSHOP WILL INCREASE THEIR CONFIDENCE AND HELP THEM FEEL MORE KNOWLEDGEABLE ABOUT CARING FOR PATIENTS. HEALTHY MEALS TRANSITIONS CARE PROGRAM ($30,600) MORTON PLANT HOSPITAL TRIALED A PROGRAM TO PROVIDE HEALTHY MEALS TO 25 SELECT DISCHARGED PATIENTS 65+ OF AGE FOR 30 DAYS. THIS PROGRAM ALLOWED MPH TO PROVIDE A MEAL SERVICE PROGRAM TO IMPROVE AND MAINTAIN THE PATIENTS' HEALTH AFTER DISCHARGE, RESULTING IN FEW HOSPITALIZATIONS AND READMISSIONS. SERVICE PROVIDES HOME-DELIVERED MEALS THAT ARE LOW-SODIUM, LOW-FAT AND MEET AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION GUIDELINES. LITTLE SAINT NICK FOUNDATION PARTNERSHIP ($20,000) THE LITTLE SAINT NICK FOUNDATION'S MISSION IS TO HELP CHILDREN IN HOSPITALS DEAL WITH THEIR FEAR AND ANXIETY. WHEN THE CHILD CHECKS INTO THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT WITH HIS/HER PARENTS THEY ARE HANDED A LITTLE SAINT NICK FOUNDATION ANTI-ANXIETY GIFT BAG. EACH GIFT BAG CONTAINS THE FOLLOWING: STUFFED ANIMAL TOY, COLORING BOOK, CRAYONS, GET WELL CARD, A SURVEY, AND A BROCHURE ABOUT THE LITTLE SAINT NICK FOUNDATION. THIS MAKES A SCARY HOSPITAL EXPERIENCE A POSITIVE ONE FOR ALL. POST-OP WOUND CARE BAGS AT MORTON PLANT NORTH BAY HOSPITAL ($10,950) PROVIDED 175 POST-OPERATION CARE BAGS FOR MORTON PLANT NORTH BAY PATIENTS POST-SURGERY. SURGICAL SITE INFECTIONS AND HOSPITAL ACQUIRED INFECTIONS WITHIN 30 DAYS OF A SURGERY CONTRIBUTE TO SURGICAL MORBIDITY AND MORTALITY. THE ITEMS IN THE POST-OPERATION CARE BAGS WILL HELP OUR PATIENTS WITH PREVENTING POST-SURGICAL INFECTIONS AND HOSPITAL ACQUIRED INFECTIONS. THESE BAGS WILL BE FOR LOW-INCOME PATIENTS TO TAKE HOME WITH THEM POST-SURGERY. DIABETIC FOOTWEAR FOR WOUND CARE CENTER ($10,000) DIABETIC PATIENTS HAVE INCREASED RISK OF AMPUTATION DUE TO THEIR CHRONIC WOUNDS. AN ESSENTIAL ELEMENT IN THE CARE OF DIABETES IS PROPER FOOTWEAR AND OFFLOADING OF THE WOUND. COMMUNITY MEMBERS WITH FINANCIAL NEEDS WILL RECEIVE QUALITY CARE BY MAKING DIABETIC FOOTWEAR ACCESSIBLE TO THE PATIENT BEING TREATED AT THE MORTON PLANT WOUND CARE AND HYPERBARIC CENTER. |
| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 3 | NAPPI TRAINING FOR EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT PERSONNEL ($60,000) WORKPLACE VIOLENCE IS ON THE RISE WITH PARTICULAR FOCUS AND INCREASING NUMBERS OCCURRING IN HEALTH CARE SETTING AND EVEN MORE SPECIFICALLY, IN THE ED. NURSES ARE TAKING THE BRUNT OF THIS ABUSE AND IT'S ESTIMATED THAT MANY EVENTS GO UNREPORTED. NAPPI (NON-ABUSIVE PSYCHOLOGICAL AND PHYSICAL INTERVENTION) PROVIDES TRAUMA INFORMED CARE TECHNIQUES AIMED AT KEEPING PEOPLE SAFE EMOTIONALLY, PHYSICALLY AND BY AVOIDING RE-TRAUMATIZATION. BABY BOOKS FOR MORTON PLANT HOSPITAL NEWBORNS ($30,000) IN KEEPING WITH THE HOSPITAL'S MOTHER AND BABY UNIT THEME "THIS IS WHERE YOUR STORY BEGINS" THIS GRANT HELPED FUND NEW, HARDCOVER BABY BOOKS TO FAMILIES WHO JUST HAD A BABY BORN IN THE HOSPITAL. INDIGENT PRESCRIPTION PROGRAM ($25,000) AS A MEDICARE LICENSED HEALTH CARE SYSTEM, WE ARE REQUIRED TO PROVIDE AN APPROPRIATE, SAFE DISCHARGE FOR ALL PATIENTS IN ALL OF OUR FACILITIES, REGARDLESS OF PAYER SOURCE OR AVAILABLE RESOURCES. THIS GRANT ALLOWS US TO SAFELY TRANSITION THE PATIENT INTO THE COMMUNITY. GRANT DOLLARS HELP FUND WOUND VACS, PRESCRIPTION DRUGS, HOME HEALTH SERVICES, LOCAL TRANSPORTATION, AND MEDICAL LIFE VESTS AND EQUIPMENT. NEUROPLASTHETICS PROGRAM ($10,950) THE ESTIMATED PREVALENCE OF DEMENTIA AMONG PERSONS OLDER THAN 70 YEARS IN THE US IS 15%. THE GOAL OF THIS TRAINING PROGRAM IS TO DRIVE BRAIN PLASTICITY WITH POSITIVE OUTCOMES REQUIRES ENGAGING OLDER ADULTS IN DEMANDING SENSORY, COGNITIVE, AND MOTOR ACTIVITIES ON AN INTENSIVE BASIS, IN A BEHAVIORAL CONTEXT DESIGNED TO RE-ENGAGE AND STRENGTHEN THE NEUROMODULATORY SYSTEMS THAT CONTROL LEARNING. |
| 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. THE FOUNDATION REIMBURSES BAYCARE ON A MONTHLY BASIS FOR ALL PAYROLL EXPENSES. 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 11B | 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 ALL 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. |
| 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 AND EXTERNAL WEBSITES SUCH AS GUIDE STAR AND CHARITY NAVIGATOR. |
| FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9: | CHANGE IN SPLIT INTEREST AGREEMENTS 2,701,337. UNCOLLECTIBLE PLEDGES 349,000. ROUNDING -1. |
| 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). THANKS TO THE COMMUNITY'S PHILANTHROPIC GENEROSITY, 2019 WAS A HISTORIC YEAR THAT INCLUDED GRANTING NEARLY $10.5 MILLION TO THE HOSPITALS OF MORTON PLANT MEASE, WHICH IS THE MOST WE'VE EVER GRANTED IN OUR HISTORY. GIFTS FROM THE COMMUNITY HELP PURCHASE CUTTING-EDGE, LIFESAVING EQUIPMENT, BUILD STATE-OF-THE-ART FACILITIES, AND SUPPORT THE FOLLOWING INNOVATIVE PROGRAMS AND SERVICES: |
| FORM 990, PART III - STATEMENT OF PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS | EXPANDED DESCRIPTION OF GRANTS FROM 4A (ENHANCING CLINICAL CARE): $1,439,128 FAMILY MEDICINE RESIDENCY PROGRAM ($525,000) THE FAMILY MEDICINE RESIDENCY PROGRAM PROVIDES PHYSICIAN EDUCATION AND CLINICAL TRAINING FOR 24 RESIDENTS OF THE USF MORSANI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE. ADDITIONALLY, THE RESIDENCY, IN CONJUNCTION WITH OPERATIONS OF THE TURLEY FAMILY HEALTH CENTER, WILL SUPPORT 42,000 PATIENT VISITS PER YEAR, AS WELL AS LABORATORY, IMAGING AND SOCIAL SERVICES. GRANT DOLLARS FUND CLINIC OPERATIONS, PHYSICIAN STAFFING, RESIDENCY ADMINISTRATION AND FACILITY EXPENSE. ELEANOR THOMPSON NURSING SCHOOL ($156,576) 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. THIS PROGRAM HELPS TEACH OUR OWN NURSING ASSISTANTS AND PREPARE THEM FOR THE DR. GEORGE MORRIS EARN AS YOU LEARN RN PROGRAM. DR. GEORGE MORRIS EARN AS YOU LEARN NURSING PROGRAMS ($143,858) THE DR. GEORGE MORRIS EARN AS YOU LEARN PROVIDES PARTICIPANTS INTERESTED IN BECOMING A NURSE THE OPPORTUNITY TO ATTEND COLLEGE AND WORK PART-TIME IN ONE OF OUR HOSPITALS. THE PROGRAM HELPS FOSTER THE GROWTH OF OUR TEAM MEMBERS TO ENTER OR ADVANCE IN THE NURSING PROFESSION BY PROVIDING BOOKS AND ACCESS TO NEEDS-BASED FINANCIAL SCHOLARSHIPS SO THEY CAN BETTER FOCUS ON SCHOOL WHILE CONTINUING TO SUPPORT THEIR FAMILIES. FAMILY CARE FUND ($113,768) 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 150 REQUESTS FOR ASSISTANCE AND PROVIDED $120,000 TO TEAM MEMBERS WHO HAD NOWHERE ELSE TO TURN. ONCOLOGY NURSE NAVIGATOR ($112,000) A DIAGNOSIS OF CANCER CAN LEAVE A PATIENT WITH MANY UNCERTAINTIES. STRUGGLING THROUGH THE LANDSCAPE OF CARE COORDINATION SHOULD NOT BE ONE OF THEM. A NEW ONCOLOGY NURSE NAVIGATOR WILL HELP GUIDE PATIENTS AND THEIR CAREGIVERS TO MAKE INFORMED DECISIONS, COLLABORATING WITH A MULTIDISCIPLINARY TEAM TO ALLOW FOR TIMELY CANCER DIAGNOSIS, TREATMENT, AND INCREASED SUPPORTIVE CARE ACROSS THE CANCER CONTINUUM. AL EADDY FAMILY MEDICINE RESEARCH CENTER ($50,000) THIS GRANT PROMOTES 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. GRANT DOLLARS OFFSET PHYSICIAN SALARIES, DATA MANAGEMENT SUPPORT AND EDUCATION SUPPLIES. WOW! AWARDS ($50,000) CELEBRATED DURING NATIONAL NURSES WEEK AND HOSPITAL WEEK IN MAY, THE WOW! NURSING AND TEAM MEMBER EXCELLENCE AWARDS HONORS OUR COMPASSIONATE NURSES AND TEAM MEMBERS WHO EXEMPLIFY OUTSTANDING CUSTOMER SERVICE, TEAMWORK AND COMMITMENT TO EXCELLENCE. WINNERS ARE NOMINATED BY FELLOW TEAM MEMBERS AND ARE SELECTED BY A COMMITTEE COMPRISED OF A CROSS SECTION OF TEAM MEMBERS, INCLUDING LEADERSHIP AND PEERS. LOIS ODENCE PLANTERS SCHOLARSHIPS ($48,750) IN 2001, THE LOIS ODENCE ENDOWMENT WAS ESTABLISHED WITH GIFTS MADE IN MEMORY OF MRS. ODENCE, A PLANTERS FOUNDER, AND AN EMPHASIS ON NURSING BEGAN. NURSING STUDENTS HAVE FINANCIAL NEEDS IN EXCESS OF THOSE PROVIDED BY TUITION ASSISTANCE. EACH YEAR, SCHOLARSHIPS ARE AWARDED TO NURSING STUDENTS AT THE HOSPITALS OF MORTON PLANT MEASE TO HELP DEFRAY EXPENSES BEYOND THEIR NURSING SCHOOL NEEDS. TO DATE, MORE THAN $225,000 HAS BEEN GIVEN TO MORE THAN 145 DESERVING NURSING STUDENTS. BEREAVEMENT COORDINATOR ($40,000) THE HOSPITALS OF MORTON PLANT MEASE FOLLOW APPROXIMATELY 1,500 BEREAVED FAMILIES PER YEAR WITH OUR CURRENT BEREAVEMENT CARD FOLLOW-UP PROGRAM. THIS GRANT CREATED A COMPREHENSIVE BEREAVEMENT SUPPORT PROGRAM FOR OUR BEREAVED PATIENTS, AS WELL AS THE COMMUNITY AT LARGE. IN ADDITION, THIS ALLOWED THE CHAPLAIN WHO CURRENTLY ADMINISTERS THE PROGRAM TO FOCUS MORE FULLY ON PATIENT CARE. MENTAL HEALTH TECHNICIANS CLINICAL WORKSHOPS ($40,000) RECOGNIZING THE CHALLENGES OUR MENTAL HEALTH TECHNICIANS FACE INTERACTING WITH PATIENTS, A NEW TRAINING PROGRAM HAS BEEN CREATED FOR OUR TECHS TO BETTER RECOGNIZE AND UNDERSTAND SYMPTOMS OF CHRONIC, COMPLEX MEDICAL CONDITIONS. THIS WORKSHOP WILL INCREASE THEIR CONFIDENCE AND HELP THEM FEEL MORE KNOWLEDGEABLE ABOUT CARING FOR PATIENTS. VOLUNTEER NURSE PROGRAM ($39,276) 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 BY ASSISTING WITH MEALS, HYGIENE, PROCEDURES, COMFORT, DIVERSIONS, AND PATIENT EDUCATION. GRANT DOLLARS FUND THE SALARY AND BENEFITS OF THE PART-TIME VOLUNTEER NURSE COORDINATOR. 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. ALL GRANT DOLLARS GO TO FUNDING SCHOLARSHIPS. JOAN CLOW SEMINAR FUND ($23,800) THE JOAN CLOW SEMINAR FUND PAYS FOR OUR NURSES TO ATTEND A NATIONAL CONFERENCE IN THEIR AREA OF SPECIALTY. THE EVIDENCE-BASED KNOWLEDGE ACQUIRED AT THESE NATIONAL CONFERENCES WILL ENHANCE PATIENT CARE AND WILL BE SHARED WITH OTHER NURSES IN THE PATIENT SERVICES DIVISION. EACH NURSE IS REQUIRED TO WRITE AN ARTICLE FOR NURSES'S NOTES TO SHARE THEIR EXPERIENCE AND KNOWLEDGE WITH THEIR COLLEAGUES. PEACE MEMORIAL JOSEPH CLAPP SCHOLARSHIP ($20,000) RESEARCH CONTINUES TO PROJECT THAT DESPITE THE CURRENT EASING OF THE NURSING SHORTAGE, DUE TO THE RECESSION, THE US NURSING SHORTAGE IS PROJECTED TO NEED 525,000 REPLACEMENTS NURSES IN THE WORKFORCE BRINGING THE TOTAL NUMBER OF JOB OPENINGS FOR NURSES DUE TO GROWTH AND REPLACEMENTS TO 1.05 MILLION BY 2022. "GROWING OUR OWN" WILL BE LESS EXPENSIVE IN THE LONG RUN. THE EAYL PROGRAM ALSO PRODUCES EMPLOYEE LOYALTY AND INCREASES RETENTION. CHRISTENSEN FAMILY FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIP ($10,000) THE DALE AND CAROLE CHRISTENSEN NURSING SCHOLARSHIP WAS ESTABLISHED BY THE CHRISTENSEN FAMILY FOUNDATION AS A WAY TO HONOR DALE WHO PASSED AWAY FROM PROSTATE CANCER AT MEASE DUNEDIN HOSPITAL. AS A WAY TO GIVE BACK, THE FAMILY ESTABLISHED THIS SCHOLARSHIP TO ASSIST TEAM MEMBERS WHO ARE PURSUING A NURSING CAREER OR ARE CURRENTLY STRIVING TO ADVANCE THEIR PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION. ALL GRANT DOLLARS GO TO FUNDING SCHOLARSHIPS. JERRY MASSEY SCHOLARSHIP FUND ($10,000) GERALD C. "JERRY" MASSEY DIED UNEXPECTEDLY ON MONDAY, JANUARY 25, 2016. JERRY WORKED FOR THE HEALTH SYSTEM FOR MORE THAN 30 YEARS. JERRY WAS DEARLY LOVED AND RESPECTED BY ALL WHO KNEW HIM AND WILL BE DEEPLY MISSED BY THE MORTON PLANT MEASE FAMILY. THE JERRY MASSEY SCHOLARSHIP FUND WILL PROVIDE SCHOLARSHIPS FOR GRADUATE STUDENTS IN HEALTH CARE ADMINISTRATION INTERNING IN ONE OF OUR MORTON PLANT MEASE HOSPITALS. |
| FORM 990, PART III - STATEMENT OF PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS | EXPANDED DESCRIPTION OF GRANTS FROM 4B (DISEASE SPECIFIC AND COMMUNITY OUTREACH): $2,455,483 ATLAS OF RETINAL IMAGING IN ALZHEIMER'S STUDY / ARIAS ($1,000,000) MORTON PLANT HOSPITAL IS GEARING UP TO LEAD A REVOLUTIONARY CLINICAL TRIAL TO RESEARCH IF RETINAL SCANNING CAN HELP CLINICIANS DETECT ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE 20 YEARS OR MORE BEFORE PATIENTS EVEN DEVELOP SYMPTOMS. ARIAS FOCUSES ON THE PATIENT'S EYES, SPECIFICALLY THEIR RETINAS, AS THE LOCATION FOR POTENTIAL CLUES TO HELP DIAGNOSE ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE. ULTIMATELY, THE GOAL IS TO DEVELOP A MORE ACCESSIBLE SCREENING TOOL FOR THOSE AT RISK. CANCER PATIENT SUPPORT SERVICES / CAPSS ($315,000) CAPSS WAS DEVELOPED TO ADDRESS THE PSYCHOSOCIAL, EMOTIONAL AND SPIRITUAL NEEDS OF ALL CANCER PATIENTS, THEIR FAMILIES AND FRIENDS. LAST YEAR, OVER 4,800 CANCER PATIENTS WERE SEEN IN MPM HEATH CARE FACILITIES, AND SERVICES ARE PROVIDED AT NO CHARGE TO ANYONE IN THE COMMUNITY, REGARDLESS OF WHERE THEY RECEIVE THEIR TREATMENT. THE CAPSS TEAM INCLUDES LICENSED CLINICAL SOCIAL AND MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELORS AND A CASE MANAGER. 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, PSYCHOSOCIAL 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. GRANT DOLLARS HELP FUND THREE CHAPLAINS, FOUR LICENSED COUNSELORS AND ONE PART-TIME MASSAGE THERAPIST. ONCOLOGY CLINICAL RESEARCH AT LYKES RADIATION PAVILION ($250,000) SOME PATIENTS CHOOSE NOT TO BE TREATED AT MORTON PLANT HOSPITAL BECAUSE WE MAY NOT HAVE AN OPEN CLINICAL TRIAL TAILORED TO THEIR SPECIFIC DIAGNOSIS. BY INCREASING THE PORTFOLIO OF AVAILABLE CLINICAL TRIALS AT MPH, PATIENTS IN PINELLAS WILL HAVE GREATER ACCESS AND CHOICE IN THE TREATMENT OPTIONS AVAILABLE TO THEM. PART OF THIS GRANT IS TO HIRE A FULL-TIME CERIFIED CLINICAL RESEARCH COORDINATOR TO ENSURE THAT THE INTEGRITY, SAFETY, AND QUALITY OF THE ETHICAL RESEARCH PROJECTS ARE CARRIED OUT FOR OUR PATIENTS. MADONNA PTAK CENTER FOR ALZHEIMER'S RESEARCH AND MEMORY DISORDERS ($136,250) 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. GRANT DOLLARS FUND DRIVEABLE, RESPITE CARE, MEMORY FIT TRAINING, TRANSPORTATION ASSISTANCE, MEDICATION ASSISTANCE, WANDERING PREVENTION ASSISTANCE, EDUCATION MATERIALS, AND THE MEDICAL DIRECTOR. COMPREHENSIVE BREAST HEALTH PROGRAM ($113,000) OUR HOSPITALS ARE COLLABORATING WITH THE MAMMOGRAPHY VOUCHER PROGRAM (MVP) TO PROVIDE 500 UNINSURED AND LOW-INCOME WOMEN WITH MAMMOGRAMS AND DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURES WITHIN OUR HEALTH SYSTEM TO ENSURE THAT ANYONE DIAGNOSED WITH BREAST CANCER IS PROVIDED ACCESS TO TREATMENT. THIS GRANT ALLOWS FOR A FULL-TIME BREAST NURSE NAVIGATOR, WHO PROVIDES EMOTIONAL SUPPORT FOR THE PATIENT AND FAMILY, COMMUNITY RESOURCE INFORMATION AND HELPS INTERFACE WITH TREATMENT PROVIDERS FOR SUCCESSFUL OUTCOMES. POWER PROGRAM ($66,078) THIS SPECIALLY DESIGNED PROGRAM FOR OUR BREAST CANCER PATIENTS HELPS TO GUIDE AND SUPPORT EACH WOMAN THROUGH HER JOURNEY BY INTEGRATING PHYSICAL ACTIVITY, PROPER NUTRITION AND EMOTIONAL SUPPORT INTO ONE'S LIFESTYLE. SURVIVORS ENGAGED IN AN EXERCISE PROGRAM HAVE A 40% LESS CHANCE OF RE-OCCURRENCE THAN THOSE WHO DO NOT ENGAGE IN A PROGRAM. GRANT DOLLARS HELP FUND PERSONAL TRAINING SESSIONS, YOGA CLASSES AND ADMINISTRATIVE HOURS. RADIATION ONCOLOGY RESEARCH ($50,000) MORTON PLANT HOSPITAL CURRENTLY HAS TWO MAJOR BREAST CANCER CLINICAL DATABASES THAT REQUIRE "MINING". THE HOSPITAL MAINTAINS ONE OF THE LARGEST SINGLE INSTITUTION DATABASES IN THE US AND OVER 10 YEARS WORTH OF LONG TERM FOLLOW-UP NEEDS TO BE ABSTRACTED FROM PATIENT RECORDS. THE LEVEL OF TIME AND EFFORT THAT WARRANT A COMPREHENSIVE UPDATE OF THE CLINICAL DATA AND OUTCOME OF THESE PATIENTS JUSTIFY THE CREATION OF A RESEARCH ASSISTANT POSITION. CAMP LIVING SPRINGS: CANCER SURVIVOR RETREAT ($46,030) CAMP LIVING SPRINGS PROMOTES CAMARADERIE, RELAXATION AND SHARED EXPERIENCES WHILE NURTURING THE SPIRIT OF THOSE TOUCHED BY CANCER. THIS ONEOFAKIND, THREEDAY CAMPING EXPERIENCE FOR ADULT CANCER SURVIVORS IS OFFERED AT NO COST TO 90 PARTICIPANTS EACH YEAR AND STAFFED WITH VOLUNTEERS, NURSES, AND COUNSELORS WHO DONATE THEIR TIME. OVARIAN CANCER CHARITY CARE ($45,000) MANY OVARIAN CANCER PATIENTS ARE UNFUNDED OR UNDERFUNDED AND REQUIRE CHARITY CARE DURING THE DURATION OF THEIR CANCER TREATMENTS. TO ASSIST WITH THIS, THIS GRANT WILL HELP OFFSET THE COST OF THE COUNSELORS AND NAVIGATORS IN THE CANCER PATIENT SUPPORT SERVICES (CAPSS) PROGRAM THAT ALSO HELP THESE WOMEN THROUGH THEIR CANCER JOURNEY. GLADYS DOUGLAS FOREVER FIT ($43,000) THE FOREVER FIT PROGRAM IS A SUPERVISED, PERSONALIZED EXERCISE PROGRAM FOR INDIVIDUALS WHO NEED A FITNESS PROGRAM BASED ON CARDIOVASCULAR, STRENGTH, BALANCE AND AGILITY IMPROVEMENT, AS WELL AS FALL PREVENTION. THE PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO HELP THE PARTICIPANT BEGIN OR CONTINUE A FITNESS PROGRAM AND GIVE THEM THE TOOLS AND SKILLS TO TRANSITION INTO EXERCISING INDEPENDENTLY. MAMMOGRAPHY VOUCHER PROGRAM ($40,000) COMMUNITY BREAST HEALTH SERVICES PROGRAM SERVING UNINSURED AND LOW-INCOME WOMEN WITH ACCESS TO CLINICAL BREAST EXAMS, SCREENING AND DIAGNOSTIC MAMMOGRAMS, BREAST ULTRASOUND, MRIS, FINE NEEDLE ASPIRATIONS, IMAGEGUIDED AND SURGICAL BIOPSIES, SURGICAL CONSULTATIONS, AND TREATMENT. HEALTHY MEALS TRANSITIONS CARE PROGRAM ($30,600) MORTON PLANT HOSPITAL TRIALED A PROGRAM TO PROVIDE HEALTHY MEALS TO 25 SELECT DISCHARGED PATIENTS 65+ OF AGE FOR 30 DAYS. THIS PROGRAM ALLOWED MPH TO PROVIDE A MEAL SERVICE PROGRAM TO IMPROVE AND MAINTAIN THE PATIENTS' HEALTH AFTER DISCHARGE, RESULTING IN FEW HOSPITALIZATIONS AND READMISSIONS. SERVICE PROVIDES HOME-DELIVERED MEALS THAT ARE LOW-SODIUM, LOW-FAT AND MEET AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION GUIDELINES. PROSTATE CANCER PROGRAM ($25,000) PROSTATE CANCER IS THE MOST COMMONLY DIAGNOSED MALIGNANCY IN MEN IN THE US. AFRICAN-AMERICAN MEN HAVE A 60% HIGHER RATE OF BEING DIAGNOSED AND A 50% GREATER CHANCE OF DYING FROM THIS DISEASE. THIS GRANT WILL PROVIDE FUNDING FOR COMMUNITY OUTREACH, DIAGNOSIS, TREATMENT AND COUNSELING SERVICES FOR UNDERSERVED MEN THROUGHOUT THE MPM HEALTH SYSTEM. LITTLE SAINT NICK FOUNDATION PARTNERSHIP ($20,000) THE LITTLE SAINT NICK FOUNDATION'S MISSION IS TO HELP CHILDREN IN HOSPITALS DEAL WITH THEIR FEAR AND ANXIETY. WHEN THE CHILD CHECKS INTO THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT WITH HIS/HER PARENTS THEY ARE HANDED A LITTLE SAINT NICK FOUNDATION ANTI-ANXIETY GIFT BAG. EACH GIFT BAG CONTAINS THE FOLLOWING: STUFFED ANIMAL TOY, COLORING BOOK, CRAYONS, GET WELL CARD, A SURVEY, AND A BROCHURE ABOUT THE LITTLE SAINT NICK FOUNDATION. THIS MAKES A SCARY HOSPITAL EXPERIENCE A POSITIVE ONE FOR ALL. POST-OP WOUND CARE BAGS AT MORTON PLANT NORTH BAY HOSPITAL ($10,950) PROVIDED 175 POST-OPERATION CARE BAGS FOR MORTON PLANT NORTH BAY PATIENTS POST-SURGERY. SURGICAL SITE INFECTIONS AND HOSPITAL ACQUIRED INFECTIONS WITHIN 30 DAYS OF A SURGERY CONTRIBUTE TO SURGICAL MORBIDITY AND MORTALITY. THE ITEMS IN THE POST-OPERATION CARE BAGS WILL HELP OUR PATIENTS WITH PREVENTING POST-SURGICAL INFECTIONS AND HOSPITAL ACQUIRED INFECTIONS. THESE BAGS WILL BE FOR LOW-INCOME PATIENTS TO TAKE HOME WITH THEM POST-SURGERY. DIABETIC FOOTWEAR FOR WOUND CARE CENTER ($10,000) DIABETIC PATIENTS HAVE INCREASED RISK OF AMPUTATION DUE TO THEIR CHRONIC WOUNDS. AN ESSENTIAL ELEMENT IN THE CARE OF DIABETES IS PROPER FOOTWEAR AND OFFLOADING OF THE WOUND. COMMUNITY MEMBERS WITH FINANCIAL NEEDS WILL RECEIVE QUALITY CARE BY MAKING DIABETIC FOOTWEAR ACCESSIBLE TO THE PATIENT BEING TREATED AT THE MORTON PLANT WOUND CARE AND HYPERBARIC CENTER. |
| FORM 990, PART III - STATEMENT OF PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS | EXPANDED DESCRIPTION OF GRANTS FROM 4C (CAPITAL GRANTS): $6,537,467 CAPITAL GRANTS MORTON PLANT MEASE HEALTH CARE FOUNDATION PROVIDES THE HOSPITALS WITH A VARIETY OF CAPITAL FUNDS TO SUPPORT INNOVATIVE MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES AND FACILITY UPGRADES. IN 2019, THESE CAPITAL FUNDS PURCHASED THE FOLLOWING: VARIAN EDGE RADIOSURGERY SYSTEM ($2,000,000) THE VARIAN EDGE RADIOSURGERY SYSTEM WILL ALLOW ONCOLOGISTS AT MORTON PLANT HOSPITAL TO PINPOINT CANCEROUS TUMORS MORE ACCURATELY AND DELIVER MORE TARGETED RADIATION TREATMENTS, ULTIMATELY SHORTENING THE NUMBER OF TREATMENTS REQUIRED. AN ADVANCED LINEAR ACCELERATOR COUPLED WITH REAL-TIME MOTION MANAGEMENT ENSURES FAST AND ACCURATE RADIATION TREATMENTS FOR TUMORS OF THE BRAIN, BREAST, PROSTATE, LUNGS AND OTHER AREAS OF THE BODY. MORGAN HEART HOSPITAL ($2,000,000) THANKS TO OVERWHELMING SUPPORT FOR THE MORGAN HEART HOSPITAL COMMUNITY CHALLENGE, THE FOUNDATION FUNDED SEVERAL PROJECTS FOR MORGAN HEART HOSPITAL, INCLUDING FUNDING TO RENOVATE THE HOSPITAL'S ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY LAB AND CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION LABS. CAMPAIGN FOR NURSING EXCELLENCE ($1,081,374) THE NURSING EXCELLENCE CAMPAIGN WILL PROVIDE OUR NURSES WITH THE TRAINING, TOOLS AND TECHNOLOGY TO ENHANCE THEIR EDUCATION AND ABILITY TO PROVIDE HIGH-QUALITY, COMPASSIONATE CARE FOR OUR PATIENTS. ONE OF THE PRIMARY GOALS OF THE CAMPAIGN IS TO HELP FUND A STATE-OF-THE-ART SIMULATION LAB THAT WILL PROVIDE REAL-WORLD SCENARIOS TO SHARPEN OUR NURSES' CRITICAL THINKING SKILLS AND INCREASE THEIR CONFIDENCE IN VARIOUS ASPECTS OF PATIENT CARE. MEASE COUNTRYSIDE HOSPITAL CATH LAB TECHNOLOGY UPGRADE ($855,000) THIS GRANT HELPED COMPLETE A SECOND CARDIAC CATH LAB AT MCH WITH THE PHILIPS AZURION IMAGE GUIDED THERAPY PLATFORM, WHICH ALLOWS CLINICIANS TO PERFORM COMPLEX INTERVENTIONAL PROCEDURES SUCH AS ANGIOPLASTY, A MINIMALLY INVASIVE CATHETER-BASED PROCEDURE THAT OPENS NARROWED OR BLOCKED ARTERIES THAT SUPPLY BLOOD TO THE HEART, MORE EFFICIENTLY AND PRECISELY. THIS TECHNOLOGY AND NAVIGATION SOFTWARE PRODUCES REAL-TIME IMAGES THAT ARE PROJECTED ON A 58-INCH, HD SCREEN THAT ALLOW CLINICIANS TO NAVIGATE THROUGH THE TINIEST BLOOD VESSELS WITH CONFIDENCE. MORTON PLANT HOSPITAL WEST CHAPEL UPGRADE ($155,000) THANKS TO A DONOR RESTRICTED GIFT, GRANT FUNDING WAS PROVIDED TO RENOVATE THE WEST CHAPEL AT MORTON PLANT HOSPITAL INCLUDING GRANT FUNDING FOR THE DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION, FURNITURE AND EQUIPMENT. SCHEDULED TO OPEN IN THE FIRST HALF OF 2020, THE ENHANCED SPACE WILL CREATE A MORE HEALING, COMFORTING, PEACEFUL ENVIRONMENT FOR OUR PATIENTS, FAMILIES, LOVED ONES, VISITORS AND TEAM MEMBERS. MEASE DUNEDIN CHAPEL RENOVATION ($100,000) THANKS TO A DONOR RESTRICTED GIFT, GRANT FUNDING WAS PROVIDED TO RENOVATE THE CHAPEL AT MEASE DUNEDIN HOSPITAL. LAST UPDATED NEARLY 25 YEARS AGO, THE ENHANCED SPACE WILL CREATE A MORE HEALING, COMFORTING, PEACEFUL ENVIRONMENT FOR OUR PATIENTS, FAMILIES, LOVED ONES, VISITORS AND TEAM. VOLUNTEER RESOURCES: CARELIFT AND CARERIDE REPLACEMENTS ($84,188) THROUGH A GRANT TO THE HOSPITALS OF MPM, THREE NEW VANS WERE PURCHASED FOR VOLUNTEER RESOURCES SO THAT THEY COULD CONTINUE THEIR SERVICE OF OFFERING FREE RIDES TO AND FROM MEDICAL APPOINTMENTS THROUGH OUR VAN TRANSPORTATION SERVICES. TRANSPORTATION SERVICES CAN LITERALLY BE A LIFELINE FOR PATIENTS WHO MIGHT NOT OTHERWISE FOLLOW THROUGH WITH MEDICAL APPOINTMENTS AND THERAPY TREATMENTS. ALTERNATING PRESSURE MATTRESSES FOR MADONNA PTAK REHAB CENTER ($74,500) THE MADONNA PTAK REHAB CENTER IS A 120-BED IN-PATIENT REHAB AND LONG-TERM CARE FACILITY TREATING A PATIENT POPULATION WITH LIMITED MOBILITY, ADVANCING AGE, AND COMPLEX MEDICAL CONDITIONS. SEVERAL PATIENTS HAVE FRAGILE SKIN, WOUNDS, INCISIONS, AND PRESSURE INJURIES. THESE MATTRESSES PROVIDE PRESSURE RELIEF, COMFORT, ESPECIALLY FOR AN END-OF-LIFE PATIENT, PREVENTS NEW SKIN INJURIES, AND ASSISTS IN HEALING EXISTING PRESSURE INJURIES. WIRELESS FETAL MONITORING AT MEASE COUNTRYSIDE HOSPITAL ($60,000) MEASE COUNTRYSIDE'S LABOR AND DELIVERY UNIT WERE IN NEED OF WIRELESS FETAL HEART MONITORS IN ALL 11 ROOMS TO BE USED WHILE PATIENTS ARE IN LABOR WITH THE ULTIMATE GOAL OF ENHANCING THE BIRTHING EXPERIENCE. THE MONITORS WILL ALLOW THE PATIENT TO MOVE AROUND THE ROOM AND STILL CONTINUE TO TRACE THE FETAL HEART RATE. BEING ABLE TO MOVE AND NOT BE RESTRICTED TO THE LABOR BED CAN HELP TO PROGRESS THE LABOR. LYKES RADIATION PAVILION FRONT OFFICE ENHANCEMENT ($39,888) LAST UPDATED OVER 20 YEARS AGO, THIS GRANT HELPED TO ENHANCE THE FRONT OFFICE SPACE AT THE LYKES RADIATION PAVILION ON THE MORTON PLANT HOSPITAL CAMPUS. THIS PROJECT ULTIMATELY HELPED INCREASE EFFICIENCIES WITH THE CHECK-IN AND CHECK-OUT PROCESS FOR PATIENTS UNDERGOING RADIATION THERAPY. TRAINING SIMULATORS AT MEASE COUNTRYSIDE HOSPITAL ($38,069) SIMULATION EQUIPMENT FOR TEAM TRAINING WILL ALLOW MEASE COUNTRYSIDE HOSPITAL TO TRAIN NEW NURSES AND INTERNS IN THE L&D UNIT, POSTPARTUM UNIT, NICU, AND THE ER. NURSES WOULD BE ABLE TO SIMULATE EMERGENCY DELIVERY SITUATIONS SUCH AS PROLAPSED CORDS, SHOULDER DYSTOCIAS, HEMORRHAGES, MATERNAL CODES, NEONATAL CODES, HYPERTENSIVE EMERGENCIES, SEIZURES, FETAL MONITORING STRIP INTERPRETATION AND SCENARIOS, ETC. POWELL CHILD CARE CENTER FLOORING AND FURNITURE REPLACEMENT ($20,498) MORTON PLANT'S POWELL CHILD CARE AND LEARNING CENTER PROVIDES CHILDCARE SERVICES FOR BAYCARE TEAM MEMBERS OFFERING A NURTURING ENVIRONMENT FOR OUR TEAM MEMBERS' CHILDREN OVER THE YEARS. THANKS TO THE GENEROSITY OF THE LATE BERNIE POWELL, THIS COMBINED GRANT HELPED FUND NEW FLOORING THROUGHOUT THE CENTER, AS WELL AS REPLACING THE FURNITURE IN THE LOBBY AND OFFICES WITH BRAND NEW COUCHES, TABLES, CHAIRS AND DESKS. NURSING EDUCATION EQUIPMENT ($10,000) DEFIBRILLATORS AND EKG RHYTHM SIMULATORS WERE GRANTED TO THE SALLY L. BAILEY NURSING EDUCATION CENTER ON THE MEASE DUNEDIN HOSPITAL TO HELP TRAIN NURSING STUDENTS AND BUILD CONFIDENCE ON ESSENTIAL HOSPITAL EQUIPMENT. |
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