Attach to Form 990 or Form 990-EZ.
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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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(a) 2018 | (b) 2019 | (c) 2020 | (d) 2021 | (e) 2022 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grant.") .. | 9,600,876 | 6,693,314 | 5,351,578 | 21,044,894 | 10,942,435 | 53,633,097 |
| 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 | 9,600,876 | 6,693,314 | 5,351,578 | 21,044,894 | 10,942,435 | 53,633,097 |
| 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) .. | 20,744,544 | |||||
| 6 | Public support. Subtract line 5 from line 4. | 32,888,553 | |||||
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(a) 2018 | (b) 2019 | (c) 2020 | (d) 2021 | (e) 2022 | (f) Total | |
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| 7 | Amounts from line 4.. | 9,600,876 | 6,693,314 | 5,351,578 | 21,044,894 | 10,942,435 | 53,633,097 |
| 8 | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources... | 557,841 | 670,538 | 478,900 | 633,814 | 873,692 | 3,214,785 |
| 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 | 56,847,882 | |||||
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(a) 2018 | (b) 2019 | (c) 2020 | (d) 2021 | (e) 2022 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grants.") . | ||||||
| 2 | Gross receipts from admissions, merchandise sold or services performed, or facilities furnished in any activity that is related to the organization's tax-exempt purpose | ||||||
| 3 | Gross receipts from activities that are not an unrelated trade or business under section 513 ..... | ||||||
| 4 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf... | ||||||
| 5 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge | ||||||
| 6 | Total. Add lines 1 through 5 | ||||||
| 7a | Amounts included on lines 1, 2, and 3 received from disqualified persons | ||||||
| b | Amounts included on lines 2 and 3 received from other than disqualified persons that exceed the greater of $5,000 or 1% of the amount on line 13 for the year. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 7a and 7b.. | ||||||
| 8 | Public support. (Subtract line 7c from line 6.) | ||||||
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(a) 2018 | (b) 2019 | (c) 2020 | (d) 2021 | (e) 2022 | (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 on 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 | ||||
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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 0.015 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 0.035 | 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 | 1 | |
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Amounts paid to perform activity that directly furthers exempt purposes of supported organizations, in excess of income from activity |
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| 3 Administrative expenses paid to accomplish exempt purposes of supported organizations | 3 | |
| 4 Amounts paid to acquire exempt-use assets | 4 | |
| 5 Qualified set-aside amounts (prior IRS approval required - provide details in Part VI) | 5 | |
| 6 Other distributions (describe in Part VI). See instructions | 6 | |
| 7Total annual distributions. Add lines 1 through 6. | 7 | |
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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 2022 from Section C, line 6 | 9 | |
| 10 Line 8 amount divided by Line 9 amount | 10 | |
| Section E - Distribution Allocations (see instructions) |
(i) Excess Distributions |
(ii) Underdistributions Pre-2022 |
(iii) Distributable Amount for 2022 |
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| 1 Distributable amount for 2022 from Section C, line 6 | ||||
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Underdistributions, if any, for years prior to 2022 (reasonable cause required-- explain in Part VI).
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| 3 Excess distributions carryover, if any, to 2022: | ||||
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| b From 2018....... | ||||
| c From 2019....... | ||||
| d From 2020....... | ||||
| e From 2021....... | ||||
| fTotal of lines 3a through e | ||||
| g Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| h Applied to 2022 distributable amount | ||||
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Carryover from 2017 not applied (see instructions) |
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| j Remainder. Subtract lines 3g, 3h, and 3i from line 3f. | ||||
| 4Distributions for 2022 from Section D, line 7: | ||||
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| a Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| b Applied to 2022 distributable amount | ||||
| c Remainder. Subtract lines 4a and 4b from line 4. | ||||
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Remaining underdistributions for years prior to 2022, 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 2022. 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 2023. Add lines 3j and 4c. |
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| 8 Breakdown of line 7: | ||||
| a Excess from 2018..... | ||||
| b Excess from 2019..... | ||||
| c Excess from 2020..... | ||||
| d Excess from 2021..... | ||||
| e Excess from 2022..... | ||||
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Attach to Form 990 or 990-EZ.
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| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A - EXEMPT PURPOSE AND ACHIEVEMENTS | CORPORATE STRUCTURE, PURPOSE, GOVERNANCE 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 FAMILY OF HEALTHPARTNERS ORGANIZATIONS "HEALTHPARTNERS." FOUNDED IN 1957, HEALTHPARTNERS IS AN INTEGRATED HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION, PROVIDING HEALTH CARE SERVICES AND HEALTH PLAN FINANCING AND ADMINISTRATION. 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, INC. (HPI) IS A MINNESOTA NONPROFIT CORPORATION AND LICENSED HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION (HMO) RECOGNIZED AS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAX UNDER INTERNAL REVENUE CODE (IRC) SECTION 501(C)(4) AND IS THE PARENT ENTITY OF HEALTHPARTNERS ORGANIZATIONS REFERRED TO COLLECTIVELY AS "HEALTHPARTNERS". HEALTHPARTNERS INCLUDES AN ARRAY OF TAX-EXEMPT AND TAXABLE ORGANIZATIONS. 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 1,900 EMPLOYED PHYSICIANS AND DENTISTS, EIGHT OWNED HOSPITALS WITH OVER 1,000 ACUTE CARE BEDS, OVER 100 PRIMARY AND SPECIALTY CARE MEDICAL FACILITIES AND DENTAL FACILITIES WITH PRACTICES IN MINNESOTA AND WESTERN WISCONSIN SERVING MORE THAN 1.34 MILLION PATIENTS. HEALTHPARTNERS HEALTH PLANS CONTRACT WITH OTHER PRIMARY AND SPECIALTY MEDICAL FACILITIES AND DENTAL FACILITIES, PHYSICIAN GROUPS, HOSPITALS AND RELATED HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS TO SERVE PLAN MEMBERS. HEALTHPARTNERS ALSO PROVIDES MEDICAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING TO MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS AND CONDUCTS RESEARCH AND FUNDRAISING ACTIVITIES THAT SUPPORT THE HEALTH CARE DELIVERY SYSTEM. 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 ARE TOTAL COST OF CARE MEASUREMENTS (A NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED METRIC, 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), EQUITY, INCLUSION, AND ANTI-RACISM (ADDRESSING HEALTH EQUITY, ELIMINATING HEALTH CARE DISPARITIES, INCREASING DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION IN OUR WORKPLACES, BUILDING AN ANTI-RACIST CULTURE, AND DEEPENING OUR COLLECTIVE UNDERSTANDING OF CULTURAL HUMILITY) AND SUSTAINABILITY (ENERGY EFFICIENCY, WASTE REDUCTION, AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT). 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, 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 THE FOUNDATION AND ITS SISTER ORGANIZATIONS, REGIONS HOSPITAL (REGIONS), CAPITOL VIEW TRANSITIONAL CARE CENTER, LAKEVIEW HEALTH (LH), AND RH-WISCONSIN, INC., 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 2022, 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 18 PROGRAMS THROUGH THE ONE CAMPAIGN, THE ANNUAL EMPLOYEE GIVING PROGRAM OF REGIONS AND HEALTHPARTNERS. 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. CONTRIBUTIONS RECEIVED IN 2022 ARE BEING USED TO FUND PATIENT CARE, MEDICAL RESEARCH, THE EDUCATION OF HEALTH PROFESSIONALS, COMMUNITY HEALTH PROGRAMS, AND EQUIPMENT AND FACILITY EXPENSES. THIS INCLUDES MAJOR FUNDRAISING EFFORTS ON BEHALF OF NEUROSCIENCES, CANCER, MENTAL HEALTH, AND EMERGENCY AND TRAUMA AS WELL AS REGIONS RESPONDS FIRST, OUR CAMPAIGN TO EXPAND EMERGENCY AND MENTAL HEALTH CARE. PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS ARE LISTED BELOW. FUNDRAISING TOTALS LISTED INCLUDE NEW GIFTS, PLEDGES, AND ESTATE COMMITMENTS AND DO NOT INCLUDE PAYMENTS MADE ON PREVIOUS PLEDGES. REGIONS RESPONDS FIRST REGIONS HOSPITAL LEADS THE TWIN CITIES EAST METRO AND ST. CROIX VALLEY IN PROVIDING EMERGENCY, MENTAL HEALTH AND CHARITY CARE. PEOPLE OF EVERY INSURANCE AND INCOME LEVEL KNOW THEY CAN COME TO REGIONS AND RECEIVE OUTSTANDING SERVICE. BUT WE NEED TO DO MORE. PATIENT VOLUMES WERE A GROWING ISSUE EVEN BEFORE THE PANDEMIC AND THE CLOSING OF ST. JOSEPH'S HOSPITAL AND ITS EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT AND MENTAL HEALTH UNITS. SINCE THEN, FINDING ROOM FOR ALL PATIENTS HAS BECOME AN EVEN MORE URGENT COMMUNITY NEED. WITH THE HELP OF GENEROUS DONORS, REGIONS HOSPITAL IS RESPONDING BY EXPANDING ITS EMERGENCY CENTER AND INPATIENT MENTAL HEALTH FACILITIES. THE FOUNDATION RAISED $4,586,660 IN 2022 TOWARD THIS COMBINED EFFORT, WHICH WE CALLED REGIONS RESPONDS FIRST. BY YEAR'S END, THE FOUNDATION HAD RAISED A TOTAL OF $18,913,806 DURING THE CAMPAIGN, SURPASSING ITS GOAL OF $18,750,000. THE FOLLOWING IS A SUMMARY OF CAMPAIGN ACTIVITIES AND RESULTS TO DATE. EMERGENCY CENTER EXPANSION IN THE FIRST PHASE OF THE EMERGENCY CENTER PROJECT, WE WANTED TO PROVIDE STRONGER CARE TO MORE PATIENTS WHO EXPERIENCE THE WORST INJURIES AND ILLNESSES. THE ER ADDED 13 HIGH-ACUITY BEDS IN 2021, INCREASING THE DEPARTMENT'S TOTAL BED CAPACITY BY 25 PERCENT. THE PROJECT INCLUDED FOUR NEW RESUSCITATION ROOMS TO PROVIDE LIFE-SAVING CARE AND SIX ROOMS THAT CAN BE CONVERTED INTO SAFE SPACES FOR THE CARE OF PATIENTS EXPERIENCING A MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS. THE TWO EXPANDED UNITS ALONE SERVED 40,881 VISITORS IN 2022. THE ER ALSO MOVED MORE RADIOLOGY AND IMAGING SERVICES INTO THE DEPARTMENT TO HELP IT PROVIDE QUICKER DIAGNOSIS AND CARE TO PATIENTS. THE FINAL TWO PHASES OF THE ER EXPANSION WILL HELP ENSURE WE CAN PROVIDE THE FINEST AND TIMELIEST CARE TO ALL PATIENTS. WORK SHOULD LAST FROM 2023-2025. THE PROJECTS WILL INCLUDE: 1) AN UPGRADED AND EXPANDED ARRIVAL AREA: WE WANT TO CREATE AN AREA WHERE PATIENTS FEEL WELCOMED AND SAFE, AND WHERE THEIR CARE STARTS QUICKLY. 2) RENOVATED MODERATE- TO HIGH-ACUITY CARE UNITS: THESE UNITS SERVE 40 PERCENT OF ER VISITORS AND MUST PROVIDE THE MOST EFFICIENT CARE AND MAINTAIN THE VERSATILITY TO SERVE HIGHER-ACUITY PATIENTS. |
| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A - EXEMPT PURPOSE AND ACHIEVEMENTS | MENTAL HEALTH EXPANSION WE WANTED TO HELP MEET THE GROWING NEED FOR GREATER MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS CARE. MEETING THAT NEED WOULD HELP UNCLOG OTHER CARE OPTIONS IN THE COMMUNITY, SUCH AS EMERGENCY ROOMS, WHERE PATIENTS IN CRISIS OFTEN WAIT FOR OPEN BEDS. TO DO THIS, WE OPENED 20 NEW BEDS ON A SHELLED FLOOR IN OUR MENTAL HEALTH FACILITY IN DECEMBER 2021. THE FACILITY NOW HAS 120 ALL-PRIVATE ROOMS AND SERVED 4,192 PATIENTS IN 2022. THE NEW UNIT WAS BUILT TO BETTER SERVE THE GROWING NUMBER OF PATIENTS WHO ALSO EXPERIENCE MEDICAL CONDITIONS. THIS WAS A TIMELY ADDITION: BECAUSE OUR MEDICAL UNITS WERE MORE OFTEN AT CAPACITY LAST YEAR, MORE PATIENTS WITH BOTH A MENTAL HEALTH DIAGNOSIS AND MEDICAL ISSUES RECEIVED CARE IN THE MENTAL HEALTH FACILITY. EDUCATION THE FOUNDATION RAISES MONEY FOR PROGRAMS THAT EDUCATE HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS, BOTH INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF THE HEALTHPARTNERS SYSTEM, SO PATIENTS RECEIVE THE BEST CARE WHERE AND WHEN THEY NEED IT. WE ALSO RAISE MONEY FOR PROGRAMS THAT EDUCATE THE COMMUNITY AT LARGE TO HELP PEOPLE STAY HEALTHY AND LIVE THEIR BEST LIVES. THE FOUNDATION RAISED $2,755,995 ON BEHALF OF EDUCATION PROGRAMS IN 2022. THE FOLLOWING ARE HIGHLIGHTS OF PROGRAMS THAT RECEIVED CONTRIBUTIONS: HEALTHPARTNERS SIMULATION CENTER MOVE AND UPGRADE HEALTHPARTNERS IS A LEADING LOCAL PROVIDER OF MEDICAL SIMULATION TRAINING, ALLOWING HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS FROM ACROSS OUR COMMUNITY TO PRACTICE THEIR WORK IN LIFELIKE SITUATIONS. HOSPITAL AND CLINIC STAFF, FIRST RESPONDERS AND MEDICAL STUDENTS REHEARSE THEIR INDIVIDUAL SKILLS AND TEAMWORK USING OUR HIGHLY REALISTIC SCENARIOS AND HANDS-ON EQUIPMENT, INCLUDING COMPUTER-DRIVEN MANNEQUINS, ALL TO IMPROVE MEDICAL OUTCOMES AND SAVES LIVES. OUR SIMULATIONS ALLOW PHYSICIANS TO STUDY NEW WAYS TO CARE FOR PATIENTS USING VIRTUAL REALITY, 3D PRINTING, ROBOTIC SURGERY AND OTHER TECHNOLOGIES. FROM 2017-2021, OUR SIMULATION TEAM REACHED 44,735 LEARNERS. THE NEEDS OF OUR SIMULATION CENTER HAVE OUTGROWN THE CAPABILITIES OF ITS CURRENT SPACE, LOCATED AT REGIONS. WE NEED TO MOVE AND UPGRADE THE FACILITIES WITHIN THE HOSPITAL TO BEST SERVE OUR GROWING NUMBER OF LEARNERS, OFFER THE FULL BREADTH OF TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES, AND PREPARE FOR FUTURE TECHNOLOGIES. RELOCATING THE SIMULATION CENTER WOULD ALSO FREE UP A HOSPITAL UNIT AS A NECESSARY FIRST STEP TOWARD A FUTURE EXPANSION OF UP TO 12 BEDS. THE FOUNDATION RAISED $2,500,000 FOR THE PROJECT IN 2022. THE MOVE AND UPGRADE IS SET TO BEGIN EARLY IN 2023 AND FINISH BY THE FALL OF THE SAME YEAR. LITTLE MOMENTS COUNT WE WANT ALL MINNESOTANS TO UNDERSTAND THE IMPORTANCE OF READING, TALKING, SINGING AND PLAYING WITH BABIES IN THE FIRST THOUSAND DAYS OF LIFE AND THE PROFOUND IMPACT THESE ACTIVITIES CAN HAVE ON THEIR HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENT. LITTLE MOMENTS COUNT IS A COMMUNITY COLLABORATION THAT INCLUDES PARTNERS ACROSS STATE, MEDIA, BUSINESS AND HEALTH ORGANIZATIONS THAT SERVE PARENTS AND YOUNG CHILDREN. THE CAMPAIGN FEATURES COMMUNITY AWARENESS EFFORTS ON THE IMPORTANCE OF EARLY BRAIN DEVELOPMENT AND WHAT ALL STAKEHOLDERS CAN DO, EVEN IN LITTLE MOMENTS, TO SUPPORT YOUNG CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES. THE FOUNDATION RAISED $198,933 IN 2022 TO HELP FUND THE INITIATIVE. REGIONS EMPLOYEE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING IN HONOR OF BROCK NELSON, FORMER PRESIDENT AND CEO OF REGIONS HOSPITAL, THE FOUNDATION RAISED $23,901 TO FUND THE REGIONS EMPLOYEE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING FUND. CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS HELP PAY FOR THE CONTINUING EDUCATION OF STAFF, SCHOLARSHIPS FOR PROGRAMS THAT IMPROVE THE HEALTH AND WELLNESS OF EMPLOYEES, AND BASIC NEEDS ASSISTANCE FOR STAFF MEMBERS EXPERIENCING DIFFICULT LIFE CIRCUMSTANCES. BY HELPING EMPLOYEES BETTER THEMSELVES AND THRIVE, THE FUND STRENGTHENS THE HOSPITAL'S CULTURE OF PROVIDING THE BEST CARE AND EXPERIENCE TO ALL PATIENTS AND VISITORS. HEALTHPARTNERS INSTITUTE EDUCATION PROGRAMS HEALTHPARTNERS INSTITUTE IS A 501(C)(3) ORGANIZATION WITHIN HEALTHPARTNERS DEDICATED TO IMPROVING THE HEALTH OF OUR 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 $20,616 FOR THE INSTITUTE'S EDUCATION PROGRAMS IN 2022 AS PART OF THE ONE CAMPAIGN. NEUROSCIENCES REGIONS AND HEALTHPARTNERS ARE DESTINATIONS OF CHOICE FOR NEUROLOGICAL CARE. BY INTEGRATING PRIMARY CARE WITH NEUROLOGICAL SPECIALTIES AND REHABILITATION, WE PROVIDE TIMELY DIAGNOSIS AND STATE-OF-THE-ART CARE, HELPING PATIENTS MAXIMIZE THEIR QUALITY OF LIFE DURING AND AFTER TREATMENT. ADDING OUR GROUNDBREAKING RESEARCH BRINGS FURTHER HOPE AND HEALING TO PATIENTS, THEIR FAMILIES AND FUTURE GENERATIONS. THIS COMBINATION OF CARE, REHABILITATION AND RESEARCH 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 2017, ALL OUR 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. IN 2022, THE FOUNDATION RAISED $1,525,311 TO SUPPORT NEUROSCIENCE PROGRAMS. DONATIONS HELP PAY FOR PROGRAMS AND SERVICES NOT COVERED BY OPERATIONAL DOLLARS, ALLOWING US TO INNOVATE AND FIND BETTER WAYS TO IDENTIFY, TREAT AND PREVENT NEUROLOGICAL CONDITIONS. HERE ARE SOME EXAMPLES OF PROGRAMS FUNDED WITH THE HELP OF CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS. WORKING WITH PROMISING NEW TREATMENTS - ORIGINALLY DEVELOPED IN OUR LABS, INTRANASAL INSULIN HAS BEEN SHOWN TO IMPROVE THE MEMORY, ATTENTION AND FUNCTIONING OF ALZHEIMER'S PATIENTS. THE CENTER TESTED A POTENTIALLY SAFER AND MORE EFFECTIVE FORMULATION OF THE MEDICINE. THE TREATMENT WAS SAFE AND WELL TOLERATED, AND RESULTS WERE PUBLISHED IN DRUGS & AGING. WITH THE HELP OF DONATIONS, WE ARE CONDUCTING A PHARMACOKINETIC STUDY WITH 12 HEALTHY ADULTS TO CONFIRM THAT INSULIN ADMINISTERED USING A SPECIFIC INTRANASAL DEVICE REACHES THE CEREBROSPINAL FLUID. - OUR WORK WITH INTRANASAL INSULIN HAS EXPANDED INTO OTHER NEUROLOGICAL CONDITIONS AS WELL. FOR EXAMPLE, WE RECENTLY APPLIED INTRANASAL INSULIN TO ANIMAL MODELS OF PARKINSON'S DISEASE AND SPINAL CORD INJURY TO IDENTIFY CORRECT DOSES AND TREATMENT FREQUENCIES. WE EXPECT THE TREATMENT TO IMPROVE MOTOR FUNCTION AND MEMORY IN PARKINSON'S DISEASE. WE ALSO RECEIVED DONATIONS TO CONDUCT THE FIRST EVER HUMAN STUDY THAT WILL TEST THE EFFECTIVENESS OF INTRANASAL INSULIN IN SUPPORTING THE MEMORY FUNCTION OF PEOPLE WITH PARKINSON'S DISEASE. THE MAIN GOAL OF THE 30-PERSON SAFETY STUDY IS TO FIND THE RIGHT DOSE TO TEST IN A LARGER STUDY SO WE CAN EXAMINE POTENTIAL BENEFITS IN MOVEMENT AND MEMORY. - PRECLINICAL STUDIES DEMONSTRATED THAT, FOLLOWING TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY (TBI), INTRANASAL INSULIN IMPROVES MEMORY, INCREASES GLUCOSE UPTAKE AND DECREASES NEUROINFLAMMATION AND BRAIN DAMAGE. IN 2022, THE FOUNDATION RAISED $50,000 TO BEGIN PLANNING A PHASE 2 STUDY OF INTRANASAL INSULIN AS A TREATMENT FOR TBI. THE STUDY WOULD INVOLVE 48 PATIENTS WITH TBI AND COULD BEGIN IMMEDIATELY AFTER OUR PHARMACOKINETIC STUDY OF INTRANASAL INSULIN IS COMPLETE. OUR GOAL IS TO RAISE $2 MILLION FOR THE PHASE 2 STUDY. - CONTRIBUTIONS HAVE HELPED US FURTHER DEVELOP DEFEROXAMINE (DFO) AS A TREATMENT FOR ALZHEIMER'S, PARKINSON'S AND OTHER DISORDERS. OUR RESEARCH WITH ANIMAL MODELS OF ALZHEIMER'S AND PARKINSON'S HAS SHOWN THAT DFO CAN BE EFFECTIVELY DELIVERED THROUGH THE NOSE WITH SUBSEQUENT IMPROVEMENTS TO MEMORY AND MOTOR FUNCTION AND MINIMAL SIDE EFFECTS. WE HAVE COMPLETED THE PRE-CLINICAL SAFETY STUDIES REQUIRED BY THE FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION (FDA) TO APPROVE HUMAN CLINICAL TRIALS. WE ARE NOW SEEKING FDA APPROVAL FOR A PHARMACOKINETIC STUDY TO CONFIRM THAT DFO ADMINISTERED USING A SPECIFIC INTRANASAL DEVICE REACHES THE CEREBROSPINAL FLUID IN UP TO FIVE HEALTHY ADULTS. THE FOUNDATION RAISED $50,000 IN 2022 TO BEGIN PLANNING FOR A PHASE 1 CLINICAL TRIAL THAT WILL TEST THE SAFETY OF INTRANASAL DFO TREATMENT. - STEM CELLS CAN BE ENGINEERED TO PRODUCE MEDICINES THAT COULD TREAT A RANGE OF INJURIES AND ILLNESSES, INCLUDING NEUROLOGICAL CONDITIONS. IN THE PAST, IT HAS BEEN DIFFICULT TO SAFELY TRANSPLANT STEM CELLS INTO THE BRAIN, BUT INTRANASAL STEM CELLS HAVE BEEN SHOWN TO SAFELY AND EFFECTIVELY TREAT ANIMAL MODELS OF A NUMBER OF BRAIN DISEASES, INCLUDING STROKE, MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS, BRAIN TUMORS AND CEREBRAL ISCHEMIA, AND THE TREATMENT HAS BEEN FOUND TO SUBSTANTIALLY IMPROVE MOTOR FUNCTION IN ANIMAL MODELS OF PARKINSON'S DISEASE. THE FOUNDATION RAISED $150,000 IN 2022 TO STUDY THE USE OF INTRANASAL STEM CELLS IN AN ANIMAL MODEL OF MEMORY LOSS TO SEE IF IT IMPROVES MEMORY FUNCTION AND REDUCES INFLAMMATION. THE STUDY SHOULD BE COMPLETE BY SUMMER OF 2023. |
| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A - EXEMPT PURPOSE AND ACHIEVEMENTS | - WE ARE WORKING WITH TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION (TMS), WHICH PROVIDES ELECTRICAL STIMULATION TO SPECIFIC BRAIN AREAS. IT IS AMONG A GROWING FAMILY OF NONINVASIVE BRAIN STIMULATION TECHNIQUES BEING DEVELOPED TO TREAT MULTIPLE NEUROCOGNITIVE DISORDERS, INCLUDING ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE. SMALL CLINICAL TRIALS HAVE REPORTED POSITIVE EFFECTS OF TMS ON THE COGNITIVE FUNCTIONING OF PEOPLE WITH ALZHEIMER'S, BUT MORE RESEARCH IS NEEDED, INCLUDING AN EXAMINATION OF TMS'S POTENTIAL INFLUENCE ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF ALZHEIMER'S. WITH THE HELP OF DONATIONS, WE ARE THE FIRST ORGANIZATION TO TEST TMS WITH ALZHEIMER'S PATIENTS WHILE INCORPORATING A NEW IMAGING TECHNIQUE TO IDENTIFY AN INDIVIDUAL'S POTENTIAL DYSFUNCTION WITHIN LARGE NETWORKS OF BRAIN CELLS. THIS COULD HELP US IDENTIFY THE SPECIFIC TREATMENT NEEDS OF THAT INDIVIDUAL. OUR STUDY OF 10 PEOPLE LIVING WITH EARLY-STAGE ALZHEIMER'S SHOULD BE COMPLETED BY THE SUMMER OF 2023. IMPROVING THE TREATMENT OF PATIENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES - WE ARE DEVELOPING A NEUROWELL MODEL OF CARE FOR DEMENTIA. PEOPLE WITH DEMENTIA WANT TO LIVE FREE AND INDEPENDENT LIVES FOR AS LONG AS POSSIBLE; REMAIN AT HOME; ENJOY STRONG, POSITIVE RELATIONSHIPS; AND CONTINUE TO EXPERIENCE MEANING AND PURPOSE. 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, PATIENTS AND FAMILIES WOULD EXPERIENCE MORE EQUITABLE CARE, BETTER CONNECTIONS TO COMMUNITY RESOURCES, REDUCED STRESS AND DEPRESSION AS CAREGIVERS, IMPROVED CAREGIVER RESILIENCE AND AN IMPROVED QUALITY OF LIFE. PREVENTING NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS - THE MINNESOTA MEMORY PROJECT IS AN ONGOING REGISTRY THAT FOLLOWS ADULTS WITH AND WITHOUT DIAGNOSED MEMORY LOSS OVER A SPAN OF TEN YEARS TO COLLECT INFORMATION ON MEMORY CHANGES WITH AGING. THIS INFORMATION WILL HELP PHYSICIANS DISCRIMINATE BETWEEN MEMORY LOSS THAT IS COMMON WITH AGING AND SYMPTOMS THAT MAY INDICATE THE PRESENCE OF DEMENTIA. THE PROJECT ALSO COLLECTS INFORMATION FROM CAREGIVERS ABOUT THE PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH EFFECTS RELATED TO CARING FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH MEMORY LOSS. IN ALL, 654 COMMUNITY MEMBERS JOINED THE PROJECT. CANCER WITH THE HELP OF CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE FOUNDATION, THE HEALTHPARTNERS CANCER CENTER AT REGIONS HOSPITAL (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. REGIONS HOSPITAL IS THE EAST METRO'S SAFETY-NET HOSPITAL, SO 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, A DIETICIAN, NURSE NAVIGATION, BASIC NEEDS ASSISTANCE, INTEGRATIVE THERAPIES, PATIENT EDUCATION, CONTINUING EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES FOR STAFF, SUPPORT GROUPS AND MORE. IN 2022, THE FOUNDATION RAISED $1,183,676 TO SUPPORT THE CANCER CENTER. THE FOLLOWING ARE HIGHLIGHTS OF THESE FUNDRAISING EFFORTS. 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. THIS EXPANSION HAS MADE US A REGIONAL RESOURCE FOR THE LATEST CANCER RESEARCH AND GIVES RESIDENTS GREATER ACCESS TO THE LATEST BREAKTHROUGH THERAPIES. EASIER ACCESS TO CLINICAL TRIALS ALLOWS PATIENTS TO FOCUS LESS ON THE DETAILS OF THEIR TREATMENT AND MORE ON THEIR DAILY LIVES. ACCESS TO CLINICAL TRIALS 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 NEW TREATMENTS. IN 2022, THE FOUNDATION RAISED $808,175 SPECIFICALLY FOR THE CANCER RESEARCH PROGRAM. THIS INCLUDES $33,650 TO CREATE A FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM. RON AND LUCY MARTIN CANCER ENDOWMENT THE FOUNDATION RAISED $50,000 FROM A GRATEFUL PATIENT TO HELP FUND STAFF EDUCATION AND EFFORTS TO BOOST STAFF RESILIENCE. 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. OUR 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. IN 2022, THE FOUNDATION RAISED $42,000 TO HELP FUND A 0.8 FTE NURSE NAVIGATOR IN THE CANCER 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. THE NAVIGATOR ALSO ASSISTS PATIENTS WITH SARCOMA. THIS IS NOT A FEE-FOR-SERVICE POSITION, SO IT REQUIRES ALTERNATE FUNDING SOURCES SUCH AS PHILANTHROPY. JOHN AND YVONNE HUIZINGA FAMILY CANCER ENDOWMENT IN 2019, A GRATEFUL PATIENT ESTABLISHED THIS ENDOWMENT TO SUPPORT THE WORK OF THE CANCER CENTER. THE FOUNDATION RAISED $40,000 IN CONTRIBUTIONS FOR THE FUND IN 2022. HARDSHIP ASSISTANCE TREATMENT FOR CANCER CAN INTRODUCE CONSIDERABLE EMOTIONAL AND FINANCIAL STRESS TO THE LIVES OF 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. THE FOUNDATION RAISED $25,219 IN 2022 FOR THE ONCOLOGY PATIENT AND FAMILY SUPPORT FUND, WHICH HELPS FAMILIES PAY FOR FOOD, CLOTHING AND SHELTER DURING TIMES OF CRISIS. BIL GANGL MEMORIAL FUND BIL WAS A CANCER CENTER PATIENT WHO DIED IN 2009. EVERY YEAR HIS WIFE, MEGAN, AND HIS CHILDREN, LEAH AND JOE, PARTNER WITH THE MAHTOMEDI HIGH SCHOOL TRACK TEAM TO HOST A RELAY IN MEMORY OF BIL, THEIR FORMER COACH. HIS FRIENDS, FAMILY MEMBERS AND REGIONS HOSPITAL STAFF MEMBERS ALSO PARTICIPATE. A PORTION OF THE EVENT'S PROCEEDS SUPPORT THE BIL GANGL MEMORIAL FUND OF THE CANCER CENTER. THE MONEY FUNDS FAMILY ACTIVITIES FOR PATIENTS BEING TREATED IN THE CANCER CENTER. 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 OF PEOPLE WITH CANCER AND THOSE WHO CARE FOR THEM. IN 2022, THE FOUNDATION RECEIVED $10,361 IN NEW CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE FUND. MENTAL HEALTH TOGETHER, REGIONS AND HPMG'S MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES ARE THE LEADING PROVIDERS OF COMPREHENSIVE MENTAL AND CHEMICAL HEALTH CARE IN THE TWIN CITIES EAST METRO AND WESTERN WISCONSIN. IN 2022, THE FOUNDATION RAISED $296,318 TO SUPPORT VARIOUS MENTAL HEALTH INITIATIVES OUTSIDE OF THE MENTAL HEALTH FACILITY EXPANSION THAT WERE PART OF THE REGIONS RESPONDS FIRST CAMPAIGN. THE FOLLOWING ARE HIGHLIGHTS OF FUNDRAISING EFFORTS. 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 $107,950 IN 2022. |
| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A - EXEMPT PURPOSE AND ACHIEVEMENTS | MENTAL HEALTH DRUG ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (MHDAP) MHDAP ALLEVIATES OR AVERTS MENTAL HEALTH CRISES IN THE EAST METRO AREA BY COVERING THE FULL COST OR CO-PAYS OF MEDICATIONS FOR PATIENTS WHO TEMPORARILY CANNOT AFFORD MEDICATIONS. KEY SOCIAL WORKERS AND CARE PROVIDERS OF THE EAST METRO'S LARGEST HOSPITALS, COUNTY CRISIS SERVICES, THE EAST METRO CRISIS ALLIANCE AND OTHER SELECT CLINICS PROVIDE PRESCRIPTION ASSISTANCE TO PATIENTS, HELPING THEM AVOID MENTAL HEALTH EMERGENCIES WHILE THEY APPLY FOR LONG-TERM COVERAGE. REGIONS HOSPITAL ADMINISTERS THE PROGRAM, AND THE FOUNDATION RAISED $100,000 IN 2022 TO HELP FUND IT. 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 HISTORICALLY OUR HEALTH CARE SYSTEM HAS NOT BEEN SET UP TO BEST CARE FOR THESE HEROES. HEROCARE OFFERS THE BEST, MILITARY-INFORMED CARE TO VETERANS, MILITARY MEMBERS AND THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS. THE PROGRAM ALSO ENSURES THEY RECEIVE THE ONGOING SERVICES NEEDED TO STABILIZE THEIR LIVES AND THRIVE. THIS INCLUDES THE SERVICES OF THE VETERANS ADMINISTRATION. IN 2022, THE FOUNDATION RAISED $51,250 TO SUPPORT THE PROGRAM. MAKE IT OK TO REDUCE AND SOMEDAY ELIMINATE STIGMA RELATED TO MENTAL ILLNESSES, HEALTHPARTNERS WORKED WITH THE NATIONAL ALLIANCE ON MENTAL ILLNESS (NAMI) MINNESOTA AND OTHER PARTNERS TO CREATE THE MAKE IT OK CAMPAIGN. BY CHANGING HEARTS AND ATTITUDES, WE WANTED TO CREATE CONVERSATIONS ABOUT MENTAL ILLNESSES AND LET PEOPLE KNOW THAT THESE ARE MEDICAL CONDITIONS LIKE ANY OTHER. IN THIS WAY WE COULD CHALLENGE STIGMATIZED BELIEFS AND ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO SEEK THE HELP THEY DESERVE. THE ONSET OF COVID-19 AND A GROWING RACIAL JUSTICE MOVEMENT HAS INSPIRED US TO EXPAND THE CAMPAIGN TO TARGET THE MENTAL HEALTH OF EVERYONE, BEYOND JUST THOSE LIVING WITH A MENTAL ILLNESS. WE ALSO ADDED A FOCUS ON SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER, SINCE THE STIGMA RELATED TO IT IS OFTEN STRONGER AND MORE SELF-STIGMATIZING THAN THAT FOR MENTAL ILLNESSES. MAKE IT OK LAUNCHED ITS FIRST ADVERTISING CAMPAIGN IN 2013, BUT AT HEART IT'S A GRASSROOTS MOVEMENT THAT USES TRAINED "AMBASSADORS" TO PROMOTE ITS MESSAGE IN LOCAL BUSINESSES, ORGANIZATIONS AND COMMUNITIES. THE MAIN GEOGRAPHIC TARGET OF MAKE IT OK HAS BEEN THE TWIN CITIES, GREATER MINNESOTA, WESTERN WISCONSIN AND IOWA. HOWEVER, COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE U.S. HAVE SHOWN AN INTEREST IN MAKE IT OK, AND MATERIALS FROM THE CAMPAIGN'S WEB SITE HAVE BEEN DOWNLOADED BY PEOPLE WORLDWIDE. MAKE IT OK IS FUNDED IN PART WITH CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE FOUNDATION, WHICH RECEIVED $20,632 ON ITS BEHALF IN 2022. EMERGENCY AND TRAUMA WHEN LOCAL RESIDENTS SUFFER THE WORST ILLNESSES AND INJURIES, THEY GO TO REGIONS HOSPITAL. REGIONS IS THE ONLY LEVEL I ADULT AND PEDIATRIC TRAUMA CENTER SERVING ITS PRIMARY SERVICE AREA. BOTH VERIFICATIONS ARE GIVEN BY THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS AND TOGETHER CONFIRM THAT REGIONS OFFERS THE VERY BEST TRAUMA CARE TO PATIENTS OF ALL AGES. PEOPLE ALSO COUNT ON US TO PROVIDE THE FINEST EMERGENCY CARE, AND OUR EMERGENCY CENTER NORMALLY EXPERIENCES 50% MORE VISITS THAN ANY OTHER EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT IN ITS SERVICE AREA. THE FOUNDATION RAISED $171,471 ON BEHALF OF EMERGENCY AND TRAUMA PROGRAMS IN 2022, OUTSIDE OF EMERGENCY CENTER EXPANSION EFFORTS THAT WERE PART OF REGIONS RESPONDS FIRST. THE FOLLOWING ARE EXAMPLES OF PROGRAMS THAT RECEIVED FUNDING. BURN CENTER THE REGIONS HOSPITAL BURN CENTER 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 2022, THE FOUNDATION RAISED $88,700 TO SUPPORT BURN CENTER PROGRAMS. THIS INCLUDED $50,000 FROM THE BURN AID FOUNDATION, WHICH ENCOMPASSED PROCEEDS FROM THE 26TH ANNUAL BURN AID GOLF CLASSIC. THE NATIONAL FIRE SPRINKLER ASSOCIATION AND MINNESOTA STATE FIRE MARSHAL'S OFFICE PARTNERED TO SPONSOR THE EVENT. EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT REGIONS IS THE EMERGENCY CARE LEADER FOR PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN THE EAST METRO AND WESTERN WISCONSIN. WHETHER YOU EXPERIENCE A CAR ACCIDENT, STROKE, HEART ATTACK OR MENTAL HEALTH EMERGENCY, OUR EMERGENCY CENTER IS WHERE YOU WANT TO GO. IN 2022, OUR EMERGENCY CENTER HAD 89,870 PATIENT VISITS. 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 2022, THE FOUNDATION RAISED $69,751 ON BEHALF OF THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT'S PROGRAMS AND PROJECTS. FUNDS RAISED INCLUDED THE FOLLOWING: - $49,251 TO THE MARK BERNAS ENDOWMENT: ESTABLISHED IN MEMORY OF MARK BERNAS, A FORMER EMERGENCY MEDICINE RESIDENT AT REGIONS, THE ENDOWMENT SUPPORTS OUR EMERGENCY MEDICINE RESIDENCY PROGRAM. - $15,000 TOWARD PATIENT CARE AND COMFORT ITEMS: OUR ER SERVES SOME OF THE MOST ILL AND INJURED PATIENTS IN THE COMMUNITY, AND MANY NEED APPROPRIATE CLOTHES BEFORE THEY ARE DISCHARGED. SOME NEED FOOD TO BRIDGE THE PATH TO THEIR NEXT LOCATION. THIS CONTRIBUTION HELPED US PROVIDE SUCH BASIC NEEDS ASSISTANCE FOR THE GREATER HEALTH AND DIGNITY OF OUR PATIENTS. INJURY PREVENTION AS A LEVEL I ADULT AND PEDIATRIC TRAUMA CENTER, REGIONS HOSPITAL IS DEDICATED TO OFFERING INJURY PREVENTION PROGRAMS AND OUTREACH EDUCATION WITHIN THESE COMMUNITIES. OUR INJURY PREVENTION EXPERTS PROVIDE CAR SEAT CLINICS; SAFETY EDUCATION FOR SCHOOL AGE CHILDREN; SUPPORT FOR PUBLIC SAFETY EVENTS AND SAFETY CAMP ACTIVITIES; AND SUPPORT FOR FIRST AID, CPR AND AED TRAINING. IN 2022, THE FOUNDATION RAISED $11,171 FOR ITS INJURY PREVENTION PROGRAMS. AS PART OF THIS AMOUNT, THE FOUNDATION RECEIVED A $10,000 BUCKLE UP FOR LIFE PARTNER GRANT FROM CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER IN PARTNERSHIP WITH TOYOTA. THE GRANT WILL HELP REGIONS HOSPITAL'S CAR SEAT PROGRAM PURCHASE SEATS FOR AND PROVIDE EDUCATION TO AT-RISK AND UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES WITHIN ST. PAUL. CAR CRASHES REMAIN A LEADING CAUSE OF CHILDHOOD INJURY AND DEATH, SO CLOSING THE CHILD PASSENGER SAFETY EDUCATION AND RESOURCE GAP IS CRITICALLY IMPORTANT. THE HOSPITAL PARTNERS WITH THE ST. PAUL POLICE DEPARTMENT AND SEVERAL COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS TO PROVIDE THESE SERVICES. OTHER PATIENT CARE PROGRAMS THE FOUNDATION RAISES MONEY FOR A RANGE OF DIFFERENT PROGRAMS THAT HELP REGIONS HOSPITAL AND HEALTHPARTNERS PROVIDE THE FINEST CARE. FUNDS ALSO SUPPORT THE STAFF MEMBERS WHO PROVIDE THAT CARE DAY IN AND DAY OUT. THE FOUNDATION RAISED $929,815 FOR OTHER PATIENT CARE PROGRAMS IN 2022. THE FOLLOWING ARE EXAMPLES OF PROGRAMS THAT RECEIVED FUNDING. MISSION IN ACTION AT REGIONS HOSPITAL WE ESTABLISHED THE MISSION IN ACTION FUND TO HELP REGIONS OFFER MORE PATIENTS AND FAMILIES GREATER HEALTH AND A BETTER QUALITY OF LIFE FOR YEARS TO COME. CHARITABLE SUPPORT GIVES REGIONS THE ABILITY TO MEET NEEDS THAT ARISE UNEXPECTEDLY OR THAT MAY OTHERWISE GO UNFULFILLED. THE FOUNDATION RAISED $494,029 FOR THE FUND IN 2022. OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS, UNRESTRICTED FUNDS HAVE HELPED HOSPITAL LEADERS RESPOND TO NEEDS ARISING FROM THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC. THIS INCLUDED TECHNOLOGY, EQUIPMENT, EDUCATION AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, SUPPORT FOR HEALTH CARE WORKERS SO THEY COULD REMAIN RESILIENT. THE PANDEMIC ILLUSTRATED OUR NEED TO RESPOND QUICKLY. NOW AS THE NEED FOR OUR SERVICES GROWS AND CHANGES, WE NEED TO CONTINUALLY TRANSFORM AS WELL. GIFTS TO THE MISSION IN ACTION FUND WILL ALLOW HOSPITAL LEADERS TO CONSIDER PROJECTS BOTH LARGE AND SMALL TO MAKE THAT POSSIBLE. PATIENT CARE REGIONS HOSPITAL & HEALTHPARTNERS CLINICS THE FOUNDATION RAISED $116,514 FOR PATIENT CARE AS PART OF THE ONE CAMPAIGN ANNUAL EMPLOYEE GIVING PROGRAM OF REGIONS AND HEALTHPARTNERS. CONTRIBUTIONS ARE FUNDING PATIENT CARE GRANTS TO PROGRAMS THROUGHOUT REGIONS AND HEALTHPARTNERS. WISHING WELL FUNDED PRIMARILY BY THE ONE CAMPAIGN, 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 2022, THE FOUNDATION RAISED $67,611 FOR WISHING WELL. |
| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A - EXEMPT PURPOSE AND ACHIEVEMENTS | HEALTHPARTNERS HOSPICE HEALTHPARTNERS HOSPICE SUPPORTS PATIENTS AND THEIR LOVED ONES WHO ARE DEALING WITH LIFE-LIMITING ILLNESSES. SUCH SERVICES WERE MORE IMPORTANT THAN EVER DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC, WHEN PATIENTS IN ISOLATION NEEDED ADDITIONAL SUPPORT AND THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS NEEDED HELP CONNECTING WITH THEM. HEALTHPARTNERS HOSPICE ALSO HELPS FAMILY MEMBERS THROUGH THE GRIEVING PROCESS AFTER THEIR LOVED ONES DIE. CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE PROGRAM FUND SERVICES NOT COVERED BY REIMBURSEMENT, INCLUDING MUSIC THERAPY, PROGRAM SUPPLIES, AND THE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF STAFF. IN 2022, THE FOUNDATION SECURED $63,124 FOR THE PROGRAM. JOHN A. BIGHLEY KINDNESS FUNDS CONTRIBUTIONS TO THESE FUNDS MEMORIALIZE JOHN BIGHLEY, WHO DIED IN OCTOBER 2021, AND MIRROR THE ACTS OF MUTUAL KINDNESS WITNESSED BETWEEN JOHN AND THE HOSPITAL STAFF WHO CARED FOR HIM. DONATIONS FUND A MINIMUM OF TWO CASH AWARDS EACH YEAR FOR REGIONS HOSPITAL EMPLOYEES. ONE GIFT RECOGNIZES A NURSE AND THE OTHER A NON-MEDICAL STAFF MEMBER. THE FOUNDATION RAISED $32,850 FOR THE JOHN A. BIGHLEY KINDNESS FUNDS IN 2022, INCLUDING $30,000 FOR AN ENDOWED FUND. REGIONS HOSPITAL FAMILY BIRTH CENTER THE REGIONS HOSPITAL FAMILY BIRTH CENTER WAS OPENED IN 2020 WITH THE HELP OF CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS. THE NEW FACILITY ALLOWS US TO PROVIDE SAFER, MORE ROBUST CARE FOR MOMS AND BABIES WITH STRONGER SUPPORT OF DIVERSE FAMILIES. WE CAN ALSO BETTER CARE FOR THE GROWING NUMBER OF MOTHERS WHO NEED OUR DISTINCT SERVICES, ESPECIALLY MOMS WITH HIGH-RISK CONDITIONS. IN 2022 WE DELIVERED 2,902 BABIES. THE FOUNDATION RAISED $21,396 FOR THE BIRTH CENTER IN 2022. THIS INCLUDES $10,000 FOR THE SUPPORT OF OUR NEONATAL INTENSIVE CARE UNIT (NICU). OPENED ALONG WITH THE NEW BIRTH CENTER, OUR EXPANDED NICU WAS BUILT WITH THE WHOLE FAMILY IN MIND. WE ARE THE ONLY LOCAL HOSPITAL TO HAVE AN ADJOINING FAMILY SPACE AND BATHROOM IN EACH NICU ROOM, AND THE UNIT WILL EVENTUALLY ALLOW US TO LOWER THE GESTATIONAL AGE OF BABIES WE SERVE FROM 32 TO 28 WEEKS. WITH CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS, WE WILL BETTER MEET THE UNIQUE NEEDS OF THE PATIENTS AND FAMILIES SERVED IN THE NICU. REHABILITATION REGIONS HOSPITAL OFFERS INNOVATIVE INPATIENT AND OUTPATIENT REHABILITATION THERAPIES, INCLUDING ACUTE INPATIENT TREATMENT FOR THE MOST SERIOUSLY INJURED PATIENTS. OUR SERVICES INCLUDE PHYSICAL, OCCUPATIONAL, SPEECH, AQUATIC AND HAND THERAPY, AND RECREATIONAL REHABILITATION. WE ALSO OFFER REHABILITATION PSYCHOLOGY FOR THE EMOTIONAL NEEDS OF PATIENTS. COVID-19 RESPONSE AND RELIEF FUND IN 2022, THE FOUNDATION RAISED $17,299 FOR THE FUND. CONTRIBUTIONS ARE USED AS GENERAL OPERATING FUNDS, GIVING US THE FLEXIBILITY TO MEET THE GREATEST NEEDS IN REGIONS HOSPITAL'S RESPONSE TO COVID-19. FUNDS SPENT IN 2022 WERE MOSTLY USED TO HELP STAFF REMAIN RESILIENT DURING THE ONGOING PANDEMIC. CONTRIBUTIONS ALLOWED US TO PURCHASE MEALS FOR DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS ON A ROTATING BASIS; CREATE A COVID-19 LIVING WALL MEMORIAL IN THE ATRIUM; PURCHASE SOFTWARE THE NURSING EDUCATION DEPARTMENT NEEDED TO OFFER VIRTUAL OPTIONS FOR THE ONBOARDING OF STAFF AS WELL AS EDUCATIONAL AND TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES; AND UPDATE TECHNOLOGY IN THE REHABILITATION CENTER'S CONFERENCE ROOM FOR BETTER VIRTUAL CONNECTIONS BETWEEN CARE TEAMS, PATIENTS, COMMUNITY RESOURCES AND PATIENT SUPPORT SYSTEMS. REACH OUT AND READ IN 2022, THE FOUNDATION RAISED $15,541 FOR REACH OUT AND READ. OFFERED IN 55 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 APPEAR TO HAVE DEVELOPMENT DELAYS, THE CARE PROVIDERS CAN SET THEM UP WITH EARLY INTERVENTION AT LOCAL SCHOOLS. MOTHERS RECEIVE A NEW BOOK AT THEIR PRENATAL 32-WEEK CHECKUPS TO ENCOURAGE THEM TO READ TO THEIR BABIES EARLY. HEALTHPARTNERS ALSO USES THE BOOKS TO DISCUSS AGE-APPROPRIATE DEVELOPMENTAL STAGES, SUCH AS BRUSHING ONE'S TEETH. IN 2023 WE WILL BEGIN USING OUR REACH OUT AND READ INTERACTIONS AND BOOKS TO FOSTER DISCUSSIONS ABOUT RACE. 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. CHARITY CARE REGIONS IS THE LARGEST PROVIDER OF CHARITY CARE IN THE EAST METRO AND THE SECOND LARGEST IN THE TWIN CITIES, BEHIND HENNEPIN HEALTHCARE. IN 2022, REGIONS PROVIDED $18.5 MILLION IN CHARITY CARE COSTS TO CARE FOR 48,538 PATIENTS WHO HAD NO INSURANCE OR COULD NOT AFFORD THEIR CARE. CHARITY CARE REPRESENTED 2.14% OF THE HOSPITAL'S TOTAL OPERATING EXPENSES. TO HELP REGIONS HOSPITAL PROVIDE THE FINEST CARE TO ALL PATIENTS, THE FOUNDATION RAISED $12,500 IN 2022 TO HELP PAY FOR UNFUNDED PATIENT CARE EXPENSES. THIS INCLUDED $12,000 SPECIFICALLY FOR THE CARE OF CHILDREN AGES 17 AND UNDER WHEN NO ALTERNATE SOURCE OF FUNDING CAN BE FOUND. EVAN ORMASA HIENDLMAYR HEALING ARTS ENDOWMENT CONTRIBUTIONS SUPPORT THE INTEGRATION OF HEALING ARTS INTO THE FACILITIES AT REGIONS HOSPITAL. IN THIS WAY, WE CAN PROVIDE A NURTURING AND THERAPEUTIC ENVIRONMENT FOR OUR DIVERSE POPULATION OF PATIENTS, VISITORS AND EMPLOYEES. THE FOUNDATION RAISED $12,500 FOR THE FUND IN 2022. RESEARCH HEALTHPARTNERS INSTITUTE CONDUCTS A WIDE RANGE OF RESEARCH TO ADVANCE HEALTH AND HEALTH CARE. ITS WORK INCLUDES BASIC SCIENCE, HEALTH SERVICES, CLINICAL TRIALS AND QUALITY IMPROVEMENT. THE INSTITUTE WORKS WITH THE HEALTHPARTNERS MEDICAL AND DENTAL TEAMS AND HEALTH PLAN TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE LEARNING CULTURE OF OUR SYSTEM. THE FOUNDATION RAISED $72,023 FOR THE INSTITUTE'S RESEARCH PROGRAMS IN 2022. THESE FUNDS DO NOT INCLUDE MONEY RAISED FOR SPECIFIC DEPARTMENTAL RESEARCH SUCH AS CANCER AND NEUROSCIENCE, WHICH ARE ALSO UNDER THE PURVIEW OF THE INSTITUTE. THE AMOUNT DOES INCLUDE THE $48,973 RAISED AS PART OF THE ONE CAMPAIGN. THE FOUNDATION ALSO RAISED MONEY SPECIFICALLY FOR THE FOLLOWING PROGRAM. CRITICAL CARE RESEARCH CENTER OFTEN TAKING PLACE IN EMERGENCY OR INTENSIVE CARE SETTINGS, CRITICAL CARE CAN BE COMPLEX AND FAST PACED AND INVOLVE A WIDE VARIETY OF CONDITIONS AND TREATMENT PLANS. OUR CRITICAL CARE RESEARCH CENTER (CCRC) ADDRESSES THE FULL CONTINUUM OF CARE, FROM THE TIME AN AMBULANCE ARRIVES AT A PATIENT'S SIDE THROUGH DISCHARGE FROM THE HOSPITAL AND BEYOND. OUR PHYSICIAN-LED RESEARCH GROUP CONDUCTS FEDERAL, INDUSTRY AND INVESTIGATOR-INITIATED TRIALS IN TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY, CARDIAC ARREST RESUSCITATION, SEPTIC SHOCK, PAIN AND MORE. SINCE THE PANDEMIC BEGAN, THE CCRC HAS ENGAGED IN HIGH-IMPACT STUDIES OF DRUGS AND TREATMENTS FOR COVID-19. THE FOUNDATION RAISED $22,500 FOR THE CCRC IN 2022. |
| 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 | ALL FOUNDATION DIRECTORS ARE APPOINTED BY HPI-RAMSEY, THE FOUNDATION'S SOLE CORPORATE MEMBER, EXCEPT THAT THE PRESIDENT & CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF HEALTHPARTNERS, INC., A RELATED ENTITY, HAS THE POWER TO APPOINT ONE FOUNDATION DIRECTOR. |
| 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 325,522. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 325,522. STAFFING SERVICES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 1,736,452. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 1,736,452. |
| FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9: | NON-CASH GIFTS IN KIND -8,549. ASSET TRANSFER FROM HP INSTITUTE |
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