| (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) 2021 | (b) 2022 | (c) 2023 | (d) 2024 | (e) 2025 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grant.") .. | 15,490,066 | 5,844,848 | 5,913,775 | 6,447,965 | 14,989,197 | 48,685,851 |
| 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 | 15,490,066 | 5,844,848 | 5,913,775 | 6,447,965 | 14,989,197 | 48,685,851 |
| 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) .. | 12,651,703 | |||||
| 6 | Public support. Subtract line 5 from line 4. | 36,034,148 | |||||
| Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) | (a) 2021 | (b) 2022 | (c) 2023 | (d) 2024 | (e) 2025 | (f) Total | |
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| 7 | Amounts from line 4.. | 15,490,066 | 5,844,848 | 5,913,775 | 6,447,965 | 14,989,197 | 48,685,851 |
| 8 | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources... | 2,177,417 | 2,326,046 | 2,617,675 | 2,781,256 | 2,807,601 | 12,709,995 |
| 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 | 61,395,846 | |||||
| Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) | (a) 2021 | (b) 2022 | (c) 2023 | (d) 2024 | (e) 2025 | (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) 2021 | (b) 2022 | (c) 2023 | (d) 2024 | (e) 2025 | (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 | ||||
| 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 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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2
Amounts paid to perform activity that directly furthers exempt purposes of supported organizations, in excess of income from activity |
2 | |
| 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 | |
| 6Total annual distributions. Add lines 1 through 5. | 6 | |
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7
Distributions to attentive supported organizations to which the organization is responsive (provide details in Part VI). See instructions |
7 | |
| 8 Distributable amount for 2025 from Section C, line 6 | 8 | |
| 9 Line 7 amount divided by Line 8 amount | 9 | |
| Section E - Distribution Allocations (see instructions) |
(i) Excess Distributions |
(ii) Underdistributions Pre-2025 |
(iii) Distributable Amount for 2025 |
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| 1 Distributable amount for 2025 from Section C, line 6 | ||||
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Underdistributions, if any, for years prior to 2025 (reasonable cause required-- explain in Part VI).
See instructions. |
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| 3 Excess distributions carryover, if any, to 2025: | ||||
| a From 2020....... | ||||
| b From 2021....... | ||||
| c From 2022....... | ||||
| d From 2023....... | ||||
| e From 2024....... | ||||
| fTotal of lines 3a through e | ||||
| g Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| h Applied to 2025 distributable amount | ||||
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Carryover from 2020 not applied (see instructions) |
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| j Remainder. Subtract lines 3g, 3h, and 3i from line 3f. | ||||
| 4Distributions for 2025 from Section D, line 6: | ||||
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| a Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| b Applied to 2025 distributable amount | ||||
| c Remainder. Subtract lines 4a and 4b from line 4. | ||||
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5
Remaining underdistributions for years prior to 2025, 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 2025. 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 2026. Add lines 3j and 4c. |
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| 8 Breakdown of line 7: | ||||
| a Excess from 2021..... | ||||
| b Excess from 2022..... | ||||
| c Excess from 2023..... | ||||
| d Excess from 2024..... | ||||
| e Excess from 2025..... | ||||
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| 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 1,661,607. AMORTIZATION OF RIGHT OF USE ASSET -182,268. |
| 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, MORTON PLANT MEASE HEALTH CARE FOUNDATION GRANTED $13.3 MILLION IN CASH AND PROPERTY IN 2025 TO SUPPORT 49 PROGRAMS AND 15 CAPITAL PROJECTS. 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 (CAPITAL GRANTS): $9,042,464 CAPITAL GRANTS MORTON PLANT MEASE HEALTH CARE FOUNDATION PROVIDES THE HOSPITALS WITH VARIOUS CAPITAL FUNDS TO SUPPORT INNOVATIVE MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES AND FACILITY UPGRADES. IN 2025, THESE CAPITAL FUNDS PURCHASED THE FOLLOWING: VARIAN TRUEBEAM LINEAR ACCELERATOR ($2,000,000) THE VARIAN TRUEBEAM LINEAR ACCELERATOR, ON THE MORTON PLANT HOSPITAL CAMPUS, IS A STATE-OF-THE-ART RADIOTHERAPY SYSTEM DESIGNED TO TREAT A WIDE VARIETY OF CANCERS WITH PRECISION AND SPEED. ONE OF ITS PRIMARY ADVANTAGES IS ITS ADVANCED IMAGING AND MOTION-MANAGEMENT TECHNOLOGY, WHICH ALLOWS CLINICIANS TO "SEE" THE TUMOR IN REAL TIME. CATHETERIZATION LAB AT MORTON PLANT HOSPITAL ($1,000,000) MORTON PLANT HOSPITAL IS UPGRADING ITS FINAL CARDIAC CATH LAB WITH EQUIPMENT THAT ALLOWS CLINICIANS TO PERFORM COMPLEX INTERVENTIONAL PROCEDURES, SUCH AS ANGIOPLASTY. ITS REAL-TIME, HIGH-DEFINITION IMAGING PROVIDES EXCEPTIONAL CLARITY ON A LARGE DISPLAY, ALLOWING CLINICIANS TO CONFIDENTLY NAVIGATE EVEN THE SMALLEST BLOOD VESSELS. INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY SUITE AT MEASE COUNTRYSIDE ($900,000) MEASE COUNTRYSIDE HOSPITAL EXPANDED ITS INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY SUITE TO BETTER TREAT COMPLEX NEUROVASCULAR CASES, VASCULAR, AND A RANGE OF NON-VASCULAR INTERVENTIONAL PROCEDURES. THIS NEW TECHNOLOGY INCORPORATES BIPLANE IMAGING, WHICH HELPS DOCTORS MAP BLOOD FLOW THROUGH VESSELS, LOCATE BLOCKAGES THAT CAN CAUSE STROKES, AND DETERMINE THE BEST TREATMENT. BEHAVIORAL HEALTH INTEGRATED STABILIZATION UNIT ($850,000) THIS GRANT HELPED RENOVATE THE CLINICAL ENVIRONMENT OF THE PASCO COUNTY ADULT CRISIS RECEIVING FACILITY'S 30-BED INTEGRATED STABILIZATION UNIT, AN ACUTE INPATIENT SETTING THAT INTEGRATES BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CRISIS STABILIZATION AND WITHDRAWAL MANAGEMENT. INPATIENT ONCOLOGY UNIT AT MEASE COUNTRYSIDE HOSPITAL ($750,000) MEASE COUNTRYSIDE HOSPITAL BEGAN CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW INPATIENT ONCOLOGY UNIT TO PROVIDE SPECIALIZED CARE FOR PATIENTS UNDERGOING CANCER TREATMENT. IT WILL BE STAFFED WITH NURSES SPECIALLY TRAINED TO HAVE THE KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE OF CARING FOR PATIENTS EXPERIENCING COMPLEX PROBLEMS THAT CAN BE ASSOCIATED WITH CANCER. OPERATING ROOM MOBILE IMAGING C-ARM ($235,161) A NEW MOBILE C-ARM WAS PURCHASED FOR MORTON PLANT NORTH BAY HOSPITAL'S OPERATING ROOMS TO HELP MEET THE DEMANDS OF ITS EXPANDING SURGICAL PROGRAM. THE NEW SYSTEM PROVIDES ENHANCED VISUALIZATION OF BONES AND VASCULAR STRUCTURES DURING ORTHOPEDIC, VASCULAR, AND GENERAL SURGERIES. CARDIOVASCULAR 3D ULTRASOUND SYSTEM ($193,410) MORTON PLANT NORTH BAY HOSPITAL'S CARDIOVASCULAR TESTING CLINIC PROVIDES ACCESS TO THE TESTING NEEDED TO DETERMINE WHETHER A PROCEDURE IS NECESSARY. THIS NEW CARDIOVASCULAR ULTRASOUND SYSTEM WILL ENABLE THE HOSPITAL TO PROVIDE MORE ADVANCED PREVENTIVE CARE TO PATIENTS BEFORE THEY PRESENT TO THE ER WITH A CARDIAC EVENT. MRI DEEP RESOLVE SOFTWARE AT MORTON PLANT HOSPITAL ($170,521) MORTON PLANT HOSPITAL HAS ENHANCED ITS DIAGNOSTIC CAPABILITIES BY INTEGRATING THE DEEP RESOLVE SOFTWARE PLATFORM INTO ITS MRI SUITE. THIS PLATFORM SHARPENS IMAGE RESOLUTION AND CAPTURES FINER ANATOMICAL DETAILS, PROVIDING RADIOLOGISTS WITH SUPERIOR CLARITY WHILE OFFERING PATIENTS A FASTER, MORE COMFORTABLE IMAGING EXPERIENCE. PEDIATRIC MINI C-ARM AT MEASE COUNTRYSIDE HOSPITAL ($90,500) THIS MINI C-ARM WILL PROVIDE REAL-TIME DYNAMIC IMAGING AT THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT BEDSIDE, ENABLING CLINICIANS TO BETTER ALIGN FRACTURES UNDER DIRECT VISUALIZATION. IMMEDIATE FEEDBACK IMPROVES ALIGNMENT ACCURACY, SUPPORTS BETTER HEALING, AND ENHANCES THE PATIENT EXPERIENCE. COUPLET CARE IN THE NEONATAL INTENSIVE CARE UNIT ($79,214) MORTON PLANT HOSPITAL NOW OFFERS "COUPLET CARE" ROOMS IN ITS NICU WHERE MOTHERS AND BABIES ARE CARED FOR TOGETHER EVEN WHEN SPECIALIZED CARE IS NEEDED. NEONATAL EMERGENCY TRANSPORTER ($59,258) THE NEONATAL TRANSPORTER, EQUIPPED WITH AN INTEGRATED VENTILATOR, SUPPORTS PREMATURE INFANTS WHO REQUIRE TRANSPORT FROM THE HOSPITAL'S EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT AND OPERATING ROOMS TO ITS LABOR AND DELIVERY AND NEONATAL INTENSIVE CARE UNIT (NICU). VOLUNTEER CARELIFT VAN TRANSPORTATION ($50,000) CARELIFT PROVIDES FREE TRANSPORTATION TO AND FROM MEDICAL APPOINTMENTS, AS WELL AS RIDES FOR PATIENTS BEING DISCHARGED FROM THE HOSPITAL. THIS GRANT FUNDED THE PURCHASE OF A NEW MINIVAN, ENHANCING OUR ABILITY TO PROVIDE ACCESS TO CARE AND TRANSPORTATION FOR PATIENTS IN NEED. MORTON PLANT HOSPITAL EP HEMOSPHERE MONITORING SYSTEM ($50,000) THE HEMOSPHERE MONITORING SYSTEM FOR MORTON PLANT HOSPITAL'S ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY LAB CAN REPLACE ARTERIAL LINES AND DELIVER ADVANCED PRESSURE, FLOW, AND TISSUE OXIMETRY INSIGHTS FROM A SINGLE, COMPREHENSIVE MONITOR. ULTRASOUND SYSTEM FOR ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY (EP) LAB ($28,400) THIS STATE-OF-THE-ART ULTRASOUND SYSTEM, FEATURING A LARGER SCREEN AND ENHANCED IMAGE QUALITY, HAS NEEDLE ACCESS ON THE HANDLE, MAKING IT EASIER FOR OUR CARDIAC PHYSICIANS TO OBTAIN VASCULAR ACCESS DURING PROCEDURES. MADONNA PTAK REHAB INTERIOR DESIGN REVITALIZATION ($26,000) THE MADONNA PTAK MORTON PLANT REHABILITATION CENTER IS PROUD TO BE RECOGNIZED AS A 4-STAR-RATED FACILITY BY THE CENTERS FOR MEDICARE & MEDICAID SERVICES (CMS). FUNDING PROVIDED RENOVATIONS TO ENHANCE THE CENTER. |
| FORM 990, PART III - STATEMENT OF PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS | EXPANDED DESCRIPTION OF GRANTS FROM 4B (ENHANCING CLINICAL CARE): $3,276,435 FAMILY MEDICINE RESIDENCY PROGRAM AT THE TURLEY FAMILY HEALTH CENTER ($525,000) THE FAMILY MEDICINE RESIDENCY PROGRAM, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA (USF), PROVIDES TRAINING AND CERTIFICATION FOR THE RESIDENT PHYSICIANS AT THE TURLEY FAMILY HEALTH CENTER. ELEANOR THOMPSON NURSING PCT PROGRAM ($359,006) PATIENT CARE TECHNICIANS (PCTS) ASSIST WITH DIRECT PATIENT CARE ACTIVITIES, INCLUDING MONITORING VITAL SIGNS, SUPPORTING MOBILITY, ASSISTING WITH HYGIENE, DRAWING BLOOD, PERFORMING EKGS, AND RESPONDING TO PATIENT NEEDS. NORTHWESTERN MEDICINE AFFILIATION SUPPORT ($250,000) BAYCARE HAS PARTNERED WITH NORTHWESTERN MEDICINE TO ADVANCE COMPREHENSIVE RESEARCH AND CLINICAL COLLABORATION, FURTHER STRENGTHENING OUR HOSPITALS' RESEARCH INFRASTRUCTURE AND EMPOWERING PROVIDERS TO LEAD CLINICAL STUDIES AND TRIALS. JACOBSEN TEACHING KITCHEN DIETITIAN AND PERX PROGRAM ($191,867) THE JACOBSEN TEACHING KITCHEN AT THE TURLEY FAMILY HEALTH CENTER FOCUSES ON EQUIPPING OUR CLINICIANS WITH THE RESOURCES TO EDUCATE THEIR PATIENTS ABOUT THE ROLE OF NUTRITION IN DISEASE MANAGEMENT, PREVENTION, AND OVERALL WELL-BEING. CLINICAL RESEARCH NURSE FOR RADIATION ONCOLOGY ($173,917) A FULL-TIME CLINICAL RESEARCH NURSE SUPERVISOR WAS ASSIGNED TO SUPPORT RADIATION ONCOLOGY AND EXPAND NEW CLINICAL TRIALS AT MORTON PLANT HOSPITAL, INCLUDING MOFFITT PHYSICIAN-INITIATED TRIALS. RESPIRATORY THERAPIST PROGRAM ($150,000) TUITION REIMBURSEMENT WAS AWARDED TO 10 RESPIRATORY THERAPIST STUDENTS, AND GRANT FUNDING SUPPORTED ONE CLINICAL INSTRUCTOR WHO OVERSEES AND COORDINATES THE PROGRAM. LPN TRAINING PROGRAM ($146,500) THIS GRANT SUPPORTS THE CONTINUED PARTNERSHIP WITH BAYCARE AND PINELLAS TECHNICAL COLLEGE TO TRAIN NEW AND CURRENT TEAM MEMBERS AS LPNS FOR OUR URGENT CARE CENTERS AND FREESTANDING EMERGENCY DEPARTMENTS, COVERING TUITION AND PROVIDING NEED-BASED SCHOLARSHIPS. PHSC PARAMEDICS/LPN PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM ($118,600) IN PARTNERSHIP WITH PASCO-HERNANDO STATE COLLEGE, THIS PROGRAM ADVANCES PARAMEDICS AND LPNS INTO NURSING ROLES AT ALL FOUR HOSPITALS OF MORTON PLANT MEASE. DR. GEORGE MORRIS EARN AS YOU LEARN NURSING PROGRAMS ($118,000) THE DR. GEORGE MORRIS EARN AS YOU LEARN PROGRAM PROVIDES TEAM MEMBERS WITH THE OPPORTUNITY TO WORK IN A PAYING POSITION WHILE ADVANCING THEIR EDUCATION OR JOB-RELATED SKILLS. EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE SPECIALIST ($117,312) INVOLVES SHARED CLINICAL DECISION-MAKING TO GUIDE POLICY AND PRACTICE DECISIONS, BASED ON THE BEST AVAILABLE RESEARCH, DATA, CLINICAL EXPERTISE, AND PATIENT PREFERENCES TO IMPROVE THE CARE FOR ALL WE SERVE. LOIS ODENCE PLANTERS ENDOWMENT ($110,000) THIS SCHOLARSHIP PROVIDES SUPPLEMENTAL FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO OUR NURSING STUDENTS AND IS BASED ON FINANCIAL NEED AND NOT ON OUT-OF-POCKET EXPENSES FOR TUITION AND BOOKS. IN 2025, 22 NURSING STUDENTS RECEIVED A $5,000 SCHOLARSHIP. WELL-BEING WITH ON-SITE EMPLOYEE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM COUNSELOR ($110,000) INTEGRATING AN EMPLOYEE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (EAP) COUNSELOR INTO THE HOSPITAL SETTING IS A STRATEGIC MEASURE TO ADDRESS THE RISING MENTAL HEALTH CHALLENGES FACED BY HEALTHCARE WORKERS. SUSAN KUEHN NURSING EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIP ($100,000) THE SUSAN C. KUEHN NURSING EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIP WAS ESTABLISHED TO SUPPORT NURSES IN THEIR ENDEAVORS TO ENTER OR ADVANCE IN THE NURSING PROFESSION AND HELP TO FILL VACANCIES ON NURSING UNITS AND CLINICAL DEPARTMENTS. FAMILY CARE FUND ($91,635) THE FAMILY CARE FUND PROVIDES ASSISTANCE TO TEAM MEMBERS FACING UNANTICIPATED FINANCIAL CIRCUMSTANCES. LAST YEAR, THE FUND APPROVED NEARLY 100 REQUESTS FOR ASSISTANCE AND PROVIDED OVER $91,635 TO TEAM MEMBERS. CARDIOTHORACIC SURGICAL ADVANCED PRACTICE FELLOWSHIP ($90,000) MORTON PLANT HOSPITAL, WITH ITS ESTEEMED CARDIOVASCULAR SURGEONS, IS UNIQUELY POSITIONED TO PROVIDE THE APPROPRIATE DIDACTIC AND CLINICAL TRAINING FOR PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS WISHING TO WORK IN CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY. SURGICAL TECHNOLOGIST APPRENTICE PROGRAM ($86,278) THIS NEW PILOT PROGRAM WILL HELP OUR HOSPITALS RECRUIT, EDUCATE, AND TRAIN SKILLED SURGICAL TECHNOLOGISTS THROUGH ON-THE-JOB TRAINING IN THE OPERATING ROOM WHILE RECEIVING A STIPEND DURING THEIR TRAINING. KIDNEY CARE RESEARCH PROGRAM ($68,000) THIS GRANT ADDS ON-SITE RESEARCH SUPPORT RESOURCES, INCREASING PARTICIPATION IN KIDNEY-CARE CLINICAL RESEARCH PROJECTS TO ADVANCE KIDNEY CARE AND EXPAND ACCESS TO CUTTING-EDGE THERAPIES AS A PARTNER IN TREATMENT DEVELOPMENT. NURSING EDUCATION SIMULATION EQUIPMENT ($67,890) SIMULATION PROVIDES AN OPPORTUNITY FOR LEARNERS TO REPEATEDLY PRACTICE SKILLS IN A REALISTIC ENVIRONMENT, LEADING TO PROFICIENCY IN A RISK-FREE, PATIENT-HARM-FREE SETTING. VIRTUAL REALITY FOR NURSING EDUCATION ($60,840) VIRTUAL REALITY IS DESIGNED TO ENABLE LEARNERS TO RECEIVE HANDS-ON TRAINING WITHOUT REAL-LIFE CONSEQUENCES, IMMERSING THEM IN AN INTERACTIVE ENVIRONMENT. ONCE THE SIMULATION CONCLUDES, LEARNERS REFLECT ON WHAT HAPPENED AND LEARN FROM THEIR MISTAKES SAFELY. NURSING SIMULATION TECHNICIAN POSITION ($60,000) THE SIMULATION TECHNICIAN IS RESPONSIBLE FOR MAINTAINING AND OPERATING THE COMPUTER AND AUDIO/VISUAL TECHNOLOGY, INCLUDING THE MANIKIN AND SURROUNDING EQUIPMENT. SALLY L. BAILEY SCHOLARSHIP ($50,000) NURSING STUDENTS OFTEN HAVE MORE FINANCIAL NEEDS THAN THOSE PROVIDED BY BAYCARE TUITION ASSISTANCE. THIS SCHOLARSHIP IS NEED-BASED TO ASSIST WITH LIVING EXPENSES SUCH AS TRANSPORTATION, CHILDCARE, AND TUITION/ BOOKS NOT COVERED BY TUITION ASSISTANCE. 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 AT THE TURLEY FAMILY HEALTH CENTER. NURSE WELLNESS PROGRAM AT MEASE COUNTRYSIDE ($38,400) THIS PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO MITIGATE NURSE ANXIETY, STRESS, AND FATIGUE BY PRIORITIZING THEIR WELL-BEING. THROUGH THE CERTIFIED NURSE COACH TRAINING PROGRAM, WE EQUIP SELECT TEAM MEMBERS TO PROVIDE ON-SITE SUPPORT, EVIDENCE-BASED COPING STRATEGIES, AND PEER MENTORSHIP. KATHERINE T. SMITH SCHOLARSHIP ($36,000) THE KATHERINE T. SMITH NURSING SCHOLARSHIP ENDOWMENT FUND IS AVAILABLE TO ADVANCE NURSING EDUCATION BY PROVIDING SCHOLARSHIP FUNDS TO QUALIFIED NURSES PURSUING BSN, MSN, PHD (NURSING), OR DNP DEGREE PROGRAMS. SPIRITUAL WELL-BEING CHAPLAINCY TRAINING ($22,080) CONTEMPLATIVE CHAPLAINCY TRAINING ENHANCES CHAPLAINS' SERVICE TO PATIENTS AND TEAM MEMBERS AND EQUIPS SPIRITUAL GROWTH GROUPS FOR TEAM MEMBERS. PEACE MEMORIAL JOSEPH CLAPP SCHOLARSHIP ($20,000) AS DEMAND FOR HIGHLY QUALIFIED NURSES CONTINUES TO INCREASE, SCHOLARSHIPS HELP REDUCE FINANCIAL BARRIERS THAT MAY OTHERWISE LIMIT ENTRY INTO THE PROFESSION. JOAN CLOW SEMINAR FUND ($16,600) THE JOAN CLOW SEMINAR FUND PAYS FOR REGISTRATION, TRAVEL, HOTEL AND FOOD EXPENSES FOR SEVEN NURSES AT A NATIONAL CONFERENCE IN THEIR AREA OF SPECIALTY, INCLUDING (1) MED SURG, (2) CRITICAL CARE NURSING, (3) ASSOCIATION OF OR NURSES, (4) WOMEN'S SERVICES OR PEDS NURSING, (5) EMERGENCY NURSES ASSOCIATION, AND (6) WOUND OSTOMY. DOROTHY BREMER NURSING EDUC SCHOLARSHIP ($15,000) THE SCHOLARSHIP SUPPORTS THE GROWTH OF OUR NURSING STAFF BY PROVIDING FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO TEAM MEMBERS PURSUING LPN OR RN CERTIFICATION THROUGH THE EARN AS YOU LEARN PROGRAMS AT MORTON PLANT HOSPITAL. CHRISTENSEN FAMILY FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIP ($10,000) THE DALE AND CAROLE CHRISTENSEN NURSING SCHOLARSHIP WAS ESTABLISHED TO ASSIST TEAM MEMBERS PURSUING A NURSING CAREER OR CURRENTLY ADVANCING THEIR PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION. FAMILY MEDICINE RESIDENCY CERTIFICATION ($8,410) ADDITIONAL TRAINING AND CERTIFICATION FOR FAMILY MEDICINE RESIDENT PHYSICIANS AND FACULTY PHYSICIANS WILL EXPAND THE SKILLSET OF PRIMARY CARE PHYSICIANS AND PHARMACISTS AT THE TURLEY FAMILY HEALTH CENTER. PERINATAL MENTAL HEALTH CERTIFICATION PROGRAM ($3,750) THE PERINATAL MENTAL HEALTH CERTIFICATION PROGRAM ENABLED FIVE OF OUR SOCIAL WORKERS TO OBTAIN SPECIALIZED CERTIFICATION, ENHANCING THEIR ABILITY TO PROVIDE PROFESSIONAL, EVIDENCE-BASED SUPPORT TO PATIENTS EXPERIENCING EMOTIONAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL CHANGES DURING THE PERINATAL PERIOD. THE DIANE RAUCH CAMP NURSE JR. AND HEALTH CARE PATHWAYS ($3,350) THE CAMP IS FOR STUDENTS ENTERING 7TH OR 8TH GRADE AND PROVIDES HANDS-ON EXPERIENCE FOR STUDENTS INTERESTED IN A CAREER IN HEALTH CARE. JANICE WOHLFORD HOHIDER FUND ($3,000) TO ADVANCE NURSING KNOWLEDGE, THIS GRANT FUNDS NURSING RESEARCH STUDIES AND EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE PROJECTS. |
| FORM 990, PART III - STATEMENT OF PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS | EXPANDED DESCRIPTION OF GRANTS FROM 4C (DISEASE SPECIFIC AND COMMUNITY OUTREACH): $971,214 PALLIATIVE CARE SERVICES ($300,000) PALLIATIVE CARE IS AN INTERDISCIPLINARY MEDICAL SPECIALTY THAT FOCUSES ON PREVENTING AND RELIEVING SUFFERING AND ON SUPPORTING THE BEST POSSIBLE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR PATIENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES FACING SERIOUS ILLNESS. MADONNA PTAK CENTER FOR ALZHEIMER'S RESEARCH AND MEMORY DISORDERS ($261,500) THE CENTER PROVIDES COMPREHENSIVE CARE TO PATIENTS WITH ALZHEIMER'S AND OTHER MEMORY LOSS DISORDERS USING A MULTI-DISCIPLINARY APPROACH WITH THE GOAL OF REDUCING THE LONG-TERM IMPACT OF MEMORY DISORDERS AND HELPING THE PATIENT LIVE A MORE FUNCTIONAL LIFE. NICU2HOME NAVIGATION SOLUTION ($181,850) NICU2HOME IS A DIGITAL PLATFORM DESIGNED TO SUPPORT NEW PARENTS THROUGHOUT THEIR NICU EXPERIENCE, EQUIPPING FAMILIES WITH THE RESOURCES NEEDED TO FEEL CONFIDENT AND PREPARED FOR DISCHARGE AND THE TRANSITION HOME. INTEGRATIVE MEDICINE PROGRAM FOR CANCER PATIENTS ($50,001) THIS PROGRAM ENABLES THE INTEGRATIVE MEDICINE CLINIC TO SUPPORT FINANCIALLY VULNERABLE PATIENTS DIAGNOSED WITH CANCER BY PROVIDING ACCESS TO EVIDENCE-BASED SYMPTOM MANAGEMENT THERAPIES, INCLUDING ACUPUNCTURE, AURICULOTHERAPY, BREATHWORK, MEDITATION, STRESS REDUCTION TECHNIQUES, AND LIFESTYLE INTERVENTIONS. MAMMOGRAPHY VOUCHER PROGRAM ($40,000) THE MAMMOGRAPHY VOUCHER PROGRAM SERVES UNINSURED AND LOW-INCOME WOMEN WITH ACCESS TO MAMMOGRAPHY SCREENINGS, DIAGNOSTIC SERVICES, AND BREAST CANCER TREATMENT - AT NO COST TO THE PATIENT. CUSTOM DIABETIC ORTHOTICS AND PROSTHETICS ($30,000) THE MORTON PLANT WOUND AND HYPERBARIC CENTER CARES FOR PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC, NON-HEALING WOUNDS, BUT FINANCIAL BARRIERS LIMIT ACCESS TO ESSENTIAL DIABETIC FOOTWEAR AND PROSTHETICS. WITHOUT THESE SUPPORTS, PATIENTS FACE A HIGHER RISK OF RECURRENT WOUNDS AND DELAYED DISCHARGE. MPM OUTPATIENT REHAB FLUIDOTHERAPY ($28,550) MORTON PLANT MEASE OUTPATIENT REHABILITATION IS A LEADING PROVIDER OF HAND THERAPY IN PINELLAS COUNTY, WITH THE HIGHEST CONCENTRATION OF CERTIFIED HAND THERAPISTS IN THE AREA. FLUIDOTHERAPY PROVIDES EFFECTIVE THERMAL THERAPY THAT REDUCES PAIN, DESENSITIZES, ENHANCES MOBILITY, AND ACCELERATES HEALING. LIVING SPRINGS CANCER RETREAT ($24,375) VOLUNTEER RESOURCES HOSTED THE LIVING SPRINGS RETREAT TO PROMOTE CAMARADERIE, RELAXATION, AND SHARED EXPERIENCES WHILE NURTURING THE SPIRIT OF THOSE TOUCHED BY CANCER. IT ALLOWED PATIENTS AND TWO PEOPLE WHO HAVE HELPED THEM THROUGH THEIR CANCER JOURNEY TO HAVE A CARE-FREE WEEKEND TOGETHER. GLADYS DOUGLAS FOREVER FIT ($21,480) 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. PERINATAL BEREAVEMENT PROGRAM PETER LLOYD FUND ($10,000) THE HOSPITAL PROVIDES SPECIALLY TRAINED BEREAVEMENT COORDINATORS WITH COMFORT ITEMS, SUCH AS MEMORY BOXES, RINGS, PICTURES, HANDPRINTS, BLANKETS, AND A DEDICATED SPACE FOR FAMILIES TO GRIEVE. MEDICATION CO-PAYMENT ASSISTANCE ($7,000) THIS SERVICE PROVIDES PATIENTS WITH THEIR MEDICATIONS BEFORE DISCHARGE, A BEST PRACTICE THAT HELPS REDUCE THE LIKELIHOOD OF READMISSION. EMPOWERING MOTHERS: UNDERSERVED BREASTFEEDING EDUCATION ($6,000) LED BY THE RESIDENTS AT THE TURLEY FAMILY HEALTH CENTER, THIS EDUCATIONAL PROJECT AIMS TO PROVIDE VOLUNTARY CERTIFIED LACTATION COUNSELOR PRENATAL BREASTFEEDING GROUP EDUCATION DURING PRENATAL VISITS FOR TURLEY PATIENTS OVER SIX MONTHS. PATIENT RECLINERS FOR BAYCARE ALLIANT AT MEASE DUNEDIN HOSPITAL ($5,000) FUNDED TWO PATIENT RECLINERS FOR BAYCARE ALLIANT HOSPITAL TO SUPPORT EARLY MOBILITY. EARLY, FREQUENT OUT-OF-BED MOBILIZATION FOR PATIENTS IS ASSOCIATED WITH BETTER OUTCOMES AND IMPROVES THE PATIENT EXPERIENCE. INDIGENT CLOTHES CLOSET AT MORTON PLANT NORTH BAY ($4,458) MORTON PLANT NORTH BAY HOSPITAL'S CLOTHES CLOSET STOCKS EASY-TO-WEAR CLOTHES FOR HOMELESS AND INDIGENT PATIENTS. NICU HATCH SOUND MACHINES ($1,000) THE NICU AT MEASE COUNTRYSIDE HOSPITAL NEEDED HATCH SOUND MACHINES TO ALLOW FAMILIES TO TURN ON A DEVELOPMENTALLY APPROPRIATE AUDITORY SIMULATION FOR THEIR CHILD. THESE MACHINES HELP INFANTS CALM AND COPE WITH UNFAMILIAR ENVIRONMENTS, AID IN CALMING DURING PROCEDURES, AND HELP NORMALIZE THE FAMILY IN THE NICU. |
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