WESTMORELANDFRICK HOSPITAL FOUNDATION
532 WEST PITTSBURGH STREET, GREENSBURG, PA 156012239 www.excelahealth.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: TO FUNDRAISE ON BEHALF OF WESTMORELAND AND FRICK HOSPITALS AND SUPPORT THEIR MISSION "TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH AND WELL BEING OF EVERY LIFE WE TOUCH"

TO FUNDRAISE ON BEHALF OF WESTMORELAND REGIONAL HOSPITAL AND FRICK HOSPITAL AND SUPPORT THEIR INITIATIVES

THE GENESIS OF THE WESTMORELAND HOSPITAL FRICK HOSPITAL FOUNDATION AFTER FRICK HOSPITAL JOINED EXCELA HEALTH IN 2000, IT FOLLOWED THAT A CHARITABLE ENTITY WAS DESIRED TO SUPPORT THE GOOD WORKS OF THE MOUNT PLEASANT HOSPITAL. IN ITS SHORT HISTORY, THE FRICK HOSPITAL FOUNDATION PROVIDED FUNDS FOR THE LIFELINE EMERGENCY RESPONSE PROGRAM UNITS (A PERSONAL EMERGENCY RESPONSE SYSTEM FOR THE ELDERLY OR THOSE AT MEDICAL RISK WHO WISH TO REMAIN INDEPENDENT), CARDIAC REHABILITATION EQUIPMENT, EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT RENOVATIONS AND STATE-OF-THE-ART EQUIPMENT, OPERATING ROOM RENOVATIONS AND THE PATIENT EMERGENCY FUND, AMONG OTHERS. TO CREATE GREATER AWARENESS ABOUT PROGRAMS AND SERVICES AS WELL AS INVOLVING THE COMMUNITY, THE FOUNDATION HELD ANNUAL FUNDRAISING EVENTS THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY.AT THE SAME TIME, THE WESTMORELAND HOSPITAL FOUNDATION CONTINUED TO DEDICATE ITS EFFORTS IN THE PROVISION OF HEALTH CARE FOR THE BETTERMENT OF ITS COMMUNITY. CREATED IN 1976 BY THE RETIRED CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF THE A.E. TROUTMAN COMPANY, EDWIN S. LAUFFER, WHO SERVED AS ITS FIRST EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, THE WESTMORELAND HOSPITAL FOUNDATION KEEPS THE WHEELS TURNING SO THAT LOCAL, HIGH QUALITY HEALTH CARE REMAINS FOR GENERATIONS TO COME. THE WESTMORELAND HOSPITAL FRICK HOSPITAL FOUNDATION, FORMED IN 2002, ACTS AS A SINGULAR 501(C)(3) ORGANIZATION WITH ITS PRIMARY ACTIVITIES SUPPORTING BOTH HOSPITALS THROUGH FUNDING ANY NUMBER OF THEIR INITIATIVES. GOVERNED BY A BOARD OF TRUSTEES WHO ARE COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERS - BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY LEADERS, HEADS OF ORGANIZATIONS, PUBLIC SERVANTS AND WELL-MINDED CITIZENS - THE FOUNDATION PURSUES ITS PHILANTHROPIC ENDEAVORS WITH ZEAL AND COMMITMENT, KNOWING THAT THE SUCCESS OF THE HOSPITALS IS TIED TO THE SUCCESS OF THE FOUNDATION. THESE TRUSTEES ALSO SHARE IN THE MISSION AND VISION OF EXCELA HEALTH AND ARE POISED TO KEEP PACE WITH THE DEMANDS BROUGHT ABOUT BY PATIENT NEED AND OUR HOSPITALS' QUEST TO OFFER THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF CARE AND TECHNOLOGY POSSIBLE. ADDITIONALLY, THE FOUNDATION IS A STEWARD OF DONATED FUNDS THAT AID IN BRINGING THAT NEEDED MEDICAL CARE TO THE REGION, A STEWARDSHIP THAT IS NO SMALL TASK. TO ACCOMPLISH THE OBJECTIVE OF GARNERING SUPPORT, THE FOUNDATION MUST AND HAS DEVELOPED MEANINGFUL RELATIONSHIPS WITH THE COMMUNITY-AT-LARGE. ITS COMMITMENT ALSO INVOLVES AN INTIMATE KNOWLEDGE OF WHAT OUR COMMUNITIES NEED IN TERMS OF HEALTH CARE AND NECESSITATES THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A CONTINUING FINANCIAL COMMITMENT THROUGH THE GENEROSITY OF THOSE PERSONAL, COMMUNITY RELATIONSHIPS. WITHOUT THAT COMMUNITY SUPPORT, THE FOUNDATION COULD NOT FOCUS ON ITS GREATEST GOAL - SECURING PATIENT-CENTERED CARE FOR ALL WHO NEED IT, WHEN THEY NEED IT.IN ADDITION TO RAISING MONIES THROUGH SPECIAL EVENTS, THE FOUNDATION FUNDS PROJECTS THROUGH MAJOR GIFTS, BEQUESTS, DONATIONS AND OTHER, SIMILAR MEANS SO QUALITY HEALTH CARE CONTINUES. IN 2016, THE WESTMORELAND HOSPITAL FRICK HOSPITAL FOUNDATION ALSO SERVED AS THE LEAD DONOR, CONTRIBUTING $1 MILLION TO THE WESTMORELAND HOSPITAL ICU CAPITAL CAMPAIGN, ONE IN WHICH THE ICU WAS RENOVATED AND STRUCTURED USING EVIDENCE-BASED RESEARCH, BEST PRACTICES NATIONWIDE AND FRONT LINE STAFF ENGAGEMENT, IMPROVING CARE FOR THE MOST CRITICALLY ILL/INJURED PATIENTS AND IMPROVING THE PATIENT/FAMILY EXPERIENCE.FISCAL YEAR 2020 FOUNDATION PROJECTS/PROGRAMS FUNDEDTHE FOUNDATION'S FUNDRAISING EFFORTS INCLUDE AN ANNUAL FORMAL EVENT CALLED BLACK TIE FOR HOPE IN SUPPORT OF CANCER CARE AT EXCELA HEALTH. IN FISCAL YEAR 2020, DUE TO THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC, THE EVENT WAS NOT ABLE TO BE HELD. HOWEVER, GUESTS GENEROUSLY DONATED THEIR REGISTRATION FEES TOTALING OVER $106,000. THESE GIFTS DIRECTLY CONTRIBUTE TO THE UPGRADING OF EQUIPMENT AND OTHER CRITICAL CARE NEEDS FOR CANCER PATIENTS ACROSS THE HEALTH SYSTEM. THE FRICK HOSPITAL GOLF OUTING WAS HELD IN SEPTEMBER 2020 WITH STRICT COVID-19 PRECAUTIONS IN PLACE. MORE THAN 135 GOLFERS WERE IN ATTENDANCE, AND THE OUTING RAISED OVER $70,000 IN SUPPORT OF THE FRICK HOSPITAL EQUIPMENT FUND.THE FOUNDATION ALSO SUPPORTS THE HEALTH NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY THROUGH A PROGRAM CALLED HEALTHY HABITS. FOR MORE THAN A DECADE, A LOCAL REGISTERED DIETITIAN HAS PROVIDED HEALTH AND WELLNESS EDUCATION AND INFORMATION TO THE COMMUNITY RELATED TO HEALTHY AND NUTRITIONAL FOODS AND BEVERAGES AND HOW TO MAINTAIN A HEALTHY, ACTIVE LIFESTYLE. IN SPITE OF THE CHALLENGES OF THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC, SHE REMAINS COMMITTED TO EXCELA HEALTH AUDIENCES THROUGH BLOGS AS WELL AS INTERACTIVE COOKING DEMONSTRATION VIDEOS FOR THE EXCELA HEALTH MALL WALKERS COMMUNITY OUTREACH PROGRAM, SO SHE CAN CONTINUE TO SHARE HEALTHY HABIT EDUCATIONAL MESSAGES. OTHER PROJECTS FUNDED BY THE WESTMORELAND HOSPITAL FRICK HOSPITAL FOUNDATION INCLUDE:- PURCHASE OF A NEW, PORTABLE EKG MACHINE FOR THE FRICK HOSPITAL EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT- PURCHASE OF NEW WHEELCHAIRS FOR FRICK HOSPITAL- FUNDING OF NEW FOOD PREPARATION LINES AT FRICK HOSPITAL TO ENHANCE EFFICIENCY- PURCHASE OF NEW SCALES TO USE ON STRETCHERS IN THE WESTMORELAND HOSPITAL EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT TO ENSURE ACCURATE DOSAGE OF MEDICATION- PANDEMIC FUND CONTRIBUTION OF $150,000 TO HELP PAY FOR 100 ISOLATION ROOMS COMPLETE WITH NEGATIVE AIR PRESSURE AND AIR FILTERING SYSTEMS - $46,000 DESIGNATED TO FRICK HOSPITAL AND $104,000 DESIGNATED TO WESTMORELAND HOSPITALIN FISCAL YEAR 2020, THE FOUNDATION CREATED THE PANDEMIC RESPONSE FUND AT THE ONSET OF THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC IN RESPONSE TO THE NEED FOR ADDITIONAL SUPPLIES AND EQUIPMENT TO BEST TREAT PATIENTS. THE GENEROSITY OF THE LOCAL COMMUNITY HELPED TO SECURE EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES NEEDED TO TREAT COVID-19 PATIENTS BY PURCHASING PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT, SEWING FACE MASKS, DONATING MEALS TO EXCELA HEALTH STAFF AND OFFERING MONETARY GIFTS TO EXPAND EXCELA'S CAPABILITY IN TREATING THE MOST CRITICALLY-ILL PATIENTS. THE FOUNDATION IS MOST GRATEFUL TO THE OVERWHELMING CARING AND CONCERN OF THE COMMUNITY. THE WESTMORELAND HOSPITAL FRICK HOSPITAL FOUNDATION MADE A GIFT OF $150,000 TO THE PANDEMIC RESPONSE FUND IN RESPONSE TO BOTH FRICK HOSPITAL AND WESTMORELAND HOSPITAL'S NEED TO CREATE NEW, HIGHLY SPECIALIZED NEGATIVE AIR PRESSURE ROOMS TO TREAT PATIENTS WITH COVID-19.

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