FORT SANDERS FOUNDATION
280 Ft Sanders West Ste 202, Knoxville, TN 37922 www.fortsandersfoundation.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: Fort Sanders Foundation raises and distributes funds in support of patient care, equipment, programs, services and staff not otherwise funded by Covenant Health and its affiliates. The Foundation's mission is to provide charitable support to further Covenant Health's mission to serve the community by improving the quality of life through better health.

To support the programs and services of Covenant Health through charitable gifts.

Fort Sanders Foundation's distributions to Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center in 2019 primarily funded two programs. Just over $234,000 was distributed for equipment and training to implement a hospital-wide safe patient handling and mobility program. Approximately $154,000 was directed to Patricia Neal Rehabilitation Center programs and services, including: renovation and modernization of the Center's independent living apartment which provides a home-like space within the hospital for patients and caregivers to test their skills before discharge to their homes; a zero gravity mobile arm support system to facilitate physical therapy for patients with weakened shoulder and elbow function; the annual operating and equipment expenses of the Innovative Recreation Cooperative which provides adaptive sports and recreation opportunities throughout the community; therapist continuing education; and several patient support groups. An additional approximately $11,000 was distributed to purchase a new endoscopy system for the Laser Center which treats esophageal cancers and other throat conditions.

In late 2018, the Fort Sanders Foundation Board of Directors approved funding for a new partnership between Covenant HomeCare and Knoxville Area Rescue Mission (KARM) to reduce frequent hospitalizations among the homeless community. In 2019, $79,345 was distributed to support that project which provides onsite medical care, clinic facilities, medication management and case management at the KARM shelter. In the last year, that program has served 39 patients, prevented 224 inpatient care days, and saved more than $350,000 in hospitalization costs which would have gone unreimbursed. Additionally, that group of patients has had a 21% reduction in emergency room visits and a 35% reduction in length of stay when hospitalization is required. As a result, the patients at KARM are leading healthier lives.In the spring of last year Covenant Health transitioned the Hope Center, a no-cost assistance program for the HIV community, to another community provider who was better suited to provide these services as a part of their robust continuum of care for affected individuals, their families and caregivers. Distributions to support the operations of Hope Center during the first part of 2019 and the transition of the program to another community not-for-profit agency totaled $63,202.Covenant Hospice's annual Katerpillar Kids Camp continued to be funded by the Foundation in 2019. Approximately $32,500 was distributed to support this free grief camp for children who have experienced the death of a loved one. At the fall weekend camp, 66 children were served by HomeCare and Hospice staff along with 32 volunteers. Two additional day camps in the spring served approximately 35 campers each, along with providing support group options for their parents/guardians.Another $16,500 was distributed to support the needs of indigent HomeCare/Hospice patients, underwrite professional education opportunities for staff, fund membership in the National Hospice and Palliative Care organization, provide patient education materials, fund grief counseling services, and conduct the annual memorial service for families of deceased Hospice patients.

The Foundation raises funds to support scholarships for Patricia Neal Rehabilitation Center patients in need of care who do not have insurance coverage or any other ability to pay for care. Patients are vetted both clinically and financially by Center staff before being selected for scholarship-funded care. Distributions of $133,808 in 2019 supported 38 requests for patients who were provided with inpatient and outpatient care, as well as durable medical equipment needs.The Foundation receives grant funds annually from the Will Rogers Institute to support pulmonary rehabilitation across Covenant Health. A significant portion of that funding is distributed for scholarships to fund outpatient pulmonary rehab for patients without insurance coverage or the ability to pay. In 2019, distributions of $47,358 supported 246 patients at Roane, Parkwest, Methodist, LeConte, Loudoun, and Fort Sanders Regional outpatient pulmonary rehabilitation clinics.Outpatient cardiac rehabilitation patients with no insurance coverage or ability to pay are provided care through distributions from the Foundation's Lewis S. Howard Memorial Fund. Twenty-seven patient requests for care at the Parkwest and Fort Sanders Regional outpatient cardiac rehabilitation clinics received $5,520 in assistance in 2019.

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