METHODIST HEALTHCARE FOUNDATION
1211 UNION AVENUE NO 450, MEMPHIS, TN 38104 www.methodisthealth.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: TO SUPPORT METHODIST LE BONHEUR HEALTHCARE BY INVITING COMMUNITY PHILANTHROPIC PARTNERS TO INVEST IN THE PARTS OF OUR MISSION THAT DEMAND ENHANCEMENTS IN RESEARCH, FACILITY OR PROGRAMS. THE FOUNDATION INVITES ITS PARTNERS TO BUILD THE CAPACITY OF THE HEALTHCARE SYSTEM BY COMMUNICATING THE BOLD FAITH OF OUR FOUNDERS AND EXPANSIVE VISION OF A MORE FULL AND HEALTHY LIFE FOR THE COMMUNITIES WE SERVE.

PHILANTHROPIC ACTIVITIES AWARDING GRANTS AND SCHOLARSHIPS FOR PROGRAMS AND PROJECTS.

TO SUPPORT THE LIFE OF MLH BY INVITING COMMUNITY PHILANTHROPIC PARTNERS TO INVEST IN THE PARTS OF OUR MISSION THAT DEMAND ENHANCEMENTS IN RESEARCH, FACILITY OR PROGRAMS. COMMUNICATING THE BOLD FAITH OF OUR FOUNDERS AND EXPANSIVE VISION OF A MORE FULL AND HEALTHY LIFE FOR THE COMMUNITIES WE SERVE. 1. THE FOUNDATION RAISES FUNDS TO BENEFIT AND STRENGTHEN THE METHODIST LE BONHEUR HEALTHCARE PROGRAMS, FACILITIES, AND CENTERS OF EXCELLENCE. FUNDS RAISED ENHANCE AND STRENGTHEN CLINICAL AND RESEARCH INITIATIVES, UNDERWRITE COSTS FOR FACILITIES, TECHNICIANS AND EQUIPMENT, AND BRIDGE THE GAP BETWEEN WHAT HOSPITAL CHARGES COVER AND WHAT IS NECESSARY TO STAY ON THE CUTTING EDGE OF MEDICAL SCIENCE.2. WE RAISE FUNDS TO PROVIDE EDUCATIONAL OFFERINGS TO CONGREGATIONAL MEMBERS BOTH INSIDE THE OVER 500 CONGREGATIONS IN OUR CONGREGATIONAL HEALTH NETWORK, WITHIN OUR HOSPITAL LOCATIONS, AND THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY. TRAINING IN END OF LIFE CARE, CHRONIC DISEASE SELF-MANAGEMENT, HOSPITAL VISITATION AND OTHER TOPICS IS PROVIDED. FOCUS WAS BROUGHT TO THESE AREAS OF MEDICAL HARDSHIP IN PARTICULAR:A. PROVIDING ACCESS TO BREAST CANCER SCREENING AND CARE TO UNDERSERVED WOMEN. RESEARCH INDICATES THAT AFRICAN AMERICAN WOMEN IN MEMPHIS ARE TWICE AS LIKELY TO DIE FROM BREAST CANCER AS CAUCASIAN WOMEN. THE FOUNDATION RECEIVED FUNDING FROM SUSAN G. KOMEN MEMPHIS-MIDSOUTH TO HELP UNDERSERVED WOMEN RECEIVE SCREENINGS. WE RECEIVED OUR 9TH CONSECUTIVE YEAR OF FUNDING TO SUPPORT OUR EFFORTS TO NAVIGATE UNDERSERVED WOMEN TO BREAST HEALTH RESOURCES IN ORDER TO PROMOTE PREVENTION AND EARLIER DETECTION OF BREAST CANCER AMONG UNDERSERVED AND MINORITY POPULATIONS. DURING THE 2019 GRANT YEAR THIS FUNDING SUPPORTED THE NAVIGATION OF COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND PAID FOR 424 BREAST MAMMOGRAPHY SCREENINGS , 166 DIAGNOSTIC EXAMS, AND PROVIDED MAMMOGRAPHY SCREENINGS ON THE MOBILE MAMMOGRAPHY BUS AT 49 COMMUNITY EVENTS, ,AND PROVIDED EDUCATION TO 24 COMMUNITY MEMBERS.B. HELPING INDIVIDUALS IN UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES RECEIVE BETTER HEALTHCARE. THE FOUNDATION IS FOCUSING ON IMPROVING HEALTHCARE IN THE 38109 ZIP CODE BY PROVIDING PREVENTIVE HEALTH SCREENINGS, INFORMATION SHARING, EDUCATION, AND SUPPORT FROM NAVIGATORS. WE CONTINUED TO PROVIDE WELLNESS WITHOUT WALLS HEALTH SCREENING AND EDUCATION/HEALTH AWARENESS ACTIVITIES DURING 2019, BOTH AT RIVERVIEW COMMUNITY CENTER AND IN CONGREGATIONAL AND COMMUNITY HEALTH ORGANIZATIONAL SETTINGS IN THE 38109 ZIP CODE. WE SAW THE ABILITY TO EXPAND OUR IMPACT THROUGH PARTNERSHIPS.3. THE METHODIST FOUNDATION RAISES FUNDS TO SUPPORT OUR COMPREHENSIVE HOSPICE PROGRAMS. PRIORITY COMPONENTS OF THE PROGRAM INCLUDE A HOSPICE RESIDENCE WHICH PROVIDES RESIDENTIAL HOSPICE CARE FOR THOSE PATIENTS WHO CANNOT STAY IN THEIR HOMES AT THE END OF THEIR LIVES. OUR HOSPICE PROGRAM, WHICH INCLUDES IN-HOME, NURSING HOME, AND RESIDENTIAL HOSPICE CAR, PROVIDES COMPREHENSIVE CLINICAL, PALLIATIVE, SPIRITUAL AND SOCIAL SUPPORT CARE FOR OUR PATIENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES. IT IS PART OF ALLIANCE HEALTH SERVICES, INC., A 501C3 (EIN 62-084112), AND SUBSIDIARY OF METHODIST LE BONHEUR HEALTHCARE.

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