Whitley County Memorial Hospital Foundation Inc

TO SERVE AS THE PRIMARY FUNDRAISING ENTITY FOR WHITLEY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, INC.

WHITLEY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL FOUNDATION, INC. - A FOUNDATION FOR GIVINGAT PARKVIEW HEALTH SYSTEM, INC. WE MAINTAIN FOUNDATIONS FOR EACH OF OUR HOSPITALS. THESE NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS PROVIDE PHILANTHROPIC SUPPORT FOR OUR MISSION OF PROVIDING QUALITY HEALTH SERVICES TO ALL WHO ENTRUST THEIR CARE TO PARKVIEW, AND FOR IMPROVING THE HEALTH OF THE COMMUNITY.THE STAFF AT THE WHITLEY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL FOUNDATION, INC. BUILDS RELATIONSHIPS THAT FOSTER GIFT GIVING FOR THE BENEFIT OF OUR PATIENTS AND THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS, CAREGIVERS, HOSPITAL PROGRAMS AND SERVICES, AND EQUIPMENT. THESE RELATIONSHIPS ARE MADE WITH WHITLEY MEMORIAL(SEE SCHEDULE O FOR CONTINUATION)HOSPITAL, INC. CO-WORKERS, PHYSICIANS, VENDORS, PATIENT FAMILIES, OR THE COMMUNITY AT LARGE. IN AN IMPORTANT WAY, WHITLEY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL FOUNDATION, INC. IS A COLLECTION OF INDIVIDUAL DONORS WHO SEE WHITLEY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, INC. AS AN AGENT FOR SAVING AND CHANGING LIVES - A VEHICLE FOR CREATING HEALTHIER COMMUNITIES FOR GENERATIONS TO COME.EACH GIFT THE WHITLEY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL FOUNDATION, INC. RECEIVES - WHETHER FROM INDIVIDUALS, BUSINESSES, OR FOUNDATIONS - IS GREATLY APPRECIATED, AND IS A VITAL PART OF OUR MISSION TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH OF THE COMMUNITY. IN 2021, THESE GIFTS WERE TRANSFORMED INTO MANY NEW IMPROVEMENTS FOR PATIENT CARE. HERE ARE JUST A FEW EXAMPLES: -ASSISTING PATIENTS WHO NEED MEDICATIONS FOR ACUTE ILLNESSES OR LONG-TERM ASSISTANCE AND CANNOT AFFORD IT NOW HAVE ACCESS TO HELP THROUGH THE MEDICATION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. COMMUNITY BENEFIT FUNDS PROVIDE A COORDINATOR WHO CONNECTS PATIENTS WITH PHARMACEUTICAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS FOR LONG-TERM CARE.-SUPPORT FOR FETAL MONITOR SOFTWARE TO ALLOW UNBORN BABIES TO BE MONITORED BY PARKVIEW WHITLEY OB STAFF WHILE MOTHERS ARE IN THE PARKVIEW WARSAW ER DEPARTMENT.-SCHOLARSHIPS FOR TEAM MEMBERS PURSUING CAREERS IN THE MEDICAL FIELD.-FUNDING FOR ONE OF OUR CERTIFIED MASSAGE THERAPISTS TO ROUND ON PATIENT ROOMS FOR HAND, FOOT, SHOULDER MASSAGES DURING THEIR STAY. MASSAGE IS PROVEN TO HELP IN THE HEALING PROCESS.-PROVIDING CLOTHES FOR EMERGENCY ROOM PATIENTS AT BOTH PARKVIEW WHITLEY AND PARKVIEW WARSAW UNABLE TO WEAR DAMAGED AND STAINED CLOTHES OUT OF THE HOSPITAL UPON DISCHARGE. -FUNDING FOR THE AFTER-HOURS TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM TO PROVIDE RIDES HOME FROM THE HOSPITAL TO QUALIFIED PATIENTS. THOSE DEMONSTRATING THE INABILITY TO ARRANGE AND PAY FOR THEIR TRANSPORTATION HOME ARE PROVIDED A VOUCHER FOR THE WHITLEY COUNTY COUNCIL ON AGING'S TRANSIT SERVICE.-DIRECTED FUNDS TO THE CO-WORKER EMERGENCY FUND (CEF) WHICH PROVIDES PARKVIEW CO-WORKERS FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO HELP THEM OVERCOME TEMPORARY FINANCIAL CRISES. THIS CONFIDENTIAL PROGRAM PROVIDES COUNSELING, ADVICE, AND RESOURCES TO ASSIST IN NAVIGATING EMERGENCIES AND OTHER TRAGIC LIFE EVENTS. A GIFT TO THE WHITLEY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL FOUNDATION, INC. IS PRIMARILY A GIFT TO THE COMMUNITY BECAUSE THE FUNDS ARE USED TO SUPPORT PATIENTS AND PROGRAMS WITH THE ULTIMATE GOAL OF BUILDING A HEALTHIER COMMUNITY FOR GENERATIONS.