Fort Sanders Foundation

TO SUPPORT THE PROGRAMS AND SERVICES OF COVENANT HEALTH THROUGH CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS.

EMPLOYEE AND PATIENT EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE:EACH YEAR FUNDS ARE CONTRIBUTED, PRIMARILY THROUGH COVENANT HEALTH'S ANNUAL WECARE EMPLOYEE GIVING CAMPAIGN, TO ASSIST EMPLOYEES AND PATIENTS IN TIMES OF CRISIS. SUPPORT INCLUDES ASSISTANCE WITH HOUSING, TRANSPORTATION, FOOD, CLOTHING, MEDICINES/MEDICAL SUPPLIES, UTILITIES, CHILDCARE, AND UNEXPECTED FUNERAL EXPENSES. IN 2021, ASSISTANCE WAS DISTRIBUTED TO ASSIST 4,151 INDIVIDUALS AT CLAIBORNE MEDICAL CENTER (7), COVENANT PARENT COMPANY (71), CUMBERLAND MEDICAL CENTER (16), FORT SANDERS REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (2,410), FORT LOUDOUN MEDICAL CENTER (65), LECONTE MEDICAL CENTER (35), METHODIST MEDICAL CENTER (233), MORRISTOWN-HAMBLEN HEALTHCARE SYSTEM (30), PARKWEST MEDICAL CENTER (194), PENINSULA (45), ROANE MEDICAL CENTER (16), AND THOMPSON CANCER SURVIVAL CENTER (829).

BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CARE AT PENINSULA:IN 2021, FUNDS RAISED THROUGH THE ANNUAL ARTSCLAMATION! FINE ART SALE AND OTHER DONATIONS SUPPORTED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CARE AT PENINSULA. APPROXIMATELY $85,000 SUPPORTED PENINSULA'S ED DIVERSION PROJECT WHICH PLACES A TEAM OF BEHAVIORAL SPECIALISTS IN COVENANT HEALTH EMERGENCY DEPARTMENTS TO ASSESS PATIENTS WHO MAKE REPEATED NON-EMERGENCY VISITS TO THE ED. THESE SPECIALISTS DEVELOP A PERSONALIZED TREATMENT PLAN FOR PATIENTS, PROPOSING ALTERNATIVE OPTIONS TO VISITING THE ED AND PROVIDING FOLLOW-UP SUPPORT AND RESOURCES TO THESE PATIENTS. JUST OVER $58,300 PROVIDED DISCHARGE MEDICATIONS TO PATIENTS WHO NEED A SUPPLY OF PRESCRIPTIONS WHEN THEY LEAVE THE HOSPITAL TO MAINTAIN THEIR HEALTH UNTIL THEY ARE SET UP ON TENNCARE OR OTHER PAYER SOURCES FOR ONGOING MAINTENANCE MEDICATIONS. APPROXIMATELY $32,000 OF THIS PROGRAM SUPPORT WAS IN GIFTS-IN-KIND, PRIMARILY A SIGNIFICANT SUPPLY OF HAND SANITIZER FOR USE BY BOTH PATIENTS AND STAFF. PENINSULA PATIENTS WERE SUPPORTED WITH JUST OVER $9,000 IN EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE TO HELP WITH NECESSARY LIVING EXPENSES SUCH AS UTILITIES, FOOD, HOUSING, AND TRANSPORTATION. AN ADDITIONAL $6,300 PROVIDED FOR THERAPIST CONTINUING EDUCATION, OUTPATIENT THERAPY BOOKS AND GAMES, AND STORAGE CABINETS FOR THERAPY SUPPLIES.

COVENANT HOMECARE AND HOSPICE:FOR THE LAST THREE YEARS, THE FORT SANDERS FOUNDATION HAS PROVIDED FUNDING FOR A PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN COVENANT HOMECARE AND KNOXVILLE AREA RESCUE MISSION (KARM) TO REDUCE FREQUENT HOSPITALIZATIONS AMONG THE HOMELESS COMMUNITY. IN 2021, ALMOST $148,000 WAS DISTRIBUTED TO SUPPORT THAT PROJECT WHICH PROVIDES ONSITE MEDICAL CARE, CLINIC FACILITIES, MEDICATION MANAGEMENT AND CASE MANAGEMENT AT THE KARM SHELTER. IN THE PAST TWELVE MONTHS, THE PROGRAM HAS SERVED 87 PATIENTS. FOLLOWING PARTICIPATION IN THESE SERVICES, PATIENTS SHOW A 43% REDUCTION IN EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT VISITS, A 70% REDUCTION IN OUTPATIENT CARE VISITS, AND A 30% REDUCTION IN TOTAL LENGTH OF STAY FOR PATIENTS WHO REQUIRED HOSPITALIZATION. AS A RESULT OF THESE SHELTER-BASED SERVICES, THE PATIENTS AT KARM ARE LEADING HEALTHIER LIVES.ANOTHER $22,000 WAS DISTRIBUTED TO UNDERWRITE PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES FOR STAFF, FUND MEMBERSHIP IN THE NATIONAL HOSPICE AND PALLIATIVE CARE ORGANIZATION, PROVIDE MEDICAL/HOSPICE HOUSING FOR INDIGENT PATIENTS, PROVIDE PATIENT EDUCATION MATERIALS, FUND GRIEF COUNSELING SERVICES, AND CONDUCT THE ANNUAL MEMORIAL SERVICE FOR FAMILIES OF DECEASED HOSPICE PATIENTS.COVENANT HOSPICE'S ANNUAL KATERPILLAR KIDS CAMP PROGRAMMING CONTINUED TO BE FUNDED BY THE FOUNDATION IN 2021. THOUGH THE TRADITIONAL IN-PERSON WEEKEND CAMP EXPERIENCE COULD NOT TAKE PLACE DUE TO THE PANDEMIC, APPROXIMATELY $12,600 WAS DISTRIBUTED TO SUPPORT FREE DAY CAMP EXPERIENCES, VIRTUAL GRIEF SUPPORT FOR CHILDREN WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED THE DEATH OF A LOVED ONE, AND ADVANCE EXPENSES FOR THE SPRING 2022 CAMP.JUST OVER $9,600 WAS DISTRIBUTED FROM THE HOMECARE HOPE FUND WHICH ASSISTED 200 PATIENTS IN CRISIS WITH EMERGENCY FUNDS FOR HOUSING, TRANSPORTATION, UTILITIES, MEALS, MEDICINES/MEDICAL SUPPLIES, AND FUNERAL EXPENSES.

THE FOUNDATION SUPPORTS A VARIETY OF OTHER PATIENT CARE PROGRAMS THROUGHOUT COVENANT HEALTH. THE MOST SIGNIFICANT DISTRIBUTIONS IN 2021, WHICH WERE DIRECTED TO FORT SANDERS REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER, FELLOWSHIP CENTER, AND PATIENT CARE SCHOLARSHIPS, ARE DETAILED BELOW:FORT SANDERS FOUNDATION'S DISTRIBUTIONS TO FORT SANDERS REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER IN 2021 PRIMARILY SUPPORTED THE PATRICIA NEAL REHABILITATION CENTER. APPROXIMATELY $149,000 WAS DIRECTED TO THE CENTER'S PROGRAMS AND SERVICES, INCLUDING STAFF EDUCATION, UPGRADED REHABILITATION THERAPY EQUIPMENT, THE ANNUAL OPERATING AND EQUIPMENT EXPENSES OF THE INNOVATIVE RECREATION COOPERATIVE WHICH PROVIDES ADAPTIVE SPORTS AND RECREATION OPPORTUNITIES THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY, SEVERAL PATIENT SUPPORT GROUPS, AND COMMUNITY BRAIN INJURY AND CONCUSSION EDUCATION/PREVENTION PROGRAMS. AN ADDITIONAL APPROXIMATELY $8,500 PROVIDED FOR MATERNAL/INFANT EDUCATION MATERIALS IN BOTH ENGLISH AND SPANISH WHICH ARE PROVIDED TO NEW PARENTS AT DISCHARGE.THE FELLOWSHIP CENTER, AN OUTPATIENT LODGING PROGRAM SUPPORTED ENTIRELY BY CONTRIBUTIONS, OFFERS FREE HOTEL ACCOMMODATIONS AND TRANSPORTATION TO TREATMENT FOR PATIENTS AND FAMILIES COPING WITH SERIOUS ILLNESSES. THE PROGRAM PRIMARILY SERVES THOMPSON CANCER SURVIVAL CENTER PATIENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES WHO LIVE MORE THAN 30 MILES FROM KNOXVILLE. IN 2021, APPROXIMATELY $106,000 IN DISTRIBUTIONS SUPPORTED THE PROGRAM. THOUGH OCCUPANCY DECLINED DUE TO THE PANDEMIC AND THE TRANSITION FROM AN OLDER FREESTANDING BUILDING TO HOTEL PARTNERSHIPS, THE PROGRAM WAS ABLE TO HOUSE 195 GUESTS FROM FIVE STATES IN 2021 PROVIDING 1,487 NIGHTS OF FREE LODGING. 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. CENTER STAFF VET PATIENTS BOTH CLINICALLY AND FINANCIALLY BEFORE SELECTION FOR SCHOLARSHIP-FUNDED CARE. DISTRIBUTIONS OF APPROXIMATELY $46,000 IN 2021 SUPPORTED PATIENTS WHO WERE PROVIDED WITH INPATIENT AND OUTPATIENT CARE.THE FOUNDATION RECEIVES GRANT FUNDS ANNUALLY FROM THE WILL ROGERS INSTITUTE TO SUPPORT PULMONARY REHABILITATION ACROSS COVENANT HEALTH. THE GRANT FUNDS PROVIDE SCHOLARSHIPS TO ASSIST OUTPATIENT PULMONARY REHAB PATIENTS WITHOUT INSURANCE COVERAGE OR THE ABILITY TO PAY. IN 2021, APPROXIMATELY $35,500 IN FUNDING BENEFITED 221 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-FOUR PATIENT REQUESTS FOR CARE AT THE PARKWEST AND FORT SANDERS REGIONAL OUTPATIENT CARDIAC REHABILITATION CLINICS RECEIVED JUST OVER $11,000 IN ASSISTANCE IN 2021.