M D Anderson Services Corporation

MDASC PROVIDES A BROAD RANGE OF SERVICES TO ELEVATE THE LEVEL OF CANCER CARE IN THE COMMUNITY.

SERVICES: MDASC IS A TEXAS NONPROFIT CORPORATION THAT WAS ORGANIZED IN 1989 AS A SUPPORTING ORGANIZATION TO MDACC. MDACC IS ONE OF THE WORLD'S MOST RESPECTED INSTITUTIONS DEVOTED EXCLUSIVELY TO CANCER PATIENT CARE, RESEARCH, EDUCATION AND PREVENTION. MDASC SUPPORTS MDACC'S MISSION BY ACTING AS AN INSTRUMENT THROUGH WHICH MDACC DELIVERS PROGRAMS TO ACHIEVE MDACC'S MISSION. MDASC'S LONGEST ESTABLISHED EXTRAMURAL RELATIONSHIPS ARE SERVICES AGREEMENTS, PURSUANT TO WHICH MDASC PROVIDES A BROAD RANGE OF CLINICAL SUPPORT SERVICES (INCLUDING MDACC'S CLINICAL GUIDELINES, MULTI-DISCIPLINARY TREATMENT PLANNING METHODOLOGIES, ONCOLOGY QUALITY MANAGEMENT AND BEST PRACTICES PROGRAMS, PHYSICIAN EDUCATION, AND ONCOLOGY CONSULTATIONS) TO ADVANCE THE TREATMENT OF CANCER IN COMMUNITY HOSPITAL OR INTERNATIONAL SETTINGS. PURSUANT TO THE SERVICES AGREEMENT FOR M. D. ANDERSON INTERNATIONAL ESPANA IN MADRID, SPAIN, MDASC SUPPORTS SPAIN'S FIRST MULTI-DISCIPLINARY FULL-SERVICE CANCER CENTER. THE SPAIN CANCER CENTER HAS PROVIDED A LEVEL OF SPECIALIZED ONCOLOGY CARE THAT WAS PREVIOUSLY UNAVAILABLE IN SPAIN. IN 2009, MDASC ALSO ENTERED INTO A SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH AMERICAN HOSPITAL IN ISTANBUL, TURKEY PURSUANT TO WHICH PATIENTS ARE NOW ABLE TO RECEIVE RADIATION TREATMENT FOR CANCER THAT IS IN ACCORDANCE WITH MDACC'S STANDARDS. IN ADDITION TO THESE ACTIVITIES, MDASC ROUTINELY ASSISTS MDACC IN ITS DEVELOPMENT OF VARIOUS PROGRAMS TO IMPLEMENT MDACC'S METHODOLOGIES FOR THE DELIVERY OF HIGH-QUALITY CANCER CARE IN COMMUNITY SETTINGS. FINALLY, MDASC PROVIDES MANAGEMENT EXPERTISE TO ITS RELATED NON-PROFIT EXEMPT ORGANIZATION, M. D. ANDERSON PHYSICIANS NETWORK AND MDACC. MDASC ALSO HOLDS AND ADMINISTERS A PERMANENT ENDOWMENT VALUED IN EXCESS OF $500 MILLION DOLLARS EXCLUSIVELY FOR THE BENEFIT OF MDACC.THE M. D. ANDERSON CARING FUND (THE "FUND") WAS ESTABLISHED BY THE ORGANIZATION IN SEPTEMBER 2011 AS A DISASTER RELIEF FUND TO ASSIST MDACC'S EMPLOYEES AND EDUCATIONAL APPOINTEES IN SECURING TEMPORARY NEEDS THAT MAY OCCUR AS A RESULT OF A LOSS OF A PRIMARY HOME OR A PRIMARY RESIDENCE DUE TO A STATE AND/OR FEDERAL GOVERNMENT DECLARED DISASTER. THE FUND PROVIDED FIXED $1,000 GRANTS TO ADDRESS THE ACUTE OR TEMPORARY NEEDS (E.G., SECURING FOOD AND SHELTER) OF MDACC EMPLOYEES AND EDUCATIONAL APPOINTEES AS A RESULT OF A LOSS OF A PRIMARY HOME OR A PRIMARY RESIDENCE DUE TO A STATE AND/OR FEDERAL GOVERNMENT DECLARED DISASTER. IN FISCAL YEAR 2018, THE FUND DISBURSED NEARLY $1.2 MILLION IN GRANTS TO THOSE IMPACTED BY HURRICANE HARVEY. THE ORGANIZATION ACCEPTS DONATIONS TO THE FUND FROM ITS OWN EMPLOYEES, MDACC EMPLOYEES, AND OTHERS. THE ORGANIZATION HOLDS DONATIONS TO THE FUND IN A SEGREGATED ACCOUNT AND MAKES GRANTS FROM THE FUND IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE M. D. ANDERSON CARING FUND PROGRAM POLICY (THE "POLICY"). THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDES CONTRIBUTORS TO THE FUND WITH WRITTEN TAX RECEIPT LETTERS FOR THEIR DESIGNATED GIFT TO THE FUND.IN FY19, THE FUND ISSUED 14 GRANTS TOTALING $25,700. THE CHARTER FOR THE FUND WAS EXPANDED TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE FOR SPECIFIC QUALIFYING FINANCIAL HARDSHIPS IN ADDITION TO DISASTER RELIEF AND THE GRANT SIZE WAS AMENDED TO ALLOW VARIABLE GRANT SUPPORT UP TO A MAXIMUM OF $2,000.