Vmc Foundation

TO ENHANCE COMMUNITY HEALTH AND RELATED HUMAN NEEDS VIA THE COUNTY OF SANTA CLARA HEALTH SYSTEM.

COVID-19 RESPONSE AND RECOVERY - THE FOUNDATION HAD A SIGNIFICANT ROLE IN THE COUNTY OF SANTA CLARA'S RESPONSE TO COVID-19, RAISING MILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN PPE AND OTHER SUPPLIES TO PROTECT HEALTHCARE WORKERS AND SUPPORT TESTING AND VACCINATION. THAT WORK WILL CONTINUE IN 2022 AS VACCINES ARE APPROVED FOR SMALL CHILDREN AND ADDITIONAL BOOSTERS ARE REQUIRED. BUT INCREASINGLY, THE FOCUS OF THE FOUNDATION WILL PIVOT FROM COVID-19 RESPONSE TO RECOVERY. THE ORGANIZATION WILL PRIORITIZE SUPPORT FOR SERVICES THAT TARGET POPULATIONS MOST IMPACTED BY THE PANDEMIC AND INVEST IN PROGRAMS THAT ADDRESS THE MENTAL HEALTH NEEDS OF FRONTLINE HEALTHCARE WORKERS. FRIENDS OF ST. LOUISE - THE COUNTY OF SANTA CLARA PURCHASED THREE BANKRUPT AND/OR CLOSED HOSPITALS IN EARLY 2019, TWO OF WHICH HAD PRE-EXISTING FOUNDATIONS LATER DISBANDED. THE FOUNDATION IS NOW RAISING FUNDS FOR AND SUPPORTING SERVICES AT SANTA CLARA VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER HOSPITALS & CLINICS, INCLUDING O'CONNOR HOSPITAL, ST. LOUISE REGIONAL HOSPITAL, AND THE DEPAUL HEALTH CENTER IN ADDITION TO THE REST OF THE COUNTY OF SANTA CLARA HEALTH SYSTEM. "FRIENDS OF ST. LOUISE" IS THE NEW AFFILIATE GROUP LAUNCHED BY THE FOUNDATION TO SERVE AS THE COMMUNITY-FUNDRAISING ARM FOR ST. LOUISE REGIONAL HOSPITAL. COMPRISED OF THE FORMER MEMBERS OF THE NOW-DEFUNCT ST. LOUISE HOSPITAL FOUNDATION, FRIENDS OF ST. LOUISE WILL BE THE CONDUIT BY WHICH THE FOUNDATION SUPPORTS THE EXPANSION OF THE HOSPITAL. IN DECEMBER 2021, A NEW ANNUAL FUNDRAISING EVENT FOR ST. LOUISE WAS LAUNCHED, RAISING OVER $100,000. A CAMPAIGN TO SUPPORT A WOMEN AND CHILDREN'S CENTER - THE OPENING OF A NEW MAIN HOSPITAL BUILDING AT SCVMC IN 2017 ALLOWED THE CURRENT MAIN HOSPITAL TO BE RE-PURPOSED AS A CENTER FOCUSING ON WOMEN AND CHILDREN'S CARE. THE FOUNDATION IS RAISING FUNDS TO PROVIDE THIS BUILDING WITH AN ARTISTIC/AESTHETIC UPGRADE BEFITTING A FREE-STANDING WOMEN/CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL (SAN JOSE IS CURRENTLY THE LARGEST CITY IN THE UNITED STATES WITHOUT ONE). THIS MULTI-YEAR EFFORT IS THE LARGEST PROJECT THE FOUNDATION HAS EVER UNDERTAKEN. IN 2018, THE NAME OF THE BUILDING OFFICIALLY BECAME THE SUSANNE B. WILSON WOMEN & CHILDREN'S CENTER.VIOLENCE PREVENTION - THE SANTA CLARA COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH DEPARTMENT LEADS A COMMUNITY-WIDE COALITION TO ADDRESS VIOLENCE IN EAST SAN JOSE AS A PUBLIC HEALTH CONCERN. AS SUCH, THE FOUNDATION HAS BEEN INVITED TO BE PART OF THIS COALITION AND HAS BEEN CHOSEN AS THE "WELLNESS FUND," WHERE DOLLARS RAISED TO SUPPORT THE WORK OF THE ALLIANCE WILL BE KEPT AND ADMINISTERED. THE FOUNDATION'S CEO IS ACTIVE ON THE COALITION'S LEADERSHIP TEAM.SPINAL CORD AND BRAIN INJURY REHABILITATION - SECURING GRANTS AND GIFTS TO ENHANCE THE WORLD-CLASS CARE PROVIDED BY SCVMC'S SPINAL CORD INJURY (SCI) AND THE TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY (TBI) UNIT IS A MAJOR PRIORITY, SINCE DOING SO NOT ONLY HELPS PATIENTS OBTAIN THE BEST TREATMENT FOR THESE KINDS OF INJURIES BUT ALSO HELPS ATTRACT PATIENTS WITH PRIVATE INSURANCE. THIS PROGRAM BENEFITS SCVMC FINANCIALLY BEYOND WHAT PHILANTHROPY ALONE CAN DO.TURNING WHEELS FOR KIDS - THE FOUNDATION ENSURES THAT CHILDREN OF LOW-INCOME FAMILIES CAN HAVE A BRAND-NEW BICYCLE, PROMOTING OUTDOOR EXERCISE AND BATTLING THE EPIDEMIC OF CHILDHOOD OBESITY. FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2021, AND 2020, THE VOLUNTEERS WHO RUN THIS INSPIRING PROGRAM BOUGHT, BUILT, AND DISTRIBUTED MORE THAN 1,200 AND 1,960 BIKES TO CHILDREN IN SILICON VALLEY, RESPECTIVELY. THIS WAS ACCOMPLISHED DESPITE THE FACT THAT GATHERINGS OF ANY SIZE WERE FORBIDDEN DUE TO COVID-19 RELATED RESTRICTIONS. NEONATAL INTENSIVE CARE UNIT (NICU) SUPPORT - SCVMC'S NICU PROVIDES THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF CARE TO HUNDREDS OF TINY, PREMATURE INFANTS EACH YEAR. THE FOUNDATION, WITH THE HELP OF FIRST 5 SANTA CLARA COUNTY, IN SILICON VALLEY, AND OTHER PHILANTHROPISTS, PROVIDE TECHNOLOGY AND SOCIAL SERVICE SUPPORT TO THESE BABIES AND FAMILIES.EDUCATION AND ISSUE ADVOCACY - THE FOUNDATION IS ONE OF THE ONLY METHODS THAT SANTA CLARA COUNTY'S PUBLIC HEALTH AND HOSPITAL SYSTEM HAVE TO PROMOTE THE EXCELLENT AND ESSENTIAL SERVICES IT PROVIDES TO ALL RESIDENTS OF THE COUNTY, REGARDLESS OF ABILITY TO PAY. PUBLIC KNOWLEDGE OF THESE SERVICES, MANY OF WHICH ARE PROVIDED BY THE COUNTY OF SANTA CLARA HEALTH SYSTEM AND NO OTHER HOSPITALS IN THE BAY AREA, CAN HAVE POLICY IMPLICATIONS. FOR THIS REASON, THE FOUNDATION IS DEDICATED TO SUPPORTING COMMUNITY EDUCATION AND OUTREACH ABOUT THE HEALTH SYSTEM'S SERVICES, HOW LOCAL AND NATIONAL POLICY CHANGES MAY AFFECT THE HEALTH SYSTEMS, AND HOW INCREASED UNDERSTANDING OF THE HEALTH SYSTEM'S ROLE IN CARING FOR THE COMMUNITY CAN DRIVE DONATIONS, POLITICAL SUPPORT, AND PUBLIC PERCEPTION. ADDITIONALLY, EXPANDING THE UNDERSTANDING OF HOW ISSUES LIKE COMMUNITY VIOLENCE AND HOMELESSNESS ARE HEALTH CRISES AND HOW SANTA CLARA COUNTY RESIDENTS CAN HELP SOLVE THESE CRISES HAS BECOME A GROWING PRIORITY.