Los Angeles County-Univ Of Southern Ca Medical Center Foundation

TO SUPPORT AND ENHANCE THE MISSION OF THE LAC+USC MEDICAL CENTER AND ENSURE IT MAINTAINS ITS STATUS AS A LEADER IN HEALTH AND MEDICINE, COMMUNITY CARE, EDUCATION AND RESEARCH, AND PROVIDES THE HIGHEST CALIBER OF CARE TO PATIENTS AND MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY IT SERVES.

COMMUNITY EMPOWERMENT AND CAPACITY-BUILDING - THE FOUNDATION PROVIDES COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT SERVICES THAT PROMOTE HEALTH EDUCATION, AWARENESS AND ADVOCACY IN COMMUNITIES ACROSS LOS ANGELES COUNTY. THIS ENGAGEMENT IS PROVIDED THROUGH CONTRACTED SERVICES TO GOVERNMENT AGENCIES AND NONPROFIT FOUNDATIONS. IN 2021, THE FOUNDATION RECEIVED THREE COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKER COVID-19 RESPONSE GRANTS TO MOBILIZE COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS TO OUTREACH DOOR-TO-DOOR IN LOS ANGELES COMMUNITIES AND LEVERAGE STRATEGIC RELATIONSHIPS WITH LOCAL SCHOOLS, FAITH-BASED INSTITUTIONS, YOUTH GROUPS, HEALTH CLINICS AND BUSINESSES TO IMPROVE COMMUNITY HEALTH AND RESILIENCY THROUGHOUT THE PANDEMIC. THE FOUNDATION ALSO WORKED CLOSELY WITH THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH THROUGH ITS PARTNERSHIP WITH THE TOBACCO CONTROL AND PREVENTION PROGRAM AND THE DEPARTMENT OF HIV AND STD PREVENTION TO EMPOWER COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO SUCCESSFULLY ADVOCATE FOR AND ADVANCE THEIR HEALTH AND WELLNESS NEEDS AT CITY, COUNTY AND STATE LEVELS. THE FOUNDATION ALSO SUPPORTED IMPORTANT WORK OUTREACHING TO COMMUNITIES IN NEED DURING THE PANDEMIC, INCLUDING THE STATEWIDE EMERGENCY RENTAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (ERAP).

SUPPORTING SYSTEMS CHANGE - THE FOUNDATION PROVIDES DIRECT SUPPORT TO THE MEDICAL CENTER IN THE AREAS OF COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, PATIENT BENEFIT, AND EMPLOYEE WELLNESS PROGRAMS. THE FOUNDATION CONVENES A MONTHLY STAKEHOLDER COLLABORATIVE, THE HEALTH INNOVATION COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP, TO SUPPORT THE HEALTH SYSTEM TO BE RESPONSIVE TO AND INCLUSIVE OF COMMUNITY NEEDS AND INTERESTS AND ENSURE COMMUNITY REPRESENTATION IN DECISION-MAKING RELATED TO CAMPUS-PROJECTS THAT IMPACT PATIENTS, RESIDENTS AND LOCAL STAKEHOLDERS. IN ADDITION, THE FOUNDATION AUGMENTS MEDICAL CENTER RESOURCES BY PROVIDING CRITICAL ASSISTANCE TO PATIENTS-IN-NEED IN THE AREAS OF FOOD AND TRANSPORTATION ASSISTANCE.

THE POWER OF PARTNERSHIP - THE FOUNDATION'S FISCAL SPONSORSHIP PROGRAM SUPPORTS INNOVATIVE AND HIGH-VALUE PROGRAMS DEVELOPED BY THE LAC+USC MEDICAL CENTER AND COUNTY AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS. OUR FISCAL SPONSORSHIP PROGRAM INCLUDES PROJECTS IN SUPPORT OF HEALTHY COMMUNITIES, OPIOID HIGH UTILIZERS, MEDICALLY TAILORED MEALS, HOSPITAL QUALITY IMPROVEMENT AND ALTERNATIVES TO INCARCERATION. THE FOUNDATION ALSO SUPPORTS THE LAC+USC DEPARTMENTS OF PEDIATRICS, SURGERY AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE TO LEVERAGE PARTNERSHIPS IN SUPPORT OF IMPROVED PATIENT CARE. IN 2021, THE FOUNDATION MANAGED $2,000,000 IN FUNDS ACROSS 20 PROJECTS, INCLUDING SERVING AS THE ONGOING FISCAL SPONSOR TO THE CALIFORNIA ENDOWMENT'S 10-YEAR BUILDING HEALTHY COMMUNITIES INITIATIVE SITE IN BOYLE HEIGHTS.

ADDRESSING HEALTH EQUITY - THE FOUNDATION'S FLAGSHIP PROGRAM, THE WELLNESS CENTER, BEGAN IN 2012 AS A COLLABORATION WITH THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY FIRST DISTRICT AND THE CALIFORNIA ENDOWMENT RAISING APPROXIMATELY $10 MILLION TO RENOVATE THE FIRST FLOOR OF THE HISTORIC GENERAL HOSPITAL AND CREATE A 41,782 SQUARE FOOT WELLNESS CENTER. THE PRIMARY GOAL OF THE CENTER IS TO ADDRESS HEALTH EQUITY AND IMPROVE HEALTH OUTCOMES FOR LAC+USC PATIENTS AND THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITY AS A KEY COMPONENT OF A REGIONAL INTEGRATED HEALTH SYSTEM ON LOS ANGELES' EASTSIDE. SINCE OPENING IN 2014, THE WELLNESS CENTER AND ITS 23 CO-LOCATED AND PARTNER AGENCIES HAVE PROVIDED FREE-OF-CHARGE SOCIAL SERVICES AND SUPPORT TO MORE THAN 40,000 UNIQUE CLIENTS. CLIENTS RECEIVE SERVICES RELATED TO CHRONIC DISEASE PREVENTION AND MANAGEMENT, PAIN MANAGEMENT, HEALTHCARE ACCESS AND ADVOCACY, LEGAL/IMMIGRATION CHALLENGES, MENTAL/BEHAVIORAL HEALTH, FOOD AND HOUSING INSECURITY, AND TRAUMA-INFORMED CARE. IN 2021, THE CENTER CONTINUED TO PROVIDE SERVICES VIRTUALLY AND THROUGH OUTDOOR "DRIVE-THRU" SETTINGS IN RESPONSE TO COVID-19 HEALTH PROTOCOLS REACHING MORE THAN 20,000 CURRENT AND NEW CLIENTS WITH TELEPHONIC AND ZOOM-BASED NAVIGATION SERVICES, WELLNESS CHECKS, SOCIAL SUPPORTS, VIRTUAL CLASSES AND SUPPORT GROUPS, AND REFERRALS TO INCOME, RENT RELIEF, AND FOOD ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS.