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Program 1 [2020]
SEE SCHEDULE O.PROVIDENCECOVID-19 RESEARCH:FIGHTING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC REQUIRED A COMBINATION OF INNOVATIVE, ADAPTABLE HEALTHCARE AND LEADING-EDGE RESEARCH. DONORS CAME TOGETHER TO ENSURE THAT OUR PATIENTS RECEIVED THE VERY BEST CARE, POWERED BY THE VERY LATEST RESEARCH. IN 2020 SWEDISH LAUNCHED OVER 45 STUDIES AND CLINICAL TRIALS, IN ADDITION, PHILANTHROPY ALLOWED US TO OPEN THE COVID-19 RECOVERY CLINIC, WHERE RECOVERED COVID-19 PATIENTS CAN RECEIVE ONGOING TREATMENT FOR THEIR SYMPTOMS PLUS VITALLY IMPORTANT RESEARCH INTO THE LONG-TERM IMPLICATIONS OF THE DISEASE, WHY SOME PATIENTS RESPOND DIFFERENTLY, AND HOW TO ADJUST TREATMENT ACCORDINGLY. OTHER COVID-19 PHILANTHROPIC-DRIVEN WORK INCLUDED EMBARKING ON THE USE OF CONVALESCENT PLASMA AND A TRIAL TO INVESTIGATE THE EFFICACY OF GIVING PATIENTS WITH MODERATE SYMPTOMS ZINC AND A SUPPLEMENT CALLED RESVERATROL. FUND FOR EXCELLENCE:DONOR SUPPORT ALLOWED US TO ADAPT TO NEW, UNPRECEDENTED CHALLENGES WHILE CONTINUING TO PROVIDE HIGH-QUALITY CARE. WHEN THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC REACHED SEATTLE, IT CREATED AN URGENT NEED TO TRAIN OUR NURSES ON A HOST OF CORONAVIRUS-RELATED TOPICS. THE SWEDISH FUN FOR EXCELLENCE HELPED TO STAND UP TRAINING ON THE PROPER USE OF PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT IN A PANDEMIC SCENARIO. OUR RN UNIT CHAMPIONS WERE NIMBLE AND PREPARED TO KEEP OUR NURSES SAFE BY PROVIDING THAT TRAINING WHILE ALSO CARING FOR OUR SICKEST PATIENTS. SWEDISH CANCER INSTITUTE:IN 2020, THE SUPPORT OF OUR COMMUNITY ENABLED THE SWEDISH CANCER INSTITUTE TO ACQUIRE A NEW ULTRASOUND MACHINE AND UNDERGO A GYNECOLOGIC ONCOLOGY CLINIC REMODEL. PHILANTHROPY ALSO SUPPORTED EDUCATION AND OTHER VITAL PROGRAMS INCLUDING THORACIC GAP YEAR RESEARCH FELLOWS, SPECIMEN REPOSITORY, THE BRAVO READS PROGRAM, MOBILE MAMMOGRAPHY IN THE GREATER SEATTLE COMMUNITY, THE SLOAN FAMILY KITCHEN, A UNIQUE GATHERING PLACE WITHIN THE CANCER INSTITUTE CLINIC FOR PATIENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES TO GATHER; DONATIONS ALSO SUPPORTED A ROBUST PATIENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM PROVIDING SERVICES TO PATIENTS IN NEED OF SERVICES OUTSIDE OF MEDICAL CARE LIKE EMERGENCY HOUSING AND TRANSPORTATION. THE GENEROSITY OF DONORS ALLOWED THE SWEDISH CANCER INSTITUTE RESEARCH TO CONTINUE ITS RESEARCH WITH MULTIPLE CLINICAL TRIALS AND RESEARCH INQUIRIES INCLUDING THE VIBE STUDY, BREAST CANCER REGISTRY AND CENTER FOR LUNG RESEARCH, IN ADDITION TO THE FUNDING OF SALARIES FOR MULTIPLE CAREGIVERS TO ENABLE THESE PROGRAMS TO CONTINUE. DONORS CONTINUE TO PROVIDE VALUABLE SOCIAL WORK FOR OUR PATIENTS. FOR MANY PATIENTS, CLINICAL TRIALS ARE THE ONLY OPTION AFTER STANDARD TREATMENTS FAIL. SCI HAS BEEN A LEADER IN CLINICAL TRIAL PARTICIPATION AMONG HEALTH CARE INSTITUTIONS IN THE PUGET SOUND REGION. IN PARTICULAR, OUR RECENT FORAYS INTO COLLECTING THE GENOME OF OUR PATIENTS AND THEIR CANCER HAVE ALLOWED US TO TREAT THEM BASED ON WHAT HAS WORKED FOR OTHERS WITH A SIMILAR GENETIC MAKEUP-BOTH PERSONALLY AND WITHIN THEIR TUMORS. WE'RE PARTICIPATING IN THE TARGETED AGENT PROFILING UTILIZATION REGISTRY-AN ONGOING STUDY LED BY THE ASSOCIATION OF CLINICAL ONCOLOGY-THAT MATCHES PATIENTS WITH A DRUG BASED ON THE GENETIC MUTATION DRIVING THEIR CANCER, RATHER THAN THE TYPE OF CANCER THEY HAVE. AS OF JANUARY, MORE THAN 3,000 OF OUR PATIENTS WERE ENROLLED IN 640 TRIALS. IN ADDITION, GENEROUS DONATIONS ENSURE THAT MORE PATIENTS CAN RECEIVE HELP LIKE COORDINATING BASIC NEEDS LIKE TRAVEL TO APPOINTMENTS TO PROVIDING COUNSELING AND COPING SKILLS FOR PATIENTS FACING DIFFICULT NEW REALITIES OF CANCER. AND THROUGH OUR PATIENT ASSISTANCE FUND, WE PROVIDED NEARLY 700 GRANTS TO THOSE IN NEED OF EVERYDAY BASICS LIKE GROCERIES.SWEDISH NEUROSCIENCE INSTITUTE:THE SWEDISH NEUROSCIENCE INSTITUTE DIRECTLY BENEFITTED FROM THE GENEROSITY OF THE COMMUNITY IN 2020. THE NEWLY LAUNCHED PROGRAM FOR HEALTHY AGING PROVIDES HEALTH AND WELLNESS SUPPORT TO PATIENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES IMPACTED BY DEMENTIA AND ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE. 2020 ALSO SAW THE INSTALLATION OF THE CORINDUS ROBOT AT SWEDISH CHERRY HILL, AN INTER-OPERATIVE DEVICE TO AID SURGICAL PLANNING BY NEUROSURGEONS WITH THE CAPABILITY OF REMOTE SURGICAL WORK. PHILANTHROPY SUPPORTED THE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS OF THE SNI EPILEPSY INTERNSHIP AND SPINE FELLOWSHIP. IN ADDITION, SUPPORT WAS DIRECTED TO THE BEN AND CATHERINE IVY CENTER FOR ADVANCED BRAIN TUMOR TREATMENT FOR ONE OF THEIR MAJOR RESEARCH EFFORTS TO IDENTIFY WHICH STRAIN OF CYTOMEGALOVIRUS (CMV) THAT MIGHT BE CAUSING CANCER. THROUGH SEQUENCING AND STUDIES OF THE VIRAL REMNANTS PRESENT IN TUMOR SAMPLES, THROUGH PHILANTHROPIC SUPPORT, THE TEAM HAS BEEN ABLE TO ELIMINATE THE MOST COMMON STRAIN OF CMV AS A SUSPECT. THAT MEANS THE TEAM IS THAT MUCH CLOSER TO FINDING THE VIRAL CULPRIT. THE 2020 SEATTLE BRAIN CANCER WALK YIELDED DONATIONS TO HELP BRAIN CANCER PATIENTS LIVE LONGER AND WILL HELP OUR RESEARCHERS GAIN NEW INSIGHT INTO DEVELOPING THEIR OWN VACCINE FOR THE VIRUS CONNECTED WITH GLIOBLASTOMA GROWTH. ALL DONATIONS TO THE WALK DIRECTLY FUND THE RESEARCH AND CLINICAL TRIALS THAT GIVE OUR PATIENTS NEW HOPE. THE SWEDISH AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS (ALS) CLINIC HELPS PATIENTS MANAGE THIS LIFE-ALTERING NEURODEGENERATIVE CONDITION WITH A COMPREHENSIVE TEAM OF CAREGIVERS. PATIENTS CAN SEE UP TO 11 CAREGIVERS ON THE SAME DAY, BUT ABSORBING ALL OF THAT INFORMATION, OVER SEVERAL HOURS, CAN BE A CHALLENGE. THANKS TO DONOR SUPPORT, WE HAVE UPGRADED OUR EXAM ROOMS TO BE A WELCOMING AND PRODUCTIVE PLACE FOR PATIENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES TO SPEND THE DAY. LARGE INTERACTIVE SMART BOARDS ALLOW CAREGIVERS TO DRAW DIAGRAMS FOR PATIENTS AND SHOW THEM VIDEOS, WHILE TAKING NOTES THAT CAN BE SHARED BETWEEN COLLEAGUES. TABLETS WILL HELP PATIENTS FILL OUT QUESTIONNAIRES THAT CAN BE UPLOADED DIRECTLY INTO THEIR MEDICAL RECORDS. AND NEW FURNITURE WILL ENSUREPATIENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES ARE COMFORTABLE DURING MULTIPLE APPOINTMENTS. THE SWEDISH MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS CENTER BENEFITTED IN 2020 WITH SUPPORT FOR HOLISTIC PATIENT EDUCATION AND SUPPORT PROGRAMS REACHING MORE THAN 300 PEOPLE, BOTH PATIENTS AND FAMILY MEMBERS. THE MS ADVENTURE PROGRAM EMBARKED ON NEARLY 30 ADVENTURES WITH EQUIPMENT ADAPTED TO THEIR NEEDS, ALLOWING PATIENTS TO JUMP OUT OF PLANES, GLIDING DOWN SNOWY SLOPES AND REENGAGE WITH THEIR WORLD.SWEDISH BEHAVIORAL HEALTH:ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY (ECT) CAN BE LIFE-CHANGING FOR PATIENTS WITH TREATMENT-RESISTANT DEPRESSION AND BIPOLAR DISORDER. PATIENTS ARE REQUIRED TO HAVE RELIABLE TRANSPORTATION TO AND FROM THEIR APPOINTMENTS AND IN A TYPICAL MONTH WE HAVE BEEN FORCED TO TURN AWAY TWO TO THREE PATIENTS WHO LACK ADEQUATE TRANSPORTATION. HOWEVER, THIS YEAR GENEROUS DONORS ENSURED THAT EVERYONE WHO NEEDED ECT HAD ACCESS TO IT. A NEW PATIENT ASSISTANCE FUND PROVIDED 12 PATIENTS FROM 9 CITIES WITH RIDES TO AND FROM 41 APPOINTMENTS VIA NORTHWEST AMBULANCE. SWEDISH ORTHOPEDIC INSTITUTE:PHILANTHROPY SUPPORTED A NEW ULTRASOUND MACHINE FOR THE SWEDISH SPINE & SPORTS MEDICINE PROGRAM; A NEW CELL COUNTER USED FOR PLATELET RICH PLASMA TREATMENTS AND SUPPORTED RESEARCH ASSISTANT TIME AT BOTH THE SWEDISH ORTHOPEDIC INSTITUTE AND REGENERATIVE MEDICINE PROGRAM.SWEDISH HEART AND VASCULAR INSTITUTE:THE SWEDISH HEART AND VASCULAR INSTITUTE WAS ABLE TO SUPPORT ADVANCED CARDIAC SUPPORT STAFF DEVELOPMENT AND CONTINUE TO BUILD OUT THE SCAN AFIB PROGRAM INCLUDING THE SUPPORT FOR TWO MEDICAL DIRECTORS, A DATA ARCHITECT, A PATIENT CARE COORDINATOR AND AN ADVANCED PRACTICE CLINICIAN THROUGH THE ASSISTANCE OF PHILANTHROPY IN 2020. DATA IS THE FOUNDATION OF HEALTH CARE'S FUTURE AND WE ARE GATHERING AND ANALYZING IT IN WAYS THAT WILL ENSURE PATIENTS LEAD THEIR HEALTHIEST LIFE POSSIBLE. WITH DONOR SUPPORT, PATIENTS WHO TURN TO SWEDISH HEART & VASCULAR INSTITUTE ARE GETTING STATE OF THE ART CARE WITHOUT EVER COMING TO THE CLINIC THROUGH A NEWLY DEVELOPED A DATABASE TO BETTER MONITOR PATIENTS WITH HEART FAILURE. RATHER THAN SEEING EVERY PATIENT YEARLY, OUR HEART AND VASCULAR CLINICIANS CAN GATHER DATA POINTS SUCH AS BLOOD PRESSURE FROM THE PATIENT'S PRIMARY CARE VISITS. IN THIS CUSTOM DATABASE, CONCERNING NUMBERS OR TRENDS WILL BE AUTOMATICALLY FLAGGED TO HELP PHYSICIANS IDENTIFY PATIENTS WHO MIGHT BENEFIT FROM AN IN-PERSON VISIT. IN ADDITION, PHILANTHROPY SUPPORTED THE NURSE NAVIGATION PROGRAM FOR STRUCTURAL HEART AND RESEARCH AROUND HEART AND THE IMPACT OF COVID-19.NURSING:THE SWEDISH NURSING PROGRAM WAS ABLE TO OFFER CONTINUING EDUCATION CONFERENCES, SEND NURSES TO A WELLNESS RETREAT, ENHANCE OUR NURSING TECHNICIAN PROGRAM AND PATIENT CARE EXPLORATORY PROJECTS, CONTINUE WORK AROUND THE RN CHAMPIONS PROGRAM AND RN UNIT CHAMPIONS PROGRAM-WHICH PROVIDE HANDS-ON TRAINING AND MENTORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES FOR OUR NURSES- AND SUPPORT WAS GIVEN TO THE SIMULATION CENTER FOR ONGOING CLINICAL TRAINING.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJan 1, 2020 – Dec 31, 2020Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$22.3MSwedish Cancer Research Support
SWEDISH CANCER INSTITUTE (SCI) IN 2023, PHILANTHROPIC DOLLARS HELPED SUPPORT AND SIGNIFICANTLY ADVANCE CANCER RESEARCH, EDUCATION, PATIENT ASSISTANCE, AND SUPPORTIVE CARE SERVICES. MAJOR RESEARCH PRIORITIES INCLUDED BREAST CANCER, THORACIC, GYNECOLOGIC, COLORECTAL, HEMATOLOGY AND LUNG CANCERS, AS WELL AS THE TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH HAPPENING AT THE PAUL G. ALLEN RESEARCH CENTER AT SWEDISH CANCER INSTITUTE. OUR RESEARCH UTILIZES A WIDE ARRAY OF APPROACHES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ADVANCED DIAGNOSTIC TOOLS SUCH AS GENE EXPRESSION ASSAYS, GENOMIC TUMOR PROFILING, MRI'S, PET/CT SCANS, AND LUNG CANCER SCREENING. AT THE PAUL G. ALLEN RESEARCH CENTER, THE FOCUS WAS ON THE NEXT FRONTIER IN IMMUNOTHERAPIES, GENOMICS AND GENE EXPRESSION, AND EARLY DETECTION AND PREVENTION USING MULTI-OMIC TECHNIQUES. SUPPORTIVE CARE SERVICES SUPPORTED BY PHILANTHROPY INCLUDED ART AND MUSIC THERAPIES, SOCIAL WORK AND COUNSELING, PATIENT ASSISTANCE, AND THE THERESA JANE HEALTHCARE CAREERS TRAINING PROGRAM, WHICH PROVIDE TRAINING AND CAREER OPPORTUNITIES FOR WOMEN FACING HOMELESSNESS.SWEDISH NEUROSCIENCE INSTITUTE (SNI): PHILANTHROPY PROVIDED A CRUCIAL ROLE IN ADVANCING VARIOUS PROGRAMS AND RESEARCH INITIATIVES AT THE SWEDISH NEUROSCIENCE INSTITUTE. FUNDING SUPPORTED THE GENERAL SPINE, MOVEMENT DISORDERS, AND STROKE PROGRAMS. SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTIONS WERE DIRECTED TOWARD THE EXPANSION OF THE CATHETERIZATION LABORATORY (CATH LAB), ENHANCING ITS CAPACITY FOR RESEARCH AND CLINICAL TRIALS. DONOR GIFTS ALSO FACILITATED THE PURCHASE OF A NEXT GENERATION NEUROSURGICAL ULTRASOUND THAT HAS TRANSFORMED NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES ACROSS A VARIETY OF SPECIALTIES, ESPECIALLY IN BRAIN TUMOR OPERATIONS. THIS NEW EQUIPMENT HELPS GUIDE SURGEONS IN REAL TIME DURING AN OPERATION, INCREASING THE ACCURACY OF TUMOR REMOVAL AND IMPROVING TUMOR MARGINS. ADDITIONALLY, PHILANTHROPY FACILITATED THE ESTABLISHMENT OF NEW CLINIC SPACES FOR NEUROLOGY AND NEUROPSYCHOLOGY STAFF AND PROGRAMS, SPECIFICALLY SUPPORTING THE CENTER FOR HEALTHY AGING AND THE GROWTH OF IMMUNO-ONCOLOGY SERVICES. THE INSTITUTE ALSO ADVANCED PERSONALIZED SMALL THERAPEUTICS, DESIGNED TO ADDRESS UNMET HEALTH NEEDS WITH INDIVIDUALIZED TREATMENT SOLUTIONS. SWEDISH HEART AND VASCULAR INSTITUTE (SHVI): PHILANTHROPY TO THE SWEDISH HEART AND VASCULAR INSTITUTE SUPPORTED ENABLING EXPANDED CLINICAL TRIALS AND RESEARCH THAT PROVIDED PATIENTS WITH ACCESS TO PROMISING INVESTIGATIVE TREATMENTS. FUNDING WAS DIRECTED TOWARD THE CARDIOVASCULAR PERFUSION LAB, WHICH USES HEART PERFUSION SCANS TO DIAGNOSE HEART DISEASE AND ASSESS THE IMPACT OF HEART ATTACKS OR SURGERIES. PHILANTHROPY ALSO SUPPORTED THE PULMONARY EMBOLISM RESPONSE TEAM (PERT), A MULTIDISCIPLINARY TEAM FOCUSED ON OPTIMIZING CARE FOR PATIENTS WITH PULMONARY EMBOLISM, THROUGH CAREGIVER EDUCATION AND SUPPORTIVE CARE SERVICES. ONGOING DEDICATED PHILANTHROPIC SUPPORT CONTINUED TO FUEL THE SWEDISH COMPREHENSIVE ATRIAL FIBRILLATION NETWORK (SCAN). THIS FUNDING HAS FACILITATED SWEDISH CUTTING THE WAIT TIME BETWEEN DIAGNOSIS TO SPECIALIZED CARE APPOINTMENTS IN HALF SINCE THE OPENING OF THIS CLINIC. ADDITIONALLY, EDUCATION ON THE SAFETY AND POTENTIAL BENEFITS OF D-RIBOSE FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE WAS MADE POSSIBLE THROUGH GENEROUS DONATIONS. FINALLY, SPANNING ACROSS ALL AREAS OF SHVI, THE NURSE NAVIGATOR PROGRAM CONTINUES TO MAKE MEASURABLE, POSITIVE ADVANCEMENTS IN PATIENT CARE SWEDISH BEHAVIORAL HEALTH: PHILANTHROPY WAS INSTRUMENTAL IN ADDRESSING BEHAVIORAL HEALTH NEEDS WITHIN THE GREATER PUGET SOUND COMMUNITY. FUNDING SUPPORTED THE POSTDOCTORAL FELLOW PROGRAM AND CAREGIVER TRAINING INITIATIVES. THE SWEDISH PCBH FELLOWSHIP BENEFITTED FROM CONTINUED PHILANTHROPIC INTEREST, WHICH AIDED IN EXPANDING THE PROGRAM AND ENHANCING MENTAL HEALTH AND WELLBEING THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY. ADDITIONALLY, DONATIONS SUPPORTED THE TRAINING OF SWEDISH CARE TEAMS AND CAREGIVERS, ENSURING THEY ARE EQUIPPED WITH THE NECESSARY SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE TO PROVIDE EXCEPTIONAL CARE. SWEDISH WOMEN & CHILDREN'S PROGRAM: PHILANTHROPY WAS CRUCIAL IN SUPPORTING THE SWEDISH WOMEN & CHILDREN'S PROGRAM, PARTICULARLY IN RESPONSE TO CARE SERVICES IMPACTED BY COVID-19 AND THE EXPANSION OF WOMEN'S HOLISTIC HEALTH SERVICES. FUNDING FACILITATED THE GROWTH OF WOMEN'S AND CHILDREN'S RESEARCH, AS WELL AS THE REMODELING OF THE WOMEN'S AND CHILDREN'S AREA AND CONSTRUCTION WORK ON THE LABOR AND DELIVERY WORKROOM. DONATIONS ENABLED THE PURCHASE OF ADVANCED NEONATAL TRANSPORT EQUIPMENT, INCLUDING PORTABLE ISOLETTES EQUIPPED WITH VENTILATORS, MEDICAL AIR, OXYGEN, NITRIC OXIDE, SUCTION, VITAL SIGN MONITORS, PULSE OXIMETRY, CAPNOGRAPHY, AND DEFIBRILLATORS. PHILANTHROPY ALSO PROVIDED TRANSCUTANEOUS BILIRUBINOMETERS FOR DIAGNOSING AND MONITORING INFANT JAUNDICE AND SUPPORTED THE DOULA PROGRAM, WHICH OFFERS EMOTIONAL, PHYSICAL, AND INFORMATIONAL SUPPORT TO NEW AND EXPECTANT PARENTS. SWEDISH DIGESTIVE HEALTH INSTITUTE: IN 2023, PHILANTHROPIC CONTRIBUTIONS SIGNIFICANTLY SUPPORTED THE SWEDISH DIGESTIVE HEALTH INSTITUTE, PARTICULARLY THE COLORECTAL AND THORACIC SURGERY FELLOWSHIP PROGRAMS AND THE GASTROENTEROLOGY NURSE EDUCATION PROGRAM. THE SWEDISH ORGAN TRANSPLANT PATIENT ASSISTANCE FUND BENEFITTED FROM THESE CONTRIBUTIONS, PROVIDING CRUCIAL ASSISTANCE WITH TRAVEL AND LODGING COSTS FOR TRANSPLANT PATIENTS. ADDITIONALLY, PHILANTHROPY ENABLED THE USE OF INTESTINAL ULTRASOUNDS, OFFERING HIGHLY ACCURATE IMAGES OF THE BOWEL TO HELP DOCTORS AND PATIENTS BETTER UNDERSTAND THE CAUSES OF SYMPTOMS. NURSING: IN 2023, PHILANTHROPIC CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE SWEDISH NURSING PROGRAM FOCUSED ON ADDRESSING CAREGIVER WELLNESS IN RESPONSE TO STAFF TURNOVER AND BURNOUT DUE TO ONGOING PANDEMIC DEMANDS. FUNDING SUPPORTED TRAINING RETREATS TO AID NURSES IN THEIR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND PROVIDED SCHOLARSHIPS FOR THOSE PURSUING FURTHER EDUCATION. ADDITIONALLY, PHILANTHROPY FACILITATED THE PROVIDENCE ENDOSCOPY COURSE, OFFERING EDUCATION AND TRAINING ON THE ENDOSCOPIC MANAGEMENT OF GASTROINTESTINAL DISORDERS. TO FURTHER SUPPORT THE WELL-BEING AND RESILIENCE OF HEALTHCARE WORKERS, DONATIONS HELPED ESTABLISH A RESPITE ROOM, PROVIDING A DEDICATED SPACE FOR STAFF TO STEP AWAY FROM WORK AND RECHARGE. HEALTH EQUITY, DIVERSITY, AND INCLUSION: DONATIONS DESIGNATED TO THE OFFICE OF HEALTH EQUITY, DIVERSITY, AND INCLUSION AT SWEDISH FOSTERED AN INCLUSIVE ENVIRONMENT FOR ALL PATIENTS, VISITORS, AND CAREGIVERS. CONTRIBUTIONS FOCUSED ON ELEVATING HEALTH EQUITY, DIVERSITY, AND INCLUSION INITIATIVES, WITH AN EMPHASIS ON WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT ACROSS VARIOUS AREAS, ENSURING THAT SWEDISH HOSPITALS AND CLINICS CONTINUE TO PROVIDE EQUITABLE AND INCLUSIVE CARE. FOR EXAMPLE, THE MEHARRY SWEDISH PARTNERSHIP HELPED US ATTRACT AND RECRUIT A MORE DIVERSE WORKFORCE. DURING THEIR TIME WITH US, MEDICAL STUDENTS MOVE THROUGH GENERAL SURGERY ROTATIONS AND RECEIVE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR TRANSPORTATION, HOUSING, AND LIVING EXPENSES. FUND FOR EXCELLENCE: PHILANTHROPIC CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE GENERAL FUND FOR EXCELLENCE WERE INSTRUMENTAL IN ENSURING HIGH-QUALITY CARE ACROSS ALL AREAS OF THE SWEDISH MEDICAL CENTER CARE CONTINUUM. FUNDING SUPPORTED THE WORKPLACE SAFETY K9 PROGRAM, WHICH ENHANCES SAFETY BY DETECTING DANGEROUS ITEMS SUCH AS WEAPONS, DRUGS, AND BOMBS. PHILANTHROPY ALSO FACILITATED LEADERSHIP RETREATS, PROMOTING PERSONAL GROWTH AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AMONG STAFF. ADDITIONALLY, THE TAKE HAND HYGIENE BY STORM PROGRAM RECEIVED SUPPORT TO RAISE AWARENESS ABOUT PROPER HYGIENE PRACTICES, AIMING TO PREVENT ILLNESS AND IMPROVE OVERALL HEALTH OUTCOMES.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJan 1, 2023 – Dec 31, 2023Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$17.5M
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