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It all adds up
In fiscal year 2015, Mercy
Medical Center Redding,
St. Elizabeth Community
Hospital, and Mercy Medical
Center Mt. Shasta provided
$59,369,819 in patient finan-
cial assistance, unreimbursed
costs of Medicaid and Medi-
care, community health im-
provement services, and other
community health benefits.
Lunch for kids and much more
Together, our three hospitals provided $275,216 in grants to local non-
profits. Some of the projects funded were:
The 211 phone service.
Mercy Medical Center Redding helps support the
United Way’s free phone line. It connects people to services like food
banks and crisis resources.
Family counseling.
St. Elizabeth Community Hospital helped fund the
Wraparound Counseling Program. It’s a service of Northern California
Child Development, Inc. The low-fee program helps families build on their
own strengths to improve their lives.
A children’s lunch program.
Mercy Medical Center Mt. Shasta helped fund
Great Northern Corporation’s summer lunch program. Kids who participat-
ed in the program also received healthy snack bags during school holidays.
The work of
the Community
Health program starts on paper, says
Alexis Ross, Community Benefit
and Strategy Manager for Dignity
Health. But it doesn’t stay there.
Project ideas spring from a report
written every three years about
the current health needs in our
community. But in the end, it’s
about people. Community Health
provides a safety net for people in
our area who need services most.
Here are a few ways we put Commu-
nity Health dollars to work in 2015.
‘Healthier Living’ workshops
Mercy Medical Center Redding
sponsors workshops to help people
with chronic diseases learn to
manage their health. They’re free
to Shasta County residents with
type 2 diabetes, heart disease, or
fibromyalgia.
As a teacher, Ross sees firsthand
the power of learning. “People re-
ally change and grow,” she says.
Cancer support services
Thanks in part to a $64,000 Susan
G. Komen grant, a nurse navigator
is on hand at St. Elizabeth
Community Hospital for patients
with lung and breast cancer.
She helps with everything from
tracking test results to getting
people to their appointments.
“Having a nurse navigator for
support is crucial for our patients,”
Ross says.
Health education
At Mercy Medical Center Mt. Shasta,
health education is the priority.
Funding also supports screenings for
cancer, diabetes, and heart disease.
When people understand their
medical conditions, Ross says, that
empowers them to take charge of
their health.
Interested in applying for a Dignity
Health community grant? Learn how at
dignityhealth.org.Frompaper to
PEOPLE
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