2019 Community Health Impact Report...Samaritan Health Services 6 Goal two: Greater access Increase...

2019 Community Health Impact Report

Samaritan Health Services

Contents

1 A message from our CEO

2 Whatarecommunitybenefits?

5 Goal one: Healthy families

6 Goal two: Greater access

7 Goal three: Better networks

8 Goal four: Healthy kids

9 Goalfive:Healthyteens

10 Goal six: Healthy seniors

12 Financial overview

1Samaritan Health Services

Improving community health is at the core of our mission

In 2018, Samaritan invested nearly $161 million in community health activities such as services for low-income individuals, free health screenings, health-related research, training for health professionals and grants to local nonprofits in support of health initiatives.

These investments are designed to help address priorities and gaps as identified through hospital Community Health Needs Assessments and the resulting Community Benefit Implementation Plans. The current focus of our investments is in the following priority areas:

• Healthy families • Greater access • Better networks• Healthy kids• Healthy teens• Healthy seniors

As we complete these activities each year, we believe it’s important to report back to the community regarding progress that has been made in each goal area. On the following pages, you’ll find success stories as well as data that will help illustrate how we’re partnering with many others in our region to build healthier communities together. We are pleased to share these stories of hope and inspiration with you.

Sincerely,

Doug Boysen, JD, MHA President & Chief Executive Officer Samaritan Health Services

Watch a video and learn more at samhealth.org/Impact.

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low-income households

Transportationvouchers to

appointments

Housing forlow-income

people

Violencepreventionprograms

Donations tocommunity

clinics

Continuingmedical

education

Healthscreenings

Cancerresearch

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What are community benefits?Community benefits are health care-related programs and services that Oregon’s nonprofit hospitals provide — often with little or no compensation — to address critical health needs in the community.


Charity careHealth care services provided to people who are unable to pay.

Health researchClinical and community health research, as well as studies on health care delivery, with results beingshared outside the hospital.

Cash and in-kind contributionsFunds and services — grants, scholarships, food,equipment, meeting space — to individuals orgroups in the community.

Community health improvementActivities designed specifically to improve the health

of the community, like education events, health screenings, clinics, hotlines and support groups.

Health professions educationTraining future health care professionals by

providing a clinical setting for training, internships,vocational training and residencies.

$12,080,000

$101,102,000

$1,591,000

How Samaritan contributes to our communitiesLearn more at MyOregonHospital.org


Above left: Shannon Snair with Linn Together; Above right: Alice Beck with Yachats Youth and Family Activities; Below: Paul Smith, Molly Perino and Nancy Garcia with Benton County Oral Health Coalition


Goal One: Healthy familiesIncrease physical activity, fitness and access to healthy, nutritious foods for children, youth and families

For the past 39 years, Sweet Home Emergency Ministries has served as a source of healthy food and assistance for those needing help in the Sweet Home area. Besides monthly food boxes, the ministry also offers a hot dinner three times a week; assistance with prescriptions, gasoline and necessary utilities; a clothes closet and hygiene items.

“We are here for the hungry and those in crisis situations in Sweet Home,” said Cindy Rice, program director. “We try to meet as many of their needs as we can. We are a completely volunteer-run organization, and all of our volunteers have a strong passion to serve the people of this community.”

For more than 10 years, Samaritan Lebanon Community Hospital has supported the organization with Social

Accountability grants to purchase milk for the food boxes. Because Samaritan’s grant covers the cost of milk for the year, SHEM is able to use other funds to purchase non-dairy, shelf-safe milk for those who can’t consume dairy products.

“Milk is essential: Young children need it for their development and older people need it for their bone health,” Rice said. “We are so grateful to Samaritan for their partnership because without it, we wouldn’t be able to offer milk to our clients.”

Above: Dean Hummer fills food box for community member in need; Below: Cindy Rice restocks milk


Goal two: Greater accessIncrease access to medical, dental and mental health support and services in the community Oral health is an important factor in an individual’s overall health, but dental care is difficult to access for low-income individuals. The Community Health Centers of Benton and Linn Counties (CHCBLC), along with Strengthening Rural Families (SRF) and Love INC of Benton County, partner together on programs to offer dental care to the underserved of Benton County. Together, these agencies make up the Benton County Oral Health Coalition along with several community dentists and other volunteers.

CHCBLC offers dental screenings to the underserved, providing vouchers that patients can take to participating dentists for urgent dental care. SRF and Love INC contract with Medical Teams International to send a mobile edental unit to their facilities throughout the year.

“The ongoing partnership between our organizations continued to be a valuable relationship that provides a small network of dental resources to those in need,” said Molly Perino, dental program manager for CHCBLC. “There is now more community awareness that there are options from each of our agencies to help.”

Recognizing the importance of oral health, Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center has provided the

coalition with a Social Accountability grant to support screening days at the community health center, as well as dental van visits at SRF and Love INC. This grant also funded the screenings and vouchers at CHCBLC, as well as dental van visits at SRF and Love INC.

“Without the grant, the voucher program would not exist as it does,” Perino said.

“We would likely be able to gather up funds between agencies through various means to fund a van here or there, but not with the regularity that occurs now.”

Paul Smith, executive director for SRF, agreed. “There would be much lower availability of care as well as increased barriers to access for oral health services and treatment,” he said. “It would increase the costs of care. For everyone in the health system due to larger unmet medical issues and greater utilization of the emergency room for care.”

Above: Paul Smith and Molly Perino


Left: Coleman Crocker and Taryn Amens with CARDV Above: Letetia Wilson

Goal three: Better networksIncrease social supports for familiesSurvivors of domestic and sexual abuse in Benton and Linn counties have been able to rely on advocates at the Center Against Rape and Domestic Violence (CARDV) for more than 38 years. CARDV has office locations in Albany, Corvallis and Lebanon to meet with survivors, and also provides support groups and confidential shelters for adults and children who are not safe anywhere else.

“Our ultimate goal is to educate the community, to raise awareness of the prevalence of domestic and sexual violence, to create change and end the abuse,” said Executive Director Letetia Wilson. “About half our clients are adults and half are children. In 2018, about half our clients were from Albany and the other half from Corvallis, but that changes year to year.”

Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center has come alongside CARDV for years with Social Accountability grants to help

fund staffing at the confidential shelters, which can house up to 200 individuals a year. Without the grant, CARDV would need to cut staffing for other services in order to keep the shelters fully staffed, Wilson said.

“Samaritan plays a huge part in our shelter program,” Wilson said. “Their grants help us provide the staff who check in multiple times a day with our clients. They work with our clients on their safety plans, get them access to support services and help them rebuild their lives.”


Goal four: Healthy kidsIncrease services and supports for childrenYachats Youth and Family Activities Program is the only certified early childhood development facility in south Lincoln County, serving families in Yachats, Waldport, Tidewater and other nearby communities. The program offers kindergarten readiness with the same curriculum offered by Head Start, preschool for kids ages 3 to 5, and after-school for kids up to age 12. In addition, Yachats Youth and Family Activities allows 13-year-olds to volunteer with the after-school program, with jobs available once the child turns 14.

Other programs include a monthly Literacy Dinner for families, where a featured book is read and then distributed to young children; as well as summer camps and swimming lessons.

“We offer a high-quality program to prepare the kids of south Lincoln County

for school,” said Alice Beck, program director. “We aim to be the spot for kids and families in this part of the county, to connect with each other and with the community.”

In 2018, Samaritan Pacific Communities Hospital and Samaritan North Lincoln Hospital provided a Social Accountability grant for the preschool at Yachats Youth and Family Activities Program. The preschool serves up to 30 children with tuition only covering the facility’s expenses, but Beck said that only a few parents can afford the tuition.

“We couldn’t do this program without Samaritan and our other grant sources,” she said. “We are so appreciative that Samaritan, as a part of south Lincoln County, sees the value in our preschool and the other programs we provide.”

Above: Patricia Hettinger leads the Yachats Youth and Family Activities pre-school class through an educational activity.


Goal five: Healthy teensIncrease services and supports for adolescentsThe members of Linn Together have been working for nearly 20 years on helping middle and high school-age kids make the best decisions for their future

– and their future health. Their primary focus is on prevention, but tobacco use is also a concern because statistics show a teenager who uses tobacco before age 18 is more likely to become addicted.

“Tobacco use sets them on the wrong trajectory,” said Ron Jacobsen, a probation officer with the Linn County Juvenile Department and member of the Linn Together coalition. “I see it leading to use of alcohol, marijuana and other dangerous substances all the time.”

Samaritan Albany General Hospital

partnered with Linn Together in 2018, with a Social Accountability grant that the coalition used to train 11 individuals on the Project EX program, which focuses on helping high school students quit their tobacco use. Those 11 trainers will work with students throughout Linn County to help them make healthy choices.

“Project EX is a training program that we simply wouldn’t have been able to offer without the Samaritan grant,” Jacobsen said. “This grant also allowed us to spend our resources on other community trainings in the areas of underage marijuana use and bullying. Both of those trainings were highly successful.”

Above (left to right, top to bottom): Angie Jansen, Shannon Snair, Darwin Merrill, Ron Jacobsen


Goal six: Healthy seniorsIncrease social supports for seniors residing in the community

Seniors in Albany without a family or a support network can rely on Volunteer Caregivers for basic services, such as transportation for grocery shopping and medical appointments. Volunteer Caregivers also ensure the senior citizen’s home is safe, with fresh batteries in their smoke detectors and other safety checks. Agency volunteers will build a wheelchair ramp and install grab bars when those services are needed.

“Our volunteers are wonderful about keeping their schedules open to guarantee the client a ride to an appointment, and then home,” said Suzanne Driver, agency director. “Many of our elderly clients are extremely anxious about having no one to help them at those times. If a volunteer has a client in the hospital, many times the volunteer will take the time to visit them. We are sure that this helps with the client’s recovery.”

Samaritan Albany General Hospital sees the value in this important service. For several years, the hospital has contributed a Social Accountability grant to Volunteer Caregivers to pay for gas for the rides to health-related appointments.

“This grant gave us and gives us the ability to continue helping those in need of transportation for health issues,”

Driver said. “We have been able to extend our service outside the greater Albany area to help more seniors get to their needed appointments.”

Above, top: Linda Townsend, Suzanne Driver Above, bottom: Vicki McTaggart, Kevin McLaughlin


Above left: Sheri Billeter treats dental patient; Above right: Patricia Hettinger helps student Below: Kevin McLaughlin and Vicky McTaggart with Volunteer Caregivers


Financial overview1. Charity care is the estimated cost of

providing discounted or free services to patients that qualify for financial assistance.

2. Public programs include Medicare, Medicaid and other programs sponsored by the government. Unpaid costs are the estimated costs of care in excess of reimbursement from these government programs.

3. Community health improvement services are free services offered to the community, such as classes, clinics and workshops.

4. Health professions education includes the cost of training programs for students pursuing health care careers.

5. Subsidized health services are the estimated cost of providing certain clinical services despite a financial loss, because the service meets a community need. Examples

include emergency and trauma care, behavioral health services, and hospice care.

6. Cash and in-kind contributions are grants given to individuals in need and charitable organizations in the community.

7. Research includes the costs associated with clinical trials whose results are made available to the public.

8. Community building activities include programs, such as the Samaritan Early Learning Center, designed to address the root causes of health problems.

9. Community benefit operations are costs required to conduct and coordinate community benefit activities.

Community benefit costs (in thousands) 2018 2017

Charity care $14,318 $12,079

Unpaid costs of public programs $119,309 $120,779

Community health improvement services $2,457 $2,583

Health professions education $8,216 $6,945

Subsidized health services $10,027 $7,546

Cash and in-kind contributions $3,042 $3,071

Research $754 $747

Community building activities $2,298 $2,323

Communitybenefitoperations $402 $336

Total $160,823 $156,409


Above left: Gabrielle Mahoney restocks dental supplies; Above right: Angie Jansen and Alondra Padilla at Linn Together meeting; Below: Students climb and play at Yachats Youth and Family Activities

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