Organization: GREAT PLAINS HEALTH CARE FOUNDATION
Mission: TO INSPIRE PHILANTHROPY THAT WILL ENHANCE THE QUALITY AND AVAILABILITY OF HEALTHCARE SERVICES FOR THE PATIENTS AND COMMUNITIES SERVED.
Activities: IN 2019, GREAT PLAINS HEALTH CARE FOUNDATION RECEIVED SUPPORT FOR SEVERAL FUNDS THAT ENHANCE THE PATIENT EXPERIENCE. OF THE $790,000, APPROXIMATELY $147,681 WENT TOWARDS THE PURCHASE OF A DAVINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM FOR SURGERY. $78,700 WAS IN SUPPORT OF HOSPICE PROGRAMS, $414,929 CAME IN THE FORM OF PLEDGE PAYMENTS FOR A NEWLY RENOVATED EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT AND $10,784 WAS IN SUPPORT OF CANCER SERVICES.THE REMAINDER OF THE MONEY WAS PRIMARILY RAISED THROUGH EMPLOYEE GIVING AND WENT TO SUPPORT INTERNAL DEPARTMENTAL PROJECTS SUCH AS STRYKER VENOM PROBES, BEHAVIORAL HEALTH INTERVENTIONS, HEAVY-DUTY STRYKER WHEELCHAIRS, TRANSPORT CHAIRS, A PORTABLE EEG MACHINE AND A PORTABLE ULTRASOUND MACHINE. ONGOING PROJECTS ARE SUSTAINED THROUGH THE FOUNDATION INCLUDING MANY PATIENT ASSISTANCE INITIATIVES INCLUDING A COMFORT CART, GAS CARDS, CLOTHING CLOSET AND GRIEF CAMPS.
NTEE category: Health Care
Secondary category: Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations