Organization: INFIRMARY HEALTH SYSTEM INC
Mission: THE INFIRMARY HEALTH SYSTEM MISSION IS LIFE WHICH MEANS EMPHASIS IS PLACED ON LEADERSHIP, INTEGRITY, FAMILY AND EXCELLENT SERVICE. OUR VISION IS THAT WE ARE THE FIRST CHOICE FOR HEALTHCARE IN OUR REGION. THROUGHOUT INFIRMARY HEATLH SYSTEM EMPHASIS IS PLACED ON ENHANCING HEALTH AND THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR EACH MEMEBER OF OUR COMMUNITY AND WE ACCOMPLISH THIS BY PROVIDING SUPPORT TO ORGANZATIONS THAT PROMOTE HEALTH.
Activities: INFIRMARY HEALTH SYSTEM (IHS) PROVIDES CENTRALIZED MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES TO FOUR NOT-FOR-PROFIT HOSPITALS, A SKILLED NURSING FACILITY, A CHARITABLE FOUNDATION, AND A NETWORK OF MORE THAN TWENTY MEDICAL CLINICS. IHS IS FOCUSED ON ACHIEVING ECONOMIES OF SCALE FOR ITS SUPPORTED FACILITIES BY PROVIDING CENTRALIZED, COORDINATED SERVICES, ALLOWING THE FACILITIES TO OFFER STATE-OF-THE-ART MEDICAL SERVICES AT THE LOWEST POSSIBLE COST. CENTRALIZED AND COORDINATED SERVICES INCLUDE ACCOUNTING, ACCOUNTS PAYABLE, HUMAN RESOURCES, INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, PURCHASING, BUSINESS OFFICE, AND MAINTENANCE, AMONG MANY OTHER SUPPORT SERVICES. THE SERVICES ARE PROVIDED TO SYSTEM FACILITIES AT A LEVEL OF KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE THAT, IN MANY CASES, WOULD NOT OTHERWISE BE AVAILABLE OR AFFORDABLE. IHS HAS SPEARHEADED EFFORTS TO IMPROVE THE AVAILABILITY OF HEALTHCARE SERVICES IN RURAL AREAS OF SOUTHWEST ALABAMA. RECRUITMENT OF PHYSICIANS TO THE RURAL COMMUNITY OF BAY MINETTE, ALABAMA HAS REMAINED A FOCUS, RESULTING IN SEVERAL PHYSICIANS RELOCATING TO THE AREA. CAPITAL INVESTMENT IN THE FACILITIES IN BAY MINETTE CONTINUE TO PROVIDE BENEFIT TO THE COMMUNITY, WITH OVER 16,000 EMERGENCY SERVICES, OVER 2,300 SURGICAL CASES, 252 NEWBORN DELIVERIES, AND 31,894 ADJUSTED PATIENT DAYS BEING PROVIDED. AS A RESULT OF AN ASSESSMENT OF COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS, IHS SUPPORTED THE INITIATION OF GERIATRIC PSYCHIATRIC SERVICES AT ITS FACILITY IN BAY MINETTE, THE ONLY ONE OF ITS KIND IN BALDWIN COUNTY. STUDIES TO DETERMINE ADDITIONAL HEALTHCARE NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY ARE ONGOING. IN RESPONSE TO A COMMUNITY NEED, IHS BUILT AND NOW OPERATES THE E.A. ROBERTS ALZHEIMER CENTER, A DAY CARE CENTER FOR THE PROVISION OF CARE TO PATIENTS SUFFERING FROM ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE OR SENILE DEMENTIA. THIS LOW- COST FACILITY, THE FIRST OF ITS KIND IN THE REGION, PROVIDES MUCH NEEDED ASSISTANCE AND RELIEF TO FAMILY MEMBERS FOR THESE PATIENTS. BECAUSE IHS AND ITS EMPLOYEES ARE ACTIVELY INVOLVED IN SUPPORTING NUMEROUS LOCAL COMMUNITY BENEFIT ORGANIZATIONS, HEALTH FAIRS, AND HEALTH ADVOCACY ORGANIZATIONS, IHS CREATED, IHELP - A PROGRAM TO CENTRALIZE, TRACK AND IDENTIFY COMMUNITY SERVICE INCLUDING VOLUNTEER, IN-KIND AND FINANCIAL RESOURCES TO MAKE AN IMPACT ON THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF OUR REGION. IHS ESTABLISHED A COMMUNITY DEPARTMENT WITH A BUDGET AND PURCHASED SOFTWARE TO TRACK EMPLOYEE INVOLVEMENT AND COMMUNITY REQUESTS. CAMPAIGNS FOR UNITED WAY, THE AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY, THE AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION, MARCH OF DIMES, GOODWILL, AND MANY OTHER NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS ARE ACTIVELY SUPPORTED BY THE ORGANIZATION AND ITS EMPLOYEES. THE IHS LEADERSHIP TEAM SERVES ON MORE THAN 62 BOARDS AND PLAYS AN ACTIVE ROLE WITH IHELP BY LEADING, SUPPORTING, ENCOURAGING AND PARTICIPATING IN ALL VOLUNTEER PROJECTS. IHELP SUPPORTS MORE THAN 130 ORGANIZATIONS AND NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS THROUGH TEAMS, FUNDRAISING, HEALTH AND WELLNESS FAIRS AND IN-KIND DONATIONS. BLOOD DRIVES ARE CONDUCTED QUARTERLY ON INFIRMARY HEALTH'S CAMPUSES, WHERE EMPLOYEE VOLUNTEERS AND DONATIONS ARE STRONGLY ENCOURAGED. THROUGH INFIRMARY HEALTH'S "GO RED GULF COAST," CAMPAIGN, INFIRMARY HEALTH PROVIDED FREE SCREENINGS TO 300 COMMUNITY MEMBERS. FIFTY VOLUNTEERS HELPED PROVIDE CHOLESTEROL, WEIGHT, AND BLOOD PRESSURE CHECKS. OF THE COMMUNITY MEMBERS SCREENED, 48 PERCENT HAD ABNORMAL CHL RESULTS AND HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE. INFIRMARY HEALTH ALSO PARTICIPATED IN THE AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION'S ANNUAL MOBILE COUNTY AND BALDWIN COUNTY HEART WALKS FOR WHICH EMPLOYEES RAISED MORE THAN 10,000. CARDIAC REHABILITATION PATIENTS ALSO PARTICIPATED IN THE FUNDRAISING THROUGH PURCHASING T-SHIRTS AND REGISTERING FOR THE WALK. INFIRMARY HEALTH EMPLOYEES NOT ONLY HAVE A TEAM EACH YEAR FOR THE MAKING STRIDES AGAINST BREAST CANCER WALK, EMPLOYEES ALSO SERVE ON THE PLANNING COMMITTEE FOR THE EVENT. INFIRMARY HEALTH SERVES AS A FLAGSHIP SPONSOR FOR THE EVENT THAT HAD MORE THAN 25,000 PARTICIPANTS, AND THE INFIRMARY HEALTH TEAM RAISED MORE THAN 25,000 FOR BREAST CANCER. INFIRMARY HEALTH ALSO PARTNERED WITH FOX10 NEWS STATION TO OFFER FREE SKIN AND PROSTATE CANCER SCREENINGS TO THE COMMUNITY. A TOTAL OF 300 PEOPLE WERE SCREENED FOR SKIN CANCER. INFIRMARY HEALTH AND INFIRMARY CANCER CARE (AN AFFILIATE) LAUNCHED A MOBILE CANCER SCREENING AND EDUCATION UNIT IN FEBRUARY 2019. THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, THE UNIT TRAVELED TO MORE THAN 150 EVENTS AND LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS TO PROVIDE FREE CANCER SCREENING AND EDUCATION TO UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS. THE UNIT, STAFFED WITH A DRIVER AND NURSE PRACTITIONER, PROVIDED EDUCATION AROUND COLON CANCER, LUNG CANCER AND SKIN CANCER. TO DETERMINE THE NEEDS OF OUR COMMUNITIES IN BOTH MOBILE AND BALDWIN COUNTIES, THE IHELP COMMITTEE CONDUCTED A COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT (CHNA). BY SURVEYING AND INTERVIEWING COMMUNITY LEADERS THROUGH THE CHNA, TWO KEY AREAS OF NEED WERE IDENTIFIED: ACCESS TO CARE AND OBESITY/PHYSICAL ACTIVITY. MORE THAN 15 INFIRMARY HEATH STAKEHOLDERS DEVELOPED A COMPREHENSIVE IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGY TO ADDRESS THESE TWO NEEDS THROUGH 2021. INFIRMARY HEALTH HOSTS A BI-ANNUAL LEADERSHIP SUMMIT, AN EVENT HELD AT THE BATTLE HOUSE HOTEL FOR IH TEAM LEADERS AND ABOVE TO PROVIDE CONTINUED LEADERSHIP EDUCATION AND AN AFTERNOON OF COMRADERY. AT THE MOST RECENT LEADERSHIP SUMMIT IN DECEMBER, EMPLOYEES RAISED MORE THAN 1,000 FOR LOCAL FOOD BANKS. THE MONIES WERE DISTRIBUTED EVENLY TO FOOD BANKS IN MOBILE AND BALDWIN COUNTIES. INFIRMARY HEALTH HOSTS ITS ANNUAL "TURKEY TOSS" FOR EMPLOYEES IN NOVEMBER, GIVING EACH EMPLOYEE A TURKEY FOR THE HOLIDAYS. REMAINING TURKEYS WERE DONATED TO FEED THE HOMELESS AND LOW INCOME FAMILIES IN MOBILE AND BALDWIN COUNTIES THROUGH VARIOUS ORGANIZATIONS SUCH AS: FEEDING THE GULF COAST (FORMERLY BAY AREA FOOD BANK), HOME OF GRACE, WILMER HALL, L'ARCHE MOBILE, PENELOPE HOUSE, WINGS OF LIFE, PRODISEE PANTRY, FAIRHOPE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH AND FIRST HOPE (FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH OF FAIRHOPE). THOSE WHO DONATED THEIR TURKEY PROVIDED A MEAL FOR A FAMILY THAT MIGHT NOT, HAVE OTHERWISE, HAD ANYTHING TO EAT THIS HOLIDAY SEASON. IN SUPPORT OF ITS DESIRE TO LEAD BY EXAMPLE, IHS HAS INITIATED A WELLNESS PROGRAM FOR ITS EMPLOYEES, PROVIDING ENCOURAGEMENT AND INCENTIVES FOR EMPLOYEES TO LIVE A HEALTHY LIFESTYLE. THE PROGRAM INCLUDES HEALTH ASSESSMENTS THAT PROVIDE EACH PARTICIPATING EMPLOYEE WITH KEY HEALTH METRICS. PLANS FOR IMPROVING HEALTH ARE FORMULATED FOR EACH EMPLOYEE BASED UPON THEIR INDIVIDUAL ASSESSMENT RESULTS. INFIRMARY HEALTH, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH UAB MEDICINE AND THE ALABAMA GENOMIC HEALTH INITIATIVE, HELPED FACILITATE FREE GENOMIC HEALTH SCREENINGS FOR MORE THAN 300 COMMUNITY MEMBERS. THE ALABAMA GENOMIC HEALTH INITIATIVE COLLECTED THE PARTICIPANTS' DATA TO USE FOR STATE-WIDE RESEARCH, AND IN TURN, THE PARTICIPANTS LEARNED IF THEY WERE MORE SUSCEPTIBLE TO DISEASES LIKE CANCER, HEART DISEASE, ETC. INFIRMARY HEALTH PROVIDED THE SPACE AND STAFF TO HELP FACILITATE THE SCREENINGS. IHS ACTIVELY SUPPORTS THE EFFORTS OF THE INFIRMARY FOUNDATION, A NON- PRIVATE FOUNDATION FORMED TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR THE MOBILE INFIRMARY ASSOCIATION, A NOT-FOR-PROFIT HOSPITAL IN MOBILE, ALABAMA. THE INFIRMARY FOUNDATION PROVIDES FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR INVESTMENT IN STATE- OF-THE-ART TECHNOLOGY, ALLOWING THE MOBILE INFIRMARY ASSOCIATION TO PROVIDE THE LATEST IN ADVANCED TREATMENT OPTIONS FOR ITS PATIENTS. THE INFIRMARY FOUNDATION, RECOGNIZING THE SHORTAGE OF QUALIFIED HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS IN THE COMMUNITY, ALSO INVESTS IN THE EDUCATION OF FUTURE HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS BY OFFERING SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITIES FOR COLLEGE STUDENTS IN THE FIELD OF HEALTHCARE, AND BY PROVIDING FUNDING SUPPORT FOR SYSTEM EMPLOYEES WHO FURTHER THEIR EDUCATION IN THE FIELD OF NURSING. THE IHS BOARD, MANAGEMENT AND STAFF ARE COMMITTED TO ENHANCING THE HEALTHCARE STATUS AND RELATED QUALITY OF LIFE OF THE RESIDENTS IN THE AREAS WE SERVE ALONG THE CENTRAL GULF COAST REGION. BY BRINGING EFFICIENCY THROUGH THE COORDINATION OF SERVICES, ELIMINATING REDUNDANCY AND REDUCING COST, FOCUSING ON SPECIFIC COMMUNITY NEEDS, ENCOURAGING HEALTHY LIFESTYLES, SUPPORTING EMPLOYEE INVOLVEMENT IN HEALTHY INITIATIVES, AND ENHANCING EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR TOMORROW'S CAREGIVERS, THESE GOALS ARE BEING REALIZED.
NTEE category: Health Care
Secondary category: Hospitals