Organization: MEDICAL FOUNDATION OF NASHVILLE
Mission: THE MEDICAL FOUNDATION OF NASHVILLE EMPOWERS OUR COMMUNITY BY SUPPORTING HEALTH ACCESS, PROMOTING HEALTHY LIFESTYLES, CHAMPIONING HEALTH AND MEDICAL EDUCATION, AND COOPERATING WITH OTHER CHARITABLE ENTITIES TO WORK TOWARDS A HEALTHIER NASHVILLE.COORDINATED CHARITY CARE - PROJECT ACCESS NASHVILLE SPECIALTY CARE, A PROGRAM UNDER THE LEADERSHIP OF THE NASHVILLE ACADEMY OF MEDICINE AND THE MEDICAL FOUNDATION OF NASHVILLE, PROVIDES A COORDINATED SYSTEM OF CARE TO LOW-INCOME, UNINSURED RESIDENTS OF MIDDLE TENNESSEE COUNTIES THROUGH OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH THE METRO NASHVILLE HEALTH DEPARTMENT AND THE SAFETY NET CONSORTIUM OF MIDDLE TENNESSEE. WEBSITE IS WWW.PROJECTACCESSNASHVILLE.COM.PUBLIC HEALTH EDUCATION - INCLUDES EDUCATION AND OUTREACH TO PHYSICIANS, PATIENTS, AND THE COMMUNITY AT LARGE ON HEALTH TOPICS. MEDICAL FOUNDATION OF NASHVILLE CONDUCTS THIS ACTIVITY USING A VARIETY OF METHODS, SUCH AS IN-PERSON SEMINARS, FLYERS, SOCIAL MEDIA, AND ONE-ON-ONE INTERACTION WITH INDIVIDUALS.
Activities: PANSC: PROJECT ACCESS NASHVILLE SPECIALTY CARE WAS OPERATED IN DAVIDSON, WILLIAMSON, AND RUTHERFORD COUNTIES TO FURTHER THE EXEMPT PURPOSES BY COORDINATING MEDICALLY NECESSARY SPECIALTY CARE FOR LOW-INCOME, UNINSURED INDIVIDUALS. IN 2019, PANSC COORDINATED OVER $1.97 MILLION IN DONATED MEDICAL CARE TO ELIGIBLE PATIENTS THROUGH 18,950 CONNECTIONS BETWEEN THE PROGRAM AND PATIENTS. EDUCATION FOR PHYSICIANS/PHYSICIANS IN TRAINING: EDUCATION FOR PHYSICIANS AND PHYSICIANS IN TRAINING WAS CONDUCTED IN MIDDLE TENNESSEE BY THE MEDICAL FOUNDATION OF NASHVILLE IN COLLABORATION WITH OTHER PARTNERS WITH EXPERTISE IN THE FIELD OF STUDY TO FURTHER THE EXEMPT PURPOSE BY PROVIDING EDUCATION. THE MEDICAL FOUNDATION OF NASHVILLE PLANNED, PARTICIPATED IN, AND/OR SUPPORTED NINE EDUCATIONAL EVENTS IN MIDDLE TENNESSEE FOR PHYSICIANS AND/OR PHYSICIANS IN TRAINING IN 2019. PUBLIC HEALTH EDUCATION: PUBLIC HEALTH EDUCATION WAS CONDUCTED IN MIDDLE TENNESSEE TO FURTHER THE EXEMPT PURPOSES BY PROVIDING EDUCATION TO THE COMMUNITY ON VARIOUS HEALTH TOPICS WITH THE GOAL OF EMPOWERING THE COMMUNITY TO MAKE HEALTHIER CHOICES TOWARDS INCREASINGLY HEALTHY LIFESTYLES. IN 2019, OVER 4,339 HEALTH OUTREACH ENGAGEMENTS WERE MADE BY THE MEDICAL FOUNDATION OF NASHVILLE TO PROMOTE HEALTH IN OUR COMMUNITY. THESE INCLUDE EVENTS, SUCH AS HEALTH FAIRS, AND COMMUNICATION WITH INDIVIDUAL PATIENTS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS AROUND PUBLIC HEALTH TOPICS.
NTEE category: Health Care
Secondary category: Voluntary Health Associations & Medical Disciplines