Organization: FORT WASHINGTON MEDICAL CENTER
Mission: TO ENSURE HIGHEST QUALITY, RESPONSIVE HEALTH CARE SERVICES DEDICATED TO ADVANCING THE HEALTH OF OUR COMMUNITY CUSTOMERS.
Activities: IN 2019, FORT WASHINGTON MEDICAL CENTER, INC., AN ACUTE CARE HOSPITAL PROVIDED MEDICAL AND SURGICAL SERVICES TO THE COMMUNITY. IN ADDITION, THEY PROVIDED BENEFITS TO THE COMMUNITY THAT INCLUDED, CHARITY CARE, TEACHING PERCEPTOR OPPORTUNITIES, HEALTH SCREENINGS, COMMUNITY HEALTH EDUCATION, COMMUNITY SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES, AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITIES.100% OF THE ASSETS FOR FORT WASHINGTON MEDICAL CENTER, INC. WERE TRANSFERRED TO ADVENTIST HEALTHCARE FORT WASHINGTON MEDICAL CENTER, INC. IN OCTOBER 2019 UNDER AN ASSET PURCHASE AGREEMENT. SEE SCHEDULE H PART V FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REGARDING THE TRANSACTION.
FORT WASHINGTON MEDICAL CENTER, INC., APPLIED FOR AND WAS AWARDED A GRANT FROM GILEAD. THIS FOCUS GRANT OBJECTIVE IS TO ADDRESS THE GROWING CONCERN OF INCREASING CASES OF HIV AND HEPITITIS (HEP.C) IN THE COMMUNITY. AS A RESULT, FORT WASHINGTON MEDICAL CENTER, FURTHER SERVES THE COMMUNITY THROUGH OFFERING HIV AND HEP.C TESTING TO THE COMMUNITY THROUGH IT'S EMERGENCY ROOM DEPARTMENT. THIS BENEFITS PATIENTS, WHO MAY OTHERWISE NOT HAVE ACCESS TO THIS FREE SCREENING. THIS PROGRAM NOT ONLY PROVIDES DIAGNOSTIC AWARENESS, BUT IT ALSO PROVIDES NAVIGATIONAL SERVICES FOR FOLLOW UP AND CONTINUED CARE BASED ON THE TEST RESULTS.
Religious classification: Christianity