Organization: COLUMBUS REGIONAL HOSPITAL
Mission: TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH OF THE PEOPLE IN SOUTHEASTERN INDIANA BY ACTIVELY RAISING CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS TO SUPPORT COLUMBUS REGIONAL HOSPITAL HEALTHCARE INITIATIVES AND TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL SUPPORT AND PROMOTE ADVOCACY FOR HEALTHY COMMUNITIES INITIATIVES AND VIMCARE CLINIC THROUGH PUBLIC AWARENESS, PHILANTHROPY AND STEWARDSHIP.
Activities: CRHF PROVIDES SUPPORT TO COLUMBUS REGIONAL HOSPITAL, AN ORGANIZATION EXEMPT FROM TAX UNDER IRC SECTION 501(C)(3). THE FOUNDATION ALSO PROVIDES GRANTS, THAT SUPPPORT MEDICAL CARE AT CRH, AND SCHOLARSHIPS TO ASSIST WITH THOSE PURSUING AN EDUCATION IN THE MEDICAL FIELD. CRHF ALSO PROVIDES SUPPORT TO OTHER EXEMPT ORGANIZATIONS TO FURTHER PROMOTE THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF THE COMMUNITY. IN 2019, CRHF PROVIDED SUPPORT TO A COMMUNITY-WIDE INITIATIVE RESPONDING TO THE EMERGENT OPIOID CRISIS IN BARTHOLOMEW COUNTY. FUNDING FOR THIS INITIATIVE (THE ALLIANCE FOR SUBSTANCE ABUSE PROGRESS IN BARTHOLOMEW COUNTY) PRIMARILY CONSISTED OF FUNDING FOR NEW CRH EMPLOYEES LEADING THE INITIATIVE.COLUMBUS REGIONAL HOSPITAL FOUNDATION ACTS AS FIDUCIARY FOR OUR HOSPICE OF SOUTH CENTRAL INDIANA (OHSCI) TO RECEIVE AND INVEST A PORTION OF OHSCI'S CASH RESERVE ASSETS. AS ENTITIES OF THE COLUMBUS REGIONAL HOSPITAL SYSTEM, THIS IS AN APPROPRIATE SERVICE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN CRHF AND OUR HOSPICE. CRHF AND OUR HOSPICE ALSO WORK COLLABORATIVELY TO RAISE FUNDS FOR BOTH ORGANIZATIONS. 2019 OHSCI ASSETS MANAGED BY CRHF TOTALED $4,604,234.
CRHF PROVIDES PHILANTHROPIC SUPPORT TO VIMCARE CLINIC, A DEPARTMENT OF COLUMBUS REGIONAL HOSPITAL AND THE HOSPITAL'S SAFETY NET CLINIC FOR LOW-INCOME ADULTS. FUNDING FOR VIMCARE COVERS BEHAVORIAL HEALTH SERVICES, FINANCIAL NAVIGATION, CASE MANAGEMENT, MEDICATION ASSISTANCE, AND TRANSLATION SERVICES.
CRHF IS THE PRIMARY FUNDER OF HEALTHY COMMUNITIES INITIATIVE, AN ORGANIZATION WHOSE STAFF IS EMPLOYED BY COLUMBUS REGIONAL HOSPITAL, AND WORKS TO IMPROVE THE LONG-TERM QUALITY OF LIFE IN BARTHOLOMEW COUNTY THROUGH LOCAL ACTION TEAMS: TOBACCO AWARENESS AND PREVENTION, MEDICATION ASSISTANCE, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, CARING PARENTS, PROYECTO SALUD, BREASTFEEDING COALITION AND HEALTHY LIFESTYLES. CRHF SUBSIDIZES HCI STAFF EXPENSES AND COVERS PROGRAM EXPENSES.
Religious classification: None