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Building health communities fund

There is an urgent need in St. Louis to redefine health and well-being towards a more human-empowered approach. The Building Healthy Communities fund addresses health conditions where people live, learn, work, and play. Through partnerships with local school districts, community-based organizations, and philanthropy, the Foundation focuses on a wide range of health risks to prevent disease, disability, and death. Funding examples include two school- based health centers in North St. Louis County, annual community flu shots, and the Show Me Healthy Women’s program dedicated to breast and cervical cancer prevention.

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Social determinants of health, such as food access, socioeconomic status, educational access, and housing conditions can derail health. Help the Christian Hospital Foundation to establish provide groundbreaking resources and pathways to sustainable health.

Food Pharmacy Program

This initiative addresses food insecurity by providing nutritious food to patients diagnosed with congestive heart failure and diabetes. By ensuring access to healthy food, the program reduces hospital readmissions and emergency room revisits within 30 days of discharge, creating sustainable pathways to better health.

Medical Indigent Fund

The Medical Indigent Fund supplies underinsured and uninsured patients with life-saving medications, medical devices, and access to primary care. For example, the fund has enabled patients to receive wearable cardioverter defibrillators, which monitor and protect against sudden cardiac arrest.

Mobile Integrated Health Program

This innovative program brings healthcare directly to patients in their homes, addressing gaps in care and managing chronic conditions to prevent avoidable visits to the hospital.

With the busiest ED in the state of Missouri, the CHAP team supports Christian Hospital patients to take better control of their health and overall wellness by connecting them to community resources and regular, preventative care.

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Medication and antibiotic IV for indigent patients fund

Nearly three-out-of-five Americans take medications daily. Unfortunately, social and economic factors are drivers of medication non-adherence in our service area. Annually, the Christian Hospital Foundation (Foundation) raises monies for our uninsured and underinsured population, providing more than $110,000 per year to assist patients and community members with access to necessary medications, devices, or services. Through philanthropy, this gift of health empowers members of our community to take control of their health. In cooperation with the Medication and Antibiotic IV Fund for Indigent Patients, the Mobile Pharmacy allows us to teach patients how to take their medications and provide life-saving medications before they leave the hospital. This service in conjunction allows vulnerable patients to leave the hospital with necessary medications, empowered to tackle their health management. These services have seen patients take better control of their health which has decreased emergency visits and admissions.

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Employee help fund

Our health care heroes are crucial to the care and recovery of our patients. When in crisis this fund can support employees to maintain stability so that they can provide the best care possible. With the incidence of crisis such as an act of God (fire, flood, etc.) or in the form of personal financial strife due to illness, death, or other extreme life events.

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Frank E. Seavert EMS Scholarship Fund

Supporting this fund is a commitment to alleviating the cost-burden of education for a Christian Hospital EMS Academy student. With a shortage of EMS workers nationally this scholarship can increase the opportunity for additional health care heroes to enter the workforce within our community.

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