Providence Health System in Oregon

2005 Community Benefits Report

Providence Health System in Oregon

1235 NE 47th Avenue, Suite 299 Portland, Oregon 97213

Providence Resource Line503-574-6595 n 1-800-562-8964

www.providence.org/oregon

Providence St. Vincent Medical Center, Portland n Providence Portland Medical Center

Providence Milwaukie Hospital n Providence Hood River Memorial Hospital n Providence Newberg Medical Center

Providence Seaside Hospital n Providence Medford Medical Center n Providence Child Center, Portland

Providence ElderPlace, Portland and Gresham n Providence Benedictine Nursing Center, Mt. Angel

Providence Brookside Manor, Hood River n Providence Seaside Extended Care

Providence Home and Community Services n Providence Health Plans

Providence Medical Group, Providence Family Medicine, Providence North Coast and other clinics

Providence Health System in Oregon is a not-for-profit network of hospitals, care centers, health plans, physicians, clinics, home health services and affiliated services. We continue

a tradition of caring that the Sisters of Providence began in the West 150 years ago.

Providence Health System is an equal-opportunity organization in the provision of health care services and employment opportunities.

Partnering with our

Communities

Providence Health System in Oregon

2005 Community Benefits Report

Partnering with our

Communities

Our Core Values

The Providence mission is carried out by

employees, physicians, volunteers and

other care providers whose service

reflects our five core values: respect,

compassion, justice, excellence

and stewardship.

frontier community, whether by caring for orphans and elderly people or by building schools and hospitals.

In 2005, Providence Health System in Oregon provided more than $144 million in community benefits, services that we underwrote fully or in part. We are honored to continue a long tradition as a force for good in our communities. n

Russ Danielson Vice President and Chief Executive, Providence Health System, Oregon Region

Elizabeth McCabe Regional Director, Mission Integration, Providence Health System, Oregon Region

AAn uninsured couple facing cancer finds relief from looming medical bills. Homeless young people turn to safe, healthy surroundings and hope at a downtown shelter. Oregonians familiar with hunger sit down to a nutritious meal.

As these and other stories in this report illustrate, Providence reaches out in countless ways to help fulfill needs in our communities. Often, we partner with other organizations and agencies that share our commitment to serving the poor and vulnerable. Our periodic Community Needs and Assets Assessment identifies needs, along with ways we can collaborate with others to meet them.

In caring for our communities, we continue the mission of five pioneering Sisters of Providence. During 2006 we celebrate the 150th anniversary of their arrival at Fort Vancouver in 1856. These remarkable sisters from Montreal, Canada, responded with love to the needs of the

On the cover: Serving a diverse community, Yves Lefranc, M.D., cares for patients including Walter Gruytch at Providence Family Medicine Southeast and does volunteer work to help fellow Latinos. Also shown are Amanda Brown of Oregon Food Bank and little Ali Hussiem at the Virginia Garcia Memorial Health Center clinic, Beaverton.

Our Mission

Providence Health System continues the

healing ministry of Jesus in the world

of today, with special concern for those

who are poor and vulnerable. Working

with others in a spirit of loving service,

we strive to meet the health needs of

people as they journey through life.

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Partnering with our Communities

For Providence, a vital part of fulfilling community needs is providing financial assistance for people who find themselves in vulnerable circumstances. Carol and Doug Wasden of Amity have been relieved to receive assistance with their medical bills as they cope with her cancer. Story on page 8.

“ …Community is first of all

a quality of the heart. It grows

from the spiritual knowledge that we are alive not for

ourselves but for one another.

- Henri Nouwen Priest, author and L’Arche pastor

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AA problem to fix

At first, Philip Thompson admits, he felt a little nervous about receiving dental care in “a trailer.” But he had a mouthful of problem teeth and an urgent need. To pre-vent serious complications, all Philip’s teeth needed to be removed before he could

HClosetful of encouragement

Homeless women find more than a free warm coat or crisp, clean blouse in the Clothing Closet at Catholic Charities Rose Haven. Often, they find some confidence and encouragement.

“To be able to come somewhere and get decent clothing…it’s amazing what a differ-ence it makes,” says Sister Cathie Boerboom, program manager at the multiservice day shelter for homeless women in Portland’s Old Town. “They model for each other. They go out to job interviews with clothes they get here. It’s a whole difference of feeling good about yourself.”

A Providence Health Plans team sponsored three big drives for Rose Haven in 2005, collect-

Philip stayed at Providence St. Vincent’s Travis and Beverly Cross Guest Housing Center.

begin radiation treatment for the cancer growing inside his nasal cavity.

“It’s just like my job,” the landscape supervisor from Seaside says softly. “You see something that needs fixing, you fix it.” So in November he stepped inside the Northwest

Medical Teams Dental Van in Seaside and had his teeth extracted by “a really wonderful dentist.” Volunteer dentists aboard the van provide their services free to people in finan-cial need, with Providence Seaside Hospital Foundation helping fund the van’s visits and doing the scheduling.

Philip had been referred to the van by his Providence radiation oncology social worker in Portland, where he has received cancer treatments at Providence St. Vincent Medical Center. A Providence Seaside employee’s husband has offered to make and donate dentures for him. “I feel very fortunate,” Philip says. n

ing and delivering clothing, toiletries and household items. As Sister Cathie puts it, such gifts say, “You are valued. You are beautiful.” n

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Lucie Peterson (left), who led the drives sponsored by Providence Health Plans’ Quality Medical Management team, joins Sister Cathie (center) and Shirley Isadore.

At Oregon Food Bank’s Portland warehouse, Amanda Brown stacks some of the mixed fruit paid for by Providence.

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TFood to fill a great need

Take 39,168 cans of mixed fruit, 38,556 cans of chili, 81,120 cartons of macaroni and cheese, 39,168 cans of green beans and 30,240 jars of peanut butter. What you have is one sizable deposit in the Oregon Food Bank – and more than 450,000 nutritious meals for people who are hungry.

Filling five semitrucks, all those groceries were purchased with a December 2005 grant to Oregon Food Bank from the Providence Health Plan Community Benefits Fund. Half of the $200,000 gift bought the food. The other half will help the nonprofit cover its ongoing costs of distributing food to emer-gency food agencies throughout Oregon.

“This generous gift from Providence couldn’t have come at a better time,” says Rachel Bristol, Oregon Food Bank executive director. “Combined with other donations

we have been receiving, it will help make up the shortfall we’ve experienced.” Hurricane devastation of cropland had curtailed USDA food supplies, and the needs of Hurricane Katrina victims had diverted food donations.

A longtime supporter of Oregon Food Bank, Providence helped keep food flowing to hungry people last year with an earlier grant of $100,000. The health system knows the importance of good nutrition in helping people stay healthy. That’s why Providence gives money, and staff give time by volun-teering in numerous ways. n

There is no finer investment for any

community than

putting milk

into babies.

- Winston Churchill

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Diana enjoys the company of daughter Jaizen and case manager Marie Bagley at the Addictions Recovery Center’s transitional living home. Diana lived there for a time and continues to receive counseling.

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any other business to United Way and its agencies last year, making it our most philanthropic organization in the Rogue Valley,” says Dee Anne Everson, executive director, United Way of Jackson County.

Addictions Recovery Center staff have helped Diana overcome her meth addiction, learn how to be a mother to her daughter – and begin studies toward her goal of becoming a drug and alcohol counselor. “They’ve given me the tools for recovery, for knowledge, for self- awareness and most important, for my survival.” n

Recovering a life

What’s most important to me is preventing one person from making the same mistakes I made.” That’s the message Diana Beers shared with Medford high school students at a recent assembly. Diana is a recovering meth addict. She has spent time in jail, lost custody of her 2-year-old daughter and almost died.

After abusing the drug for 13 years, Diana has been clean since May 2005 thanks to the help of Addictions Recovery Center of Medford. The nonprofit agency is funded through United Way.

“Providence Medford Medical Center and its employees donated more money than

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SA comfort for anxiety

Stuffed animals here and there, vibrant colors and even a restroom with pint-sized fixtures help create the child-friendly atmosphere in Children’s Emergency Care at Providence St. Vincent Medical Center. This special place within the Emergency Department offers gentle, expert care for sick and injured youngsters while easing their fears.

Anxieties of another kind are eased by the financial assistance Providence St. Vincent provides for emergency patients of all ages. In 2005, Emergency Department staff received more than 74,000 patient visits, including more than 14,000 by children 17 and under. About one in six patients had no health insurance.

Providence St. Vincent underwrote $10,351,000 in outpatient and inpatient care for uninsured patients who came through the Emergency Department in 2005. In addition, the hospital provided more than $10,000,000 in subsidized care for Medicaid and Medicare patients visiting the Emergency Department.

“Our job is to provide care with the highest of excellence, caring, compassion and grace, keeping our doors open to our community – but especially to the poor and vulnerable,” says Kathy Ramey, R.N., director of Emergency Services for Providence’s Portland Service Area.

All told, in its Emergency Department and well beyond, Providence St. Vincent Medical Center supported the community by giving $41,998,000 in community benefits in 2005. n

Casts lovingly signed by children adorn the giant teddy bear in Children’s Emergency Care.

We are designed by our Creator to be

interdependent in service to one another.

- Sister Karin Dufault, S.P., R.N., Ph.D. Sister of Providence Executive Director, Providence Supportive Care Coalition

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Financial assistance

REasing a difficult load

Resettling from Las Vegas into the peaceful Oregon town of Amity two years ago, Carol and Doug Wasden found a haven from big-city life. Then Carol, a breast cancer survivor, learned that the pesky back pain she had attributed to the exertions of moving was caused by bone cancer. Even as she began treatments at Providence St. Vincent Medical Center, another challenge loomed.

Doug had retired early from his stress- laden Las Vegas job of investigating child

abuse and neglect, and the high costs of health insurance had led the couple to risk going without while seeking Oregon coverage. Now they faced mounting medical bills with no insurance and little hope of obtaining it. Theirs was, Carol says, “a horrendous load.”

Doug turned to a financial counselor with Providence, where one of their daughters worked. The counselor helped the Wasdens gain Oregon Medical Insurance Pool coverage and arranged for Providence to write off most of their medical bills. “Everyone has been so sweet to us,” Carol says of the financial assistance and her ongoing cancer care. “They’re just angels.”

“I never dreamed that we would get into the situation we did with Carol’s health,” Doug reflects, “and then to have people cooperate and assist us to the extent that they have – it’s been amazing to us….To come up here and find so much goodness and kindness has just been good for our hearts.” n

Me lift thee

and thee lift me,

and we’ll both ascend together.

- John Greenleaf Whittier American Quaker poet

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Carol and Doug Wasden relax in their Amity home.

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“I couldn’t be happier,” Dr. Lefranc says of his calling at the Providence Family Medicine Southeast clinic.

RDoor to a nursing career

Responding to a national nursing shortage while helping fulfill personal career dreams is the Columbia Gorge Community College Nursing Program in The Dalles. Since 2001, the program has opened the door for Gorge-area residents to pursue an associate degree in nursing without having to travel far from home.

Providence Hood River Memorial Hospital provided funds to help launch the nursing program, pledging $250,000 over a five-year period. The hospital also pays the salary of a part-time faculty member, Kim Beam, R.N.,

who’s also a nurse manager at the hospital. “I absolutely love it,” she says of teaching.

Providence Hood River and the three other Gorge hospitals provide clinical training on site for the future nurses, many of whom end up as Kim’s Providence coworkers. n

WA yes for those in need

While still a medical student in his native Mexico, Yves Lefranc, M.D., got “hooked” on caring for the poor. “They’re great patients. They’re very grateful. And it’s such a challenging population. They need so much. I always had a very hard time saying no to somebody who is in such need.”

Answering yes to vulnerable patients, such as the uninsured and those on the Oregon Health Plan, fills Dr. Lefranc’s days as medical director of Providence Family Medicine Southeast. The clinic and its multilingual staff serve an economically disadvantaged, ethnically diverse area of Portland with support and sensitivity.

“This clinic really walks the walk. The mission of Providence,” Dr. Lefranc says.

The Latino physician has won honors for his tireless work promoting wellness among Oregon’s Latino community, from teaching health classes for farm workers to training young women as peer health educators. He is assistant director of the Providence Milwaukie Hospital Family Medicine Residency. And, Dr. Lefranc cochairs the hospital Foundation’s endowment drive bene- fiting expectant mothers in need. n

Using a practice mannequin at the college, Kim (far right) instructs Bonnie LeBreton Smith (left) and Christine Shagen.

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VBeyond the streets

“Very intense but very fragile.” Such are the lives of the homeless young people who seek safe refuge from the streets at the Street Light Youth Shelter, says Dennis Morrow. He is executive director of Janus Youth Programs, which runs the downtown Portland facility. The shelter provides warm beds, good meals and a sense of hope for high-risk youth working with case managers to change their lives.

For Janus, hope was less evident in 2004. Faced with a one-year cut in funding from Multnomah County, the nonprofit decided it would have to close the shelter at least two nights a week. Providence Health System

responded with a grant that kept the doors open. “Nobody here wanted to put kids on the street,” Dennis says, “so it was literally a gift from heaven in terms of what it meant to the youth.”

In December 2005, Providence Health Plan donated $200,000 to help Janus transform more young lives through its services to youth at risk. n

The Street Light Youth Shelter seeks to help youth find their way to a safe, stable living environment.

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ELiving with diabetes

Encouragement and camaraderie share the table with practical, potentially lifesaving information when “Healthy Changes for Living with Diabetes” groups gather. The education and support program helps older adults with diabetes learn how to better manage their condition through diet, phys-ical activity and problem solving. Wise self- management can lower the risk of serious complications while boosting overall health.

Yielding healthy new habits and happier lives, Healthy Changes was developed by Providence Center on Aging in collabora-

tion with the National Council on Aging. Providence has teamed with Elders in Action to offer weekly group meetings, led by trained volunteers, in community settings throughout the Portland metro area.

Healthy Changes also serves as a model for communities as far-flung as Minnesota and Samoa. n

Sharing at a Healthy Changes meeting in Wilsonville are (from left) Margaret Sanford, Evelyn Turner and Audrey Peterson.

AA real family feeling

Amid the joy of expecting their first baby, Jovany Vega-Figueroa and Erick Hernandez received some not-so-happy news. Jovany had lost her Oregon Health Plan coverage, and the couple earned just barely too much for her to requalify. Worry about medical bills crept into the excitement.

Yet Jovany and Erick’s situation coincided with the commitment of Providence Maternal Care Clinic in Portland – to provide compas-sionate prenatal, delivery and postpartum care regardless of ability to pay. Clinic staff and the Providence Business Office arranged full financial assistance for the young mother-to-be.

On Nov. 14, 2005, nurtured by the prenatal care and attention she had received from Providence Maternal Care Clinic, Jovany gave

birth to healthy little Andrea at Providence Portland Medical Center. Erick was “a super, super support” throughout, says Becky Bruns, the certified nurse midwife who delivered the baby.

The clinic’s six certified nurse midwives bring 35 to 40 infants into the world each month at Providence Portland, by far most of them from financially needy families. A social worker contributes to the team’s holistic care, helping women with everything from food to infant car seats.

“I liked it because they’re really nice,” Jovany says of Providence Maternal Care Clinic. “And every time you have a question, they always give you information. I definitely felt comfortable coming here.” As the staff would say, it feels like family. n

In the shelter of each other, the people live. - Gaelic proverb”“

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“ I think it’s beautiful to be a dad,” says Erick, with baby Andrea, Jovany and Becky Bruns, CNM.

Wherever there is a human being,

there is an opportunity for kindness.

- Lucius Annaeus Seneca

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SReaching across cultures

Some refugees fleeing the trauma and violence of Somalia have found a safe yet bewildering home in Beaverton. The local community of Somali Bantus, brought here by a federal resettlement program, must cope with strange new ways ranging from bustling traffic to baby vaccinations.

“We have really made an attempt to bridge the cultural chasm,” notes Betty Bode, Ph.D., R.N., manager of the Virginia Garcia Memorial Health Center clinic in Beaverton. Her staff includes an interpreter from Somalia. The refugees are among thousands of culturally diverse, low-income patients who find welcoming faces and quality primary care at the nonprofit clinic.

“It’s incredibly powerful what we’re doing,” Betty says.

Opened in 2004, the clinic resulted from a partnership among the Virginia Garcia Memorial Health Center

(headquartered in Cornelius), the City of Beaverton and Providence Health System. Together they secured federal funding.

Providence is providing $1 million for the clinic over a five-year period. “Our missions are aligned,” Betty notes. When patients need hospital care, she says, Providence St. Vincent Medical Center is quick to respond. n

Somali refugee Dahira Abdi and grandson Ali Hussiem pay a visit to Miranda McCormack, M.D., at the Beaverton clinic.

Wherever there is a human being,

there is an opportunity for kindness.

- Lucius Annaeus Seneca

Every child deserves attention and acceptance, says Margene, who likes giving Roy a spin in his therapy net swing.

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EWhat friends are for

Even as a retired special education teacher with a heart for kids, Margene Haworth wondered whether the little boy with the bright eyes was going to warm to her. Those eyes hesitated to meet hers. Like so many other children with autism, Roy Staples seemed isolated in his own world and couldn’t express himself in words.

It was on her second or third visit to the boy’s home, Margene recalls, that something happened. Roy reached out, took her hand, and led her to one of his favorite spots, the backyard trampoline. “I felt like he knew who I was and why I was there, and that he had accepted me as a friend.”

What brought Margene into Miriam and Don Staples’ Newberg home a year ago was

the Family Friends program. Part of Faith in Action, an outreach of Providence Newberg Medical Center, Family Friends matches older adult volunteers to children with disabilities or chronic health conditions. Roy’s mom says Margene gives her some time to spend with the family’s other children and is “a great encouragement.”

“Mrs. H is coming to play with you!” has become a Thursday afternoon refrain. For an hour or so, Margene and 7-year-old Roy share their worlds. She twirls him in his net swing, or invites him to fit colorful pieces into an alphabet puzzle, or maybe supervises some good trampoline time. n

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1 Cost of providing for people who have no insurance or are otherwise unable to pay for their health care.2 Difference between reimbursement from Medicaid and the actual cost of providing care.3 CHAMPUS health benefits program.4 Difference between reimbursement from Medicare and the actual cost of providing care.5 Unreimbursed cost of medical residency programs, other education and training, and medical research.

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Cost of charity $ 40,041,000 $2,039,000 $2,040,000 $ 42,079 $ 2,463,000 $ 6,303,275 $ 1,901,000 $ 0 $ 54,829,354 care provided 1

Cost of Medicaid $ 13,712,000 $ 0 $ 0 $ 0 $ 0 $ 4,777,925 $ 1,800,000 $ 0 $ 20,289,925 charity services 2

Other government $ 343,000 $ 218,000 $ 161,000 $ 17,854 $ 12,000 $ 92,796 $ 117,000 $ 0 $ 961,650 programs 3

Unpaid cost $ 23,552,000 $ 0 $2,707,000 $ 0 $ 0 $ 8,365,747 $ 2,248,000 $ 0 $ 36,872,747 of Medicare services 4

Unpaid cost of $ 14,457,318 $ 65,288 $ 24,666 $ 12,591 $ 141,017 $ 167,134 $ 1,099,873 $ 0 $ 15,967,887education andresearch 5

Cost of non-billed $ 795,818 $ 24,925 $ 559,726 $ 375 $ 176,646 $ 1,045,154 $ 3,037,621 $ 211,260 $ 5,851,525services 6

Unpaid cost of $ 2,015,000 $ 1,026 $ 5,105 $ 0 $ 0 $ 130,794 $ 1,766,598 $ 0 $ 3,918,523negative-margin services for importantcommunity needs 7

Cash/in-kind $ 480,182 $ 8,830 $ 258,100 $ 1,319 $ 150,458 $ 318,875 $ 1,280,355 $ 3,046,263 $ 5,544,382donations 8

Community $ 74,422 $ 24,043 $ 58,021 $ 0 $ 3,849 $ 0 $ 20,916 $ 5,888 $ 187,139

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TOTAL $95,470,740 $2,381,112 $5,813,618 $74,218 $2,946,970 $21,201,700 $13,271,363 $3,263,411 $144,423,132

6 Cost of community services such as patient education, health screenings, immunizations, resource centers and support groups.7 Unreimbursed cost of vitally needed medical services that do not provide a financial return, such as primary care clinics in underserved neighborhoods and mental health and chemical dependency services.8 Donations of cash, equipment, medical supplies, child safety seats, food, etc.9 Miscellaneous community improvement activities such as neighborhood cleanups and training in language/cultural skills.

2005 Financial Overview of Community Benefits

Providence Health System in Oregon

ProvidenceHealthPlans

2005OregonTotal

Percent change

from 2004: +16.1%

Cost of charity $ 40,041,000 $2,039,000 $2,040,000 $ 42,079 $ 2,463,000 $ 6,303,275 $ 1,901,000 $ 0 $ 54,829,354 care provided 1

Cost of Medicaid $ 13,712,000 $ 0 $ 0 $ 0 $ 0 $ 4,777,925 $ 1,800,000 $ 0 $ 20,289,925 charity services 2

Other government $ 343,000 $ 218,000 $ 161,000 $ 17,854 $ 12,000 $ 92,796 $ 117,000 $ 0 $ 961,650 programs 3

Unpaid cost $ 23,552,000 $ 0 $2,707,000 $ 0 $ 0 $ 8,365,747 $ 2,248,000 $ 0 $ 36,872,747 of Medicare services 4

Unpaid cost of $ 14,457,318 $ 65,288 $ 24,666 $ 12,591 $ 141,017 $ 167,134 $ 1,099,873 $ 0 $ 15,967,887education andresearch 5

Cost of non-billed $ 795,818 $ 24,925 $ 559,726 $ 375 $ 176,646 $ 1,045,154 $ 3,037,621 $ 211,260 $ 5,851,525services 6

Unpaid cost of $ 2,015,000 $ 1,026 $ 5,105 $ 0 $ 0 $ 130,794 $ 1,766,598 $ 0 $ 3,918,523negative-margin services for importantcommunity needs 7

Cash/in-kind $ 480,182 $ 8,830 $ 258,100 $ 1,319 $ 150,458 $ 318,875 $ 1,280,355 $ 3,046,263 $ 5,544,382donations 8

Community $ 74,422 $ 24,043 $ 58,021 $ 0 $ 3,849 $ 0 $ 20,916 $ 5,888 $ 187,139

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TOTAL $95,470,740 $2,381,112 $5,813,618 $74,218 $2,946,970 $21,201,700 $13,271,363 $3,263,411 $144,423,132

Total costs of charity care (in millions) 60

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30

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$9.4 $10.7$17.4

$26.9

$35.0

$54.8

Total community benefits* (in millions) (including charity care costs depicted above)

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140

120

100

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02000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005

$62.8$75.7

$88.4

$107.0

$124.3

$144.4

Increases in Community Benefits from 2000 to 2005

Providence Portland Medical Center supported the community throughout 2005 with $43,658,000 in total community benefits, including $17,854,000 in charity care costs. In 2005, Providence Milwaukie Hospital underwrote the care for 6,349 visits by uninsured patients to its Emergency Department. Another 7,391 emergency visits were by Medicaid patients, whose care the hospital subsidizes.

Providence primary and specialty care clinics around Oregon provided a total of $10,257,000 in community benefits during 2005.

Community benefits snapshots

* Total community benefits comprise the nine financial categories listed and described on the opposite page.

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“ For a community to be whole

and healthy, it must be based on people’s love and

concern for each other.

- Millard Fuller Founder, Habitat for Humanity

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Providence Health System in Oregon

1235 NE 47th Avenue, Suite 299 Portland, Oregon 97213

Providence Resource Line503-574-6595 n 1-800-562-8964

www.providence.org/oregon

Providence St. Vincent Medical Center, Portland n Providence Portland Medical Center

Providence Milwaukie Hospital n Providence Hood River Memorial Hospital n Providence Newberg Medical Center

Providence Seaside Hospital n Providence Medford Medical Center n Providence Child Center, Portland

Providence ElderPlace, Portland and Gresham n Providence Benedictine Nursing Center, Mt. Angel

Providence Brookside Manor, Hood River n Providence Seaside Extended Care

Providence Home and Community Services n Providence Health Plans

Providence Medical Group, Providence Family Medicine, Providence North Coast and other clinics

Providence Health System in Oregon is a not-for-profit network of hospitals, care centers, health plans, physicians, clinics, home health services and affiliated services. We continue

a tradition of caring that the Sisters of Providence began in the West 150 years ago.

Providence Health System is an equal-opportunity organization in the provision of health care services and employment opportunities.

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My sisters, whatever concerns the poor is always our affair.

- Mother Joseph of the Sacred Heart 1823 – 1902 Foundress, Sisters of Providence in the West (she spoke these words in 1902)

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