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Forsyth medical center foundation, doing business as novant health forsyth medical center foundation ("the foundation") was formed to accept gifts, seek grants and invest funds to support forsyth memorial hospital doing business at novant health forsyth medical center as well as their strategic partners providing healthcare in the community. The foundation's mission is supporting the novant health system and improving the health of our communities, one person at a time. Novant health forsyth medical center foundation is an integral part of the novant health system (collectively known as "novant health"), a not-for-profit integrated group of hospitals, physician clinics, outpatient centers and other healthcare service providers. Novant health consists of over 1,800 physicians and over 35,000 team members who make healthcare remarkable at more than 800 locations, including 15 medical centers and hundreds of outpatient facilities and physician clinics. Headquartered in winston salem, north carolina, novant health is committed to making healthcare remarkable for patients and communities providing nearly SIX million patient visits annually. In 2022, the novant health system reported $7.6 billion in revenues. General information novant health forsyth medical center foundation supports patients, families and caregivers as well as team members with programs and services within novant health forsyth medical center, providing expanded treatment and prevention options. The foundation also provides a mission-aligned grant to community partners that help supplement healthcare and prevention programs for underserved patients at the community care center. Its diverse board of community leaders in winston salem, clemmons, and kernersville, NC provides stewardship and oversight of the organization's operations and activities. Community outreach community outreach is a critical component to the mission of novant health forsyth medical center foundation. In 2022, its gifts, grants, and earnings from investments touched virtually every institute at novant health forsyth medical center. Some examples are as follows: - salary support for community health workers, who engage with patients facing chronic health conditions like COPD and congestive heart failure. Patients participate in a 90-day program which gives them needed tools to manage their diseases and decreases ED utilization rates. - funding to renovate an exterior garden for behavioral health patients to experience the healing power of nature. - restricted gifts from foundation funds went to support oncology nurse navigators, patient support, transportation, nursing education financial awards, mammograms, patient transportation, medication, and staff education. - first steps, an in-home nurse visit program for new mothers who deliver at novant health facilities. This program supports patients in forsyth and davidson counties, and connects patients with a range of community resources, notably postpartum depression screening and support. - dental work for patients with head and NECK cancer. Many of these patients require expensive ORAL surgery before they are ABLE to undergo treatment. - ongoing funding for angel eye cameras in the NICU at novant health forsyth medical center. This technology provides families with an opportunity to see their babies when they cannot be at the bedside. Families CAN LOG in 24 hours a day, providing peace of mind and assurance that their newborns are being cared for. - blood pressure cuffs and scales for patients who have chronic heart disease. This was needed especially during covid-19, when patients were not ABLE to easily visit a provider's office or pharmacy to monitor their weight. - funding for novant health today's woman, an obstetrics, gynecology and pediatric clinic which cares for patients in an underserved community. Bilingual team members provide a range of services, including transportation to and from appointments. - financial assistance to support RENT, utilities, and groceries for team members facing emergencies or other financial challenges. - emergency housing support for team members displaced during a chemical fire in winston-salem. - the women's council of novant health forsyth medical center foundation has a mission to engage women in raising the standard for women's health and expanding healthcare opportunities for ALL women, regardless of their economic circumstances. The women's council has provided grants for mammography, medication and transportation support for women battling gynecologic cancer; funding for a part-time licensed clinical social worker at novant health today's woman; and financial support for women who cannot afford advanced breast health screenings. Through these grants and others, the women's council has provided over $1,300,000 since its founding. - funding supported clinical pastoral education program at novant health forsyth medical center which allowed us to expand our spiritual care to our patients. - a healing garden at the employee entrance of novant health kernersville medical center. Community benefit report https://WWW.novanthealth.ORG/about/community/community-health-needs/ the community benefit report, referred to as a community impact report, prepared by novant health is a system-wide report that includes qualitative and quantitative information. Please NOTE that the numeric data in this report is not based UPON the form 990, schedule h criteria, but rather it has been prepared in accordance with the north carolina healthcare association reporting guidelines. It should not be relied UPON as the organization's form 990, schedule h community benefit report, its community health needs assessment or community benefit implementation strategy. In this report, the novant health system's community benefit was approximately $1,566,000,000, including $213,000,000 in financial assistance for 2022.
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