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YOUR GIFTS AT WORK
To view our Philanthropy Report, please click on the picture to the right.  Morton Plant Mease Foundation was established more than 30 years ago to inspire philanthropic giving to advance the hospitals of Morton Plant Mease Health Care. We live our mission by inspiring donors to participate in programs that reflect their values, preserve their interest, meet their need for recognition and promote a feeling of making a difference. Our donors' interests and values will drive our hospitals' success. We will begin by understanding what you want to accomplish with your philanthropy, and will then work with you to make your support meaningful and personally beneficial. The hospitals' needs become investment opportunities for our donors. Thanks to the generous support of our community, we are able to grant funding for the following programs:
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Annie Miller Scholarship Fund
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$10,000 |
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Better Hearing Health Center
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$200,000 |
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Breast Health Program
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$75,000 |
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Camp Alegria |
$16,460 |
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Cancer Patient Support Services (CaPSS)
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$105,000 |
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CARE Channel |
$93,000 |
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Caregiving Youth Project |
$50,000 |
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Clearwater Free Clinic
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$100,000 |
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Clinical Pastoral Education
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$90,000 |
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Contingency Grants
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$200,000 |
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Diabetes Registry Program |
$113,960 |
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Earn as You Learn Clinical Nurse Leader
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$100,000 |
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Earn as You Learn Nurse Programs
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$150,000 |
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Earn as You Learn Nursing Chair
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$50,000 |
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Earn as You Learn Radiology Program
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$75,000 |
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Family Practice Residency Program - Turley
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$525,000 |
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Gestational Diabetes Program |
$30,000 |
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Homeless Emergency Project (HEP)
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$120,000 |
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Houtz Fellowship
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$50,000 |
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Indigent Prescription Program
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$30,000 |
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Katherine T. Smith Scholarship
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$10,000 |
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La Clinica Guadalupana
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$24,000 |
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Lois Odence Scholarship
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$1,000 |
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Mease Countryside Expansion
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$2,000,000 |
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Mease Dunedin - Master Plan |
$242,700 |
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Morton Plant Hospital - Master Plan
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$2,500,000 |
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Morton Plant North Bay - Master Plan |
$629,500 |
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Palliative Care Services
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$125,000 |
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Physical Therapist Assistant EAYL |
$15,000 |
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Physician Engagement Leadership Academy
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$100,000 |
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RNR Foundation Collaboration |
$9,500 |
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Single Parent Network
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$1,000 |
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S.M.I.L.E. Program
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$44,700 |
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Unfunded Transportation
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$20,000 |
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Volunteer Week Recognition
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$9,000 |
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WOW Awards
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$100,000 |
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DESCRIPTION OF 2008 FUNDED PROGRAMS:
Annie Miller Scholarship
Over Annie Miller’s 43 years of exemplary service as an RN at Morton Plant Hospital, she earned the well-deserved status as a respected leader, mentor, coach, counselor and friend. Reflecting her commitment to both nursing and education, the Morton Plant Mease Foundation established the Annie Miller Nursing Scholarship Fund. This fund provides scholarships to LPNs who are seeking their BSN degree.
Better Hearing Health Center
Hearing difficulty can affect every aspect of a person’s life. Relationships, job performance, school success, even social activities can be affected by hearing loss. The Morton Plant Mease Better Hearing Health Center provides the expertise, knowledge and experience that can help our patients continue to lead a normal life, enjoying the activities most important to them. This provides an accessible, affordable and comprehensive diagnostic and therapeutic continuum of care for better hearing health.
Breast Health Program
Provides funding for diagnosis and treatment of uninsured women with breast cancer. As part of the program, the Mammography Voucher Program (MVP) provides educational screenings to women without proper health insurance and financial resources to access breast health services, including mammograms, ultrasounds, additional diagnostic exams, surgical consults, surgeries, and breast cancer treatment. Collaborating with community partners, the program provides education and outreach to an average of 1,600 women each year.
Cancer Patient Support Services (CaPSS)
When one member of a family has cancer, the whole family is affected. CaPSS was developed in 1991 to address the psychosocial, emotional and spiritual needs of all cancer patients, their families and friends at no cost. The counselors of CaPSS utilize a variety of educational and support services to help cancer survivors and their families deal more effectively with their emotional distress.
Clearwater Free Clinic
The volunteer-driven Clearwater Free Clinic provides problem-oriented medical care to the acute and chronically ill low-income, uninsured population living in the Clearwater, Florida area. Morton Plant Mease Foundation funds a grant through Morton Plant Hospital that allows the Clearwater Free Clinic to meet the growing need for additional adult and pediatric appointments, while greatly improving the overall continuity of care and scope of their services.
Clinical Pastoral Education
Creates Center of Excellence for Spiritual Care, including Center for Clinical Pastoral Education, Bereavement follow-up program, enhanced staffing for chaplaincy care through a Priest Chaplain and Pastoral Educator, and CARE channel (Continuous Ambient Relaxation Experience Programming).
Earn As You Learn Clinical Nurse Leader
Identified by the American College of Nurses as a means to enhance patient care and lower error on the floor, program trains and promotes the most experienced nurses while keeping them in direct patient care and mentoring roles.
Dr. George A. Morris, Earn As You Learn Nurse Program
The Earn As You Learn program was named in honor of Dr. George Morris, who has devoted his career to advocating nursing quality throughout Morton Plant Mease. This extraordinary program addresses the acute nursing shortage by providing compensation for nursing students to relieve pressures created by the need to work full-time, go to school and provide for their families. This benefits the entire community by contributing to the growth of the nursing programs at St. Petersburg College, PTEC and the University of South Florida. As of December 2008, the Earn as You Learn program will have served 545 students, including four master’s-prepared nurses, 90 RNs, 148 LPNs, and 268 patient care technicians.
Earn As You Learn Nursing Chair
This annual $50,000 commitment over a five year period generates funding for additional faculty and recognition for Morton Plant Mease lounge in the new nursing facility.
Earn As You Learn Radiology Program
This program funds academic and practical training in the field of radiologic technology and highlights the profession as a potential career choice to high school and college students - increasing our ability to recruit and retain radiologic technologists. Thirty-two radiologic technologists have benefited from this EAYL program, with eight students currently enrolled and 24 graduates working receive $5,000, payable through Team Resources on a monthly basis. In return, the team member will agree to sign a commitment with Morton Plant Mease Health Care to continue employment for a specified length of time.
Palliative Care Services Program
A partnership between Hospice and Morton Plant Hospital, which has developed a service focused on meeting the physical, emotional and spiritual needs of hospitalized patients near the end of life. This is an interdisciplinary team composed of a physician, social worker, and chaplain. The project is under the umbrella of the overall Spirituality & Healing Initiative of the health system and Foundation.
Physician Engagement Leadership Academy
Established to advance the growth and development of physician leaders. Last year, nearly 60 physicians participated.
Single Parent Network
Helps single parents of the Morton Plant Mease team with emotional and financial support.
S.M.I.L.E. Program
Provides stress management tools to the team members of Morton Plant Mease at no cost. Among the many soothing activities offered, team members can receive back or foot massages from licensed massage therapists, enjoy aromatherapy or simply play with pet therapy dogs. All services are free of charge. Twice weekly yoga classes for beginners are also offered as part of the program.
Unfunded Transportation Program
Provides transportation for our patients with no resources or funding source to facilitate a timely and safe hospital discharge.
Volunteer Week Recognition
Pays for luncheon and gift for two hospital auxiliary programs.
WOW Awards
The WOW awards were established in 2004 after the Morton Plant Mease Foundation received an anonymous donation to honor team members with cash awards of $2,500 in recognition of extraordinary service. This gift was given as a tribute to the donor’s physician, Dr. Harry Wilks. The program was named the Wilks Outstanding Winners, better known as the “WOW” awards. The winners of these awards are true role models and an inspiration to the entire health care team. It was the intention of the original donor to inspire others to give additional funds so this program could continue.
*Both Morton Plant Mease Foundation and Morton Plant Mease Health Care are 501 (c) 3 organizations.
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