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Inspiring Women's Philanthropic Potential
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Women in Philanthropy

Women in Philanthropy members inspire and empower women to fulfill their philanthropic potential by improving the quality of health care in our community. Members gather annually to evaluate the needs of the hospitals of Morton Plant Mease and decide where to distribute their gifts through grants to the hospitals.

The hospitals of Morton Plant Mease present opportunities for programs requiring new or additional funding to the members of Women in Philanthropy, who, after careful consideration, vote as a group to decide where their gifts will be distributed. Since the groups’ inception, more than $3.6 million has been designated to the hospitals as a result of the collective giving of this special group of committed and health-conscious women.

Women in Philanthropy membership consists of two chapters – the Women in Philanthropy Pinellas chapter and Morton Plant North Bay Hospital chapter. The Pinellas chapter is passionate about raising support and awareness for Morton Plant, Mease Countryside and Mease Dunedin hospitals, while the other supports Morton Plant North Bay Hospital. Pinellas chapter members pledge $1,000 annually for a period of two years, while members of the Morton Plant North Bay Hospital chapter pledge $500 for the same two-year period.

Please see below for a list of funded grants from members of Women in Philanthropy.

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For more information about Women in Philanthropy, please call Lindsey Daniel, Director of Annual Philanthropy, at (727) 461-8636 or email at Lindsey.Daniel@baycare.org.

Member Benefits

  • Hospitality Services and a personal visit or phone call from a member of our team for you or your family during your hospital stay.
  • Opportunity to annually submit one vote for collective giving to be allocated toward selected grant requests to benefit the hospitals of Morton Plant Mease.
  • Special membership rates at our Wellness Centers, including initial membership waived and a discounted monthly membership fee.
  • Subscription to the Foundation’s Circle Magazine and Philanthropy Report, which will update you on Foundation events and hospital happenings.
  • Invitations to members-only special events, such as physician lecture series and socials. The knowledge that you’re making a significant difference to the patients we serve.
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Women in Philanthropy Funded Grants

  • 2026 Awarded Grant

Nurse Training Birthing Simulator

Birthing simulators allow our teams to practice managing routine deliveries as well as rare, high-risk complications, in a controlled environment without putting patients at risk. This hands-on training enhances clinical decision-making, and teamwork under pressure, ultimately leading to more confident responses during real emergencies. By refining skills through simulation, we can reduce medical errors, improve maternal and neonatal outcomes, and build greater trust with expectant families.

$25,000

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  • 2026 Awarded Grant

Patient Care Tech Earn As You Learn

Patient Care Technicians (PCTs) are vital members of the patient care delivery team. They provide direct patient care, spending most of their time in close contact with patients and their families. There is a high turnover rate in the PCT positions, as many advance to RN positions after graduating from nursing school. This program offers team members the opportunity to train for a new role, receive instruction and clinical experience at our hospitals, while continuing to earn a salary and benefits. 

$100,000

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  • 2026 Awarded Grant

Palliative Care Program

Palliative Care is an interdisciplinary medical specialty that focuses on preventing and relieving suffering and on supporting the best possible quality of life for patients and their families facing serious illness. It is a patient and family-centered approach to care, focusing on expert management of pain and other symptoms. Grant funding from Women in Philanthropy ensures the palliative care team remains fully dedicated to caring for the physical, mental, and spiritual needs of our patients.

$100,000

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Recent Grants

  • 2024 North Bay Chapter Awarded Grant

Diagnostic Imaging X-Ray

Morton Plant North Bay Hospital will now be able to obtain new X-ray equipment that will be situated in the emergency department instead of the radiology department – allowing more X-rays to be performed per hour and improving throughput. This X-ray machine will be dedicated to emergency department patients, whereas the machines in the radiology department are used for inpatients, outpatients, walk-ins, and emergency department patients. Once the construction of the new space is built, a plaque will be placed on the wall outside of the X-ray room recognizing Women in Philanthropy.

$50,000

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  • 2024 Awarded Grant

Labor and Delivery Platform Technology

The Operating Rooms in the Labor and Delivery departments at both Morton Plant and Mease Countryside Hospitals will be awarded a Valleylab Energy Platform-Ligasure technology system for the obstetricians to use to enhance outcomes for patients who experience a post-partum hemorrhage and require a hysterectomy as a life-saving intervention. This needed equipment will provide the tools needed to reduce the mortality rate and improve outcomes for our patient population who experience life-threatening bleeding.

$30,000

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  • 2024 Awarded Grant

DriveABLE (Impirica) Assessment

DriveABLE identifies medically at-risk drivers and dramatically reduces the potential danger to the driver, their passengers, and other road users. If someone’s ability to drive safely is in question, DriveABLE can help by being fair, objective, and providing information to support professional judgment. This tool measures cognitive impairment of medically at-risk drivers consisting of two parts: Cognitive Assessment Tool and the On-Road Evaluation. Completed in under 45 minutes, the test predicts real-world driving behavior, providing an objective assessment.

$85,000

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  • 2024 Awarded Grant

Nursing Wellness Coach Program

Health care workforce burnout rates, turnover, and lack of engagement have surged in recent years. Growing research demonstrates that support within one’s workplace may have a greater impact than therapy sought outside, or taking mental health days. This grant would fund 10 RNs completing the Certified Nurse Coach program. Support of certified nurse coaches provides our team with support on-site, coping mechanisms and mentorship from peers. The goal is to help reduce anxiety, stress and fatigue of our nurses and invest in their wellbeing.

$35,000

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  • 2024 Awarded Grant

Integrative Medicine for Cancer Patients

An integrative approach to medicine focuses on not only the physical aspect of health, but also the mental and social aspects. Patients who have been diagnosed with cancer undertake various stressors, from the initial diagnosis to numerous treatments. This program allows the integrative medicine clinic to assist patients diagnosed with cancer on a more regular basis through symptom management techniques such as acupuncture, auriculotherapy, breathwork, meditation, stress management, and lifestyle modifications – at no cost to the patient.

$50,000

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  • 2025 Awarded Grant

2025 Integrative Medicine for Cancer Patients

An integrative approach to medicine focuses on not only the physical aspect of health, but also the mental and social aspects. Patients who have been diagnosed with cancer undertake various stressors, from the initial diagnosis to numerous treatments. This program allows the integrative medicine clinic to assist patients diagnosed with cancer on a more regular basis through symptom management techniques such as acupuncture, auriculotherapy, breathwork, meditation, stress management, and lifestyle modifications – at no cost to the patient.

$55,000

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  • 2025 Awarded Grant

Respiratory Therapist Earn As You Learn Scholarships

Employment of respiratory therapists is projected to grow 23%, much faster than the average for all occupations. There is currently a significant shortage of Respiratory Therapists throughout the hospitals of Morton Plant Mease. Our hospitals are looking to strengthen the partnership with St. Petersburg College to enhance enrollment. This grant will provide tuition reimbursement for graduates while funding one clinical instructor with a focus exclusively on overseeing and coordinating the oversight of Respiratory Therapist students.

$45,000

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  • 2025 Awarded Grant

Inpatient Oncology Unit at Mease Countryside Hospital

Mease Countryside Hospital will soon open a new inpatient oncology unit to provide specialized care for patients undergoing cancer treatment. Patients will receive treatment in a comfortable, private environment that minimizes the stress of frequent outpatient visits, especially for those with significant health challenges. This space will be staffed with nurses trained to have the knowledge and experience in caring for patients with complex problems that can be associated with cancer.

$150,000

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Past Grants

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  • 2023 Awarded Grant

PTAK Alzheimer’s Research Center

Alzheimer’s disease is the most common form of dementia — a general term for the loss of memory and other intellectual abilities serious enough to interfere with daily life. The Center provides care to patients with memory loss disorders using a multi-disciplinary approach with the goal of reducing the long-term impact of memory disorders and helping the patient live a more functional life.

$100,000

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  • 2023 Awarded Grant

Dr. George Morris Earn as You Learn

The Dr. George Morris Earn As You Learn Nursing Program helps foster the growth of our team members to enter or advance in the nursing profession by providing books and access to needs-based financial scholarships so they can better focus on school while continuing to support their families and advance their careers while working in a hospital setting.

$100,000

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  • 2023 Awarded Grant

Neonatal Transporter at Morton Plant

Grant funded was used for a neonatal transporter with an integrated ventilator to be utilized to transport critical neonates from the Cantonis-ER and Operating Rooms to the hospital’s Labor and Delivery and NICU. The transporter will allow for more effective immediate stabilization of the preterm infant, leading to decreased length of stay and improved critical outcomes.

$50,000

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  • 2022 Awarded Grant

Da Vinci Robot at Morton Plant

Robotically-assisted surgery, compared to open traditional surgeries, are minimally invasive and can provide the patient with the added benefits of less blood loss, minimal scarring, less trauma to the body, shorter length of stay in the hospital and lowering the risk of infection, resulting in faster recovery, fewer complications, improved outcomes, and ultimately back to normal life.

$60,000

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  • 2022 Awarded Grant

Eleanor Thompson Earn as You Learn

Patient care technicians are a vital member of the patient care delivery team. They provide direct patient care and spend the majority of time in direct contact with the patient and family. This program provides one of the very few avenues for team members to train for a new role, receive instruction and clinical experience in one of our hospitals, while continuing to earn a salary and benefits.

$100,000

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  • 2022 Awarded Grant

Morton Plant North Bay Hospital Cath Lab

Morton Plant North Bay Hospital will now be able to upgrade its cardiac catheterization lab with the Philips Azurion image guided therapy platform. This equipment allows clinicians to perform complex interventional procedures such as angioplasty, a minimally invasive catheter-based procedure that opens narrowed or blocked arteries that supply blood to the heart, more precisely.

$16,000

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  • 2021 Awarded Grant

Mammography Voucher Program

Breast cancer found early, when it’s small and has not spread, is easier to treat successfully. The Mammography Voucher Program helps to reduce the barriers low-income, underinsured Pinellas County women face in obtaining comprehensive breast cancer screenings, diagnostic exams, and breast cancer treatment at no cost to the patient.

$40,000

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  • 2021 Awarded Grant

Nursing Excellence Campaign

It goes without saying that this year, more so than any other year, is especially meaningful to pause and celebrate our health care heroes. Our fearless nurses’ dedication, commitment, and courage to keep our community healthy and safeguard all who walk through our hospitals’ doors deserve our deepest respect.

$50,000

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  • 2021 Awarded Grant

Family Care Fund Program

With a record number of our hospitals’ team members facing unanticipated financial uncertainty during these unprecedented times, assistance to Morton Plant Mease team members is available through the Family Care Fund. Examples of how your support helps include mortgage and rent, utilities, food and car payments.

$50,000

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  • 2020 Awarded Grant

PTAK Memory Disorders Clinic

The Madonna Ptak Center for Alzheimer’s and Memory Disorders Clinic provides comprehensive care to patients with Alzheimer’s and other memory loss disorders using a multi-disciplinary approach with the goal of reducing the long-term impact of memory disorders and helping the patient live a more functional life.

$50,000

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  • 2020 Awarded Grant

Neonatal Baby Simulator

Simulation will allow nurses and physicians to practice responding to life threatening emergencies that are infrequent, but have the potential to be devastating to families. The simulator will assist team members in learning how to evaluate a newborn, make decisions about what actions to take and practice the steps involved in resuscitation.

$62,000

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  • 2020 Awarded Grant

Palliative Care Program

Focuses on relieving suffering and supporting the best possible quality of life for patients and their families facing serious illness. The team may include specialized physicians, nurses, counselors and chaplains working together with the patient, family and caregivers to relieve suffering in all stages of disease and is not limited to end of life care.

$60,000

  • 2019: Nursing Excellence Camapign ($100,000)
  • 2019: Indigent Funding Program at Morton Plant North Bay ($25,000)
  • 2018: Dr. George Morris Earn As You Learn ($50,000)
  • 2018: CareLift Transportation Van ($17,000)
  • 2017: Palliative Care Program ($50,000)
  • 2017: Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) Remote Viewing ($60,000)
  • 2017: Mease Countryside Pediatric Emergency Department ($25,000)
  • 2016: Clearwater Free Clinic: Medication Program ($25,000)
  • 2016: Homeless Empowerment Program: Patient Navigator ($25,000)
  • 2016: Dr. George Morris Earn As You Learn ($100,000)
  • 2016: Community Dental Health at Morton Plant North Bay ($13,600)
  • 2015: Medical Overlay Team at Homeless Emergency Project ($25,000)
  • 2015: Dr. George Morris Earn As You Learn ($100,000)
  • 2015: Indigent Funding Program at Morton Plant Mease ($25,000)
  • 2014: Pathways Behavioral Health Program ($100,000)
  • 2014: Palliative Care Program ($50,000)
  • 2013: Pathways Behavioral Health Program ($75,000)
  • 2013: Palliative Care Program ($50,000)
  • 2013: Cancer Patient Support Services ($25,000)
  • 2012: Clearwater Free Clinic ($75,000)
  • 2012: Cardiac Surgery Navigator ($50,000)
  • 2012: Nursing Scholarships ($20,000)
  • 2012: Clinical Pastoral Education ($20,000)
  • 2011: Clearwater Free Clinic ($75,000)
  • 2011: Gestational Diabetes Program ($30,000)
  • 2011: Volunteer Nurse Program ($24,000)
  • 2011: Alzheimer's & Memory Disorders Clinic ($20,000)
  • 2010: Turley Indigent Diabetic Follow-up Care ($75,000)
  • 2010: Doyle Women's Health Initiative ($50,000)
  • 2010: Molecular Oncology Testing ($50,000)
  • 2010: Indigent Prescription Program ($15,000)
  • 2009: Dr. Peter W. Blumencranz Chair ($50,000)
  • 2009: Turley Indigent Diabetic Follow-up Care ($50,000)
  • 2009: Indigent Prescription Program ($40,000)
  • 2009: Volunteer Nurse Program Pilot ($25,000)
  • 2008: Caregiving Youth Project of Pinellas ($50,000)
  • 2008: S.M.I.L.E. Program ($45,000)
  • 2008: Physical Therapist Assistant ‘EAYL’ Program ($15,000)
  • 2007: Bobbie Marks Gynecological Cancer Program ($75,000)
  • 2007: Lung Cancer Screening Program ($11,000)
  • 2007: YWCA Child Care Center ($30,000)
  • 2007: North Bay Vascular Program ($16,000)
  • 2007: North Bay ER Equipment ($11,500)
  • 2006: Breast MRI ($50,000)
  • 2005: Dr. Morris Earn As You Learn Nursing Program ($50,000)
  • 2004: Clearwater Free Clinic ($25,000)
  • 2004: Dr. Morris Earn As You Learn Nursing Program ($25,000)

Transforming Health Care Through Philanthropy

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For more than 45 years, Morton Plant Mease Health Care Foundation has provided philanthropic support to the not-for-profit hospitals of Morton Plant Mease Health Care, including Morton Plant, Clearwater; Mease Dunedin; Mease Countryside, Safety Harbor and Morton Plant North Bay, New Port Richey. The close connection between the hospitals of Morton Plant Mease and their neighbors reveal a unique spirit of giving – a relationship characterized by people caring for the hospitals that care for them.

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