2004

·         To provide patients with the highest quality equipment available, Ashland Community Hospital Foundation provided funding for two new intensive care unit defibrillators/monitors.  $14,617

·         In order to keep pace with the latest advances in equipment technology, the Hospital purchases more than $1,000,000 in new equipment each year. Ashland Community Hospital Foundation provided funding to assist the Hospital in acquiring the latest in state-of-the-art equipment.  $107,241 

·         The Foundation contributed significantly to Trinity Respite Center (a department of Ashland Community Hospital). The Center offers an adult day program of activities and social interaction for clients with dementia and is considered one of the top programs in the state. Funds ensure availability of services to clients in the community who could not otherwise afford them.  $58,518

·         To assist those in need who do not have health insurance or the ability to pay, Ashland Community Hospital Foundation provides funding for prescription drugs for individuals in our community. In 2004 twenty individuals received prescription drugs that were funded by this program.  $805

·         Ashland Community Hospital Foundation provided a portion of the funding necessary to complete the Hospital’s $1.3 million in-patient wing.  $13,000

·         To assist Hospital employees who are in need due to a family emergency, funds are provided from Ashland Community Hospital Foundation Employee Emergency Assistance Fund.  $1,320

·         To assist the Hospital with a variety of monthly training programs, the Hospital Foundation provided funding for a wireless portable public address system.  $721

·         Ashland Community Hospital Foundation maintains a restricted fund that provides funding for advanced training for employees of the Hospital’s Radiology Department.  $1,031

·         Through the generosity of Dr. William and Mrs. Ruth Evans, Ashland Community Hospital Foundation provides scholarships each year to future Rogue Valley nurses.  Scholarships are awarded to students enrolled in the nursing program of Oregon Health Science University at Southern Oregon University and Rogue Community College. For the 2004 calendar year, the Foundation provided 11 scholarships.   $16,610

·         Through the continuing efforts of Ashland Community Hospital Foundation, the community of Talent, Oregon continues to receive quality healthcare. In 1994 the Foundation constructed a medical office building and pharmacy in that community. Medical office space in the building is rented to Ashland Community Hospital health care professionals. In 2002, the Foundation also converted an existing building to health care use, which is now occupied by Talent’s first physical therapist. Both of these projects helped guarantee health services to the community.   $61,370   

·         To provide adequate family practice and pediatric care in the community, in 1999 Ashland Community Hospital Foundation converted a single-family residence into a three-person medical office building located directly across the street from the Hospital.   $28.509

·         To ensure continuation of a vital 24-hour assisted living program for brain injured young men and women, the Foundation acquired an assisted living facility located next to the Hospital in 2001. Through this acquisition, the Foundation has been able to provide a low cost, stable environment for the program’s residents and ensure the continuation of the only program of its type in Jackson County.   $85,909

·         To improve patient care, Ashland Community Hospital Foundation constructed a two-story medical office building in Ashland, Oregon in 1999. This enabled the Foundation to locate a variety of Ashland’s finest medical specialists in one location, close to Ashland Community Hospital. This project has improved patient access to care and increased patient convenience by having a variety of specialists in one location.   $173,792

·         To ensure adequate office space for Ashland Internal Medicine physicians, the Foundation acquired a medical office building to meet the internal medicine demands of our aging community. This acquisition has helped ensure quality care for Ashland seniors.   $98,166