Grande Ronde Hospital | FY2020 | Community Benefit Report

FY2020 COMMUNITY BENEFIT REPORT By April 2020, the end of Grande Ronde Hospital and Clinics’ (GRH) fiscal year, the COVID-19 pandemic had impacted a number of community programs and events we traditionally sponsor. For example, we made the hard decision in March to cancel our free blood screen- ings, traditionally offered throughout our county every spring. However, despite the disruption of a pandemic, the GRH “can do” attitude compelled us to look outside the box to determine what we could do. As we look back at FY2020, we are proud of our community benefit efforts. Financial assistance In fact, in FY2020 GRH provided more than $5.5 million in community benefits to the region we serve. More than $2.5 million was in the form of direct debt reconciliation through our robust and generous financial assistance program, an option for those challenged with paying GRH medical bills. We were also able to fund health education events and provide cash or in-kind donations to help our community. In June 2019, our Therapy and Sports Medicine Department started a new community wellness class designed for older adults called “Golden and Grande.” The free one-hour classes focused on safe cardio, strengthening, coordination and balance exercises. It was open to anyone who wanted to join. Approximately 20 people signed up, with a consistent average class —Continued on page 2 Caring for our community, despite the pandemic attendance of 12 each week. It was started in June 2019, but came to an end in March 2020, due to COVID-19. For several years, we have provided free sports physicals for our young athletes. Primary care providers in our Women’s and Children’s Clinic in La Grande, as well as the Union Clinic and Elgin Clinic, provide these free physicals. In July and August 2019, we were able to provide these to 124 local athletes free of charge. Educational opportunities In addition to providing many free services like these for improving the health of our community, many of our staff seek opportunities to educate the public in their areas of expertise. For example, registered nurses from our Emergency Department co-hosted eight separate classes between June of 2019 and March of 2020, with our community partners, the La Grande Fire Department and Life Flight, to offer STOP THE BLEED ® and hands- only CPR training to the public. This national program was initiated after the The GRH Employee Activities Committee has supported the annual food drive sponsored by Goss Motors and Elkhorn Media for many years. This was our December 2019 donation.