Grande Ronde Hospital | FY2017 | Community Benefit Report

Community Benefit Report for the fiscal year ending April 30, 2017 GRANDE RONDE HOSPITAL Direct charity care $1,451,522 Community health improvement $807,323 Subsidized health services $568,079 Health profession education $411,853 Cash and in-kind donations to community groups $13,215 Total community benefits $3,251,992 Note: All benefits are presented at cost, as reported on our FY2017 IRS Form 990 Throughout the year, Grande Ronde Hospital (GRH) generously responded to many requests to participate in, support or fund activities that met the stated criteria under our Community Benefit program guidelines. Our additional collaborative efforts include: w  w Supporting the La Grande Open Streets project— a series of community events promoting a culture of physical activity and social connectedness—in partnership with the Soroptimists of Pursuing a healthy, happy Union County GRH continually seeks to support the community in reaching its highest potential La Grande, the La Grande Main Street Association, Eastern Oregon University and others. w  w Supporting the farmers market focus groups, facilitated by the Northeast Oregon Network, to determine barriers in the use of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) dollars at the farmers market. These are just some of the many requests in Fiscal Year 2017 that were approved under our program criteria. We are eager to build on these accomplishments and work with our community partners toward our common goal of thriving communities in which we all live, work, raise happy families and reach our healthiest potential. Learn more! Curious about our Community Benefit program? Get more details at grh.org/about-us/community-benefit . Our FISCALYEAR 2017 COMMUNITY BENEFIT REPORT is published as a community service of Grande Ronde Hospital, Inc., and the Community Benefit Subcommittee, 900 Sunset Drive, La Grande, OR 97850. Models may be used in photos and illustrations. 2017 © Coffey Communications, Inc. All rights reserved. JimMattes President/CEO Wendy Roberts Senior Director of Administrative Services, CommunityBenefitsOfficer Mardi Ford Director of Communications & Marketing and Public Information Officer Grande Ronde Hospital 900 Sunset Drive La Grande, OR 97850 Nonprofit Org. U.S. Postage PAID Walla Walla, WA Permit No. 44 G R A N D E R O N D E H O S P I TA L