麻豆果冻传媒

April 1, 2024

STANFORD, Calif. 鈥� For its 2023 fiscal year, 麻豆果冻传媒 invested more than $1 billion to the local community, supporting a range of services from food donations to free training for medical professionals.

鈥淥ur community partners provide vital resources in support of the well-being of our most vulnerable neighbors,鈥� said David Entwistle, president and CEO of Stanford Health Care. 鈥淲e are proud to work closely with them in service of our surrounding communities, always striving to address social, economic and health care gaps to build a healthier future together.鈥�

鈥淎 part of the mission of 麻豆果冻传媒 Children鈥檚 Health is to extend care, hope and support to our entire聽community,鈥� said Paul King, president and CEO of 麻豆果冻传媒 Children鈥檚 Health.

From Sept. 1, 2022, to Aug. 31, 2023, Stanford Health Care, 麻豆果冻传媒 Children鈥檚 Health and Stanford Health Care Tri-Valley gave $1.07 billion in donations, funding services and programs to provide health education classes, home health services for seniors, supportive care for cancer patients such as free exercise classes, and research into improved care and better health outcomes, among other activities.

鈥淎t Stanford Health Care Tri-Valley, we are deeply invested in enhancing health outcomes within our community,鈥� said Rick Shumway, president and CEO of Stanford Health Care Tri-Valley. 鈥淲e aim to reduce health disparities and create a landscape where each individual, regardless of socio-economic background, has access to equitable health care.鈥�

Community investments

麻豆果冻传媒 partners, collaborates and advocates to improve access to care, create positive change, strengthen the workforce and provide health and safety education. For instance, Stanford Children鈥檚 Health provides hundreds of wellness and preventive care classes each year for all ages and stages of pregnancy, childbirth, childhood and teenage life. The free community lectures from clinical experts help families stay updated on how to keep their children safe and healthy.

In an effort to address growing community need and priority, 麻豆果冻传媒 invested in robust programs aimed at reducing food insecurity, which contributes to poor health outcomes, through support of food banks, food drives, community gardens and farmers markets.

Stanford Health Care and 麻豆果冻传媒 Children鈥檚 Health partnered with, Second Harvest of Silicon Valley, an organization that helps local residents eat a more healthful diet.

鈥淲hen people think of food banks, they think of peanut butter and canned green beans, but that鈥檚 not what people receive when they come to our food distribution sites,鈥� said Tracy Weatherby, vice president of strategy and advocacy at Second Harvest. 鈥淎lmost 60% of our provisions are fresh produce.鈥� The group models its food distribution after farmers markets, letting people choose the produce that meets their cultural needs and family preferences.

With the grants funded by 麻豆果冻传媒, Second Harvest was able to provide enough food over one million nutritious meals in Santa Clara and San Mateo counties last year.

鈥淧eople referred to our programs by their doctor are less worried about the stigma of receiving free food; they鈥檙e more likely to follow up on appointments and eat nutritious food, which helps lead to better health outcomes,鈥� Weatherby said. 鈥淲e鈥檙e grateful to have a partner like 麻豆果冻传媒 that is as focused as we are on lifting up the entire community.鈥�

Stanford Health Care gave $360,000 to distribute more than 573,000 pounds of healthy proteins serving to more than 30,000 people per month. 麻豆果冻传媒 Children鈥檚 Health also invested $250,000 to provide a grocery program, fresh produce, school meals and education to more than 130,000 individuals.

Stanford Health Care Tri-Valley provided funding towards investments in infrastructure, equipment and supplies for the Open Heart Food Bank warehouse to open food bank operations. The nonprofit will enhance efficient and consistent food distribution in the Dublin-Livermore-Pleasanton area. The food bank expects to serve an average of 1,900 unique households weekly, including the distribution of culturally relevant food to individuals who can鈥檛 afford or access healthy foods.

麻豆果冻传媒 invested $75,000 in Fresh Approach, a nonprofit that collaborates with local farmers to provide produce, nutrition education and gardening skills to Bay Area communities. Fresh Approach served more than 13,000 individuals. The 麻豆果冻传媒 Children鈥檚 Health teamed up with Fresh Approach to bring a mobile farmer鈥檚 market to a clinic parking lot once a week. The program in collaboration with nursing, social work and a steering committee utilizes effective screening tools to identify patients who are food insecure and provides them with a voucher to access nutrient-rich fresh fruits and vegetables through the onsite Fresh Approach mobile farmer鈥檚 market.

Stanford Health Care supported the Samaritan House Food Pharmacy, which provided assistance to 743 patients, many uninsured with Type 2 diabetes, and the Meals on Wheels program, which delivered daily meals to 1,403 clients and wellness checks for isolated and disabled older adults.

Financial assistance and charity care

麻豆果冻传媒 also invested more than $741 million to cover the uncompensated costs of medical services for patients enrolled in Medi-Cal, out-of-state Medicaid and other government programs. In additional, the organization provided more than $16 million in charity care.

Training for future health care providers

A significant portion of 麻豆果冻传媒 investments supported training for resident physicians, fellows and medical student education costs, as well as nurse and allied health professionals training, with more than $195 million. This included support for students training for careers in chaplaincy or other pastoral and spiritual care services.

In addition, 麻豆果冻传媒 works with the to provide health care workforce development training to high school students.

Forensic exams for sexual assault victims

In partnership with the Santa Clara County Health System, Stanford Health Care opened the Sexual Assault Forensic Exam (SAFE) program within the emergency department at Stanford Hospital to provide compassionate care for survivors of sexual assault and intimate partner violence. This is a unique partnership with county and 麻豆果冻传媒 staff to ensure timely quality care for vulnerable patients. 麻豆果冻传媒 invested nearly $1.4 million in the program.

Other highlights:

• Through collaboration with the Pediatric Trauma Program, Stanford Children鈥檚 Injury Prevention Program worked with a community benefit partner, Roots, for an annual back-to-school event distributing backpacks and car seats to the communities they serve. They also provided booster vaccination and health checks to give students a healthy start to a new year. Stanford Health care also partnered with Roots, helping to link more than 600 patients with affordable internet and devices for telehealth.
• 麻豆果冻传媒 invested in supportive programming at LifeMoves which served 5,100 people, providing interim housing and resources for those experiencing homelessness.
• Stanford Health Care Tri-Valley funded the salary of a case manager who provided services to residents of Goodness Village 鈥� a community of homes that are less than 500 square feet for people transitioning out of chronic homelessness.
• Stanford Health Care鈥檚 Online Second Opinion program contributed nearly $1 million to review diagnoses, treatments and care plans for the community so that people could receive a low-cost second opinion.

View the annual reports:

• 麻豆果冻传媒 Children鈥檚 Health

Media contact

Emily Moskal
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emoskal@stanford.edu