Community Benefits Report - Southern Ohio Medical Center

The SOMC
Community
Benefits
Report
2013
When we were ready
to live healthier,
SOMC was there.
When we needed a
community partner,
SOMC was there.
SOMC hosted its eighth annual heart awareness program,
Relax with Heart, Feb. 19 at the Friends Center.
The free Relax with Heart event offered the public opportunities
to learn how to relax through low-impact exercise, massage
therapy, and spa treatments and also included screenings
for total cholesterol, blood sugar, blood pressure, body
mass index (optional), and a heart risk analysis.
By using a poll on their Facebook fan page, SOMC let the
community decide how to distribute more than $10,000
in donations to local non-profits in 2013. The final votes
saw $4,000 to the Steven A. Hunter Hope Fund; $4,000
to Sierra’s Haven; $1,000 to Scioto County 4-H; $1,000
to the Ohio River Valley Chapter of the American Red
Cross; and $1,000 to the Stepping Stones House!
“ SOMC’s $4,000 donation
In 2013, SOMC provided the community with more than 4,000
hours of free health screenings. At these screenings, SOMC
covered blood pressure, biometrics, cardiac risk and provided
flu shots. In total, 4,307 people were reached.
SOMC also sponsored the first ever Scioto County Gym
Challenge, and offered a series of free fitness events called
“Fitness in the Park.” These events were held on three
separate dates, and in three separate areas, to ensure that
a healthier lifestyle was convenient and accessible.
In addition to various screenings and fitness opportunities,
SOMC provided free health symposiums and in-services on
topics ranging from men’s health to holiday depression.
provided over 1,300 weekends! That was over 5200 weekend meals
for local hungry children... We are
1st annual
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s c i oto o u nt y
proud to count SOMC as a partner in
the battle against childhood hunger
and poor nutrition in our community.”
GYM CHALLENGE
Mark Hunter, The Steven
A. Hunter Hope Fund
SOMC equips local ambulances with 12-Lead EKGs.
Southern Ohio Medical Center provided more than $100,000 to
provide local ambulance providers with new technology and
increase the survival rate of local heart attack patients.
When an individual suffers a heart attack, local ambulances are now
able to get key information to the Emergency Room at SOMC long
before the patient even arrives by transmitting 12-Lead EKGs.
The information sent to SOMC is analyzed while the patient is
still in the ambulance, which means that the Emergency Room
and Cardiac Catheterization Lab can begin preparing to treat a
heart attack patient long before they arrive at the hospital.
SOMC raised money for 12-Lead EKGs with fundraisers including the 2012
Ohio River Cruise and the Old Hollywood Casino Night fundraiser.
The EKGs help patients receive the best treatment with early detection.
$15,000
to River Days
$7,000
to Cirque D’Art
$15,000
to SOPAA
$4,000
to Scioto
County Fair
$6,000
to Portsmouth
Area Arts
Council
When we needed
to fund the arts,
SOMC was there.
SOMC is a proud supporter of the arts and entertainment
in Scioto County. That is why SOMC gave:
•
$15,000 to River Days
•
$15,000 to SOPAA
•
$7,000 to Cirque D’Art
•
$4,000 to bring the circus
to the Scioto County Fair
•
And more than $6,000
to the Portsmouth
Area Arts Council
When I needed
funds for college,
SOMC was there.
SOMC donates to Clay Legacy Fund.
For three years in a row, SOMC has
donated a $1,000 scholarship to the Clay
Legacy Fund. Pictured above is scholarship
recipient Courtney Delotell.
In 2013, SOMC provided
more than $930,000
towards local education,
tuition assistance
and scholarships!
When we were building
an athletic program,
SOMC was there.
When you need us, SOMC is there.
Southern Ohio Medical Center takes pride in being a part of the community. For its thousands
of employees and patients, southern Ohio is more than a place on a map – it’s home.
SOMC donates helmets to Eastern Local Schools.
Building a football program from the ground up is no easy
task, but Eastern Local Schools was able to do just that –
with the help of a generous helmet donation from SOMC.
As a new member of the Eastern community, SOMC was
proud to help the school get its new program off the ground.
In all, 89 helmets, obtained from St. Brigid of Kildare
Schools in Dublin, were distributed to Eastern’s Pee
Wee and Jr. High football teams, and also to programs
at East, Notre Dame, Minford and Northwest.
That’s why, in fiscal year 2013 alone, SOMC provided nearly $350,000 in community
donations, and put $31,894,152 in charity care and care for patients unable to pay.
$350,000
in Community
Donations
Not only do the donations make it possible for local kids
to emulate their idols from collegiate and professional
football, it also lifts a tremendous financial burden off of
the schools as a new Pee Wee helmet can cost $130 each.
In total, SOMC donated more than $18,000 to local
youth sports programs! SOMC has supported programs
for all schools in its coverage area, provided more than
a thousand free sports physicals across 13 school
districts and hosted an All Sports Combine
that gave high school athletes official
times and measurements that could
be sent to college recruiters.
$31,894,152
charity care and care for
patients unable to pay
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Portsmouth, OH 45662
(740) 356-5000
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