Community Benefit
Content highlighting Providence initiatives to build healthy communities
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Read ArticleSupplying Food Security in Rural Stevens County
Health care services are just part of what contributes to our overall health. A community network ensures people have easier access to healthy food.
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Read ArticleA refuge for the homeless in eastern Washington
Hope House provides 36 emergency shelter beds each night to women experiencing homelessness no matter their situation or lifestyle.
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Read ArticleSouth Bay Coalition to End Homelessness
Providence Little Company of Mary Medical Centers in San Pedro and Torrance partnered with competing hospitals across the South Bay to coordinate care for patients who are homeless.
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Read Article'A Coalition of the Willing': Revamping an Entire System of Care
Orange County saw organizations working to address growing public health crises and banded together.
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Read ArticleAccess to care for the High Desert's most vulnerable
In 2019, the eight clinics provided primary care to 10 percent more patients that the previous year.
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Read ArticleCommunity Advocacy Project for Students (CAPS) partnership between Texas Tech University and Covenant Health
Community Advocacy Project for Students (CAPS) is a partnership between Texas Tech University and Covenant Health.
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Read ArticlePuget Sound ministries and partners purchase renewable energy
Providence ministries and partners in Washington state have the opportunity to purchase renewable energy credits.
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Read ArticleProvidence Portland Medical Center in Oregon cut greenhouse gas emissions by switching anesthetic agents
Providence Portland Medical Center reduced costs by $130,000 per year and cut gas emissions.
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Read ArticleReducing Food Waste in Santa Rosa
Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital in California reduced food waste by partnering with Sonoma Food Runners.
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Read ArticleHealth Care Leaders form Alliance to Address Climate Concerns in WA
Providence is a founding member of the Washington Health Care Climate Alliance for climate change and policy.
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Read ArticleMontana St. Patrick Hospital - Green 4 Good
Providence is committed to efforts to address environmental stewardship at St. Patrick Hospital.
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Read ArticleTaking on the Stigma of Substance Use Disorder Protects Pregnant Women and Newborns
In 2019, the screening program empowered 30 women to seek help through referrals.
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Read ArticleBuilding Resilience through Holistic Behavioral Health Programming
Healthy for Life aims to improve children’s health and wellness through physical activity and education.
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Read ArticleServing The Poor and Vulnerable Through Community-Based Care Management
CARE Network added a specialized team to meet the needs of patients with mental health conditions.
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Read ArticleHousing Is Health: Partnering to Provide Safe, Secure and Permanent Housing
To better care for patients’ overall health, Providence clinics now screen for housing insecurity.
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Read ArticleIncreasing Access: Partnering to Bring a Smile
Providence partnered with Neighborhood Health Center to pilot a new dental health program for underserved and at-risk patients.
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Read ArticleBehavioral Health Urgent Care Clinic Opens in Everett
The adult Behavioral Health Urgent Care clinic welcomes adults who need urgent behavioral health intervention
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Read ArticleRemoving Barriers to Health Through Legal Assistance
Health providers may prescribe an attorney to low-income patients.
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Read ArticleHomeless Man Learns to Manage Congestive Heart Failure Through Providence
Using the principles of trauma-informed care, she spoke with him about what mattered most to him instead.
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Read ArticleProvidence Medication Assistance Program Saves Patients Millions
For patients without insurance, MAP goes directly to manufactures to find free drug programs.
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