Submitted by Providence
For more than 160 years, the Providence family of organizations has served as a vital safety net for those who are vulnerable. Our steadfast commitment to responding to community need is one of the many ways we live out our mission and work toward health for a better world.
Providence recently released its 2022 Annual Report to Our Communities. The report highlights how Providence partnered in the seven states where it operates to address the most difficult public health crisis of our time. In South Puget Sound, the Providence Swedish investment included $62.7 million in unpaid cost of Medicaid and other means-tested government programs and $14 million in free and discounted care for the uninsured and underinsured.
“The importance of community support has never been clearer,” said Providence Swedish South Puget Sound Chief Executive Darin Goss. “The prolonged effects of the pandemic have impacted all facets of health in our communities from housing, food and financial insecurity to mental health. A response to pressing community needs, as well as upstream and long-lasting solutions, are necessary to help communities recover, build resilience and work toward a healthier future.”
Additional community investment included $10 million toward health professional education and research, $5 million in subsidized health services and $300,000 in community health improvement and strategic partnerships.
View the entire Providence Swedish South Puget Sound Community Benefit Report Document HERE.
“Health care providers nationally have experienced unprecedented pressures over the last three years. Yet, through it all, Providence has not wavered from its Mission. We continue to be here for our communities no matter how challenging the environment gets,” said Providence President and CEO Rod Hochman, M.D. “I am deeply grateful to the caregivers of Providence for all they do to make the Mission possible, especially for those who are most vulnerable. Because of this commitment, our community benefit investment has continued an upward trajectory, even in difficult times.”
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