Genesis HealthCare Foundation’s Impact
The Genesis HealthCare Foundation helps Genesis HealthCare System provide compassionate, quality healthcare by overseeing gifts, grants and donations.
$65 million in life-saving projects
Since its inception in 1999 through the merger of the Bethesda Hospital Foundation and the Good Samaritan Medical Center Foundation, the Genesis HealthCare Foundation has provided over $65 million in financial support to the community through life-saving projects and programs at Genesis HealthCare System.
| Investment | Results | Outcome | Impact |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hospice Charity Care | $684,000 | Provision of end-of-life comfort care to patients with limited financial means | 136 patients |
| Scholarships | $250,000 | Financial support for local students pursuing degrees in healthcare | 300 students |
| Providence Fund | $70,000 | Aid to patients and employees experiencing critical financial hardships (death, illness, natural disasters, job loss) | 240 people |
| New Genesis Hospital | $18,000,000 | Construction of state-of-the-art hospital to serve the community | 15,000+inpatients annually |
| “Smart” IV pumps | $2,500,000 | Programmable to meet each patient’s specific care needs | 150,000 patients over 10 years |
| Spect CT Scanner | $2,000,000 | Better images for diagnosis, faster scans and reduced costs | 1,700 patients and counting |
Additionally, the Foundation oversees over 100 restricted funds, each with a unique purpose of supporting the specific healthcare needs of our community.
Examples include:
- Charity Care – funding for patients who cannot afford medical care
- Behavioral Health – clothing and toiletries for kids receiving in-patient
- mental healthcare
- Cancer Medication – critical medications for cancer patients with
- limited financial means
- Prosthetics – provides wigs and breast prosthetics to women
- undergoing cancer treatment
- Blanket Fund – Good Samaritan Nursing Alumni campaign to provide
- warm blankets in the winter to our community’s neediest citizens