In-kind contributions keep us up and running
With the start of our new fiscal year we find ourselves continually grateful for in-kind support we receive from our partners. Since our beginnings, we’ve enjoyed in-kind support from all area hospital systems and a number of other healthcare stakeholders. In fact, the majority of our administrative costs is covered by in-kind contributions. For example:
- Legacy Health provides our office space and phone service. We recently moved into a new and larger space at 1311 NW 21st Ave., right around the corner from our previous building. As we expanded our staff and look to increase our volunteer base, we ran out of space in the previous office, also provided by Legacy. We’re fortunate to have the support of our board member Kari Stanley and her colleagues at Legacy Health, who not only found the space for us but also supported us through the move and its logistical challenges.
- Providence Health Services is providing in-kind professional services for our Pharmacy Bridge program infrastructure, specifically the donate access to their pharmacy benefit management service that allows our patients to get medications for $4 co-pay in virtually any area pharmacy.
- CareOregon and Columbia United Providers supply the administrative infrastructure for our claims data collection. Which allows us to report and evaluate the value of the work we do.
Last fiscal year the value of in-kind contributions from just these four providers amounted to over $50,000. In total, all hospital systems, healthcare providers, and other volunteers donated more than $15 million in charges of healthcare services last fiscal year.
The result of this support? Consider, for example, more than 3,200 patients served in the past 12 months, 36% reduction in emergency room use, 55% reduction in cost per patient (since 2009) and 1,684% return on investment for last fiscal year.
We could not have done this without our many partners. Thanks to all of you for your support. We need everyone working together to continue to connect people to healthcare. Today.
Sincerely,
Linda Nilsen-Solares
Executive Director
