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The Good Samaritan Hospital Foundation (GSHF) has been awarded a $50,000 grant to support “Scoring Success through
Best Health Screens”, a program that incorporates vision, dental and musculoskeletal health screens as a part of the
Reds Rookie Success summer baseball camp for underserved children ages 8-11.
The grant is provided by the Mission and Ministry Fund of Catholic Health Initiatives, the national health care
system that includes Good Samaritan Hospital.
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| TriHealth CEO, John Prout and grant Project Manager, Greg Lynn, TriHealth Sports
Medicine, proudly display the grant award from Catholic Health Initiatives. |
Now in its 11th year, the Mission and Ministry Fund has awarded 188 grants amounting to approximately $24 million. The
fund was established through contributions from Catholic Health Initiatives’ facilities in 19 states, including Good
Samaritan Hospital.
"A year ago, we met the goal of establishing a principal of $100 million for the Mission and Ministry Fund, which was
a tremendous achievement for our system," said Kevin Lofton, president and chief executive officer of Catholic Health
Initiatives. "Now, we look forward to expanding our efforts to create innovative ways to bring about significant
improvements in the health of the communities we serve, both in the U.S. and abroad."
Good Samaritan Hospital has the attributes Catholic Health Initiatives seeks when awarding Mission and Ministry Fund
grants: it meets an identified community need, is innovative, able to be replicated and promotes collaboration with
other organizations in the community.
The partnership between the Reds Community Fund and Good Samaritan Hospital will implement a health screening program
with an effective follow-up medical care system in place so that truly no child is left behind.
| Foundation |
Description |
Grant Amount |
| The Bahmann Foundation |
To initiate “Seniors Link to the Net”, a computer education program specifically tailored for older adults. The
program will be offered through TriHealth SeniorLink and will provide Internet access and specialized instruction to
seniors who otherwise may have never had the opportunity to embrace computer technology. |
$10,000 |
| Catholic Health Initiatives |
The grant will launch a pilot health screening program “Scoring Success through Best Health Screens,” a pilot
health screening program offered by Good Samaritan Hospital in collaboration with the Cincinnati Reds Rookies Success
League. The health screens will target underserved children ages 8-11 who participate in the summer baseball camp, Reds
Rookie Success League. |
$50,000 |
| Duke Energy |
To initiate Healthy Women, Healthy Lives, a
comprehensive health outreach program for women that offers screening,
education and treatment for breast cancer, osteoporosis and heart disease. |
$50,000 |
| The Greater Cincinnati Foundation (GreaterCincinnatiFDN.org) |
For partial support of Healthy Women, Healthy
Lives |
$40,000 |
| Ruth Lyons Children’s Fund |
To support the cost of admission gifts for babies
admitted to the newborn intensive care unit (NICU) and children receiving
outpatient surgery. In addition to this grant, the quilt fund is supported by
the hospital’s auxiliary, The Guild. Quilts, made by volunteers are given to
each NICU baby. They help to filter noise and light when draped over the
isolettes and provide a keepsake when babies go home. Click here, for more
information. |
Undisclosed |
March of Dimes
Ohio Chapter |
To expand the Centering Pregnancy Program, a new group prenatal care birth option that is offered at TriHealth Nurse
Midwives. |
$25,000 |
| National Speaking of Women’s Health Foundation |
For Managing Menopause, a program designed
specifically for underserved women with a history of reproductive cancer who
will have the opportunity to learn unique strategies that are alternatives to
hormone replacement therapy to manage the uncomfortable symptoms of
menopause. |
Undisclosed |
| The Josephine S. Russell, Charitable Trust, PNC Bank Trustee |
For partial start-up funding of Healthy Women,
Healthy Lives. |
$25,000 |
| The Charlotte R. Schmidlapp Fund, Fifth Third Bank, Trustee |
A matching grant was approved for partial
start-up support of Healthy Women, Healthy Lives a comprehensive health
outreach program for underserved women who are over age forty that offers
screening, education and treatment for breast cancer, osteoporosis and heart
disease. |
$200,000 |
| Tobacco Settlement
Funds - Foundation for Healthy Communities |
To continue providing Think First for Your Baby, an injury prevention initiative targeting uninsured pregnant women.
The project goal is to lower the number of injuries such as falls, suffocation and shaken baby syndrome in children
under the age of one year. |
$28,000 |
| Foundation for Healthy Communities and the Healthy Ohioans |
TriHealth will partner with Crescent Park
Corporation, a local third party logistics and packing company located in
Cincinnati. The goal of this partnership is to implement an effective
employee wellness program that will positively impact the health and
well-being of the Crescent Park workforce |
$25,000 |
| Tobacco Settlement Funds - Foundation for Healthy Communities |
For continued support of indigent patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease to attend |
$15,000 |
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“Breathe Easy,” a course offered through the hospital’s pulmonary
rehabilitation department. |
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