FY2024 Foundation Funded Project Detail
| Train incoming first-year students at ACOM and community first responders, on managing patients who have overdosed on opioids with naloxone. | $23,500 | Medical Education |
| Transportation will help with food temperatures and timely deliveries. Golf cart with open cargo space to deliver food in the rear. Areas will receive food in a timely manner. | $9,898 | Nutrition & Food Services |
| Thermal bases to transport food to our Patients to help ensure the food stays hot. | $15,056.70 | Nutrition & Food Services |
| Student research during undergraduate medical training leads to greater understanding of evidence-based medicine, well-rounded physicians, and increased preparation for residency. Osteopathic medical students are encouraged to incorporate evidence-based medicine into their differential diagnoses and decision-making. | $21,000 | ACOM General Purpose |
| Our pediatricians instruct parents to give medication if a temperature is within a certain range or they may advise patients to go to the emergency room if the temperature is critical. | $1,325 | Enterprise Clinic – General Operations |
| FY24 AED purchases. | $88,724.20 | HeartSafe Initiative |
| Short-term critical prescription and transportation assistance for at-risk Southeast Health patients meeting the hospital’s financial need criteria. | $20,000 | Prescription / Transportation |
| Southeast Health holds an annual Stroke Symposium to bring together more than 100 multidisciplinary healthcare providers, representing medicine, nursing, pharmacy, case management, rehab specialties {OT, PT, ST), and first responders. Attendees come from Southeast Health as well as other regional hospitals and EMS agencies. Our goal is to provide an opportunity to learn the latest treatment protocols, advanced techniques, and changes in post-stroke care from the region’s top experts on stroke treatments and telemedicine. | $9,521.25 | Medical Education |
| The DAISY Award Program rewards and recognizes all Southeast Health Nurses who go above and beyond in caring for our patients. Each month the DAISY Committee selects two nurses from the DAISY nominations to receive the DAISY Award. | $5,621 | Patient Care Nursing Services |
| Supports Southeast Health’s BEE (Being Exceptional Everyday) Award Recognition Program. This program rewards and recognizes extraordinary support employees that are not licensed nurses. The BEE Award Program helps us recognize and reward outstanding support employees. | $18,179.02 | You&I Projects |
| Post-mastectomy breast cancer patients benefit from lymphedema program and initial compression garment(s) provided by Southeast Health’s Rehabilitation Services. |
$6,500 | You&I Projects |
| The program includes individual tutoring, small group tutoring and large group review sessions prior to each exam. A plethora of additional research shows the benefit of tutors as well. The ability to fund our tutors has now allowed ACOM to operate on par with other medical schools and offset the time and effort spent with an increased number of at-risk students (due to class size increase). | $15,000 | Medical Education |
| Renovation of a space with updated technology and furniture to create a more aesthetically appealing environment for our future nursing workforce. There are approximately 75 nursing students representing 7 different schools in our hospital each semester. Each of these students has access to this study space and many will attend their clinical meetings there. This is the “first impression” space that many students will encounter in our hospital. | $102,077 | Patient Care Nursing Services |
| This unit will be located in the room with the patient. The technologist will be able to acquire the biopsy and put it directly into the specimen unit to be xrayed. This process will greatly reduce the amount of time the patient is in compression and undergoing the procedure. Currently a stereotactic breast biopsy, on average, takes about 36 minutes to perform. | $90,875 | Cancer Services |
| Funding for the events that will be held during Nurses Week to show our appreciation. By showing the nurses how much we appreciate their hard work and dedication it will help with employee engagement and therefore, a better patient experience. | $10,000 | Patient Care Services |
| Critical Care Services has increased the number of patients we see. With the addition of patients, it presents more procedures needing to be completed at the bedside. Having this additional ultrasound machine available prevents a delay in care. | $49,900 | Critical Care |
| This book club is part of a leadership development plan to increase awareness of personal leadership qualities, identify best practices in leadership approaches, and improve comfort with use of leadership skills in all settings. | $1,580 | ACOM General Purpose |
| Funds supported the equipment and plants to start the ACOM Community Garden. | $6,963.51 | ACOM General Purpose |
| ACOM Safety holds self-defense classes for faculty/staff and students with Cottonwood Police Department providing the training. The “Red man” suit keeps our trainers from being injured. situational awareness. | $3,000 | ACOM General Purpose |
| Purchased a new neonatal isolette transport and stretcher. | $185,000 | NICU Programs |
| Using the automated stainer will increase lab efficiency, improve accuracy, streamline workflows, and reduce manual errors. With this equipment, we can automate repetitive tasks, which will lead to increased throughput and faster turnaround times for sample analysis. | $7,350.20 | Laboratory Medicine |
| Patients with eye trauma or other ophthalmic issues report frequently to the ED. This camera allows for remote exams of the retina. The camera creates a panoramic view of the retina and can be evaluated directly by the virtual Retina Specialist. Remote consultations are becoming more and more necessary as Retinal Specialists are few in number. The ability to use this technology will also give residents, students, and ED providers the ability to diagnose and treat patients in their future practice. It will also provide a service and increase access to high level eye care for our community that they would otherwise not have. | $22,360 | Emergency Services |
| Funding supports the NeuroBalance Program at Rehab East. | $20,000 | Rehab Services |
| Wing boards to assist in providing comfort to patients receiving radiation treatments. | $33,016 | Cancer Services |
| Canon RF 600mm f/4 IS USM Lens | $13,719 | General Operations |
| This t-shirt will assist in our marketing efforts to promote our family birth center as well as the Foundation. | $4,700 | You&I Projects |
| These devices are used to measure the blood oxygen levels of our pulmonary rehab patients during exercise. The wrist worn devices create a safer exercise environment because they eliminate the need for bulkier more restrictive pulse ox monitors that can restrict range of motion. | $4,200 | You&I Projects |
| Part of best practice in a NICU follow up program is to weigh infants to ensure appropriate weight gain is occurring. This scale is accurate to 2.86 grams which can pick up the slightest change in weight. | $1,449.99 | You&I Projects |
| Hoyer has a much lower clearance and can pick up a patient from the floor. There are multiple sling options as well and one option is a sling that can support a patient in standing and allows them to exercise and perform activities when they otherwise would not be able to. | $8,557.28 | You&I Projects |
| With a street-legal cart, we can quickly navigate the campus and provide a safer ride for the occupants (visitors and patients). | $10,299 | You&I Projects |
| The Enterprise Clinic pediatric reading program promotes literacy at a young age. | $2,500 | You&I Projects |
| Support of equipment for the ACOM Taylor Clinic. | $51,097.23 | General Operations |
| 10 Docking Stations and cabinets for the treatment rooms. | $21,000 | General Operations |
| Gas vouchers to assist cancer patients receiving treatment at Southeast Health get to and from their appointments. | $1,000 | Cancer Services |
| Funding to support the environmental services team. | $4,000 | You&I Projects |
| Funding to support the Ron S. Owen Scholarship Fund which is available to dependents of Southeast Health employees. | $10,000 | You&I Projects |
| Initial funding to start the Patsy S. McGowan Memorial Scholarship Fund. | $51,000 | You&I Projects |
| Funds granted to assist employees during a catastrophic event. | $21,832.96 | Benevolence Fund |
| Scholarship Awards | $76,500 | Scholarship Funds |