Bozeman Health Foundation

Facility Expansions and Equipment Purchase Support:Support included $1,573,576 for an ICU expansion construction project, $269,000 for specialized surgery equipment for urology and orthopedic pediatric patients, $58,000 for facility improvements for Aspen Point Hillcrest Senior Living for a remodel of the community Fireside room, a tractor snowblower, massage table, library books and patient lifting equipment, $48,000 for Cardiology equipment including an ECG machine, a Tango M2 blood pressure monitor, a Sonosite Ultrasound machine. $92,000 for Cancer care equipment including a Gammex Sun Laser for procedures, a GE Scanner for Radiation Oncology and radioactive source for Nuclear Medicine equipment and patient exam marking.

Support for Research and Innovation Projects: Funding included year one support of an American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) funded five-year research project aimed at increasing access to cancer care for rural Montanans by developing a replicable hub and spoke care delivery model, and $550,000 to help launch a nursing workforce development program, the Bozeman Health New Graduate Nurse Residency Program that enrolled 80 nurses in its inaugural year.

Support for Patient Care Programs:Funds were spent to enhance and expand Bozeman Health patient care programs and promote access to health and care for patients in-need. Support included $90,000 for the BH Hypertension Clinic program, $300,000 in charity care for 1,234 in-patients receiving hospice and palliative care, $234,000 to expand Behavioral Health Services including programs for pediatric patients, NICU families, the Meadowlark Program in the Family Birth Center, a Rural Access Pharmacy Program and supplemented 528 hours of behavioral health therapy and psychiatric care services for patients in need in Big Sky. Continued on Schedule O...More than $92,000 via cancer patient care programs including 443 Care Cottage days, 300 rides via gas cards, taxi and app assisted rides, and 45 patients with cancer patient care fund awards. $25,000 in expansions to the Pediatrics Specialty programs including support for the addition of a .5 NICU educator role, a 1.0 Nurse Coordinator. $74,000 via the Well Beyond Care Program to assist 820 patients with access to care and health via transportation support, medicines and items needed for healing.

Community Outreach Programming:Funding included support for a community medical respite lodging and care collaboration for unhoused patients to ensure safe hospital discharge, 36 no-fee mammograms and 3 diagnostic tests for women in-need, a healthy food and nutrition pilot project for 25 families receiving WIC benefits, support for a school based technology program to encourage physical exercise and health habits, a head injury prevention education program and 230 helmets provided to community members in-need, Falls prevention classes for seniors at a variety of locations including Hillcrest Senior Living, Belgrade Clinics and Emergency Services. An annual $2,000 Gordon Davidson Scholarship to an MSU accounting student. The Foundation's mission is to support Bozeman Health by promoting community participation in and financial support of activities to improve community health and quality of life for people in SW Montana. The Foundation supports numerous Bozeman Health programs and services that further health care research and innovation, enhance the patient and family experience, support community health and outreach efforts, address patient access barriers to heath and care and support facility and equipment expansion and renovation needs. In 2023 the Foundation provided more than $3.8 Million in support.