Providence St. Patrick Hospital

See schedule o.at Providence, we use our voice to advocate for vulnerable populations and needed reforms in Health care. We are also pursuing innovative ways to transform Health care by keeping people healthy, and making our Services more convenient, accessible and affordable for all. In an increasingly uncertain world, we are committed to high-quality, compassionate care for everyone - regardless of coverage or ability to pay. We help people and communities benefit from the best Health care model for the future - today.together, our 117,000 caregivers (all employees) serve in 51 hospitals, 1,000 clinics and a comprehensive range of Health and social Services across Alaska, California, Montana, new mexico, Oregon, Texas and Washington. The Providence family includes:-providence across seven western states-covenant Health in west texas-providence facey medical foundation in los angeles, ca-kadlec in southeast washington-pacific medical centers in seattle, wa-swedish Health Services in seattle, wa as a comprehensive Health care organization, we are serving more people, advancing best practices and continuing our more than 100-year tradition of serving the poor and vulnerable. Delivering Services across seven states, Providence is committed to touching millions of more lives and enhancing the Health of the american west to transform care for the next generation and beyond.through community benefit programs and other high-impact investments, we work to ensure basic Health needs are met and serve to remove barriers to care, build community resilience and innovate for the future. Ministries and affiliates support organizations, programs and initiatives that improve Health and well-being and increase equitable access to quality care at the community level and at scale across seven states.we are proud of our history and continued commitment to helping build a more equitable, sustainable future. Our steadfast commitment to responding to community need is one of the many ways ministries, affiliates and caregivers live out our shared mission and continue to serve as a vital safety net for those who are vulnerable.for more information go to: httpswwwprovidenceorgaboutannualr... environmental, social, and governance standardsprovidence continues to advance a social responsibility framework that includes a stronger commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion ("dei"), and environmental stewardship. In 2022, we elevated the work of dei, by restructuring resources with plans to align and scale dei strategies across the Providence family of organizations. We continue to execute on our integrated strategic & financial plan which clearly expresses our commitment and acceleration of this important work to address social, racial, and economic disparities in the communities we serve. Providence's social responsibility framework aims to deploy the assets of our system to support community Health improvement, strengthen local economies and reduce our carbon footprint. We have implemented an environmental stewardship system strategy that encourages waste reductions, efficient energy and water usage, local agriculture partnerships, less toxic and fewer chemical use, and a reduction in carbon from travel. We have also held environmental stewardship as one of the top priorities for our leadership incentive program to ensure alignment and momentum continues. In april 2022, Providence published its first environmental stewardship report, in which we reported 12 percent reduction in carbon emissions in seven key categories in our acute care facilities since our 2019 baseline. As of september 30, 2022, (the most recent data available), we have increased that reduction to 13 percent.2022 program service accomplishmentsin 2022, Providence Montana continued its tradition of compassion and dedication to our communities by investing to address community need. In 2022, Providence St. Patrick Hospital focused on identified priority needs of access to mental Health Services, safe and affordable housing, access to substance use disorder treatment, and addressing homelessness.caring for Montana during the covid pandemicin 2022 Providence Montana continued to care for our communities as the covid-19 pandemic lessened in intensity. Despite covid-19 infections decreasing overall, many community Health needs became more apparent, including mental Health and substance use treatment access and more people becoming housing insecure.access to mental Health servicesprovidence medical group added behavioral Health care managers to nine primary care clinics with funding from Montana healthcare foundation in 2020. In 2022, over 8,000 behavioral Health telehealth sessions were completed in for patients of Providence Montana (includes Providence St. Patrick Hospital and Providence medical group).providence St. Patrick Hospital supported the continuation of the city's mobile support team following the conclusion of a success pilot period, which serves people in crisis in conjunction with emergency response.safe and affordable housingin 2022, Providence Montana staff referred 41 patients for legal help with housing/utility assistance through our medical-legal partnership with Montana legal Services association. Since the program launched in 2020, one out of three referrals to the medical-legal partnership are related to housing concerns. This partnership also provided rapid access to Montana emergency rental assistance (mera) program via Montana legal Services association to support people to maintaining their housing.access to substance use disorder treatmentprovidence St. Patrick Hospital emergency department continued pilot of moud (medication for opioid use) in ed setting with referral to community-based Services for ongoing care.addressing homelessnessprovidence St. Patrick Hospital staff participate in weekly community meetings to address the needs of people in the community who are unsheltered and at the highest risk due to mental Health, substance abuse, and chronic illness. With support from Providence, community solutions began work with the city of missoula to implement the community intervention built for zero, the goal of which is for missoula to reach "functional zero" in the local rate of homelessness. For more information go to: httpswwwprovidenceorgaboutannualr...