DUBLIN, Ohio, Oct. 7, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- The Cardinal Health
Foundation awarded 29 grants totaling $924,551 to help non-profit health care
institutions across the country improve the effectiveness,
efficiency and excellence of patient care.
The E3 Patient Safety Grant Program supports three
types of projects this year:
- Projects that improve medication safety as patients transition
from the hospital to home.
- Projects that use technology, including the use of smartphones,
apps, tablets, remote monitoring and telehealth through consumer
devices, to increase access to care and engage patients.
- Projects that help spread previously successful work.
The Cardinal Health E3 Grant Program awarded funding
of up to $45,000 per grant to health
care providers in 18 states. Since the inception of the
E3 Grant Program in 2008, the Cardinal Health Foundation
has awarded just under $8 million in
funding to 284 hospitals, health systems or other health-related
organizations across the country.
"In just eight years, we've seen E3 Patient Safety
grantees improve health care and build stronger, healthier
communities across the United
States," said Dianne Radigan,
vice president of Community Relations at Cardinal Health. "On
behalf of Cardinal Health, we are so pleased to continue supporting
work that is helping accelerate the rate of change in health care
through implementation of evidence-based practices. Our grantees
are increasing the effectiveness, excellence and efficiency of
patient care, and most importantly, saving lives."
Organizations receiving funding from the 2015 Cardinal Health
E3 Grant Program include:
- Alexian Brothers Health System (Arlington Heights, Illinois)
- Altru Health Foundation (Grand Forks,
North Dakota)
- Banner Health Foundation (Phoenix,
Arizona)
- Baptist Health South Florida, West Kendall Baptist Hospital
(Coral Gables, Florida)
- Boston Children's Hospital (Boston,
Massachusetts)
- Care Plus NJ, Inc. (Paramus, New
Jersey)
- Catholic Charities New Hampshire (Manchester, New Hampshire)
- Centegra Health System Foundation (Huntley, Illinois)
- Children's Hospital of The King's Daughters (Norfolk, Virginia)
- CJE SeniorLife (Chicago,
Illinois)
- Fairview Health Services (Minneapolis, Minnesota)
- Hallmark Health System (Medford,
Massachusetts)
- Health Care Improvement Foundation (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
- Magee Rehabilitation Hospital (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
- Memorial Health Care System Foundation (Chattanooga, Tennessee)
- Mission Healthcare Foundation, Inc. (Asheville, North Carolina)
- Mountain States Health Alliance (Johnson City, Tennessee)
- OhioHealth Foundation (Columbus,
Ohio)
- Providence House, Inc. (Cleveland,
Ohio)
- Senior Services of Southeastern
Virginia (Norfolk,
Virginia)
- Southwest General Health Center (Middleburg Heights, Ohio)
- The Nebraska Medical Center/Nebraska Medicine (Omaha, Nebraska)
- University Hospitals Case Medical Center (Cleveland, Ohio)
- University of California Irvine
Accounting Office (Irvine,
California)
- University of Minnesota College of
Pharmacy (Minneapolis,
Minnesota)
- Verde Valley Caregivers Coalition (Sedona, Arizona)
- Virginia Mason (Seattle, Washington)
- West Virginia Health Right, Inc. (Charleston, West Virginia)
- Yale-New Haven Health System (New
Haven, Connecticut)
Cardinal Health Foundation's E3 Grant Program is now
seeking proposals for its 2016 funding initiatives. For more
details, and to complete the electronic application, visit
www.cardinalhealth.com/community. All proposals are due by
Friday, Dec. 4, 2015; extensions will
not be granted.
About the Cardinal Health Foundation
The Cardinal
Health Foundation supports local, national and international
programs that improve health care efficiency, effectiveness and
excellence and the overall wellness of the communities where
Cardinal Health's (NYSE: CAH) nearly 35,000 employees live and
work. The Cardinal Health Foundation also offers grants to
encourage community service among its employees and works through
international agencies to donate much-needed medical supplies and
funding to those who need them in times of disaster; because
Cardinal Health is #AllInForGood. To learn more, visit
www.CardinalHealth.com/community and visit the Facebook page at
www.facebook.com/CardinalHealthFoundation.
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