2010 ANNUAL REPORT - Mission Hospital

MISSION INTEGRATIONASPIRE TO PROVIDE - VIDEO TRANSCRIPTThe Sisters in 1650 used the name the DearNeighbor and historically that has alwaysbeen part of our mission, to go out in thecommunity and meet the needs of the dearneighbor.At Mission Hospital, we do acute care very well here,in a very caring and compassionate way. But wealso look beyond the walls to the broader communityand Camino Health Center has been doing that foralmost 28 years now. To date at Camino, we haveserved almost one million men, women and children.To me it’s a safety net for low income people inour community, many of them who have lost theirhealth insurance due to economic cutbacks. For thesecommunity members, Camino has been and continuesto be an important safety net.As a way to reach the community, we have mobilevans that go into high needs areas. Knowingtransportation can be a challenge, the communitycan access primary medical care through the vans.Advocating for children’s access is important. Wewant them to have a place to go for care, for ongoingmedical care, immunizations, check-ups, all of thethings that go to help create a healthy child.Sister Martha Ann FitzpatrickVice President, Ministry Formation and AdvocacyIf we think of ourselves as a hospital without walls,we have individuals who are constantly in need andour mission is to reach out and to care for those in ourcommunity whether it be medical, spiritual, emotionalor educational. Our mission is very broadly based andall these programs in one way or another help us tocarry out that mission.The Family Resource Center, with two locationsserves the needs of low income people. Therepeople come in and they want to have their childrenenrolled in Healthy Families. Perhaps there arefamily problems, so we have short term counselingavailable or financial assistance. These are just a fewof the kinds of resources that are available throughthe Family Resource Center.2010 Mission Hospital Annual ReportReporting on Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 2009