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SHS Social Accountability
Social Accountability Budget
Samaritan Health Services supports dozens of community health initiatives through its Social Accountability Budget (SAB).
Each year, Samaritan gives 10 percent of its net revenue to the budget, which is then distributed as grants to local non-profits and public health efforts. A committee based at each hospital invites and then reviews proposals submitted by local organizations. Funded programs are health-related, collaborative in nature, focus on prevention, and are designed to address the needs of underserved populations. Awards are announced each spring.
In 2007, 45 local non-profit organizations in Benton, Linn, and Lincoln counties received grants totaling $500,000 through the Social Accountability Budget. Grant recipients included:
Benton County
| Organization |
Amount Funded |
| Healthy Start of Benton County |
$80,000 |
| Community Outreach, Inc. |
$103,500 |
| Drug Treatment Court |
$70,000 |
Linn County
| Organization |
Amount Funded |
| Fish of Albany, Inc. |
$21, 500 |
| Albany Helping Hands, Inc. |
$2,400 |
Grant writing assistance to expand capacity for area
non-profits |
$13,600 |
| Reserved for underinsured and working poor |
$25,000 |
| Sweet Home Pregnancy Care Center |
$2,500 |
| Oregon Mennonite Residential Services |
$7,825 |
| Willamette Valley Rehabilitation |
$3,798 |
| St. Martin’s Episcopal Church |
$1,895 |
| Sweet Home Gleaners, Inc. |
$11,000 |
| Brownsville Sharing Hands, Inc. |
$5,000 |
| Linn County Child Victim Assessment Center |
$3,979 |
| Start Making a Reader Today (SMART) |
$1,200 |
| Rainbow Children’s Center |
$8,000 |
| Sweet Home Emergency Ministries |
$8,073.11 |
| Boys & Girls Club of Lebanon |
$1,200 |
| City of Lebanon Senior Center |
$1,429.89 |
| Pregnancy Alternatives Center |
$5,100 |
| Boys & Girls Club of Sweet Home |
$1,500 |
Lincoln County
| Organization |
Amount Funded |
| Therapy, Assistance & Crises Response Dog |
$3,000 |
| Bright Horizon Riding |
$3,500 |
| Chronic Care Community Outreach & Services |
$5,000 |
| Coastal Aids Network |
$2,000 |
| Congregational Church |
$1,300 |
| Kairos House |
$6,700 |
| Lifespan Respite Care Network |
$4,000 |
| Lincoln County Medical Access Partnership |
$2,500 |
North Lincoln Hospital Foundation,
Medical Vouchers for Uninsured |
$5,000 |
| Oregon Pacific AHEC |
$5,000 |
| Retired & Senior Volunteer Program |
$4,000 |
| Senior Meals & Meals on Wheels |
$7,500 |
| Thugz Off Drugz |
$3,000 |
| Youth Empowerment Services |
$5,000 |
| Centro de Ayuda |
$5,000 |
| Children’s Advocacy Center |
$5,000 |
| Lincoln County Food Share |
$4,000 |
| Lincoln County Transit |
$4,000 |
| My Sister’s Place |
$5,000 |
| Newport Senior Center |
$3,000 |
| Oregon Mothers Care Program |
$5,000 |
| Retired and Senior Volunteer Program |
$1,900 |
| Trueman Recovery |
$5,000 |
| Yachats Clinic |
$4,000 |
To be eligible for funding from the Social Accountability Budget, programs must:
- Focus on unmet needs in underserved populations;
- Be collaborative, involving partnerships with other organizations;
- Focus on improving the health status in the community;
- Use quality indicators to measure progress and outcomes, reporting results and sharing them widely to attract more resources;
- Plan for self-sufficiency where appropriate; and
- Operate efficiently, ideally with an administrative overhead of 15 percent or less.
Application is by invitation based on available funding and identified health priorities in each community. For more information about the process, contact the Marketing/Public Relations coordinator in your local community:
- Evonne Walls, (541) 812-4638 Samaritan Albany General Hospital
- Mindy Johnson, (541) 768-5090 Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center
- Ian Rollins, (541) 451-7161 Samaritan Lebanon Community Hospital
- Joy Wilson , (541) 557-6208 Samaritan North Lincoln Hospital
- Lisa Ely, (541) 574-4898 Samaritan Pacific Communities Hospital
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