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How your donation makes a difference

The Pacific Communities Health District Foundation welcomes gifts of all sizes. Unless you restrict your gift for a particular purpose, it will be placed in the Unrestricted Fund where a portion is used each year to fund grants for a variety of hospital programs and services. To apply for the grants, hospital staff members submit funding requests that are considered by a foundation committee and the board as part of an ongoing allocation process.

Here are the funds we provide to serve patients, families and staff:

Arts/Healing Fund

Established to support the Arts in Health Care Project at Samaritan Pacific Communities Hospital (SPCH).

Cancer Fund

Enhances cancer services offered at SPCH; to be used for the expansion of the Outpatient Treatment Center, which offers chemotherapy, infusion and wound therapies.

Cardiac Fund

Enhances cardiac care in Cardiac Rehab, ICU, Cardiac Performance Improvement and other cardiac-related projects by providing equipment, education and services.

Employee Assistance Fund

Confidentially assists employees who have a financial emergency. Funds may be awarded as a grant or a loan once every 24 months to an employee who has successfully completed one year of service. Employees are encouraged to pay back this fund through payroll deduction. The maximum award available is $500.

General Equipment Fund

Provides equipment needed for patient care and staff support, particularly for needs that arise outside of the regular equipment budgeting process.

Gribler Nursing Education Fund

Provides scholarships for nursing students from Lincoln County who intend to apply for work within Samaritan Pacific Health Services (SPHS).

Health Education Center

Established to build a dedicated health education facility including rooms for meetings and support groups, a skills lab for nursing students and professional staff, and a non-clinical (computer) training center.

Hospice Fund

Helps meet the needs of hospice patients with limited financial means. May fund equipment for loan or purchase, medications, care giving support or respite, patient and community education, and cash subsidies for ongoing expenses. Maximum grant is $500.

Mario Pastega House Fund

Assists with funding of the endowment for the guesthouse on the Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center campus for the benefit of patients from Lincoln County.

Patient/Employee Scholarship Fund

Assists local individuals with the management of chronic diseases such as diabetes and provides other health related education through SPHS.

Patient Support Fund

Assists patients who have inadequate insurance and/or limited financial resources with recommended diagnostics, treatment, approved medication and rehabilitation needs.

Pediatric Fund

Established with a bequest from Katherine Smith “to be used primarily for pediatric services.” Opportunities to partner with other established programs to provide health and wellness services for local youth, such as school-based clinics, are also considered.

Women’s Cancer Fund

Assists women who have been diagnosed with breast cancer or who are suspected of having breast cancer. Eligibility of women with other forms of cancer will be considered if there are sufficient funds available.

Women’s Giving Circle

A pooled fund of donations received throughout the year and allocated each fall by a vote of donors to support the health care needs of area women and children within the scope of patient care provided by SPHS.

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