Who This Serves:  All patients and Samaritan staff.

What:  Funding for equipment that exceeds Samaritan’s budgets. Priority is given to equipment that meets one or more of the following criteria.

• Offers comfort without cost to the patient, i.e. patient lifts and blanket warmers.
• Provides an essential community service but doesn’t generate enough revenue to be self‑supportive, i.e. cardiac rehabilitation and obstetric services.
• Ensures residents can receive care in their own communities, i.e. adolescent physical therapy and bone scans.

Where: Hospitals and clinics throughout Samaritan’s tri-county region of Benton, Lincoln and Linn counties.

When:  Ongoing.

Why:  Samaritan can fund approximately $30 to $40 million for medical equipment annually, which covers about one-third of all equipment requests every year.

• More than $160,000 in support was distributed in Benton, Lincoln and Linn counties in 2022.
• More than 1,000 community members are being assisted with expenses, such as medical bills, transportation, prescriptions, nutritional supplements and groceries.

Campaign Goal:  $1.5 million. 

Lead Foundation:  All Samaritan foundations.