Facility attributable to open this spring; fund-raising in closing levels
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Mosaic Medical, a nonprofit group well being heart offering high quality look after all in Bend, Redmond, Prineville and Madras, was lately awarded a $350,000 “prime off” grant from the M.J. Murdock Charitable Belief of Vancouver, Washington.
These funds might be used to help the event of the brand new Madras Well being Heart, a partnership with Jefferson County Public Well being that’s scheduled to open this spring. Receipt of the funds depends upon Mosaic reaching the $5.4 million funding objective for the challenge. A complete of $4.8 million has been raised so far and the group is at the moment in search of extra non-public grants and donations to shut the ultimate hole in funding.
“Entry to high quality well being care is a vital element in guaranteeing that each particular person and household within the Pacific Northwest has the power to flourish. It is a notably urgent want in rural communities that lack the identical proximity to medical establishments as city communities,” stated Kim Newman, program director for the M.J. Murdock Charitable Belief. “We’re grateful to organizations like Mosaic Medical which are leveraging inventive collaboration and considerate, long-term planning to construct the capability of our area and we’re excited to play a small position in bringing this precious new useful resource to life.”
The brand new well being heart might be situated adjoining to St. Charles Madras at 500 NE A Road, on land donated by the hospital. The constructing will home Mosaic’s Madras Well being Heart, Mosaic Pharmacy (open to the group) and Jefferson County Public Well being.
Mosaic has served the Madras group since 2006, offering medical providers to all residents of Jefferson County it doesn’t matter what language they converse, their medical insurance standing or their skill to pay. Over time the necessity for well being providers has grown, together with Mosaic’s skill to supply it. The brand new facility will double the variety of medical examination rooms, present a lot wanted house for dental and behavioral well being providers, and add a low-cost pharmacy out there to all.
“Sharing the house with Jefferson County Public Well being will imply that we now have higher collaboration and help providers for the group between our two companies,” stated Elaine Knobbs-Seasholtz, Mosaic’s Director of Technique and Growth. “Being subsequent door to the hospital is a good better profit for sufferers, who could be simply be referred to Mosaic’s main care, dental or behavioral well being providers, conserving the emergency room clear for essentially the most vital wants.”
To study extra about getting concerned on this life-changing well being heart, please attain out to Emily Boynton, Senior Growth Officer at donate@mosaicmedical.org or name (541) 323-3860.
About M.J. Murdock Charitable Belief:
M.J. Murdock Charitable Belief, created by the need of the late Melvin J. (Jack) Murdock, supplies grants to organizations in 5 states of the Pacific Northwest—Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon and Washington—that search to strengthen the area’s instructional and cultural base in inventive and sustainable methods. For extra info, go to murdocktrust.org
About Mosaic Medical:
Mosaic Medical is a nonprofit group well being heart that serves Central Oregonians from all walks of life. By means of a community of over a dozen clinics, we provide built-in well being providers that tackle every affected person’s medical, dental, behavioral well being, vitamin and drugs wants. Our care is rarely influenced by how a lot cash our sufferers make, what language they converse or the standing of their insurance coverage protection. Mosaic Medical supplies high quality look after all. For extra info, go to mosaicmedical.org.