Beatrice Community Hospital Foundation Inc
The vision of Beatrice Community Hospital Foundation, Inc., is creating opportunities and channeling resources to intensify the impact Beatrice Community Hospital and Health Center has on wellness and healthcare in the communities we serve.
Programs and results
What we aim to solve
Rural communities are facing a crisis that, while quiet, is threatening millions. As hospitals in rural communities close and services are cut, many Americans are losing access to quality health care. Since 2010, more than 80 rural hospitals across the nation have shuttered. The National Rural Health Association, a non-profit that advocates for rural issues, estimates that there are as many as 700 more rural hospitals at risk of closing in the next 10 years. The Beatrice Community Hospital Foundation strives to support rural healthcare and sustain and create positive healthcare outcomes in our community.
Our programs
What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?
Healthcare Grants
The BCH Foundation provides financial assistance and grants to departments at Beatrice Community Hospital & Health Center, as well as outside organizations who fill a healthcare need in Gage County.
Where we work
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Our results
How does this organization measure their results? It's a hard question but an important one.
Total dollar amount of grants awarded
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Adults
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
Goal to increase by 3% annually the total dollar amounts of grants awarded to Beatrice Community Hospital and other county healthcare organizations.
Total dollars received in contributions
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Type of Metric
Input - describing resources we use
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
Goal to increase by 25% annually the amount of total contributions received by the organization through individual fundraising, estate gifts, corporate sponsorship and private foundation giving.
Number of organizations applying for grants
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Related Program
Healthcare Grants
Type of Metric
Input - describing resources we use
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
Increase the amount of organizations applying for annual healthcare grants by 10%.
Average grant amount
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Related Program
Healthcare Grants
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
Create a new target: Baseline of average grant amount in 2018 to be set at $13,750. This is an average of ALL grants, Beatrice Community Hospital & Healthcare as well as community wide grants.
Our Sustainable Development Goals
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Goals & Strategy
Learn about the organization's key goals, strategies, capabilities, and progress.
Charting impact
Four powerful questions that require reflection about what really matters - results.
What is the organization aiming to accomplish?
The Beatrice Community Hospital Foundation was created to support the mission of the Beatrice Community Hospital. First and foremost, our resources are used to intensify the impact the hospital has in creating positive healthcare outcomes in our community. Limited resources are available on an annual basis to assist external non-profit organizations who share this goal of promoting positive healthcare outcomes in our community.
What are the organization's key strategies for making this happen?
The BCH Foundation works with area individuals, companies, and corporations to raise funds towards an endowment fund. Sustained growth in this endowment fund will ensure healthcare grant funding for generations to come. Fund raising is done on an individual basis, through corporate sponsorship, estate gifts and private foundation grant requests.
What are the organization's capabilities for doing this?
The BCH Foundation has an independent 14 member board of directors, representing all aspects of business, agriculture and education in Gage County. The organization, first recognized by the IRS as a tax exempt organization in 1966, has a history of strong community relationships and capacity to grow.
What have they accomplished so far and what's next?
Over the last few years the BCH Foundation has given an average of $220,000 annually in grants back to the Beatrice Community Hospital as well as outside organizations. BCH Foundation helped with a capital campaign to build a brand new, state-of-the-art hospital facility in 2015, and looks forward to growing an endowment fund for all future healthcare needs, large & small.
How we listen
Seeking feedback from people served makes programs more responsive and effective. Here’s how this organization is listening.
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How is your organization collecting feedback from the people you serve?
Electronic surveys (by email, tablet, etc.), Paper surveys, Community meetings/Town halls, Suggestion box/email,
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How is your organization using feedback from the people you serve?
To identify and remedy poor client service experiences, To make fundamental changes to our programs and/or operations, To strengthen relationships with the people we serve,
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With whom is the organization sharing feedback?
The people we serve, Our staff, Our board, Our funders, Our community partners,
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Which of the following feedback practices does your organization routinely carry out?
We aim to collect feedback from as many people we serve as possible, We take steps to ensure people feel comfortable being honest with us, We look for patterns in feedback based on people’s interactions with us (e.g., site, frequency of service, etc.), We act on the feedback we receive, We tell the people who gave us feedback how we acted on their feedback,
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What challenges does the organization face when collecting feedback?
It is difficult to get the people we serve to respond to requests for feedback,
Financials
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Operations
The people, governance practices, and partners that make the organization tick.
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Beatrice Community Hospital Foundation Inc
Board of directorsas of 02/17/2023
Mr. Rich Hovendick
Griffiths-Hovendick Chapel
Term: 2023 - 2025
Mr. Dale Kruse
Retired-School Administrator
Term: 2023 - 2025
Patty Kaufman
Exmark Manufacturing
Tom Bass
First Tri-County Bank
Deanne Caspers-Moon
Caspers Construction
Mitch Deines
Deines Pharmacy
Don Harmon
BCHHC
Dale Kruse
Beatrice Public Schools/Retired
Courtney Lottman
C&C Processing & Landmark Snacks
Andy Maschmann
Collection Associates
Stan Wirth
Pinnacle Bank
Amanda Fairley
Coach/Facilitator
Ryan Weise
Security First Insurance
Greg Weaver
NAPA/City Auto Supply
Steve Sandman
EyeCare Specialties
Kelly Lenners
First State Bank
Board leadership practices
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Board orientation and education
Does the board conduct a formal orientation for new board members and require all board members to sign a written agreement regarding their roles, responsibilities, and expectations? Yes -
CEO oversight
Has the board conducted a formal, written assessment of the chief executive within the past year ? Yes -
Ethics and transparency
Have the board and senior staff reviewed the conflict-of-interest policy and completed and signed disclosure statements in the past year? Yes -
Board composition
Does the board ensure an inclusive board member recruitment process that results in diversity of thought and leadership? Yes -
Board performance
Has the board conducted a formal, written self-assessment of its performance within the past three years? Yes
Organizational demographics
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Leadership
The organization's leader identifies as:
Race & ethnicity
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Gender identity
Sexual orientation
Disability
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Equity strategies
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- We review compensation data across the organization (and by staff levels) to identify disparities by race.
- We ask team members to identify racial disparities in their programs and / or portfolios.
- We disaggregate data to adjust programming goals to keep pace with changing needs of the communities we support.
- We employ non-traditional ways of gathering feedback on programs and trainings, which may include interviews, roundtables, and external reviews with/by community stakeholders.
- We have long-term strategic plans and measurable goals for creating a culture such that one’s race identity has no influence on how they fare within the organization.
- We have community representation at the board level, either on the board itself or through a community advisory board.