Rapides Foundation
Rapides Foundation
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About this organization
Mission
THE MISSION OF THE RAPIDES FOUNDATION (TRF) IS TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH STATUS OF CENTRAL LOUISIANA. TRF IS A MEMBER OF RAPIDES HEALTHCARE SYSTEM LLC, WHICH OWNS AND OPERATES RAPIDES REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER, A 328-BED HOSPITAL IN ALEXANDRIA. ADDITIONALLY, TRF PROVIDES FUNDING FOR PROJECTS WHICH EFFECTIVELY ADDRESS THE FOLLOWING PHILANTHROPIC OBJECTIVES: HEALTHY PEOPLE - TO IMPROVE ACCESS TO HEALTHCARE AND PROMOTE HEALTHY BEHAVIORS. EDUCATION - TO INCREASE THE LEVEL OF EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT AND ACHIEVEMENT AS THE PRIMARY PATH TO IMPROVED ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND HEALTH STATUS. HEALTHY COMMUNITIES - TO IMPROVE ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY AND FAMILY INCOME; AND ENHANCE CIVIC AND COMMUNITY OPPORTUNITIES FOR MORE EFFECTIVE LEADERS AND ORGANIZATIONS.
About
ACUTE-CARE HOSPITAL SERVICES - THE RAPIDES FOUNDATION IS A MEMBER OF RAPIDES HEALTHCARE SYSTEM LLC (RHS), WHICH OWNS AND OPERATES RAPIDES REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (RRMC), A 328-BED HOSPITAL IN ALEXANDRIA, LA. AS AN OWNER OF RHS, TRF SEEKS TO PROVIDE THE HIGHEST STANDARD OF PATIENT CARE, SUPPORT HEALTHCARE ACCESS FOR THE UNINSURED/UNDERSERVED POPULATION, AND MEET THE COMMUNITY BENEFIT STANDARDS UNDER 501(C)(3) AND 501(R) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE CODE. DURING THE TWELVE MONTHS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2018, RRMC ADMITTED 15,109 PATIENTS, CARED FOR 84,063 PATIENTS IN THE EMERGENCY ROOM, FACILITATED 8,317 SURGERIES AND WELCOMED 1,759 BABIES. RAPIDES HEALTHCARE SYSTEM PROVIDED $3.6 MILLION IN FINANCIAL SUPPORT DURING 2018 TO THE LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY FAMILY PRACTICE RESIDENCY PROGRAM NEAR ITS CAMPUS. IN 2018 THE PROGRAM GRADUATED 6 PHYSICIANS AND ACCEPTED 6 NEW RESIDENTS INTO ITS THREE-YEAR PROGRAM. SINCE ITS BEGINNING IN 1997, THE PROGRAM HAS GRADUATED 117 PRIMARY CARE PHYSICIANS, SUPPORTING ITS MISSION TO ADDRESS THE SHORTAGE OF PRIMARY CARE PHYSICIANS IN THE REGION. CENTRAL LOUISIANA IS DESIGNATED A PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE HEALTH PROFESSIONAL SHORTAGE AREA (HPSA). THE HOSPITAL ALSO SUPPORTS RESIDENTS FROM TULANE UNIVERSITY IN THE AREA OF GYNECOLOGY AND OPHTHALMOLOGY AND FROM LSU IN THE AREA OF ORAL MAXILLOFACIAL SURGERY. IN LATE 2013, AS PART OF THE LOUISIANA GOVERNOR'S PLANS TO PRIVATIZE THE STATE'S SYSTEM OF CHARITY HOSPITALS, REPRESENTATIVES OF RAPIDES HEALTHCARE SYSTEM, THE RAPIDES FOUNDATION AND THE OTHER LARGE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL IN THE REGION REACHED AGREEMENT TO CLOSE THE REGION'S CHARITY HOSPITAL AND MOVE SERVICES TO THE TWO EXISTING HOSPITALS. ACCORDINGLY, THE TWO HOSPITALS AGREED TO PROVIDE EMERGENCY AND INPATIENT SERVICES AS WELL AS ESTABLISH NEW URGENT, PRIMARY AND SPECIALTY CARE CLINICS IN THE COMMUNITY FOR INDIGENT PATIENTS UNDER A COOPERATIVE ENDEAVOR AGREEMENT WITH THE STATE. IN 2018 RAPIDES OPERATED TWO HP LONG CLINIC LOCATIONS THAT PROVIDED URGENT, PRIMARY AND SPECIALTY CARE TO MEDICAID, MEDICARE AND UNINSURED PATIENTS. DURING THE YEAR 34,239 PATIENTS RECEIVED SERVICES THAT INCLUDED PRIMARY CARE, GENERAL SURGERY, CARDIOLOGY, ORTHOPEDICS, GYNECOLOGY, OPHTHALMOLOGY, ORAL AND MAXILLOFACIAL SURGERY, DENTAL CARE AND URGENT CARE. ADDITIONALLY, THE RAPIDES FOUNDATION'S CENLA MEDICATION ACCESS PROGRAM (CMAP) PROVIDED 9,024 NO-COST MEDICATIONS TO THESE PATIENTS (AT A WHOLESALE VALUE OF $2.5 MILLION) THROUGH ITS PATIENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM AND CENTRAL FILL PHARMACY. RAPIDES PROVIDED AN ADDITIONAL 3,301 PRESCRIPTIONS TO PATIENTS FOR $4 EACH OR LESS THROUGH A PRESCRIPTION CARD PROGRAM. THESE MEDICATIONS WOULD HAVE COST PATIENTS AN AVERAGE $22 EACH. HCA HONORED RRMC NURSING UNITS THROUGH ITS 2018 UNITS OF DISTINCTION AWARDS, THE FOURTH YEAR RRMC HAS HAD MULTIPLE NURSING UNITS HONORED FOR EXCELLENCE IN PATIENT CARE. RRMC'S SURGICAL ICU WAS NAMED TOP CRITICAL CARE UNIT FOR 2018, AND ITS MEDICAL ICU WAS RANKED NO. 2. IN ADDITION, ALL SEVEN OF RRMC'S MEDICAL-SURGICAL UNITS WERE RANKED AMONG THE TOP 50 UNITS IN THE COMPANY. RRMC ALSO ACHIEVED THE PRESTIGIOUS PATHWAY TO EXCELLENCE DESIGNATION BY THE AMERICAN NURSES CREDENTIALING CENTER, BECOMING ONLY ONE OF THREE LOUISIANA HOSPITALS TO EARN THE DESIGNATION. IN 2018, RRMC RECEIVED THE AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION/AMERICAN STROKE ASSOCIATION'S GET WITH THE GUIDELINES-STROKE GOLD PLUS QUALITY ACHIEVEMENT AWARD. THE AWARD RECOGNIZES THE HOSPITAL'S COMMITMENT TO ENSURING STROKE PATIENTS RECEIVE THE MOST APPROPRIATE TREATMENT ACCORDING TO NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED GUIDELINES BASED ON THE LATEST SCIENTIFIC EVIDENCE. RRMC IS VERIFIED AS A LEVEL II TRAUMA CENTER BY THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS. A LEVEL II TRAUMA CENTER PROVIDES THE SECOND HIGHEST LEVEL OF SURGICAL CARE TO TRAUMA PATIENTS. THE HOSPITAL IS ALSO CERTIFIED AS A PRIMARY STROKE CENTER AND AN ACCREDITED CHEST PAIN CENTER FROM THE JOINT COMMISSION. THE HOSPITAL RECEIVED A "B" RATING FROM THE LEAPFROG GROUP, A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION DRIVING IMPROVEMENT IN QUALITY AND SAFETY IN AMERICAN HEALTHCARE. THE GRADE REFLECTS THE HOSPITAL'S STRONG RECORD OF PATIENT SAFETY IN 2018. IN 2018, RRMC BECAME HOME TO A COMPLETE $2.5 MILLION BRAINLAB NEUROSURGICAL SUITE. RRMC IS ONE OF FEWER THAN 100 HOSPITALS IN THE COUNTRY AND THE ONLY ONE IN LOUISIANA TO HAVE THIS MOST TECHNOLOGICALLY ADVANCED NEUROLOGICAL SUITE. THE BRAINLAB TOOLS ALLOW HIGHLY SPECIALIZED NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES TO BE PERFORMED IN CENTRAL LOUISIANA. CENTRAL LOUISIANA'S FIRST TRANSCATHETER AORTIC VALVE REPLACEMENT PROCEDURE WAS PERFORMED AT RRMC IN THE SUMMER OF 2018. THE TAVR PROCEDURE IS A LESS-INVASIVE OPTION THAN TRADITIONAL OPEN-HEART SURGERY TO REPLACE AN UNHEALTHY AORTIC VALVE. RAPIDES REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER IN 2018 ACHIEVED THE FOLLOWING ACCREDITATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS THAT DEMONSTRATE ITS COMMITMENT TO A HIGHER STANDARD OF CARE: CANCER TREATMENT ACCREDITATION, CERTIFIED CARDIAC REHABILITATION PROGRAM, NUCLEAR MEDICINE GOLD SEAL ACCREDITATION, COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY GOLD SEAL ACCREDITATION, MRI GOLD SEAL ACCREDITATION, MAMMOGRAPHY GOLD SEAL ACCREDITATION, VASCULAR TESTING ACCREDITATION, CAP LABORATORY ACCREDITATION, AND GOLD LEVEL FIT-FRIENDLY WORKSITE.
Interesting data from their 2020 990 filing
The purpose of the non-profit, as set forth in the filing, is “The mission of the rapides foundation (trf) is to improve the health status of central louisiana.”.
When discussing its purpose, they were characterized as: “The mission of the rapides foundation (trf) is to improve the health status of central louisiana. trf is a member of rapides healthcare system llc, which owns and operates rapides regional medical center, a 328-bed hospital in alexandria. additionally, trf provides funding for projects which effectively address the following philanthropic objectives: healthy people - to improve access to healthcare and promote healthy behaviors. education - to increase the level of educational attainment and achievement as the primary path to improved economic, social and health status. healthy communities - to improve economic opportunity and family income; and enhance civic and community opportunities for more effective leaders and organizations.”.
- The state in which the non-profit is legally authorized to operate is LA, as reported.
- The filing confirms that the non-profit's address in 2020 was 1101 FOURTH STREET SUITE 300, ALEXANDRIA, LA, 71301.
- The form of the non-profit reports 41 employees as of 2020.
- Is not a private foundation.
- Expenses are greater than $1,000,000.
- Revenue is greater than $1,000,000.
- Revenue less expenses is $9,022,714.
- The organization has 15 independent voting members.
- The organization was formed in 1924.
- The organization pays $1,347,568 in salary, compensation, and benefits to its employees.
- The organization pays $0 in fundraising expenses.