Saint Alphonsus' national sponsor Trinity Health invests $1.5M with United Way to transform community health

Saint Alphonsus' national sponsor Trinity Health invests $1.5M


with United Way to transform community health

United Way of Treasure Valley and Saint Alphonsus to collaborate


with Trinity Health on programs addressing tobacco use, obesity

Boise, Idaho – Saint Alphonsus today announced that their national sponsor, Trinity Health, would be investing $1.5 million in a Promise Partnership between Saint Alphonsus and the United Way of Treasure Valley. Trinity Health's Transforming Communities Initiative (TCI) is a program that provides grants of $500,000 per year (for three years) to collaborating partners such as Saint Alphonsus and the United Way of Treasure Valley to improve health and well-being in their respective communities.


The programs that will be implemented as part of the Promise Partnership will focus specifically on policy, systems, and environmental changes that can directly impact specifically identified areas of high local need. Goals for the Treasure Valley program include the reduction of tobacco use and obesity – two leading drivers of preventable chronic diseases and high health care costs in Idaho and across the United States.

"We are delighted to be providing the Promise Partnership with this support," said Bechara Choucair, M.D., senior vice president for Safety Net and Community Health at Trinity Health. "Saint Alphonsus and the United Way of Treasure Valley have a strategic collaboration and shared commitment to improving people's lives."

"One-third of Idaho's families are living in economic strain, with a lack of resources to improve and maintain optimal health," said Nora Carpenter, president and CEO of United Way of Treasure Valley. "The Promise Partnership provided by Trinity Health will go a long way in fostering healthier families in our local communities. Not only is this a significant financial investment right here in the Treasure Valley, this grant includes access to renowned subject experts and tools to help make this initiative a success. This will allow us to build infrastructure to lead to systemic and environmental changes for generations to come."

Other partners involved in implementing the Promise Partnership include the City of Boise; the City of Caldwell; Boise, Nampa, and Caldwell School Districts; Central District Health; Southwest District Health; Community Health Clinics; Treasure Valley Education Partnership; St. Luke's Health System and Boise State University.

About Trinity Health


Trinity Health is one of the largest multi-institutional Catholic health care delivery systems in the nation. It serves people and communities in 21 states with 90 hospitals, 124 continuing care locations — including home care, hospice, PACE and senior living facilities — that provide nearly 2.5 million visits annually. Based in Livonia, Mich., and with annual operating revenues of $15.8 billion and assets of $20.4 billion, the organization returns about $1 billion to its communities annually in the form of charity care and other community benefit programs. Trinity Health employs about 95,000 full-time employees, including 3,900 employed physicians. Committed to those who are poor and underserved in its communities, Trinity Health is known for its focus on the country's aging population. As a single, unified ministry, the organization is the innovator of Senior Emergency Departments, the largest not-for-profit provider of home health care services — ranked by number of visits — in the nation, as well as the nation’s leading provider of PACE (Program of All Inclusive Care for the Elderly) based on the number of available programs. For more information, visit www.trinity-health.org. You can also follow @TrinityHealthMI on Twitter.

About Saint Alphonsus Health System


As a faith-based Catholic ministry and not-for-profit health system, Saint Alphonsus Health System reinvests in the communities we serve, through charity care and other benefits. Our goal is to improve the health and well-being of people by emphasizing care that is patient-centered, physician-led, innovative and community-based. Saint Alphonsus Health System serves the people of southwestern Idaho, eastern Oregon and northern Nevada through these facilities: Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center - Boise, ID; Saint Alphonsus Medical Center – Nampa, ID; Saint Alphonsus Medical Center – Ontario, OR; Saint Alphonsus Medical Center – Baker City, OR; and, Saint Alphonsus Medical Group with primary and specialty care providers at over 60 clinic locations, all of which are members of the Saint Alphonsus Health Alliance, a network of over 1900 employed and independent providers. Saint Alphonsus is a proud affiliate of Trinity Health, one of the largest multi-institutional Catholic health care delivery systems in the nation. Trinity Health serves people and communities in 21 states from coast to coast with 90 hospitals and 124 continuing care facilities, home health and hospice programs, and PACE center locations that provide more than 2.5 million visits annually. To find out more go to: www.saintalphonsus.org

About United Way of Treasure Valley


United Way of Treasure Valley is a nonprofit organization that changes the odds for members of our community through education, health and financial independence. Through careful research, United Way identifies the biggest local needs. To meet those needs, United Way brings together people and organizations with the passion, expertise and resources necessary to improve our community. You can learn about our work at www.unitedwaytv.org. Follow United Way on Twitter: @UnitedWayTV and #LiveUnited.

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