Company accepting monetary donations at registers to further support hunger relief efforts
MATTHEWS, N.C., Nov. 1, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ — Harris Teeter announced today the launch of its Harvest Feast Round Up Campaign. Through Dec. 26, Harris Teeter shoppers are invited to round up their transactions to the nearest whole dollar at checkout; 100% of funds raised will benefit hunger relief partners in local communities.
In 2022, Harris Teeter shoppers and associates donated $1 million through last year’s Harvest Feast campaign for those facing food insecurity. The Company hopes to raise even more money during this year’s campaign as the number of children and families living in America who are facing hunger and food insecurity continues to grow. According to Feeding America, more than 34 million people face food insecurity, including 1 in 9 children. In 2022, 49 million people turned to food assistance for extra help.
Since 2005, Harris Teeter’s Harvest Feast Round Up campaign has raised more than $12 million in monetary donations and hundreds of thousands of pounds of nonperishable food.
“The number of hardworking families, including children, seniors and veterans, within our communities who do not know when they will have their next meal, is astonishing,” said Danna Robinson, Director of Corporate Affairs for Harris Teeter. “More and more families in our communities rely on the help of our food bank partners which is why it is so important to Harris Teeter to provide a convenient way for shoppers to give back.”
Harris Teeter is proud to partner with 19 agencies throughout its marketing areas to help eliminate hunger for food-insecure families throughout the year. Both Harris Teeter’s food bank and food pantry partners are assigned stores within their service areas to ensure 100% of the funds collected through this campaign remain local to the community in which the donation is made.
“We are continuously overwhelmed by the generosity of our valued associates and shoppers who help us provide millions of meals to our community members in need each year. It is important to remind our shoppers that every dollar raised at their Harris Teeter will go directly to serving hungry families within their community,” said Robinson.
The success of Harris Teeter’s Harvest Feast campaign hinges on the generosity of its loyal shoppers and valued associates. Supporting our neighbors in need is more important than ever and Harris Teeter hopes for continued participation again in 2023.
To learn more about Harris Teeter’s Harvest Feast Round Up campaign, click here.
“At Memorial Hermann, we are committed to continuously improving care for patients across our community,” says Feby Abraham, PhD, executive vice president and chief strategy officer for Memorial Hermann Health System. “AdaptX transforms clinical management by empowering clinical leaders to continuously assess, improve, and manage care with their own real-world data. We are excited not only to invest in AdaptX but also to use their solutions to enhance our care capacity and quality.”
“AdaptX has achieved tremendous growth across the health system market,” says YB Choi, partner at Cercano Management. “We are excited to deepen our support of AdaptX as it deploys its self-serve clinical management solutions across acute and ambulatory care environments in the U.S. and internationally.”
“Healthcare leaders are using AdaptX to deliver solutions for their greatest challenges: increasing capacity and access, improving quality, enhancing equity, reducing burnout, and reducing greenhouse emissions,” says Dan Low, MD, chief medical officer of AdaptX. “AdaptX has proven that our solutions catalyze dramatic improvements for any health system, from large-scale academic environments to much smaller rural communities.”
“We are thrilled with the fantastic support of our new and returning investors,” says Warren Ratliff, chief executive officer of AdaptX. “It is a testament to the incredible work of AdaptX’s team that our fundraising round was oversubscribed despite the challenging economic environment.”
About AdaptX
With AdaptX’s self-serve Adaptive Clinical Management™ solution, health systems transform clinical management, delivering dramatically better patient care and financial results. AdaptX’s AI-driven Mission Control Center™ empowers clinical leaders to quickly and easily leverage their real-world data to assess performance, compare approaches, and adapt – across patients, teams, protocols, workflows, and facilities.
AdaptX is headquartered in Seattle and was founded in 2016. Learn more at adaptx.com.
About Memorial Hermann
Charting a better future. A future that’s built upon the HEALTH of our community. This is the driving force for Memorial Hermann, redefining health care for the individuals and many diverse populations we serve. Our 6,600 affiliated physicians and more than 33,000 employees practice the highest standards of safe, evidence-based, quality care to provide a personalized and outcome-oriented experience across our more than 250 care delivery sites. As one of the largest not-for-profit health systems in Southeast Texas, Memorial Hermann has an award-winning and nationally acclaimed Accountable Care Organization, 17* hospitals and numerous specialty programs and services conveniently located throughout the Greater Houston area. Now and for generations to come, the health of our community will be at the center of what we do – charting a better future for all.
*Memorial Hermann Health System owns and operates 14 hospitals and has joint ventures with three other hospital facilities, including Memorial Hermann Surgical Hospital First Colony, Memorial Hermann Surgical Hospital Kingwood and Memorial Hermann Rehabilitation Hospital-Katy.
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“It’s difficult to comprehend the devastation this earthquake caused, and our hearts go out to all those who are suffering from this disaster,” says Linda Pascotto, TPRF Board Chair. “Thanks to all of you who donated to TPRF to support this humanitarian effort. You are giving people a helping hand when they need it the most.”
To deliver the aid, TPRF has given grants to three other nonprofit organizations who are in strong positions on the ground to help people who need it the most.
A grant of $60,000 to the local Abdelhadi Tazi Foundation (A.T. Foundation) will be used to provide direct financial support to approximately 50 of the poorest families in the Ourika region who are most impacted by the earthquake. Many of these families lost their homes and belongings, are unable to work due to injury, and will need the aid to survive the approaching winter. Monthly grants to each family of approximately $200 for the next six months will be designated for water, food, blankets, gas stoves, medications and other necessities.
“We have been deeply touched by the fact that TPRF was the very first organization to offer its assistance, calling us within hours of the devastating earthquake. We are very grateful to TPRF and all the donors around the world for their support,” says Y. Tazi, President of A.T. Foundation. “The donations received will support the economic recovery of the most vulnerable and assist them in overcoming the harsh winter conditions. While material support is important, knowing that they are not alone and that others care gives the victims of the earthquake hope, providing them with the mental strength to overcome their difficulties, which is just as important.”
A grant of $50,000 to World Central Kitchen will help fund two food kitchens to nourish survivors in the towns of Asni and Oulad Berhi, as well as help provide food kits to rural families who do not have access to the community kitchens.
A grant of $50,000 to CESVI will provide further emergency supplies and psychosocial support to people in need in a variety of other mountainous communities.
“Thanks to the generous support of TPRF, which has once again chosen to be by our side, we at CESVI will be able to provide support to the most vulnerable people affected by the tremendous earthquake in Morocco,” says Roberto Vignola, Deputy General Manager and Head of Communication and Fundraising Unit of CESVI. “We will distribute cooking sets, hygiene and dignity kits, and mental health and psychosocial support to address the trauma and ensure the well-being of affected individuals. Additionally, we will provide children with a safe and inclusive environment with recreational activities, support their education and development, increase their resilience, and bring a sense of stability and continuity back into their lives.”
Addressing Needs Beyond the Morocco Earthquake
Since Prem Rawat founded TPRF in 2001, it has given 180 grants totaling over $6.3 million to a variety of partner NGOs in 47 countries to help victims of natural disasters, COVID-19, war and other tragedies.
The humanitarian grants are just one of the ways that TPRF fulfills its mission of addressing fundamental human needs and advancing dignity, peace and prosperity across the globe.
TPRF’s Food for People program has provided over 5.7 million nutritious meals, clean water and educational opportunities to underserved children and elderly adults in India, Nepal and Ghana.
TPRF also offers the Peace Education Program, an innovative series of video-based workshops that have helped 400,000 people in 80 countries discover their own inner strength, hope and peace.
Registered as a U.S.-based 501(c)(3) tax-exempt nonprofit organization, TPRF has earned the highest rankings from independent evaluators such as Charity Navigator and GuideStar for financial responsibility, transparency and accountability.
The Healthcare Technology Report is pleased to announce The Top 25 Healthcare Technology COOs of 2023.
NEW YORK, Nov. 1, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ — The Healthcare Technology Report is pleased to announce The Top 25 Healthcare Technology COOs of 2023. In an era where technology holds an influential sway over various domains, the healthcare technology industry’s staggering growth to a $2 trillion powerhouse is unsurprising. Healthcare technology encompasses an array of tools – from telehealth to robotic-assisted surgery – geared towards enhancing hospital and administrative efficiency, advancing medical insights, and elevating healthcare quality.
Ensuring the seamless daily functioning of their organizations are Chief Operating Officers (COOs), whose significance lies in their adeptness at optimizing processes, ensuring regulatory compliance, and fostering innovation across diverse departments. This year’s roster of COOs represent some of the most successful and innovative in the healthcare technology industry. These men and women have not only adeptly managed their companies’ daily functions but have also devised strategic initiatives that propelled their organizations to the pinnacle, ultimately advancing patient care and perpetuating the industry’s upward trajectory.
Dave Dookeeram exemplifies a stellar COO, bringing over two decades of expertise in his current position at Pager, a prominent virtual care and tech-enabled services platform. Prior to joining Pager, Dookeeram played a pivotal role in DispatchHealth during its infancy, and his leadership catapulted the company to a valuation exceeding $2 billion.
In a similar role, Daryl Gaugler serves at Pacira. With a distinguished career spanning three decades in the life sciences sector, Gaugler boasts a track record of establishing and guiding over 400 commercial teams and crafting effective go-to-market strategies for more than 20 firms. Meanwhile, Charlotte Donald embarked on her professional journey 22 years ago and currently holds the position of Director of Operations at Cera, Europe’s foremost provider of digital-first home healthcare solutions.
Please join us in celebrating The Top 25 Healthcare Technology COOs of 2023.
This year’s awardees include Vanessa LemariI (Ada Health) and Michael Haynie (Osso VR), among other notable industry leaders. To view the full list, visit https://thehealthcaretechnologyreport.com/
About The Healthcare Technology Report
The Healthcare Technology Report provides market research and insights, business news, investment activity updates and important corporate developments related to the healthcare technology sector. Based in New York City, the firm is run by a seasoned team of editors, writers and media professionals highly knowledgeable on healthcare technology and the various companies, executives and investors that make up the sector.
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How does it do this? By scanning text as a nonclinical operator is typing it.
MedMessage Assist then prompts the phone operator to ask further questions about patient symptoms. This allows providers to understand quickly and accurately assess how urgently they need to address the caller.
MedMessage Assist does not replace a triage nurse or a doctor, but it ensures that crucial calls get addressed quickly.
Dr. Charu Raheja, CEO of TriageLogic, recently explained that the beauty of MedMessage Assist is how it acts as a failsafe for operators. “Nonclinical operators don’t know when certain symptoms can be indicative of more serious conditions because they haven’t had that training and certification. MedMessage Assist makes sure that they ask the right questions so patients receive timely nurse assistance.”
MMA has already demonstrated over 99 percent accuracy when providing nurses with relevant patient health data. Precise patient intake means faster dispositions and better health outcomes for those who may need immediate assistance. Operators also become more efficient, which improves the quality of their calls and reduces practice liability.
MMA can also integrate with chatbots and automated systems to ensure doctors receive accurate and complete information from their prompts.
MMA Example TriageLogic recently cited a patient calling for a prescription refill as an example of how MMA can help.
“Under normal circumstances, that message could easily indicate that a patient is simply calling in a refill request — nothing urgent,” said Dr. Raheja. “But we saw where MMA prompted additional questions for the operator to ask, leading the patient to explain how they’d been experiencing a severe headache and numbness in their left arm. These were clearly indications that a nurse or doctor needed to contact them immediately.”
MMA Implementation, Training, and Compliance TriageLogic notes how MMA is designed to work with a practice’s existing software and easily integrate with an EMR’s workflow. This eliminates the need for implementing an entirely new system, or worrying about synchronizing data across platforms. Best of all, it is very affordable, and easy to use.
It can also cut the average training periods for new nonclinical operators in half, thanks to its self-teaching modules.
Finally, MMA complies with HIPAA requirements and cybersecurity best practices for healthcare.
Triage Nurses Benefit Practice Liability While medical message intake is clearly vital to patient care, the same goes for having available triage nurses who can call those patients back in the appropriate windows of time. These are the nurses who evaluate patient symptoms over the phone using Schmitt-Thompson protocols, then direct them to the appropriate levels of care.
When practices are short-staffed, or simply don’t have enough telephone triage coverage, they’re encouraged to use TriageLogic’s Nurse Triage On Call service. This includes registered nurses who operate from a medical call center, and have been trained on the best patient phone etiquette. They utilize intuitive triage software with integrated Schmitt-Thompson protocols to evaluate the severity of all patient symptoms, document all interactions, and share that information directly with providers for continuity of care.
They also have the ability to schedule appointments (in-person and telehealth), as well as direct patients to the ER when necessary.
Nurse Triage On Call is available 24 hours a day, and operates as an extension of a provider’s own practice. This ensures all patient calls are answered and addressed so that patient health outcomes are improved, while practice liability and malpractice lawsuits are both substantially reduced.
Learn More About MMA and Nurse Triage Practices that are interested in learning more about MedMessage Assist and nurse triage phone services are encouraged to contact TriageLogic at [email protected], through their website, or by calling (800) 723-4290.
About TriageLogic TriageLogic is a URAC-accredited, physician-led provider of top-quality nurse telehealth technology, remote patient monitoring, and medical call center solutions. Founded in 2007, the TriageLogic Group now serves more than 22,000 physicians and covers over 42 million lives nationwide.
Economic sustainability is central to AllSpire’s mission. AllSpire is committed to building an economically sustainable enterprise that positions each member system to thrive in a chronically dynamic environment and continuously enhance the quality, efficiency and scope of care they deliver.
“At Innovative Health, we celebrate AllSpire Health GPO’s focus on economic sustainability. As a group purchasing organization, they stand out with a laser-sharp focus on strategies that reduce costs without sacrificing the quality of care. Reprocessing represents a key supply chain strategy that achieves this while reducing the environmental footprint,” said Rick Ferreira, CEO of Innovative Health. “Our partnership with AllSpire will enable hospital members to drive these results even further.”
The nine major health systems in AllSpire will expand their use of reprocessed single-use devices within the framework of an ongoing, collaborative agreement with Innovative Health.
About AllSpire Health GPO Founded in 2016, AllSpire Health GPO, LLC is a collaborative, regional group purchasing organization utilizing innovative analytics, as well as product and purchased service standardization, as a platform to escalate the improvement of clinical outcomes, enable greater access to affordable healthcare, ensure economic sustainability, and enhance patient, physician, and clinician satisfaction among its members. AllSpire Health GPO delivers value via the development and execution of clinical and service line improvement initiatives across the care continuum.
About Innovative Health Innovative Health is an advanced medical device reprocessing company that offers smarter utilization of medical devices in hospitals’ cardiology and electrophysiology programs.
By way of membership with the FHLBSF, Clearinghouse CDFI sponsors projects through the AHEAD Program. These projects coincide with Clearinghouse CDFI’s mission to create or retain jobs, improve community infrastructure, produce more affordable housing, and serve distressed low- and moderate-income areas nationwide.
“We are incredibly grateful to sponsor these grants, which will be effectively deployed to enhance Tribal communities,” said Douglas J. Bystry, President and CEO of Clearinghouse CDFI. “We have longstanding relationships with many of our partners, including WMAHA and Red Feather, as well as NAOMI who received a loan from Clearinghouse CDFI in 2022. We’re pleased to secure this opportunity to create more positive impact.”
The programs are:
NAOMI House Cultural Identity Program Native American Outreach Ministries Inc. (NAOMI) works to provide safe and loving homes for Native American children in Arizona with its emergency shelter and foster care program. NAOMI will develop a cultural program for Native foster youth to learn about their history, establish strong indigenous identities, and build confidence. Educational materials, cultural activities, travel, and staff costs will be supported by AHEAD grant, which totals $25,000.
Native American Veterans Technical Outreach Project Part 2 The White Mountain Apache Housing Authority (WMAHA) promotes and develops quality affordable housing and other economic development opportunities for Tribal members on the White Mountain Apache reservation in eastern Arizona. WMAHA will continue presenting an annual event at which veteran members of the tribe obtain information on veteran benefits, mental and behavioral health resources, employment and training services, and home loan products. The event will also provide access to various government and private sector representatives who can help veterans sign up for these services. This AHEAD grant, totaling $50,000, will help pay for event fees, marketing, and materials.
Support Hopi Small Business Project The Hopi Credit Association is a Native Community Development Financial Institution loan fund that offers a range of financial products and development services to Tribal members residing on the Hopi Reservation. The project will support small businesses and entrepreneurs by maintaining a local business directory, providing training opportunities and a marketplace for participants to sell their products or advertise services, and laying the groundwork to establish a Hopi Chamber of Commerce. AHEAD grant funds totaling $25,000 will help pay costs for the creation of the directory and event space for training and the market.
Tribal Housing Strategies for a Changing Climate The Red Feather Development Group (Red Feather) partners with the Navajo Nation and the Hopi Tribe in Arizona to provide sustainable solutions to housing needs in their respective Tribal communities. Red Feather will continue the Healthy Home Education initiative, which aims to provide Native communities with skills to improve their home health and safety, increase energy efficiency and resilience to climate change, and spur economic development through home trades. The AHEAD grant, totaling $70,000, will support the salary of an Education Program Manager, workshops, and healthy home kits.
About the Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco The Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco is a member-driven cooperative helping local lenders in Arizona, California, and Nevada build strong communities, create opportunity, and change lives for the better. The tools and resources we provide to our member financial institutions — commercial banks, credit unions, industrial loan companies, savings institutions, insurance companies, and community development financial institutions — propel homeownership, finance quality affordable housing, drive economic vitality, and revitalize whole neighborhoods. Together with our members and other partners, we are making the communities we serve more vibrant, equitable, and resilient. More information at http://www.fhlbsf.com.
About Clearinghouse Community Development Financial Institution (Clearinghouse CDFI): Clearinghouse CDFI addresses unmet credit needs throughout the U.S. and in Indian Country through direct lending, equity investments, and financial assistance. For 27 years, Clearinghouse CDFI has helped bridge the gap between conventional lending standards and the needs of low-income, distressed, and communities of color. Clearinghouse CDFI is also a B Corp—a certification received from the nonprofit B Lab. B Corps are companies who meet rigorous standards of social and environmental performance, transparency, and accountability, and use business as a force for good.
Clearinghouse CDFI has funded $2.4 billion in total loans for over 2,650 community projects. These projects have created or retained more than 44,000 jobs and benefit over 4.7 million individuals. Clearinghouse CDFI loans have also created 12,750 affordable housing units. More information is available at http://www.ccdfi.com.
With joint efforts from Khalifa University of Science and Technology, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, and iCGD ABU DHABI, UAE, Nov. 1, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — In line with its continuous efforts to upskill the national healthcare workforce, the Department of Health –…
Operation Homefront will also share impactful stories about how their programs and partners are making a difference in the lives of the military families they serve. Watch for more from the corporate and foundational partners joining in this initiative including The Home Depot Foundation, Kohl’s, Impossible Foods, Love’s Travel Stops, Walmart, CSX, P&G, and Meritage Homes, as they show their support in a variety of ways.
Walmart, for example, is offering its customers the opportunity to donate at checkout and round up their online and in-app purchases to the nearest dollar in order to make a contribution to support Operation Homefront through Spark Good Round Up. From October 23 through November 30, Walmart will match these contributions to Operation Homefront 2:1, up to $2M.
“Our 11 Days of Impact campaign is a clear call to action that underscores the real difference we can make when a like-minded donor community works in unison to help our military families in their time of need for all they have done for all of us in our nation’s time of need,” said retired Brig. Gen. John I. Pray, Jr., President and CEO of Operation Homefront. “Our goal during this period is to generate the resources that will help us help this very special and deserving group of our fellow citizens have the opportunity to thrive, not simply struggle to get by as we believe strong military families make their communities stronger, and these strong communities, in turn, make America stronger.”
Operation Homefront invites all supporters of the military and veteran communities to participate in 11 Days of Impact by donating to Operation Homefront or sending a message of thanks to a military or veteran family.
Visit our‥11 Days of Impact‥campaign page to learn more and to honor military families today. You can also follow the 11 Days of Impact campaign on Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn. ‥
About Operation Homefront Operation Homefront is a national nonprofit organization whose mission is to build strong, stable, and secure military families so that they can thrive – not simply struggle to get by – in the communities they have worked so hard to protect. Recognized for superior performance by leading independent charity oversight groups, 85 percent of Operation Homefront expenditures go directly to programs that support tens of thousands of military families each year. Operation Homefront provides critical financial assistance, transitional and permanent housing, and family support services to prevent short-term needs from turning into chronic, long-term struggles. Thanks to the generosity of our donors and the support from thousands of volunteers, Operation Homefront proudly serves America’s military families. For more information, visit OperationHomefront.org.
