HCA Healthcare Announces $1 Million Gift to Nashville Rescue Mission’s New Women’s Shelter
October 13 2021 - 8:30AM
Business Wire
HCA Healthcare, Inc. (NYSE:HCA), one of the nation’s leading
healthcare providers, and the HCA Healthcare Foundation today
announced a $1 million donation to Nashville Rescue Mission’s new
women’s shelter expected to open in late 2023.
“At HCA Healthcare, we believe that there are many ways to
champion health. Nashville Rescue Mission is an important
institution in our community, and we’re honored to be a part of its
new campus for women and children,” said Sam Hazen, chief executive
officer of HCA Healthcare. “Providing for those without basic
needs, such as food, shelter and emotional support, is vital in
promoting healthier communities that lead to healthier
tomorrows.”
HCA Healthcare has a more than two-decade history with Nashville
Rescue Mission, regularly supporting the organization through
volunteering, funding and board involvement. For example, HCA
Healthcare colleagues have assisted with the Mission’s workplace
readiness program, helping with resume writing and interview
preparation. Since 2000, the HCA Healthcare Foundation has provided
more than $550,000 in funding to Nashville Rescue Mission.
"Nashville Rescue Mission is so thankful for the longstanding
relationship we've had with HCA Healthcare and the HCA Healthcare
Foundation for more than 20 years," said Glenn Cranfield, president
and CEO of Nashville Rescue Mission. "As one of the most
significant contributors to building this new campus, their support
is foundational to the Mission's efforts to bring help and hope to
women and children in our community who are battling addiction or
struggling with homelessness and hunger. This incredible gift of
generosity has profoundly moved us and will make a life-changing
difference in the lives of so many."
Following the 2008 economic downturn and continuing today, the
HCA Healthcare Foundation prioritizes grant funding and support for
basic needs organizations that provide critical support such as
shelter, food and other living essentials, including Second Harvest
Food Bank and Room at the Inn. Several of these organizations also
serve special populations including the homeless and those in
recovery.
The culture of HCA Healthcare encourages an awareness of and
engagement with the community beyond the walls of any particular
facility. Across the organization in 2020, HCA Healthcare provided
$45 million to community organizations and volunteered more than
83,000 hours. Additionally, HCA Healthcare colleagues donated more
than $12 million to more than 5,400 organizations, leveraging an
additional $6.6 million in company matching funds.
The forthcoming Nashville Rescue Mission women’s shelter will
offer 348 beds along with a larger kitchen, cafeteria and chapel.
The design includes apartment-style rooms that allow women and
their children to stay together. Additionally, the space will
include both a garden and playground that are designed for
integrated community-use. The campus is located at 1716 Rosa L
Parks Boulevard in Nashville.
About HCA Healthcare
Nashville-based HCA Healthcare is one of the nation’s leading
providers of healthcare services comprising 187 hospitals and
approximately 2,000 ambulatory sites of care, including surgery
centers, freestanding ERs, urgent care centers, and physician
clinics, in 20 states and the United Kingdom. With its founding in
1968, HCA Healthcare created a new model for hospital care in the
United States, using combined resources to strengthen hospitals,
deliver patient-focused care and improve the practice of medicine.
HCA Healthcare has conducted a number of clinical studies,
including one that demonstrated that full-term delivery is
healthier than early elective delivery of babies and another that
identified a clinical protocol that can reduce bloodstream
infections in ICU patients by 44 percent. HCA Healthcare is a
learning health system that uses its more than 32 million annual
patient encounters to advance science, improve patient care and
save lives. Please click here to connect with HCA Healthcare on
social media.
All references to “Company,” “HCA” and “HCA
Healthcare” as used throughout this document refer to HCA
Healthcare, Inc. and its affiliates
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