Living Our Mission

In 2006, Providence Everett Medical Center provided nearly $29.6 million for charity and un-reimbursed care, health screenings, community education and outreach—providing care to all who seek it at our facilities. The only not-for-profit, non-taxing Medical Center in the county, Providence Everett Medical Center makes significant contributions to the community it serves.

Stories Behind the Numbers
Guided by the philosophy of the Sisters of Providence, we faithfully honor their vision of caring for the poor and vulnerable in the communities we serve. We never turn away any patient who can not pay. And every day, through contributions of time, expertise and money, we reach out to help those who need us the most. Here are some stories behind the numbers:

Camp PROV
Funded by the Providence Everett Children's Association, Camp PROV provides a week-long safe and fun day camp experience each summer for children with special care needs and their siblings.   Great experiences are shared through swimming pool play (hydrotherapy), arts and crafts, games, physical therapy, special education and other exciting experiences. Parents are able to share in the fun or take advantage of the opportunity for some rest and renewal. Teens show a gift for caring for special needs children, July 18, 2007 Everett Herald.

Camp Erin
Providence Hospice and Home Care made Camp Erin a reality. Supported by funding from the Jaimie Moyer Foundation, Camp Erin is the first Bereavement Camp in our area dedicated to children who have lost a loved one. 

Parish Nurse Program
A joint collaboration between the Interfaith Association, the Red Cross, Snohomish County Health District, local churches and Providence Everett Medical Center, this program provides the community with specially trained disaster nurses in the event of an emergency. Providence Everett Medical Center provided the first three years of funding for this special nurse training program so that these nurses can be activated to set up shelter space, and provide basic nursing support in strategically located church sites during the first crucial days of a disaster. Read Washington nurses volunteer for Red Cross training, to learn more.

Providence Everett Healthcare Clinic
Furthering the mission, Providence Everett Medical Center opened the doors to the Providence Everett Healthcare Clinic. The clinic was established to provide basic medical care for people in the community who have had difficulty gaining access to healthcare providers. The Clinic's September 2007 expansion, increases primary care and adds metal health services to include on-staff, full-time, metal health practitioners. Local clinic steps in where nation is failing, Everett Herald, August 15, 2007.

In recognition of Providence Everett’s Centennial, listed below are 100 examples of living out the mission.

Mission in Action

1. Providence Children’s Center for children with developmental disabilities
2. Respite care to families of the home-bound
3. Infant car seats and safety checks
4. School grief crisis response team
5. Support for Deaconess Teen Parent support group
6. Get Movin’ kid's obesity prevention program
7. Stroke screenings
8. Free medications to indigent patients
9. Support for mission trip to Guatemala
10. Addictive medicine education
11. Free pregnancy confirmation for qualifying patients
12. Universal newborn hearing screenings
13. Free breast pump rental for low income moms
14. Financial and in-kind donations to aid tsunami victims
15. Healthy Heart Education Guide and Recipes
16. Interpreter services
17. Diabetes education and free supplies
18. Support for mission trip to Honduras
19. Free medical equipment to patients who can’t afford it
20. Sleep health and disorders education
21. Fundraising support for United Way
22. Free social work services for those in need
23. Sexual assault exams, prevention education and legal advocacy
24. Nursing services for medically-fragile children at poverty level
25. Advance directive community education
26. Transportation services for indigent patients
27. Job shadowing for career development
28. Pulmonary rehab education
29. Free pharmacy supplies for Ghana
30. Child and teen grief support
31. Free dental services for low-income patients
32. Providence Cardiac Rehab classes
33. Hospice loaner library
34. Smoking cessation classes
35. Cardiovascular disease prevention seminar
36. Planned activities for siblings of children with disabilities
37. Loaned executive to Leadership Snohomish County
38. Girls to Grandmothers Wellness Fair
39. Free bereavement-by-mail support group
40. Financial support to Archbishop Murphy High School
41. Health information services and medical library
42. Work-based training for the disabled
43. Providence Midwifery Care birthing services
44. Heartlink cardiac support group
45. Support for mission trip to Siberia
46. Donated surgeries for kids from Korea and Guatemala through Healing the Children
47. Diversity lectures for the community
48. Healthy mother and baby books
49. Nursing school internships
50. CampProv for children with disabilities
51. P.S. My Baby Died support group
52. Providence Behavioral Health Services
53. Fundraising support for Relay for Life
54. Cardiac surgery patient information
55. Providence Project Warm-up
56. Saturday grief gatherings for children
57. Nutrition services for at-risk kids
58. Free meeting room usage for local non-profit groups
59. Support for mission trip to Russia
60. Chemical dependency seminars
61. Donation to American Red Cross
62. Lactation consultations for nursing mothers
63. Emergency room drug and alcohol intervention program
64. Cancer support groups
65. Support for Martin Luther King celebration
66. Providence Everett Healthcare Clinic
67. Childcare for midwifery patients
68. Pharmacy internships
69. Chemical dependency support group
70. Five Wishes advance directive documents
71. Social work and nursing services for drug-affected infants
72. Camp Erin grief camp for kids who have lost a loved one
73. Stroke awareness education
74. High-risk infant follow up
75. Donations to Housing Hope
76. Cancer patient assistance
77. Lifeline sponsorship
78. Health Heart Exam
79. Sacred Harmonies at Providence – therapeutic harpists
80. Challenges after Childbirth support group
81. Therapeutic playgroup for children with special needs
82. Diabetes support group
83. Pharmacy education outreach
84. Support for mission trip to Belize
85. Cardiac rehab education
86. Pregnancy resource manual
87. Lung Rangers support group
88. Donations to Everett Gospel Mission
89. Free skin cancer screenings
90. Providence labor and delivery services
91. Fundraising support for March of Dimes
92. Stroke support groups
93. Childbirth education classes
94. Support for Everett Family YMCA Invest in Youth Campaign
95. Caregiver support group
96. Free diabetes screening
97. Multi-sensory room for children with autism
98. Critical Incident Stress Debriefing Team
99. Support for Asthma Alliance of Snohomish County
100. Donations to project Self-Sufficiency