In the fiscal year 2010, Rice Memorial Hospital received more than $400,000 from Rice Health Foundation to support a variety of programs and services, as well as technology and equipment. These grants are made possible by your donations to Rice Health Foundation designated funds and endowments.
Your generosity supports the vitality and quality of care at Rice Memorial Hospital, while improving the health and well-being of the people in west central Minnesota. The Rice Health Foundation Endowment was established to provide a stable and consistent source of funds to help meet the changing needs in health care. The Endowment provides more than $118,000 of the total.
All of this great work in our community happens through the dedication of our friends and neighbors, and through the generosity of people just like you.
Rice Inpatient Services
Rice now has computers to chart patient care and progress at every bedside, as well as barcode technology to administer medications safely and accurately according to a patient's medical record.
Hand-held equipment scans the patient's wrist band to ensure the right dose of the right medication is delivered to the right patient at the right time.
Having computers by every bed nearly eliminates potential charting and medication errors and provides real-time progress to care providers.
Willmar Community Senior Network
The Living at Home Block Nurse Program utilizes volunteers to serve community elders with the intention of helping them be able to remain independent in their community, safely, in good health, and at home.
Rice Care Center
Psychosocial rehabilitation services address the mental, emotional, spiritual, and social needs of Rice Care Center residents.
In a group environment, occupational therapists assist residents in developing positive psychosocial concepts, process personal situational changes, and modify personal leisure tasks.
Rice Education and Training
Offering educational materials in the primary language of Spanish-speaking and Somali-speaking patients helps them understand important information during treatment, as well as succeed at home healthcare tasks upon discharge from the hospital.
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Education and Training
Providing and updating technology for patient education purposes as well as the advanced training of staff.
Let's Go Fishing
Providing seniors with the opportunity to go fishing with the assistance of community volunteers and donated equipment.
Rice Laboratory Services
Extra measures must be taken during the care of a child to ensure their trust. It takes special people and special tools to offer the most comfortable care to our youngest patients.
Rice now has an AccuVein device that lights up the veins beneath the skin, making them easier to locate and access when starting an IV or drawing blood for tests.
This state-of-the-art equipment limits the discomfort for our pediatric patients during invasive laboratory procedures.
Falls Prevention Community Collaborative
Prevention is key in helping people stay independent in their homes.
Rice provides education and information to the public - individuals and healthcare providers - to make them aware of how to prevent falls at home, work, and in public places.
A special program made possible by the collaborative is the free Home Safety Visit conducted by Willmar Ambulance for residents in the City of Willmar.
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Education and Training
Providing technology for important events and meetings.
Willmar Public Schools
Protecting the school community through immunization compliance and identifying individual health needs.
Rice Inpatient Services
Rice has a comprehensive Falls Prevention Program, and to complement the program and further protect patients from injury, we've purchased several Low Beds to use for patients who are most at risk.
The Low Bed can be lowered to within 15 inches of the floor and uses a floor mat system around the sides of the bed. Fall prevention and protection from injury is achieved with these special patient beds.
Cardiovascular Health and Rehabilitation
Offering heart health educational resources through community health fairs, screenings, worksite wellness programs, and group presentations.
Human Resources
Providing computer access for all employees and medical staff in a pleasant and private environment.
Rice Outreach and Community Relations
Rice Health Foundation and Rice Memorial Hospital collaborate to offer a free screening for individuals at risk for kidney disease.
Kidney Early Evaluation Program (KEEP) Screenings are conducted by the National Kidney Foundation.
Rice Care Center
Providing safe medical transport services for Rice Hospital patients and Rice Care Center residents.
Rice Education and Training
Offering heart health educational resources through community health fairs, screenings, worksite wellness programs, and group presentations.
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Rice Cardiovascular Health and Rehabilitation
Providing community members a way to get started in an exercise program that can be fun, affordable, educational, and provide accountability in a safe, staff-supported environment.