Legacy Health System is founded on a rich history of the Lutheran and Episcopal churches, dedicated employees, committed physicians and innovative services. These strengths enable Legacy to be of greatest benefit to the communities we serve. Legacy has developed a comprehensive plan that improves the health of the community. Employees, patients, medical staff and the general community are all beneficiaries of this network of programs.

Legacy's partnerships with the community have long been recognized. In 2001, Legacy received national recognition as a recipient of the Points of Light Foundation Award for Excellence in Corporate Community Service. In 2005 Legacy received the Uniting to Understand Racism Community Service Award and was heralded as the Oregon Mentors Premier Employer Partner. In the first months of opening, the new Legacy Salmon Creek Hospital was awarded Clark County's Community Pride Design Award and the Vancouver Business Journal recognized the Site Administrator as one of the Community's Most Accomplished Under Age 40. Legacy is viewed as a model for working with the community and the Community Relations Department is frequently requested to speak on behalf of our work. This section of our website provides detailed information about the community programs and services supported by Legacy.

Click the following links for information about:

• Community Health Fund
• Corporate Donations & Sponsorships
• Community Programs
• Support for Employee Volunteerism
• Scholarships
• Internship Opportunities
• Community Outreach
• Collaboration with Other Organizations
• School Partnerships

Social Responsibility in Fiscal Year 2006

1. Services for People in Need 

• Includes services provided to persons who cannot afford healthcare and/or are uninsured or underinsured

Unpaid costs of Medicaid	$46,602,000
Unpaid costs of Medicare	37,659,000
Charity Care	47,934,000
Total	*$132,155,000

*An increase of  $45,090,000 over FY 2005

2. Medical Education and Research

• Medical Research includes the cost of research studies in excess of the amount received from grants and other sources.
• Medical Education represents the unpaid cost of training medical residents and students in allied health professions.

Medical Research	$952,000
Medical Education	7,086,000
Total	$8,038,000

3. Benefits to the Community

• Health Education and Health Screenings represent the cost of health and wellness activities provided at minimal or no cost, such as community health education classes and screenings, support groups and health information resource centers .
• In-kind Donations are non-monetary donations, such as staff time, office space, medical supplies and equipment^† .
• Community Programs are in-kind and cash donations to partner organizations.
• Foundations and Auxiliary Community Grants are primarily given for academic scholarships.
• The Community Health Fund, a $10 million endowment created by Legacy's Board of Directors, is in addition to Legacy's other charitable contributions. Each year the Fund grants at least $500,000 for major health initiatives to improve the health of the children in the Portland/Vancouver metropolitan area.

Health Education & Health Screenings	$435,000
In-kind Donations	8,542,000
Community Programs	1,078,000
Foundations & auxiliary community grants	270,000
Community Health Fund	547,000
Total	$10,872,000
Grand Total:	**$159,065,000

** An increase of $40,873,000 from FY 2005

^† Guidelines for in-kind donations came from: Community Benefit Report: Guidelines and standard Definitions for the Community Benefit Inventory for Social Accountability (Catholic Health Association of the United States, VHA Inc. and Lyon Software)