Grants
Our Philosophy
Collaborating to meet current and emerging health and wellness needs in the community is an integral part of the Mission that guides our organization. When the dedicated health care professionals of ProMedica encounter barriers to delivering needed programs and services to the patients and communities we serve, they strive to overcome them by proposing solutions. Our medical professionals and staff are continuously building community collaborations, implementing evidence-based solutions, piloting innovative responses, and sharing program results.
Our grants team works in partnership with the clinical staff to match their proposed solutions with grant-funding opportunities and serves as a liaison with external grantors, guiding the staff to secure and administer funding.
More than 180 grant-funded projects are in progress across our health system at any given time, addressing a variety of health and wellness needs. Project directors work with their colleagues and community partners to implement and promote initiatives to best reach and serve the intended audiences. The grants staff works closely with project directors throughout the life of a grant to monitor implementation and ensure that project objectives are met on schedule and within budget. Through this commitment to help, ProMedica brings to life the core Values that drive our passion for what we do and dedication to those we serve.
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In the Spotlight
From better meeting the health and wellness needs of the underserved in our community to bringing ground-breaking medication therapies to chronically ill patients, grant-funded projects improve the health of our patients and community. These programs are made possible through a diverse array of funding partners and the commitment of ProMedica staff and community resources.
A Community Obesity Prevention Project
Through a nine-month grant from the Ohio Department of Health’s Office of Healthy Ohio, the Lucas County Health Department worked with Toledo Children’s Hospital and project coordinator Jodi Augustyniak, RD, LD, Toledo Children's Healthy Kids coordinator, to launch a project to fight the national obesity epidemic in three low-income neighborhoods in Toledo. Planted with help from community partners Toledo Grows and the Center for Innovative Food Technology, community gardens increased access to healthier foods for area residents. Updated playground equipment created new opportunities for safe outdoor activity. Plus, Wii videogame consoles brought options for increased indoor activity to community centers. Visitors to the community centers also received nutrition education through complimentary healthy cooking classes for adults and kids, and the Toledo Children’s Healthy Kids 10-week nutrition and fitness program for children ages 8 – 12 and their parents.
For more information about Toledo Children’s Healthy Kids, visit the Toledo Children’s Hospital “Events & Happenings” page. For more information about Fields of Green, a variety of education, health and nutrition programs developed by ProMedica, visit the Advocacy "Fields of Green" page.
Breast Cancer Survivorship: Living Life After Treatment
Hickman Cancer Center on the Flower Hospital campus is offering opportunities for breast cancer survivors to work through the mixed emotions, medical issues and general questions that arise post treatment through a two-year grant from the Northwest Ohio Affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure®. In year one, a DVD hosted by News 11 anchor Chrys Peterson introduced the program and welcomed participants with testimonials from fellow breast cancer survivors. Educational workshops focused on an array of topics chosen by a survivor focus group—from self-advocacy to staying positive. Project director Michelle Cocchiarella, RN, BHN, began developing survivorship care plans to help patients currently undergoing treatment for breast cancer map out their path to survivorship and optimal wellness, ensuring plenty of support along the way for them and their loved ones. The survivorship care plan program continues in year two of the grant.
For more information about comprehensive cancer care for patients in northwest Ohio and southeast Michigan, visit the "ProMedica Cancer Institute" page. For more information about the breast cancer survivorship program, contact Michelle Cocchiarella at 419-824-1126. Visit Susan G. Komen for the Cure Northwest Ohio at www.komennwohio.org.
Decreasing Cardiac Deaths through Early Intervention
Through two grants from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Health Resources and Services Administration, Fostoria Community Hospital is decreasing the rate of cardiac deaths in their region through early intervention. A Rural Healthcare Services outreach grant allocated funds for the hospital and project director Amy Preble, RN, MBA, director, emergency services, to work with local EMS to implement technology that allows first responders on a cardiac call to transmit 12-lead EKG feedback from the field to the hospital’s Emergency Center, where they can prepare for the patient’s arrival. Funding from this grant also operates an additional ambulance through ProMedica Transportation Network to take the most critically ill patients from Fostoria to The Toledo Hospital, ProMedica’s tertiary care facility, for further treatment.
Another grant allocated funds for the hospital and project director Laura Ritzler, RN, BSN, MS, director, ProMedica Total Wellness, to install automated external defibrillators (AEDs) in areas where large groups gather, such as churches, throughout the community. AEDs are portable devices that a layman can use to treat a patient in sudden cardiac arrest until emergency responders arrive, increasing the patient’s chance of survival. Additional funds allow the hospital to train members of the community to use the AEDs, install signage to easily identify AED locations, and maintain the AED equipment.
For more information about Fostoria Community Hospital’s Emergency Center, visit the hospital's "Services" page. For more information about the community AED program, contact Laura Ritzler at 419-436-6849.
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Therapeutics Drug Studies
As an accredited Cystic Fibrosis Foundation (CFF) provider, the Cystic Fibrosis (CF) Center of Northwest Ohio at Toledo Children’s Hospital receives ongoing grant funding for programs and services to treat patients with cystic fibrosis. Recently, the CFF gave CF Centers the opportunity to participate in clinical trials to find new drugs to treat cystic fibrosis, improving quality of life and increasing life expectancy for CF patients. Through grant funding from CFF Therapeutics, the CF Center of Northwest Ohio and project coordinator Kelly Houser, RN, CF research coordinator, continue to operate the research center established in 2006 by founding project coordinator, Mary Vauthy, RN, where patients in our community can benefit by participating in these trials. In March, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the first new inhaled antibiotic for CF in more than a decade, which allows patients to take the medicine in less than five minutes—a fraction of the time required for other inhaled antibiotics. The development of this life-improving medication was made possible through research conducted by CFF Therapeutics treatment development centers and the CF Center of Northwest Ohio.
For more information about the CF Center of Northwest Ohio, visit the Toledo Children’s Hospital "Services" page. For more information about clinical trials at the CF Research Center, contact Kelly Houser at 419-291-4630.
Contact Us
If you have questions about ProMedica Grants, e-mail
grants@promedica.org or call 419-291-8920.