Fiscal Year 2011 Funding Priorities

Ongoing Programs

Five important, ongoing programs are sustained by the generous support of TMC donors. To take advantage of any of these giving opportunities, call:

816-404-3430

Behavioral Health

TMC Behavioral Health provides comprehensive mental health and substance abuse services to the people of Kansas City and Jackson County.  In addition to community support; vocational services; and homeless programs, we also provide in-patient treatment and a mental health emergency department.  Community support of TMC Behavioral Health programs is realized through the annual Benefit at the Bristol. Additional support is needed to ensure our continued ability to meet the needs of the more than 16,000 patients we serve each year.

Women’s Services

TMC helps and encourages all women to actively promote good health within their families. Our comprehensive women’s health programs combine education, clinical care and research to meet the needs of Kansas City women of all ages and stages of life. Philanthropic support ensures innovative, comprehensive, multidisciplinary,  and integrated health systems for women. TMC was recognized, along with UMKC School of Medicine, as a National Center of Excellence in Women’s Health by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

TruFACES — Direct Patient Care Fund

As the largest provider of uncompensated care in Kansas City, we care for a growing number of patients who have little or no means to pay for their care. With an emphasizes on Fundamental, Accessible, Compassionate, Every day Services, gifts help fund the care of our patients most in need of assistance, whether they are in hospital beds or receiving ongoing and preventive care in outpatient clinics.

TMC Lakewood

The TMC campus at Lakewood serves the eastern Jackson County area with a wide-ranging level of services, including the new Family Birthplace, a 212 bed long-term care facility and the Family Medicine Pavilion, which provides primary care to patients of all ages. Philanthropic support is needed to assist TMC Lakewood in providing care to over 36,000 patients a year, especially those patients without the financial means to pay for their care.