Priority Projects

Hospital Hill Oncology Program Expansion and Facility Renovation    

Patient demand continues to grow for TMC’s quality cancer care. But the existing Oncology Center is outdated and crowded.  Oncology services will soon be relocated to new space, almost three times the size of the current Center. The new Center will offer an even better experience for more patients, including giving TMC patients access to the latest advancements in cancer treatment. The $5M Oncology campaign goal includes ongoing funding of Patient Navigator as well as a $500,000 operating endowment.

Chronic Disease Management                   

An increasing number of TMC’s patients have chronic conditions, and both medical and social factors interfere with their care, leading to lower quality and higher cost. TMC’s innovative Guided Chronic Care™ and Passport to Wellness™ programs were created to address these issues, and they specifically target low-income, ethnically diverse patients. An interdisciplinary team works in both programs to address patients’ non-medical concerns such as family and social support issues. The team mobilizes community resources and advocates for patients at TMC and across other systems and agencies.

Healing Arts   

Art has long been known to aid in the healing process. This unique TMC program presents a healing and soothing environment for patients, visitors, and employees through various art activities. These include the First Friday Concert Series, the Healing Arts Gallery, and high-quality art on display throughout each hospital. The Center for the Healing Arts addresses the emotional needs of patients and families, as well as TMC’s caregivers.

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, TMC also provides an in-patient treatment and 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 TMC’s continued ability to meet the needs of the more than 16,000 patients served.

Women’s Services 

TMC helps and encourages all women to actively promote good health within their families. TMC’s comprehensive women’s health programs combine education, clinical care and research to meets the needs of Kansas City women of all ages and stages of life. Philanthropic support of TMC 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.

Essential Services/Uncompensated Care  

TruFACES Direct Patient Care Fund: Fundamental, Accessible, Compassionate, Everyday Services

As the largest provider of uncompensated care in Kansas City, TMC cares for a vast population of patients who have little or no means to pay for their care. To help provide essential services to the most vulnerable members of the community, the Charitable Foundation created the TruFACES Direct Patient Care Fund. Gifts to this annual fund go directly for the care of TMC patients most in need of assistance, whether they are in hospital beds or receiving ongoing and preventive care in outpatient clinics.