Date: Friday, January 8, 2010
Time: 10:30 a.m.
Location: Illumination Foundation
Costa Mesa Motor Inn
2277 Harbor Blvd., Costa Mesa, CA 92626
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Press conference and ribbon cutting ceremony Friday, January 8 -- 10:30 a.m. announcing the launch and grand opening of the Orange County Recuperative Care Program.
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Launched by the Hospital Association of Southern California, National Health Foundation and Illumination Foundation, the project provides homeless individuals needing further recovery from illness or injury after hospitalizations a clean, safe place to recuperate with medical oversight.
Despite a homeless population estimated at nearly 21,500, Orange County had no recuperative care beds available to provide this type of post-hospital care until the launch of this program. The new program will augment services to the homeless provided at the Costa Mesa Motor Inn operated by Illumination Foundation, a non-profit organization that addresses the crisis of homelessness in Orange County through integrated services that provide appropriate solutions.
In addition to providing a safe and clean environment for clients to recover, clients will be connected to follow-up social services, including temporary / permanent housing, when they leave recuperative care. The project offers a proactive holistic solution for individuals who no longer need to be in an acute hospital environment.
About the Hospital Association of Southern California
The Hospital Association of Southern California (HASC) is a not-for-profit 501(c)(6) regional trade association comprised of hospitals and health systems, related professional associations and associate members with a common interest in improving the operating environment for hospitals and improving the health status of the communities they serve. HASC represents 160 hospitals which operate a total of 41,000 beds in Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, Santa Barbara and Ventura counties. Our mission is to serve the political, economic, informational and educational needs of hospitals in our regions, and improve the quality and accessibility of health care services and thereby improving the health status of communities.
For more information about the Hospital Association of Southern California, please visit www.hasc.org.
About the Illumination Foundation
The Illumination Foundation (IF) is a non-profit 501 (c) (3), non-denominational, grassroots organization that addresses the crisis of homelessness in Orange County through integrated services that provide appropriate solutions. Illumination Foundation was founded in 2007 to bridge the gaps in existing services for homeless families and individuals. Illumination Foundation's Outreach Program, the Mobile Multi-Service Center, connects homeless or at-risk families and individuals with medical, dental, vision, employment and housing services on-site at locations throughout Orange County. Illumination Foundation's Interim Housing and Wrap-Around Program provides housing and comprehensive services to underserved families with children. This program provides the only safety net for an extremely vulnerable population that has nowhere else to go and would otherwise end up on our streets. Since the program's inception, Illumination foundation has taken 114 families (consisting of 238 children and 172 adults) off the streets into a safer, more stable environment. Using Homeless Prevention and Rapid Re-housing (HPRP) funds, Illumination Foundation's Permanent Housing Program assists those who are homeless or at-risk of homelessness by transitioning them into affordable permanent housing to facilitate long-term stability.
For more information about the Illumination Foundation, please visit www.ifhomeless.org.
About the National Health Foundation
The National Health Foundation (NHF) is an independent, tax exempt 501(c)(3) public charity dedicated to improving and enhancing the healthcare of the underserved by developing and supporting innovative programs that 1) can become independently viable, provide systematic solutions to gaps in healthcare access and delivery, and 2) have the potential to be replicated nationally.
For more information about the National Health Foundation, please visit www.nhfca.org.
Contact:
Jennifer Bayer
(213) 538-0730
/PRNewswire-USNewswire -- Jan. 5/
SOURCE Hospital Association of Southern California
