Watertown, MA–(business wire) — athenahealth, Inc., a leading provider of network-enabled software and services for healthcare groups and systems nationwide, today announced that its athenaGives corporate social responsibility program will expand its global impact in 2022, We announced that we have expanded its reach to more communities and partners. .
This year’s program highlights include new partnerships and expansion of existing partnerships with organizations that align with athenaGives’ mission to provide equitable access to healthcare for all. Improve food security. Support science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education.
In 2022, athenaGives added 24 clinics to its free clinic partnership program. This program provides free access to AthenaHealth’s clinician experience and support services. The program currently serves 418 free charitable clinics across the United States. By partnering with free charity clinics across the country, AthenaHealth provides these clinics with vital support, enabling them to reach underserved patients and communities with quality care. In 2021, clinics participating in AthenaHealth’s free clinic partnership program saw a 119% year-over-year increase in patient visits and served more than 1 million patients. Of these patient visits, 54% were from low-income postal codes.
Also in the US, AthenaHealth has partnered with MedShare. MedShare is a humanitarian aid organization dedicated to improving access to healthcare by sourcing high-quality surplus medical supplies and equipment and delivering them directly to marginalized communities around the world. In 2022, Athena Health assembled her 3,000 MedShare Clean Birth Kits designed to create a safe and hygienic birth environment for women in these communities. Many women do not have access to quality maternity health services. Because each kit contains materials for the baby and parent, the kit could affect her 6,000 lives.
In India, athenahealth achieved a significant milestone in partnership with Smile Foundation through its Smile on Wheels program in Chennai, serving over 20,000 patients in just over a year. Following this success, athenahealth plans to expand its Smile on Wheels program to Bangalore. Smile on Wheels is a national mobile hospital program focused on serving disadvantaged children and women. Through this program, AthenaHealth provides financial support to Smile on Wheels mobile health units to provide primary health care services to underserved communities.
India’s leading hunger relief organization, India Foodbanking Network, has partnered with AthenaHealth to fight India’s child malnutrition rates, which are among the highest in the world, in schools in Bengaluru, Chennai and Pune. We started the lunch program. The lunch program aims to reduce hunger and improve nutrition among children by providing access to daily meals for more than 1,225 underprivileged school children.
“Throughout 2022, Athena Gibbs continued to expand its partnerships in the United States and India through new and existing relationships. We have stepped up our commitment to ,” said Head Jillian Perron. Athena gives. “I look forward to what our program has in store for us in 2023. All the nonprofits we partner with are making so many changes in lives, and we are so impactful. I am proud to be part of something powerful.”
In addition to its growth efforts, athenaGives hosted Service Month in September and contributed to 52 nonprofits in the US and India.
About Athena Health Co., Ltd.
athenahealth creates innovative healthcare technologies that connect clinicians, patients, payers and partners in differentiated ways. Our electronic medical records, revenue cycle management, and patient engagement tools provide anytime, anywhere access to improve financial results for our clients and enable providers’ customers to deliver higher quality care. We do everything we do with the vision of creating a thriving ecosystem that provides accessible, high quality and sustainable healthcare for all. For more information, please visit www.athenahealth.com.
