LOMA LINDA UNIVERSITY
HEALTH
Institute for Community Partnerships
June 19, 2023
Subject: LLUH Letter of Commitment - San Bernardino Recuperative Care To: Cassandra Searcy, Deputy Director Housing & Homelessness From: Jasmine Hutchinson, Director of Community Benefit CC: Dr. Juan Carlos Belliard, Assistant Vice President for Community Partnerships This Letter of Commitment is to provide The City of San Bernardino with documentation certifying Loma Linda University Health's (LLUH) commitment to funding $70,000 towards the San Bernardino Recuperative Care Initiative. These funds are a part of our FY24 Community Benefit investments and aligns directly with our FY 2023-2025 Community Health Implementation Strategy (CHIS). The navigation center (SB H.O.P.E.) addresses many of our CHIS goals including Goal 2 - Advancing Health Equity and Goal 3 - Increasing Access to Health and Wellness Resources.
We are excited to partner on SB H.O.P.E. with the City of San Bernardino, IEHP, Molina Healthcare of California and Dignity Health. The navigation center is crucial in supporting our unhoused population in San Bernardino. Not only will this site provide medical oversight for unhoused individuals recovering from an illness or injury, but it will also offer transportation to doctor's appointments, housing placement support, and case management. This will allow individuals with complex health needs the opportunity to recover in a stable environment while reducing potential health complications and hospital readmissions.
It will also help support patients on a path to self-sufficiency.
We thank the City of San Bernardino for acting as the Administrative Entity, for prioritizing recuperative care in Phase 1 of the project development, and for providing oversight of this project's operations. We are happy to commit $70,000 from LLUH's FY 2024 Community Benefit budget to support recuperative care at SB H.O.P.E.
Jamines Flutchinson
Jasmine Hutchinson, MSPH Dr. Juart Eárlos Belliard, PhD, MPH Director, Community Benefit Assistant VP for Community Partnerships