Community Health Network Foundation supports the exceptional and compassionate care provided by Community Health Network in central Indiana. As a not-for-profit and recognized 501(c)3 organization, our fundraising efforts, volunteers and financial support are fundamental to Community's growth and advancement. It is our mission to inspire a culture of philanthropy in our employees, grateful patients and families. For more information on how to give to the foundation, please call 317-355-GIVE (4483) or donate online.
Jan Bingle receives top honor for philanthropic leadership
The Community Health Network Foundation Board of Directors has awarded Jan Bingle, M.S., R.N. and Community Health Network Chief Nursing Officer, the Jack Heiney Award for philanthropic leadership. For more than 25 years, Jan has generously given her time, talent and treasures to make an impact in the lives of our nurses, patients and families. Many of her colleagues, family and friends gathered at an award dinner to pay tribute to her exemplary philanthropic leadership and dedication to advancing the nursing practice at Community Health Network and central Indiana.
Jack Heiney, retired president and CEO of the Indiana Gas Company, has been a philanthropic leader in the Community Health Network for nearly 40 years. This award was created to honor his ability to inspire a culture of philanthropy and to salute other philanthropic leaders.
Community Hospital North emergency department renovation now complete; Ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate milestone
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Mark Dixon, Community Hospitals of Indiana president and CEO, and Community Hospital North President Barb Summers thank National City president of Indiana Stephen Stitle for a financial gift supporting the renovation of the Community Hospital North Emergency Department
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The renovation of Community Hospital North’s emergency room is officially complete. Construction on the project was just completed last week and a ribbon-cutting ceremony was held at the hospital this morning to celebrate. Employees, physicians, and members of the Community Health Network Foundation were on hand for the event. The new emergency room is the last phase of the hospital’s $170 million expansion project.
During the ceremony, the Community Health Network Foundation thanked Stephen Stitle, National City president of Indiana banking and an executive vice president of National City Corporation, for the generous philanthropic support offered for this renovation. Learn more >>
Community Health Network Foundation makes $36,000 workforce development investment through annual scholarship program
Community Health Network Foundation, the philanthropic organization of Community Health Network, today announced a $36,000 investment in developing Indiana’s workforce by awarding $3,000 scholarships to 12 high school students committed to earning a health and life sciences degree at an Indiana college or university.
Bill Kingston, president of the Community Health Network Foundation, said at a news conference held today at the Indiana Life Sciences Collaboration Conference that $198,000 in It’s Our Community scholarships has been distributed to 66 students during the past five years.
“Economic development does not just happen in our boardrooms. It also happens in the classrooms of our state’s leading colleges and universities where students are challenged and their ideas are cultivated,” Kingston said. “We are privileged to support these exceptional students and to help develop the next generation of Indiana’s workforce.” View full story>>
2008 Employee Campaign
"I give because I care." That’s the theme of the 2008 Community Health Network Foundation employee campaign. "The idea for this campaign was to have employees tell the story of the foundation to other employees," says Ryan Chelli, director of philanthropic marketing and communications for the foundation. "Our goal is to increase the number of employee donors by letting them tell the story of what we do every day."
The campaign ran through April 30 and the foundation’s goal was to raise $250,000. During a recent leadership retreat, mangers, directors and leaders were asked to contribute a leadership gift to the campaign prior to its launch. So far, $125,000 has been donated by network leadership to show their commitment to the campaign and the foundation.
The foundation supports many network programs and causes including:
Community Health Network Foundation receives grant to advance breast cancer care
Community Health Network Foundation has been awarded a $116,568 grant from the Indianapolis Affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure to expand the breast health navigation program available at Community Health Network.
Created in 2006, the breast health navigation program utilizes certified breast health specialists to deliver free personal consultation and support services to breast health patients and their families. Learn more >>
Foundation gift helps bring one-man play to Indianapolis
Community Health Network joined a coalition of mental health organizations, AMHPA (Awareness of Mental Health through the Performing Arts), to bring poet, playwrite, and performer Michael Mack from Massachusetts to Indianapolis to perform his autobiographical, 90-minute play entitled HEARING VOICES (SPEAKING IN TONGUES). This one-man play, which is his perspective of growing up with a mother who had schizophrenia, details the experience of a young boy and his growing recognition that, in spite of her mental illness, his mother had gifts to give him and those around her. The foundation contributed $5,000 to make the performance possible.
Foundation supports patient book about coping with cancer
 One of Community Health Network’s former patients, Yopi Havlik, a five-year breast cancer survivor, has written and published a children’s book with the Community Health Network Foundation’s support. The nonfiction children’s book, Why is Mommy Sleeping?, was written from Havlik’s son’s perspective.
Why is Mommy Sleeping? will be sold for $9.95 in all of Community’s Jasmine gift shops and the FigLeaf boutique. The book features the Community Health Network Foundation logo on the cover and the inside back cover features the foundation’s mission and dedication, written by Zunk.
As part of the arrangement, a portion of the proceeds from Why is Mommy Sleeping? will benefit Community Health Network and more specifically, programs and services of Community Regional Cancer Care. The funds will support equipment purchases, community outreach programs and a healing environment, thus making a difference in the lives of patients and families entrusted to Community’s care and ensuring exceptional patient and family experiences.
Donate Online
 Now you can make a donation to the Community Health Network Foundation online using your MasterCard, Visa, American Express or Discover card. Generous private financial support has been an important part of Community Health Network's growth.
As the health care needs of the central Indiana community continue to expand and change, the need for gifts will also increase. Show you care and make a difference by giving to the Community Health Network Foundation. Donate now >>
Donation Hotline
Make a gift by phone using your MasterCard, Visa, American Express or Discover card by calling the Community Health Network Foundation Donation Hotline at 317-355-GIVE (4483).
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