Foundation hosts award-winning filmmaker to discuss diversity in nursing
Friday, 02 August 2019
Foundation president Lorina Marshall-Blake (right) with filmmaker Carolyn Jones
The Independence Blue Cross Foundation funded four seminars hosted by the Barbara Bates Center for the Study of the History of Nursing at the University of Pennsylvania. The support was part of the Foundation’s commitment to a culturally competent and diverse nursing workforce....
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Independence Blue Cross Foundation announces collaboration to improve care for survivors of an opioid overdose in Bucks County
Monday, 22 July 2019
Pictured left to right: Stephen Fera, SVP, Independence Blue Cross, Heather Major, Director IBC Foundation programs, Ashely E. (BCARES participant), Secretary Jennifer Smith, PA Dept. of Drug and Alcohol Programs, Lorina Marshall-Blake, President, IBC Foundation, U.S. Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-1)
Results of an Independence Blue Cross Foundation study evaluating warm hand-offs provides basis for $650,000 additional funding from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to help overdose survivors get treatment
Philadelphia,...
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Independence Blue Cross Foundation takes Someone You Know opioid public health campaign to Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C.
Wednesday, 03 July 2019
The Independence Blue Cross Foundation (Foundation) took its Someone You Know public health awareness campaign from Philadelphia to Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. on June 27.
Nearly 20 Someone You Know ambassadors who had been featured in the Someone You Know campaign went to the Rayburn House Office Building Foyer to use storytelling to advance the campaign’s goal of reducing the stigma of addiction....
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Independence associate Patrick Flynn honored by Caron Treatment Centers
Thursday, 13 June 2019
Patrick Flynn (left) pictured here with Casey Duffy, past chair, Caron Treatment Centers’ Board of Trustees.
Independence Government Affairs Specialist Patrick Flynn received the Unsung Hero award at Caron Treatment Center’s Annual Greater Philadelphia Community Service Awards Breakfast on June 7 held in Philadelphia. The award pays tribute to individuals, organizations, and institutions that have made an outstanding contribution in the ongoing battle against alcohol and drug addiction in the community....
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IBC Foundation joins Senator PA State Senator Tom Killion and West Chester Area YMCA to celebrate CPR Awareness Week and passage of new legislation
Friday, 07 June 2019
Pictured left to right, State Senator Tom Killion, Lorina Marshall-Blake, President, Independence Blue Cross Foundation, Terri Edgar, Executive Director, West Chester Area YMCA, and Stephanie Austin, sudden cardiac arrest survivor.
In recognition and celebration of National CPR and AED Awareness Week, June 1-7, the Independence Blue Cross Foundation (Foundation) joined State Senator Tom Killion and representatives from the West Chester Area YMCA to celebrate the passage of Senate Bill 115 and talk about the importance of CPR and AEDs....
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The Independence Blue Cross Foundation welcomes its summer nurse interns
Friday, 07 June 2019
The Independence Blue Cross Foundation (Foundation) welcomed its summer nursing internship class on June 3. Through the program, 25 undergraduate nursing students from eight nursing schools across the region will participate in a 10-week internship learning the unique roles nurses play at Independence Blue Cross or at a community health center supported by the Foundation’s Blue Safety Net grant program....
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IBC Foundation hosts 28th annual fund-raiser golf event
Wednesday, 22 May 2019
IBC Foundation team members staff the registration table for the 28th annual Golf fundraising event.
On May 20, Independence Blue Cross president and CEO Daniel J. Hilferty hosted the 28th Annual Golf Classic at the Philadelphia Country Club. Over 200 supporters attended the event, which is the Independence Blue Cross Foundation’s (Foundation) sole fundraising activity....
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Independence Blue Cross Foundation Celebrates National Nurses Week
Wednesday, 08 May 2019
Highlighting its long-term support, the Foundation announces new grants and continuing education opportunities
Since 2004, the Independence Blue Cross Foundation (Foundation) and Independence Blue Cross have invested $20 million to help advance the education and professional development of nurses and nurse leaders. In recognition of National Nurses Week (May 6-12), the Foundation hosted area nursing professionals today at a celebratory event at Independence LIVE....- Published in News, Nursing Education
Independence Blue Cross Foundation announces expansion of ‘Someone You Know’ awareness campaign on the stigma of opioid misuse
Thursday, 04 April 2019
Philadelphia, PA — April 4, 2019 — At an event held at its Philadelphia headquarters, the Independence Blue Cross Foundation (Foundation) announced the expansion of “Someone You Know,” a grassroots and public health awareness campaign that is reducing the stigma of opioid addiction, inspiring hope, and empowering others to seek help and treatment. Ten new diverse stories will be added to the campaign,...
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IBC Foundation teams with Walgreens to reduce prescription drug abuse through expanded safe medication disposal
Friday, 22 March 2019
Stephen P. Fera, of Independence Blue Cross, with Governor Tom Wolf.
Stephen P. Fera, senior vice president of Public Affairs for Independence Blue Cross, joined Governor Tom Wolf and representatives from Walgreens to highlight safe medication disposal kiosks throughout southeastern Pennsylvania. These kiosks allow individuals to safely and conveniently dispose of unwanted prescriptions,...
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