Nursing
From a small rowhouse in East Baltimore to a community clinic
in a South African township, School of Nursing faculty and students deliver
quality health care to families and individuals in need.
The school operates five clinics in Baltimore where nursing students learn how to assess the health status of the urban community, deliver optimum health services, and help vulnerable or low-income clients overcome barriers to health care. But it doesn’t stop there.
The mission to educate nurses extends beyond Baltimore. The school’s
Global Health Promotion Research Program helps students pursue research
that addresses health disparities in the United States and in other countries
such as South Africa, Australia, and Sweden. Students work as research
assistants in these countries, learning the importance of delivering culturally
appropriate care. In addition, the School of Nursing has the distinction
of being home to the nation’s only Peace Corps Fellows Program in
nursing. The program gives returned Peace Corps volunteers enrolled in
the School of Nursing the chance to work in Baltimore’s urban community
and develop the skills they learned in the Peace Corps.
Whether it’s crossing city streets or international borders, the
goal for School of Nursing faculty and students remains the same—to
improve the lives of patients everywhere.
Medicine
Johns Hopkins Medicine’s worldwide research reputation is also the
linchpin of the region’s most ambitious and far-reaching initiative
since the Charles Center/Inner Harbor project: the redevelopment of approximately
80 acres of blighted area north of the East Baltimore Medical Campus.
A 22-acre biotechnology park critical to this new initiative
is projected to house as many as 50 companies attracted by networking
opportunities with Hopkins scientists. In support of the venture, Hopkins
has committed to leasing up to 30,000 square feet of lab space in the
park, which has the potential to generate 8,000 new jobs. Equally important,
the development will create new streets, block configurations, and mixed-income
housing, and Hopkins has allocated resources to assist displaced residents.
The plan for the park—critical to turning around the troubled neighborhood—results
from a unique partnership between Baltimore City, the state of Maryland,
Hopkins, the Historic East Baltimore Community Action Coalition, and the
communities of East Baltimore.
We are pleased with the financial results reported in these pages. They reflect the strength of the continuing partnership between Johns Hopkins University and its research sponsors; the commitment of the many alumni and friends of the University in support of our efforts to continue as the nation’s premier research university; the confidence of students and parents in Johns Hopkins as an excellent center of learning; and the faith of those in need of health care in the competence of our faculty.
In the fiscal year that ended June 30, 2002, revenues from research sponsors
amounted to $1.394 billion, representing
58% of total University operating revenue, an increase in research sponsorship
of 17% from the previous fiscal year. Contributions to the University
last year amounted to $223 million, compared to $306 million in fiscal
year 2001.
For the 2001–2002 school year, Johns Hopkins University received 9,623 undergraduate applications of which 3,320 were offered acceptances, and 1,096 enrolled. Net tuition and fees received amounted to $254 million, or 10.5% of total operating revenue, an increase of 9.6% over 2000–2001.
Clinical services also grew. During fiscal year 2002, Johns Hopkins doctors generated clinical revenues of $228 million. This sum was 9% of total University revenue and reflected a year-to-year growth of 17%.
During fiscal year 2002, the University and the Johns Hopkins Health System began an assessment of the degree to which both institutions can become more efficient by sharing certain administrative and computing processes. This project, when completed, will enhance the tools available to Johns Hopkins faculty, managers, and administrators to achieve our missions efficiently and effectively.
The University continues its investment in facilities to support the expanding demand for services.
During the past fiscal year the following buildings were completed: Wolfe 3 and 4, Bloomberg School of Public Health; Student Recreation Center, Homewood campus; and Clark Hall, Homewood campus.
Also, construction began on Wolfe 5 and 6, Bloomberg School of Public Health; Hodson Hall, Homewood campus; the San Martin Center, Homewood campus; the Chemistry Building, Homewood campus; the Broadway Research Building, School of Medicine; Peabody expansion, Peabody Institute.
Phase I of the Homewood campus improvement project was completed, and Phase II was begun immediately after spring graduation. When completed, these projects will enhance Homewood’s visual appeal and make it a more student-and-faculty-friendly campus.
At this writing, we are in the middle of updating an analysis of the economic impact of Johns Hopkins on the City of Baltimore and the State of Maryland. Preliminary results suggest that the three entities derive substantial mutual benefit from their association. Building on this theme, Johns Hopkins and the City of Baltimore have announced plans to redevelop the area north of the East Baltimore campus into a biotech business zone. This project will contribute to the reduction of urban blight, create jobs, and support research and teaching within the University.
I am happy to report that Johns Hopkins University enjoyed an operating surplus of nearly $186 million in fiscal year 2002. The more important “bottom line,” however, is that Johns Hopkins University continues to be a vital, growing, contributing community within the world community with a sound financial structure for taking advantage of the opportunities that the future will bring.
James T. McGill
Senior Vice President for
Finance and Administration
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