These two hospitals were originally owned and operated by the Church directly for many years. But, in 1975, the LDS Church created an independent, nonprofit corporation, Intermountain Healthcare, into which all the church's hospital holdings were transferred, and from which and through which they are operated today.
The church, through Intermountain HealthCare, does take part in large scale hospital efforts, with numerours hospitals, and also does involve itself in smaller out reach programs.
They did not have a specific outreach program in Houston generally or specifically for MD Anderson and so I was grateful that the Lord guided us to the fine folks at the Faith House.
Please, it is unbecoming to belittle or somehow try and condemn the Church's efforts in this regard. They are doing much good and are trying and expand that good as time goes on. Clearly, so do many other churches and faiths, for the which, as I say, I am extremely grateful.
The Salvation Army and Samitaritan's Purse both provide much more to the needy that does the mormon corporation.
LDS is “first” a corporate entity...using the veil of being a religion to remain free of the otherwise government restrictions and controls it would have to otherwise contend with...which also allows them a strong degree of “secrecy” regarding those investments and holdings...as well assures them of a free flowing channel of revenues thru it's required membership tithes and offerings. Thus it upholds and enables their powerful and wealthy leaders to sustain and enlarge their personal profiles....all very legal but also greatly deceptive.