Caring for our community TOTAL AMOUNT OF COMMUNITY BENEFIT $6,787,408 Traditional charity care $536,474 These are the health care services we provide free of charge, or at a discounted fee schedule, to people who meet predetermined financial criteria. As government reporting requires, this figure is based on calculated costs, not charges to patients. Community health education and outreach $179,580 This includes activities we carry out to improve community health and health care services that are subsidized because they meet an identified need in the community. ● Complete Health Improvement Program. ● Meals on Wheels: Served more than 11,000 people. ● National Diabetes Prevention Program: Registered dietitians taught this program. ● Healthy Families network: Offers educational support and resources to more than 340 families. ● Free interpreter services. ● Stop the Bleed training sessions. ● Health Science Pathway: A program we offer to area students to allow them to learn about available careers in the medical field. ● VIP Transportation services. Health professional medical education $68,173 This encompasses scholarships and funding for health professionals’ education. Medicaid shortfalls $6,003,181 Medicaid shortfalls are deficits created when Columbus Community Hospital receives payments from the government that are less than the cost of care for public programs. 14 Bringing health care news to your home COMMUNITY BENEFIT REPORT FY 2021-2022 The health and wellness of our community is important to Columbus Community Hospital, regardless of the community members’ ability to pay. As a not-for-profit hospital, we have established financial aid policies to assist patients who cannot afford care. Although Medicare and Medicaid programs do not pay enough to cover the cost incurred by these patients, we provide the same quality of care to all patients. The data we report here includes uncompensated health care costs provided to the underinsured or uninsured. It also comprises community health initiatives, education for health care professionals, and the donation of services and funds to help further our mission and goals. We are pleased to share with you our accomplishments and community contributions from May 2021 through April 2022.
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