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Union Hospital Community Benefit Report - FY11 |
# of Encounters |
Net Community Benefit |
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Community Health Services – Includes activities carried out to improve community health. Examples include: community health education, community-based clinical services (such as free clinics and screenings), support groups, self-help programs, medication subsidies and health care support services (such as Lifeline Installations). |
8,734 |
$ 458,001 |
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Health Professions Education – Hospital clinical and non-clinical student mentoring for internships, graduate projects, clinical rotations and pre-med rotations. Funding for registrations, fees, travel and incidental expenses for staff education that is linked to community services and health improvement. |
676 |
$ 241,512 |
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Mission Driven Health Care Services – Mission driven health services are services provided to the community that: 1) the hospital undertakes as a direct result of its community ir mission driven initiatives; or 2) would otherwise not be provided in the community if the hospital did not perform these services (e.g., services lines that accrue financial loses and the Adult Day Services program). |
8,617 |
$ 3,374,913 |
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Research – Includes clinical and community health research, as well as studies of health care delivery. Research must be generalizable, shared with the public and funded by either a governmental entity or by the hospital. |
9 |
$ 421 |
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Financial Contributions – Include funds and in-kind services donated to the community for activities or causes that are directly related to community health improvement. |
24,437 |
$ 308,696 |
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Community Building Activities – Community-building activities include cash, in-kind donations, and budgeted expenditures for the development of community health programs and partnerships. These activities/initiatives often target environmental strategies, economic development and leadership, advocacy and support that could indirectly affect the health of the community. Programs include support of Hazmat training or reading/mentoring students at Gilpin Manor Elementary School. |
2,979 |
$ 155,777 |
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Community Benefit Operations – Include costs associated with dedicated staff, community health needs assessments and other costs associated with community benefit strategy building and operations. |
N/A |
$ 61,621 |
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Charity Care – Free or discounted health care services provided to persons who cannot afford to pay. |
N/A |
$ 2,415,495 |
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Foundation Community Benefit – Community benefit activities/initiatives that are funded by the Foundation. |
N/A |
$ 90,000 |
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Medicaid Assessment (required for state reporting only) – Union Hospital’s contribution to the Deficit Assessment Fee for Maryland’s Medicaid Program. |
N/A |
$ 320,167 |
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Total Hospital Community Benefit |
45,452 |
$ 7,426,603 |