Reaching
Out: A Report on the Benefits to Our Community
St. Mary's takes a holistic approach to community health, focusing on prevention and wellness, spiritual and mental health and early medical treatment when necessary, regardless of one's ability to pay. In 2008, St. Mary's Hospital and St. Mary's Care Center provided an array of free services, programs and activities for the community that amounted to $33.2 million – more than two-thirds of which went to serve the poor. In addition, St. Mary's invested 37,000 paid employee hours to help people from all walks of life through our outreach programs.
|
2008 Contributions to the Community |
| Benefits for Poor |
$23,774,385 |
| Traditional Charity Care (3,597 individuals helped) |
$7,125,506 |
| Unpaid Costs of Medicaid and other public programs (not Medicare) |
$16,037,978 |
| Community Services* |
$610,901 |
| Benefits for Broader Community |
$9,376,171 |
| Community Services |
$9,376,171 |
| Grand Total** |
$33,150,556 |
* Programs or activities promoting health or providing treatment in response to identified community needs. Examples include health fairs, free clinics, health professional training programs and community health and wellness classes.
**Does not include $6.2 million cost of care provide to those unable to pay or not applying for charity care (bad debt). |
Community Outreach Information
Classes, Community Programs, Support Groups