Mount Desert Island Hospital

CRITICAL ACCESS HOSPITAL, PROVIDING MEDICAL & HEALTHCARE SERVICES LOCATED IN BAR HARBOR, ME.

IN FISCAL YEAR 2023, MOUNT DESERT ISLAND (MDI) HOSPITAL PROVIDED $5,466,982 IN SERVICES FOR WHICH NO COMPENSATION WAS EXPECTED OR RECEIVED. FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE POLICIES EXIST TO PROVIDE RELIEF FOR THOSE WHO CANNOT PAY FOR MEDICAL CARE. MDI HOSPITAL PROVIDES CARE TO PERSONS COVERED BY GOVERNMENTAL PROGRAMS INCLUDING MEDICARE, MEDICAID, VA, AND CHAMPUS. THE UNREIMBURSED VALUE FOR PROVIDING CARE TO THESE PATIENTS APPROXIMATES $982,159. THE HOSPITAL CONTINUES TO PROVIDE A NUMBER OF HEALTH SERVICES AND PREVENTATIVE HEALTH PROGRAMS TO THE COMMUNITY. AVAILABLE PROGRAMS INCLUDE CARDIAC PULMONARY REHABILITATION, CARE COORDINATION, WELLNESS PROGRAMS, DIABETES EDUCATION, ANNUAL WELLNESS EXAMS, NUTRITION COUNSELING, PARENTING, PREGNANCY AND SIBLING CLASSES, PHYSICAL AND OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY PROGRAMS, SPEECH THERAPY, MEDICATION THERAPY MANAGEMENT, HEALTH COACHING, CARE MANAGEMENT, COAGULATION MANAGEMENT, FINANCIAL AND INSURANCE WORKSHOPS, AND OUR ORAL HEALTH PROGRAM WHICH INCLUDED EDUCATION AND OUTREACH TO THE COMMUNITY, SCHOOLS, AND SERVICE PROVIDERS. THE HOSPITAL PROVIDES VOLUNTEERS AS CERTIFIED APPLICATION COUNSELORS TO HELP ENROLL AND EDUCATE MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY INTO THE HEALTH INSURANCE EXCHANGE OPTIONS. THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, STAFF FROM THE HOSPITAL MAKE PRESENTATIONS TO AREA SCHOOL CHILDREN REGARDING SMOKING CESSATION, WELLNESS, HEALTH, ACTIVITY, NUTRITION, AND ORAL HEALTH. ADDITIONALLY, COMMUNITY GROUPS SUCH AS THE YMCA, ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, CANCER SUPPORT, AND PALLIATIVE CARE USE THE HOSPITAL'S CONFERENCE ROOMS FOR THEIR MEETINGS. MANY HOSPITAL STAFF MEMBERS SERVE OTHER NONPROFITS IN CAPACITIES SUCH AS VOLUNTEER HOURS AND BOARD OF DIRECTORS' MEMBERSHIPS, AS WELL AS MEMBERSHIPS IN SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS SUCH AS THE LOCAL HEALTHY ACADIA, ROTARY, CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, AND LIONS/LIONESS CLUBS.