Chester County Hospital

DEDICATED, COMMUNITY-BASED HOSPITAL MAINTAINING HIGH QUALITY STANDARDS IN PATIENT CARE.

THE CHESTER COUNTY HOSPITAL (CCH) IS PART OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA HEALTH SYSTEM (UPHS). IN KEEPING WITH ITS CHARITABLE PURPOSE, UPHS ACCEPTS PATIENTS IN SERIOUS NEED OF MEDICAL CARE REGARDLESS OF THEIR FINANCIAL STATUS. UPHS MAINTAINS RECORDS TO IDENTIFY AND MONITOR LEVELS OF CHARITY CARE PROVIDED, INCLUDING THE AMOUNT OF PAYMENT FORGONE, BASED ON ESTABLISHED RATES, FOR SERVICES AND SUPPLIES FURNISHED UNDER ITS CHARITY CARE POLICY. UPHS ALSO PROVIDES CARE TO PATIENTS WHO DO NOT HAVE HEALTH INSURANCE OR MEET THE CRITERIA TO QUALIFY FOR ITS CHARITY CARE POLICY, AND CERTAIN AMOUNTS CHARGED FOR SUCH SERVICES ARE DEEMED TO BE UNCOLLECTIBLE. IN FY 2022, UPHS PROVIDED $392.8 MILLION IN CHARITY AND UNDERFUNDED CARE FOR MEDICAID FAMILIES. CCH IS A DEDICATED, COMMUNITY-BASED HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION WHICH ENJOYS INTEGRATED PROVIDER RELATIONSHIPS THAT FOSTER EXCELLENCE IN CLINICAL AND PERSONAL SERVICE. CCH SEEKS TO DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT PROGRAMS AND SERVICES WHICH ENHANCE THE HEALTH STATUS OF THE COMMUNITY AND STRIVES TO EXCEED THE EXPECTATIONS OF THOSE IT SERVES, MAINTAIN STANDARDS OF THE HIGHEST QUALITY AND PROMOTE A REWARDING WORK ENVIRONMENT. CCH PROVIDES QUALITY MEDICAL HEALTHCARE REGARDLESS OF RACE, CREED, SEX, NATIONAL ORIGIN, HANDICAP, AGE, OR ABILITY TO PAY. ALTHOUGH REIMBURSEMENT FOR SERVICES RENDERED IS CRITICAL TO THE OPERATION AND STABILITY OF CCH, IT IS RECOGNIZED THAT NOT ALL INDIVIDUALS POSSESS THE ABILITY TO PURCHASE ESSENTIAL MEDICAL SERVICES AND FURTHER, THAT OUR MISSION IS TO SERVE THE COMMUNITY WITH RESPECT TO PROVIDING HEALTHCARE SERVICES AND HEALTHCARE EDUCATION. THEREFORE, IN KEEPING WITH ITS COMMITMENT TO SERVE ALL MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY, CCH PROVIDES: - FREE CARE AND/OR SUBSIDIZED CARE, - CARE PROVIDED TO PERSONS COVERED BY GOVERNMENTAL PROGRAMS AT OR BELOW COST, - HEALTH ACTIVITIES AND PROGRAMS TO SUPPORT THE COMMUNITY WILL BE CONSIDERED WHERE THE NEED AND/OR AN INDIVIDUAL'S INABILITY TO PAY COEXISTS. THESE ACTIVITIES INCLUDE WELLNESS PROGRAMS, COMMUNITY EDUCATION PROGRAMS, SPECIAL PROGRAMS FOR THE ELDERLY, HANDICAPPED, MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED, AND A VARIETY OF BROAD COMMUNITY SUPPORT ACTIVITIES. EMERGENCY CARE IS PROVIDED 24 HOURS A DAY AND IS ACCESSIBLE TO ALL REGARDLESS OF A PERSON'S ABILITY TO PAY. CCH SERVICES 17,465 INPATIENTS AND PROVIDED MORE THAN 523,000 UNITS OF OUTPATIENT SERVICES DURING THE FISCAL YEAR. UNITS OF OUTPATIENT SERVICES INCLUDE: PRE-NATAL CLINIC VISITS, LAB REGISTRATIONS, RADIOLOGY TESTS, PHYSICAL THERAPY TREATMENTS, EMERGENCY ROOM VISITS AND OTHER ANCILLARY SERVICES. ALSO OBSERVATION PATIENTS OF 2,865 WERE SERVED. CCH PROVIDES CARE TO PERSONS COVERED BY GOVERNMENTAL PROGRAMS AT BELOW COST. RECOGNIZING ITS MISSION TO THE COMMUNITY, SERVICES ARE PROVIDED TO BOTH MEDICARE AND MEDICAID PATIENTS. TO THE EXTENT REIMBURSEMENT IS BELOW COST, CCH RECOGNIZES THESE AMOUNTS AS CHARITY CARE IN MEETING IT'S MISSION TO THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY. CHARITY CARE IS ALSO PROVIDED THROUGH MANY REDUCED PRICE SERVICES AND FREE PROGRAMS OFFERED THROUGHOUT THE YEAR BASED UPON ACTIVITIES AND SERVICES WHICH CCH BELIEVES WILL SERVE A BONA FIDE COMMUNITY HEALTH NEED. THESE INCLUDE: - COMMUNITY HEALTH ACTIVITIES & PROGRAMS REACHING MANY MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY WITH A COST OF $1,498,000. - COST TO PROVIDE FREE CARE OF $8,121,000 (EXCLUDING BAD DEBTS). - VOLUNTEERS NUMBERED APPROX 477, WITH 35,891 HOURS OF SERVICE. COMMUNITY HEALTH IMPROVEMENT ACTIVITIES REACHED INCLUDE: - PROVIDING SCREENINGS, LABS AND RADIOLOGY TO UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS THROUGH PARTNERSHIPS WITH LOCAL FREE CLINICS - PROVIDING CHILDBIRTH EDUCATION CLASSES - PROVIDING PASTORAL CARE SERVICES TO PROVIDE SPIRITUAL SUPPORT DURING HOSPITAL STAYS - MAINTAINING CALL CENTER WITH UP TO DATE LISTING OF ALL HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICE AGENCIES SERVICING CHESTER COUNTY TO PROVIDE INFORMATION TO INDIVIDUALS - PROVIDING DIABETES EDUCATION IN HIGH RISK AREAS - PARTNERING WITH LOCAL UNIVERSITY TO PROVIDE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS BASED ON AN IDENTIFIED CHRONIC DISEASE ISSUE - PROVIDE FREE OR REDUCED COST CARE FOR PRENATAL PATIENTS WHO MEET CHARITY GUIDELINES IN COLLABORATION WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA HEALTH SYSTEM, CCH AWARDS PENN MEDICINE CARES GRANTS TO COMMUNITY-BASED PROGRAMS ON BEHALF OF EMPLOYEES WHO VOLUNTEER THEIR TIME AND EFFORT AT THE INITIATIVES. BY FUNDING THESE PROGRAMS, PENN MEDICINE HELPED SUPPLY HEALTH SERVICES, FOOD, MEDICINE, CLOTHING, AND PLACES TO LIVE FOR THOUSANDS OF UNDERSERVED IN THE REGION EVERY YEAR. SINCE THE FIRST ROUND OF RECIPIENTS WAS ANNOUNCED IN JANUARY 2012 AND TO THE END OF FY22, PENN MEDICINE HAS SUPPORTED 880 SERVICE PROJECTS WITH OVER $880,000 IN FUNDING. FOLLOWING PLEASE FIND CCH EMPLOYEES WHO RECEIVED THE CARES GRANT FOR THE 2022 FISCAL YEAR: COMMITTEE TO BENEFIT CHILDREN, DIANNA KANE: DIANNA KANE'S GRANT GOES TO SUPPORT THE COMMITTEE TO BENEFIT CHILDREN'S FAMILY AID PROGRAM. THE COMMITTEE SEEKS TO RELIEVE FINANCIAL PRESSURES ON FAMILIES WHOSE CHILDREN ARE RECEIVING TREATMENT FOR CANCER AT PHILADELPHIA'S ST. CHRISTOPHER'S HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN. ITS PROGRAM PROVIDES DIRECT FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE WITH NON-MEDICAL BUT ESSENTIAL EXPENSES THAT ARE NOT COVERED BY OTHER AGENCIES, SUCH AS UTILITY AND PHONE BILLS, MEAL VOUCHERS, AND COUNSELING. DIANA'S GRANT WILL BE USED TO PAY FOR UBER RIDES FOR PATIENTS TO AND FROM THE HOSPITAL, HELPING THEM TO STAY ON TRACK WITH TREATMENT PLANS. AIDAN'S HEART FOUNDATION, MARY MAURER: FOR 11 YEARS, MARY MAURER HAS BEEN VOLUNTEERING WITH AIDAN'S HEART FOUNDATION, WHICH SEEKS TO PROTECT YOUTH FROM SUDDEN CARDIAC ARREST (SCA). THE FOUNDATION INSTALLS AUTOMATED EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLATORS (AEDS) AND TRAINS COACHES AND PARENTS TO USE THEM CORRECTLY AT PLACES WHERE CHILDREN ARE INVOLVED IN ATHLETIC ACTIVITIES. ACCORDING TO THE AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION, SCA CLAIMS THE LIVES OF MORE THAN 356,000 PEOPLE ANNUALLY, OF WHICH 9,500 ARE YOUTHS. MARY'S GRANT ALLOWS THE FOUNDATION TO PURCHASE THREE AEDS, WHICH WILL BE PLACED AT PARKS IN COATESVILLE, PA. AND IN THORNDALE, PA. MARY NOTES THAT RECENT CLOSURES OF TWO HOSPITALS IN SOUTHERN CHESTER COUNTY EMPHASIZE THE NEED FOR THE AEDS AT ATHLETIC EVENTS. YOUNGMOMS, MARTHA YOUNG: MARTHA YOUNG HAS BEEN VOLUNTEERING AT YOUNGMOMS FOR THE PAST YEAR AND A HALF. THE NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION SEEKS TO INSPIRE AND EQUIP YOUNG WOMEN IN SOUTH CHESTER COUNTY WHO HAVE HAD CHILDREN AS TEENAGERS, HELPING THEM TO BUILD THRIVING FUTURES FOR THEMSELVES AND THEIR FAMILIES. IN ADDITION TO SPECIALIZED CASE MANAGEMENT, YOUNGMOMS OFFERS PREGNANT AND PARENTING YOUNG MOTHERS EDUCATIONAL AND EMPLOYMENT ASSISTANCE. IT ALSO PROVIDES SUCH NECESSITIES AS DIAPERS, FORMULA, AND CAR SEATS. WEST CHESTER AREA SENIOR CENTER, CHRISTOPHER MOORE: CHRISTOPHER MOORE, A SECURITY OFFICER WITH CHESTER COUNTY HOSPITAL, HAS BEEN VOLUNTEERING WITH THE WEST CHESTER AREA SENIOR CENTER FOR THE PAST FIVE YEARS. ALTHOUGH THE CENTER HAD TO RETHINK ITS FOOD DISTRIBUTION AFTER THE ONSET OF THE PANDEMIC, IT IS NOW SUCCESSFULLY SERVING 700 SENIORS, MANY OF WHOM HAVE LOW INCOME AND LIVE ALONE. THE DISTRIBUTION INCLUDES A WIDE VARIETY OF FOODS, INCLUDING NON-PERISHABLES, FRESH PRODUCE, DAIRY PRODUCTS, AND NUTRITIONALLY BALANCED PREPARED FOODS. CHRISTOPHER'S GRANT SUPPORTS THE PURCHASE OF THE FOOD.