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HOSPITAL AND CLINIC PATIENT SERVICE

JOHN C. STENNIS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, A DIVISION OF RUSH HEALTH SYSTEMS, IS A 25-BED CRITICAL ACCESS HOSPITAL LOCATED IN DEKALB, MS, THAT PROVIDES A WIDE RANGE OF INPATIENT, OUTPATIENT AND EMERGENCY SERVICES. PATIENTS CAN BE ADMITTED TO THE HOSPITAL IF THEIR MEDICAL NEEDS MAKE THAT THE BEST OPTION. DEKALB, MS IS LOCATED IN KEMPER COUNTY, MS. DEKALB HAS A POPULATION OF 1,164 AND KEMPER COUNTY HAS A POPULATION OF 9,742. A VARIETY OF OTHER SERVICES ARE AVAILABLE ON AN INPATIENT AND OUTPATIENT BASIS THROUGH THE HOSPITAL'S IMAGING, LABORATORY AND REHABILITATIVE SERVICES, INCLUDING PHYSICAL, OCCUPATIONAL AND SPEECH THERAPY.PATIENTS ARE CARED FOR UNDER THE DIRECTION OF THEIR PHYSICIAN BY A LICENSED HEALTH CARE TEAM INCLUDING REGISTERED NURSES, PHYSICAL THERAPISTS, SOCIAL WORKERS, DIETITIANS, PHARMACISTS AND OTHER ANCILLARY STAFF, DEPENDING ON THE PATIENT'S MEDICAL NEEDS.AN EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT IS STAFFED WITH QUALIFIED EMERGENCY ROOM HOSPITALISTS AND FAMILY NURSE PRACTITIONERS AND IS OPEN 24 HOURS A DAY, SEVEN DAYS A WEEK. THE HOSPITALISTS ALSO ACT AS HOSPITAL PHYSICIANS, WHICH MEANS THEY CAN ADMIT AND CARE FOR PATIENTS WHO DO NOT HAVE A PHYSICIAN WHO REGULARLY ADMITS PATIENTS AT THE HOSPITAL.SKILLED NURSING AND REHABILITATIVE CARE ARE AVAILABLE AT JOHN C. STENNIS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL THROUGH THE SWING BED PROGRAM. THOSE RECOVERING FROM SURGERY, A STROKE, A FRACTURE OR AN EXTENDED MEDICAL ILLNESS AND HOSPITALIZATION CAN CHOOSE TO REHABILITATE AT STENNIS, WHETHER OR NOT THEY WERE HOSPITALIZED IN ANOTHER LOCATION. ADDITIONALLY, JOHN C. STENNIS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL HAS SPECIALIZED PROGRAMS FOR SENIOR ADULTS EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS COPING WITH EVERYDAY LIVING DUE TO ANXIETY, GRIEF AND/OR DEPRESSION. SENIOR CARE IS AN INTENSIVE OUTPATIENT PROGRAM THAT HAS HELPED MANY INDIVIDUALS. SENIOR CARE OFFERS FREE ASSESSMENTS BY A NURSE IN THE HOME, AND TRANSPORTATION CAN BE PROVIDED.AS PRESENTED IN THE ATTACHED SCHEDULE H, JOHN C. STENNIS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL PROVIDED FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AND CERTAIN OTHER COMMUNITY BENEFITS DURING 2021 AT A NET COST OF $823,461. ALTHOUGH EQUITABLE PAYMENT FOR SERVICES IS ESSENTIAL TO THE ORGANIZATION'S FINANCIAL VIABILITY, JOHN C. STENNIS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL RECOGNIZES THAT NOT ALL INDIVIDUALS POSSESS THE RESOURCES REQUIRED TO REIMBURSE THE HOSPITAL FOR ALL SERVICES PROVIDED. KEEPING ITS COMMITMENT TO THE COMMUNITY, JOHN C. STENNIS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL PROVIDES FREE CARE AND SUBSIDIZED CARE WITHIN EXISTING RESOURCES WHERE THE NEED FOR SUCH CARE EXISTS.ALONG WITH BEING THE ONE OF THE COUNTY'S LARGEST EMPLOYERS AND A MAJOR ECONOMIC STIMULUS BY VIRTUE OF ITS PAYROLL, JOHN C. STENNIS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL ALSO PROVIDES MANY BENEFITS TO THE BROADER COMMUNITY IN THE AREAS OF CIVIC INVOLVEMENT AND GIVING INCLUDING ACTIVELY SUPPORTING THE AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY, SUPPORTING THE COMMUNITY WITH IT'S ANNUAL KEMPER DAY PROGRAM, CONDUCTING AND ATTENDING COMMUNITY HEALTH FAIRS AND PROVIDING FREE MEDICAL SCREENING TESTS AND DISSEMINATION OF HEALTH INFORMATION AT CIVIC CLUB MEETINGS AND OTHER COMMUNITY FUNCTIONS.