Defiance Hospital Inc

DEFIANCE HOSPITAL, INC. IS A CRITICAL ACCESS HOSPITAL THAT PROVIDES HEALTHCARE SERVICES TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC, INCLUDING THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES OF DEFIANCE, PAULDING, HENRY, PUTNAM, WILLIAMS, AND FULTON COUNTIES IN OHIO.

DEFIANCE HOSPITAL, INC. (D/B/A PROMEDICA DEFIANCE REGIONAL HOSPITAL) IS A MEMBER OF PROMEDICA HEALTH SYSTEM, INC. (PROMEDICA), A MISSION-BASED, LOCALLY OWNED, NONPROFIT HEALTHCARE ORGANIZATION HIGHLY FOCUSED ON ACHIEVING CORE VALUES. HEADQUARTERED IN TOLEDO, OHIO, PROMEDICA SERVES 28 STATES ACROSS THE COUNTRY AND IS ONE OF THE NATION'S LEADING HEALTH SYSTEMS. OUR STEWARDSHIP OF RESOURCES HAS ENABLED US TO WISELY INVEST IN PATIENT-CENTERED CARE, ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY, INNOVATIVE PROGRAMS, AND FAMILY-ORIENTED FACILITIES THAT HELP TO ENSURE PATIENTS AND AREA RESIDENTS HAVE EQUAL ACCESS TO HIGH-QUALITY, SAFE CARE IN THE MOST APPROPRIATE SETTING, REGARDLESS OF PATIENTS' ABILITY TO PAY. PROMEDICA DEFIANCE REGIONAL HOSPITAL (DRH) IS A 25-BED, CRITICAL ACCESS, GENERAL ACUTE CARE HOSPITAL IN DEFIANCE, OHIO THAT INCLUDES A 10-BED, DISTINCT BEHAVIORAL HEALTH UNIT. THE 200,000-SQUARE-FOOT FACILITY PROVIDES HEALTHCARE SERVICES TO RESIDENTS IN THE OHIO COUNTIES OF DEFIANCE, PAULDING, HENRY, FULTON, PUTNAM, AND WILLIAMS. DRH OFFERS A BROAD SPECTRUM OF SERVICES TO MEET THE COMMUNITY'S IDENTIFIED HEALTHCARE NEEDS, INCLUDING FULL-SERVICE EMERGENCY CENTER AND LEVEL III TRAUMA CENTER, SURGICAL SERVICES, HEALTH EDUCATION PROGRAMMING, THE COPING CENTER FOR PATIENTS WITH MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES, ADVANCED DIAGNOSTICS, WOMEN'S SERVICES, AND A SLEEP DISORDERS CENTER. AS A TESTAMENT TO OUR COMMITMENT TO PROVIDE HIGH-QUALITY CARE TO AREA RESIDENTS, DRH ALSO OFFERS AN EXPANDED VISITING PHYSICIAN CLINIC INCLUDING UROLOGY AND OTHER SPECIALTIES AND SUBSPECIALTIES. A MEDICAL OFFICE BUILDING ON THE CAMPUS INCLUDES FIVE CLINICAL SUITES FOR SPECIALTIES SUCH AS ORTHOPAEDICS, REHABILITATION SERVICES, OPHTHALMOLOGY, AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES AS WELL AS NUMEROUS PRIMARY CARE PROVIDERS.AS A COMMUNITY-BASED HOSPITAL, DRH HOSTS VARIOUS SUPPORT GROUPS AND COMMUNITY OUTREACH ACTIVITIES TO PROMOTE HEALTH AND WELLNESS, INCLUDING VARIOUS PROGRAMS FOR NEW MOTHERS AND FAMILIES THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. DRH IS ACCREDITED BY THE JOINT COMMISSION AND HAS EARNED LEVEL III TRAUMA CENTER VERIFICATION, SLEEP MEDICINE ACCREDITATION, A LEVEL I OBSTETRICS AND NEWBORN NURSERY UNIT, AND LABORATORY ACCREDITATION BY THE COMMISSION ON LABORATORY ACCREDITATION OF THE COLLEGE OF AMERICAN PATHOLOGISTS. DRH'S CHARGE IS TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF THOSE INDIVIDUALS WHOM WE SERVE THROUGH PREVENTION, EDUCATION AND QUALITY CARE. AS PART OF PROMEDICA'S SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH INITIATIVE, DRH SPONSORED THE DEFIANCE FARMERS' MARKET FOR THE FOURTH YEAR TO HELP IMPROVE COMMUNITY ACCESS TO FRESH FRUITS AND VEGETABLES AND ENJOY SOCIAL INTERACTION WITH OTHER COMMUNITY MEMBERS.IN 2022, DRH SERVED 1,505 INPATIENTS AND 76,634 OUTPATIENTS. ADDITIONALLY, 12,919 INDIVIDUALS SOUGHT EMERGENCY CARE AT DRH. THE HOSPITAL CONTRIBUTED $13,681,000 IN COMMUNITY BENEFIT IN 2022 THROUGH COMMUNITY BENEFIT EXPENDITURES, FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AND GOVERNMENT-SPONSORED, MEANS-TESTED HEALTH CARE. THROUGH COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES, SUBSIDIZED HEALTH SERVICES, CASH AND IN-KIND CONTRIBUTIONS, AND COMMUNITY BENEFIT OPERATIONS, DRH CONTRIBUTED $266,000 TO THE COMMUNITY DURING 2022. INCLUDED IN THIS AMOUNT ARE PROGRAMS AND SERVICES SUCH AS: COMMUNITY HEALTH EDUCATION THROUGH NUMEROUS HEALTH PROMOTIONS AND WELLNESS PROGRAMS; A DISCOUNTED MAMMOGRAM PROGRAM FOR UNINSURED AND UNDERINSURED WOMEN IN THE DEFIANCE AREA; HEALTH SCREENINGS, INCLUDING BLOOD PRESSURE, HEARING, SKIN CANCER, BONE DENSITY, AND BODY FAT; JOBCARE, DRH'S OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAM, WHICH WORKS CLOSELY WITH AREA EMPLOYERS TO PLAN AND COORDINATE HEALTH SERVICES THAT MEET EMPLOYEES' NEEDS. DRH ALSO PROVIDED FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO THE COMMUNITY THROUGHOUT 2022, OF WHICH $1,456,000 REPRESENTED UNCOMPENSATED AMOUNTS FOR TREATMENT OF PATIENTS WHO DID NOT HAVE THE FINANCIAL RESOURCES TO PAY FOR HOSPITAL SERVICES. FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE REPRESENTS THE COST TO PROVIDE SERVICE AND DOES NOT INCLUDE THE COSTS FOR ACCOUNTS WRITTEN OFF TO BAD DEBT FOR PATIENTS WHO DO NOT PAY THEIR BILLS. DRH'S COST OF BAD DEBT FOR 2022 WAS $4,235,000. THIS AMOUNT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE COMMUNITY BENEFIT AMOUNT OF $13,681,000 NOTED ABOVE. FURTHER, DRH PROVIDED $2,984,000 OF COMMUNITY BENEFIT THROUGH COSTS - NOT REIMBURSED BY THE GOVERNMENT - FOR TREATING MEDICAID AND OTHER MEANS-TESTED PATIENTS. ALSO, IN 2022, THE TOTAL COSTS - NOT REIMBURSED BY THE GOVERNMENT - FOR TREATING MEDICARE PATIENTS WAS $65,000 AND IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE COMMUNITY BENEFIT AMOUNT OF $13,681,000 NOTED ABOVE.DURING 2022, DRH EXPENDED $17,389,000 IN NET PAYROLL, PROVIDING 417 FULL-TIME JOBS. A TOTAL OF $1,088,000 WAS WITHHELD FROM HOSPITAL EMPLOYEES IN STATE AND LOCAL TAXES. IN SUMMARY, DRH DEMONSTRATES PROMEDICA'S MISSION AND CORE VALUES BY PROVIDING HIGH-QUALITY HEALTH CARE TO ALL PATIENTS, REGARDLESS OF THEIR RACE, CREED, SEX, NATIONAL ORIGIN, DISABILITY, OR AGE. AND, WE RECOGNIZE THAT NOT ALL INDIVIDUALS POSSESS THE ABILITY TO PURCHASE ESSENTIAL MEDICAL CARE. THEREFORE, WE PROVIDE THESE HEALTHCARE SERVICES; RECRUIT AND TRAIN HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS TO SERVE THE BROADER COMMUNITY; PROVIDE APPROPRIATE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE; OFFER SERVICES AND CONTRIBUTIONS TO OTHER NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS THAT ALLOW THEM TO PROVIDE KEY SERVICES TO THEIR CONSTITUENTS; AND PRESENT FREE EDUCATIONAL CLASSES, HEALTH FAIRS AND OTHER OUTREACH ACTIVITIES TO OUR LOCAL COMMUNITY TO HELP ENSURE ALL MEMBERS HAVE EQUAL ACCESS TO CARE.