Mercy Assisted Care Inc

EXCEPTIONAL HEALTHCARE SERVICES RESULTING IN HEALING IN ITS BROADEST SENSE.

VISITS: SKILLED NURSING 19,741, HOSPICE HOMECARE 7,417HOSPITAL COMMUNITY BENEFIT REPORT - IRS FORM 990, SUPPLEMENT PART III:THE COMMUNITY BENEFIT CONTRIBUTION OF MAC INCLUDES PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES THAT IMPROVE ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE AND IMPROVE HEALTH IN OUR COMMUNITIES. IN ORDER TO PORTRAY THE FULL BREADTH OF OUR CONTRIBUTION, OUR COMMUNITY BENEFIT INFORMATION IS DESCRIBED BELOW:SECTION 1: QUALITATIVE DESCRIPTION OF COMMUNITY BENEFIT - DESCRIBES THE ORGANIZATION'S COMMUNITY BENEFIT MISSION, HOW THE MISSION IS TRANSLATED INTO A PROACTIVE APPROACH DESIGNED TO MEET COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS, HOW THE ORGANIZATION MEETS TAX-EXEMPT REQUIREMENTS, AND A DESCRIPTION OF COMMUNITY BENEFIT PROGRAMS AND SERVICES THAT HIGHLIGHT THE ORGANIZATION'S IMPACT ON COMMUNITY HEALTH.SECTION 2: QUANTITATIVE DESCRIPTION OF COMMUNITY BENEFIT - DESCRIBES THE ORGANIZATION'S COMMUNITY BENEFIT CONTRIBUTION IN FINANCIAL TERMS PRESENTING THE AMOUNT OF CHARITY CARE, THE UNPAID SHORTFALL FROM GOVERNMENT HEALTH CARE FOR THE INDIGENT, AND THE NET EXPENSE OF COMMUNITY BENEFIT SERVICES.SECTION 1 - QUALITATIVE DESCRIPTION OF COMMUNITY BENEFIT1. MERCY ASSISTED CARE'S (MAC) COMMITMENT TO PROVIDING COMMUNITY BENEFIT - NOTE: MUCH OF THE COMMUNITY BENEFIT FOR ALL THE ENTITIES OF THE ENTIRE MERCY HEALTH CORPORATION (PARENT COMPANY OF MAC) IS PROVIDED AT THE MERCY HEALTH SYSTEM CORPORATION LEVEL.A. THE MISSION OF MAC IS "TO PROVIDE EXCEPTIONAL HEALTHCARE SERVICES RESULTING IN HEALING IN ITS BROADEST SENSE." MERCY ASSISTED CARE PROVIDES QUALITY MEDICAL CARE 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 MERCY ASSISTED CARE, 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 OF JANESVILLE AND SOUTHERN WISCONSIN WITH RESPECT TO PROVIDING HEALTHCARE SERVICES AND HEALTHCARE EDUCATION. THEREFORE, IN KEEPING WITH OUR COMMITMENT TO SERVE ALL MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY, MERCY ASSISTED CARE ROUTINELY PROVIDES: 1.) FREE CARE AND/OR SUBSIDIZED CARE, 2.) CARE TO PERSONS COVERED BY GOVERNMENTAL PROGRAMS THAT ARE REIMBURSED BELOW COST, AND 3.) HEALTH ACTIVITIES AND PROGRAMS TO SUPPORT THE COMMUNITY WILL BE CONSIDERED WHERE THE NEED AND/OR INDIVIDUAL'S INABILITY TO PAY COEXISTS. THESE ACTIVITIES INCLUDE PARTICIPATION IN HEALTH FAIRS; FLU AND DIABETES CLINICS; FOOT CLINICS; HOSPICE SUPPORT GROUPS; AND A RADIO HEALTH LINE.SERVICES PROVIDED INCLUDE: SKILLED CARE (NURSING/THERAPISTS/AIDS ), HOSPICE, SUPPORTIVE AND EXTENDED HOME CARE. ADDITIONALLY, SALES AND RENTALS OF DURABLE MEDICAL EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES ARE PROVIDED TO THE COMMUNITY. MAC 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, MERCY ASSISTED CARE, INC. RECOGNIZES THESE AMOUNTS AS CHARITY CARE IN MEETING ITS MISSION TO THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY. CHARITY CARE, AS DETERMINED BY A PATIENT'S INABILTIY TO PAY DUE TO THEIR FINANCIAL CONDITION, AND UNCOMPENSATED CARE (BAD DEBT) ARE OTHER MEANS BY WHICH MERCY ASSISTED CARE, INC. PROVIDED FOR MEDICAL CARE AND WAS NOT COMPENSATED.B. MAC CONSIDERS ITS TARGET POPULATIONS TO BE RESIDENTS OF ROCK AND WALWORTH COUNTIES IN WISCONSIN, AS WELL AS PARTS OF MCHENRY COUNTY IN ILLINOIS. THE SYSTEM USES MULTIPLE STRATEGIES TO IDENTIFY NEEDS IN THESE COMMUNITIES. THESE STRATEGIES INCLUDE ONE-ON-ONE MEETINGS WITH LOCAL COMMUNITY LEADERS, FORMAL SURVEYS, PARTICIPATION ON COMMUNITY TASK FORCES, SUGGESTIONS FROM PATIENTS, AND DIRECT INPUT FROM ITS EMPLOYEES. MAC HAS WORKED WITH VARIOUS COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS TO HELP MEET THESE NEEDS:1) MAC SUBSIDIZES ITS HOSPICE PROGRAM (THROUGH FUNDRAISING/DONATIONS FROM MERCYHEALTH DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION) SO THAT THIS PROGRAM IS AVAILABLE TO THOSE IN NEED WITHIN THE COMMUNITY.2) IT PROVIDES HEALTH SCREENINGS AND HEALTH EDUCATION SEMINARS AT PUBLIC EVENTS AND AT ITS OWN SITES THROUGHOUT THE TARGET AREA.3) ALONG WITH ITS SISTER-CORPORATION (MERCY HEALTH SYSTEM CORPORATION), MAC PROVIDES TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES FOR NURSES, PHYSICIANS, AND OTHER HEALTH PROFESSIONALS. C. COMMUNITY/CHARITY CARE IS PROVIDED BY MAC TO CUSTOMERS WHO ARE UNABLE TO PAY FOR ALL OR A PORTION OF THEIR CHARGES AND WHO MEET ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS. ELIGIBILITY IS BASED ON THE FOLLOWING: INDIVIDUAL OR FAMILY INCOME, INDIVIDUAL OR FAMILY ASSETS, FAMILY SIZE, AND OTHER SOURCES OF PAYMENT FOR SERVICES. ELIGIBILITY FOR ALL OTHER CATEGORICAL AIDS IS A PREREQUISITE BEFORE QUALIFYING FOR COMMUNITY CARE. PATIENTS THAT QUALIFY WILL RECEIVE A REDUCTION IN THE BALANCE OWED AND EXTENDED PAYMENT TERMS. THE AMOUNT OF THE COMMUNITY CARE BENEFIT IS BASED ON THE PATIENT'S ABILITY TO PAY AND THE SIZE OF THE OUTSTANDING BALANCE. IF PATIENT INCOME AND FAMILY ASSETS ARE LESS THAN 200% OF THE FEDERAL POVERTY GUIDELINES, THEN MERCY WILL COVER 100% OF THEIR OUTSTANDING BALANCE VIA ITS COMMUNITY CARE PROGRAM. IF PATIENT INCOME AND FAMILY ASSETS FALL BETWEEN 201% AND 300% OF THE FEDERAL POVERTY GUIDELINE, THEN A PATIENT'S BALANCE CAN BE REDUCED AS MUCH AS 90%. MERCY HAS PROCEDURES IN PLACE TO INFORM THE PUBLIC ABOUT THE AVAILABILITY OF FINANCIAL AID/CHARITY CARE. INFORMATION IS MADE AVAILABLE AT THE TIME OF REGISTRATION, THROUGH PATIENT FINANCIAL COUNSELORS, AND AT THE CUSTOMER SERVICE PATIENT ACCOUNTS AREAS. TRAINING IS PROVIDED TO PERSONNEL AS TO HOW TO COMMUNICATE THIS PROGRAM'S AVAILABILITY TO PATIENTS AND HOW TO DIRECT PATIENT'S INQUIRIES. TRANSLATION SERVICES ARE AVAILABLE AS NEEDED.2. ORGANIZATIONAL DESCRIPTION FOR TAX EXEMPTION- MAC HAS A GOVERNING BODY IN WHICH INDEPENDENT PERSONS REPRESENTATIVE OF THE COMMUNITY COMPRISE A MAJORITY.- MAC PARTICIPATES IN MEDICAID, MEDICARE, CHAMPUS, TRICARE, AND OTHER GOVERNMENT-SPONSORED HEALTH CARE PROGRAMS.3. DESCRIPTION OF COMMUNITY BENEFIT PROGRAMSMAC OFFERS MANY REDUCED PRICE SERVICES AND FREE PROGRAMS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR BASED UPON ACTIVITIES AND SERVICES WHICH MAC BELIEVES WILL SERVE A BONA FIDE COMMUNITY HEALTH NEED. SOME OF THE PROGRAMS INCLUDE:- PARTICIPATION IN HEALTH FAIRS- PARTICIPATION IN HOSPICE SUPPORT GROUPS 4. LINKS TO ADDITIONAL COMMUNITY BENEFIT INFORMATION MERCY HEALTH SYSTEM'S WEB PAGE: WWW.MERCYHEALTHSYSTEM.ORGSECTION 2 - QUANTIFIABLE COMMUNITY BENEFITFISCAL YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2022:1) CHARITY CARE - AT COST $42,8712) MEDICAID SHORTFALL - NET EXPENSE $200,635 TOTAL QUANTIFIABLE COMMUNITY BENEFIT $243,506