Avera Tyler

PROMOTION OF HEALTH

AVERA TYLER'S MISSION IS TO PROVIDE HEALTHCARE SERVICES TO TYLER, MINNESOTA RESIDENTS AND RESIDENTS OF THE SURROUNDING COUNTIES INCLUDING LINCOLN, PIPESTONE AND LYON. AVERA TYLER IS A 501(C)(3) ORGANIZATION AFFILIATED WITH AVERA HEALTH AND CONTROLLED BY AVERA MARSHALL. AVERA TYLER CONSISTS OF A 21-BED HOSPITAL, A RURAL HEALTH CLINIC AND A 30-BED NURSING HOME IN TYLER, MINNESOTA, AND A RURAL HEALTH CLINIC IN LAKE BENTON, MINNESOTA. THE PROGRAM SERVICES OFFERED INCLUDE PRIMARY CARE, GENERAL SURGERY, INFUSION, RADIOLOGY, NUCLEAR MEDICINE, ULTRASOUND, CHEMOTHERAPY, CARDIAC REHAB, SPEECH THERAPY, PHYSICAL THERAPY AND OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY. AVERA TYLER PROVIDES ACUTE CARE AND LONG-TERM HEALTHCARE SERVICES. FOLLOWING IS A BREAKDOWN OF THESE STATISTICS BY FACILITY:AVERA TYLER HOSPITAL133 ACUTE PATIENT DISCHARGES38 SWING BED PATIENT DISCHARGES60 LONG TERM CARE PATIENT DISCHARGES7,333 OUTPATIENT VISITS307 SWING-BED PATIENT DAYS8,654 CLINIC VISITSSUNRISE MANOR9,865 LONG-TERM RESIDENT DAYSAVERA TYLER MAINTAINS RECORDS TO IDENTIFY AND MONITOR THE LEVEL OF CHARITY CARE IT PROVIDES. THESE RECORDS INCLUDE THE AMOUNT OF CHARGES FORGONE FOR SERVICES AND SUPPLIES FURNISHED UNDER ITS CHARITY CARE POLICY AND EQUIVALENT SERVICE STATISTICS. THE AMOUNT OF CHARGES FOREGONE, BASED ON ESTABLISHED RATES, WERE $48,756.AVERA TYLER ALSO PROVIDES COMMUNITY BENEFIT HEALTH ACTIVITIES AT LESS THAN OR AT NO COST TO SUPPORT THOSE IN THE AREA SERVICED, SEE SCHEDULE H. AS A MEMBER OF THE AVERA HEALTH NETWORK, AVERA TYLER UPHOLDS THE VISION OF THE PRESENTATION AND BENEDICTINE SISTERS TO WORK THROUGH COLLABORATION TO PROVIDE QUALITY, EFFECTIVE HEALTH MINISTRY AND TO IMPROVE THE HEALTHCARE OF INDIVIDUALS AND OUR COMMUNITIES THROUGH A REGIONALLY INTEGRATED NETWORK OF PERSONS AND INSTITUTIONS. AVERA TYLER ENGAGES IN ACTIVITIES DESIGNED TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH OF INDIVIDUALS AND COMMUNITIES IN RESPONSE TO A CALLING TO HEAL THE SICK, THE ELDERLY, AND THE OPPRESSED.