Cuyuna Regional Medical Center

ACCOMMODATING YOU WITH CARE AND COMPASSION BY DEDICATING OURSELVES TO YOU EVERY DAY.

AS A COMMUNITY-BASED HOSPITAL AND HEALTHCARE PROVIDER, CRMC'S MISSION IS TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH OF THE COMMUNITY AND PROVIDE QUALITY HEALTHCARE SERVICES FOR ALL CITIZENS, REGARDLESS OF ABILITY TO PAY. EACH YEAR, CRMC GIVES BACK TO THE COMMUNITY THROUGH EDUCATION, HEALTH SERVICES, DONATIONS, AND FREE AND REDUCED-COST HEALTH CARE TO ENSURE THAT FINANCIAL ISSUES DO NOT PREVENT PATIENTS FROM SEEKING OR RECEIVING CARE. CRMC MAKES SIGNIFICANT EFFORTS TO ENSURE CHARITY CARE IS GRANTED TO ALL PATIENTS WHO QUALIFY. IN FY23 A TOTAL OF $169,177 IN SERVICES WERE PROVIDED TO LOW-INCOME PATIENTS AT FREE OR REDUCED PRICES AND WAS PROVIDED TO THOSE WHO HAVE EXHAUSTED THIRD-PARTY RESOURCES, DO NOT QUALIFY FOR MEDICAID, OR HAVE INSUFFICIENT INCOMES. CRMC ALSO EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF $2,892,761 IN THE UNPAID COSTS OF MEDICAID FOR LOW-INCOME INDIVIDUALS. THE CUYUNA LAKES AREA HAS A HIGH NEED FOR SEVERAL HEALTHCARE SERVICES THAT DO NOT GENERATE ENOUGH REVENUE TO COVER THE COST OF PROVIDING THEM. CRMC SUBSIDIZED A TOTAL OF $2,428,179 IN SERVICES IN FY23 TO ENSURE THEIR AVAILABILITY TO OUR COMMUNITY.THROUGH ITS COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT PROCESS, CRMC IDENTIFIED THREE PRIORITIES TO IMPROVE AREA RESIDENTS' HEALTH. THEY ARE TO IMPROVE THEIR HEALTH AND WELL-BEING, NUTRITION, AND ACTIVITY. THE ORGANIZATION'S HEALTH-RELATED EDUCATION FOR THE COMMUNITY THROUGH EVENTS, CLASSES, LECTURES, AND WELLNESS SCREENINGS FOCUSED ON THESE AREAS.CRMC'S HEALTH AND WELLNESS EVENTS IN FY23 WERE ATTENDED BY 18,976 PEOPLE. COMMUNITY FUN RUNS, BIKE RIDES, AND OTHER OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES AND WELLNESS FAIRS WERE SUPPORTED FINANCIALLY AND WITH VOLUNTEERS. ALL COMMUNITY EVENTS INCLUDED AN ACTIVITY FOR YOUTH AND 150 BIKE HELMETS WERE GIVEN FREE OF CHARGE TO AREA CHILDREN AT DEERWOOD SUMMERFEST. CRMC COORDINATED THE COMMUNITY WALK WITH THE DOC PROGRAM WEEKLY THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. THE ORGANIZATION ALSO PROVIDED ATHLETIC TRAINING SERVICES AND SPORTS PHYSICALS TO AREA SCHOOLS, THE COLLEGE, AND STUDENTS AS WELL AS AN EDUCATIONAL SEMINAR FOR ATHLETIC COACHES. IN ADDITION, STANDBY AMBULANCES AND FIRST AID BOOTHS WERE PROVIDED FOR THE COMMUNITY. CRMC RECRUITED ADDITIONAL MENTAL HEALTH PRACTITIONERS FOR THE COMMUNITY AND PARTNERED WITH SMILES FOR JAKE, A SUICIDE PREVENTION COALITION, TO BRING POSITIVE EVENTS TO FAMILIES IN THE AREA AT NO COST. A TOTAL OF 4,601 LUNCHES WERE PROVIDED FOR YOUTH IN THE CUYUNA LAKES LUNCH BUNCH FREE SUMMER LUNCH PROGRAM. IN ADDITION, CASH AND DONATIONS OF STAPLES WERE MADE TO THE CUYUNA LAKES AREA, AND EMILY FOOD BANKS, AND THE CROSBY FARMER'S MARKET AND ITS POWER OF PRODUCE PROGRAM WERE SUPPORTED. MORE THAN 6,000 FROZEN MEALS WERE DISTRIBUTED TO SENIOR CITIZENS IN CONJUNCTION WITH CATHOLIC CHARITIES. CRMC OFFERS YEAR-ROUND COURSES ON FIRST AID, CPR, CHILDBIRTH, WOMEN'S HEALTH, LIFESTYLE CHANGE, AND WEIGHT MANAGEMENT TOGETHER WITH SUPPORT GROUPS ON MENTAL HEALTH, CANCER, GRIEF, AND WEIGHT LOSS, AND FOR CAREGIVERS OF THOSE WITH DEMENTIA. IN ADDITION, CRMC OFFERED THE FREE, MONTHLY COMMUNITY AREA CONNECTIONS LUNCH AND LEARN PROGRAMS FOR SENIOR CITIZENS. THE VALUE OF CRMC'S COMMUNITY EDUCATION AND SUPPORT IN FY23 TOTALED $678,435.CRMC ALSO SUPPORTS OTHER ORGANIZATIONS AND INITIATIVES THAT SHARE ITS GOAL TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH OF OUR COMMUNITY. IN FY23, THAT INCLUDED $277,105 IN CASH AND IN-KIND DONATIONS TO ORGANIZATIONS FOCUSED ON THE HEALTH, SOCIAL, CULTURAL, AND EDUCATIONAL NEEDS OF THE AREA. IN ADDITION, CRMC STAFF DONATES TIME, MATERIALS, AND LEADERSHIP TO MORE THAN 20 COMMUNITY GROUPS INCLUDING VARIOUS SCHOOLS; CUYUNA LAKES, BRAINERD LAKES AND NISSWA CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE; HALLETT COMMUNITY CENTER; CROSBY-IRONTON, BRAINERD, NISSWA, AND PEQUOT LAKES SCHOOLS; NORTHLAND ARBORETUM; AREA CHURCHES; UNITED WAY; KINSHIP PARTNERS; CROSBY, IRONTON, CUYUNA AND DEERWOOD FIRE DEPARTMENTS, AND OTHERS. BECAUSE FOOD INSECURITY IS A GREAT NEED FOR THE AREA, CRMC ANNUALLY INVESTS ABOUT $20,000 TOWARDS FREE SUMMER LUNCH MEALS FOR STUDENTS, HEALTHY FOOD AT COMMUNITY EVENTS, AND STOCKING AREA FOOD SHELVES AND MINI PANTRIES.CRMC ALSO INVESTS APPROXIMATELY $6 MILLION PER YEAR IN CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS SUCH AS NEW EQUIPMENT, FACILITIES, AND TECHNOLOGY INFRASTRUCTURE.